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OFFICE SPACE
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BEATIFUL N. SCOTTSDALE OFFICE SPACE TO SUBLET
Ideal for Psychiatrist/Psychologist
Well furnished, and peaceful, with stream running through inner courtyard. Lots of light.
Treatment room also available.
Low traffic practice preferred, FT or PT.
Call Mary at
480-483-8986
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WE WANT TO OFFER A MEDICALLY-SUPERVISED WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM IN YOUR OFFICE
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* Receive rental income and consulting fees.
* Spend less time counseling patients.
* More convenient for your patients.
* Lower patient risk factors.
* Safe medically proven program.
* NO investment or staff needed.
Limited number of practices will be accepted.
For more information call (480) 751-2205 or send an e-mail to
info@ie-pm.com.
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MCMS Member Nominated for AZ Business Healthcare Leadership Awards
| | Congratulations to Dr. Gino Tutera! Dr. Tutera is a finalist of the 5th Annual Healthcare Leadership awards sponsored by Arizona Business Magazine. The award recognizes the accomplishments of individuals and organizations that help Arizonans receive better medical treatment and healthcare. Dr. Tutera will be honored at their March 8 award ceremony. Winners and honorable mentions will be featured in the March/April issue of the magazine.
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Welcome Back Dr. Michael Stamps and Dr. Bea Stamps!
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Drs. Bea and Mike Stamps
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The physician couple returned to Phoenix recently and began practicing once again in the Phoenix and Scottsdale areas. Dr. Michael Stamps has returned to his original practice, Paradise Pediatrics in Phoenix and Dr. Bea Stamps is practicing at Mayo Hospital.
Both Drs. Stamps are long-time MCMS members and actively participate in many MCMS-related activities and functions, including involvement in the MCMS Board, MCMS Grievance Committee, as well as actively volunteering in the ACT Health Fair each year. Welcome home Drs. Mike and Bea Stamps, we are happy to have you back and look forward to seeing you soon!
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Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan
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In March of 2010, Congress passed and President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act - the new health insurance law. The law creates a new program - Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) to make health insurance available if someone has been denied coverage by private insurance companies because of a pre-existing condition.
The PCIP, which is administered by either the state or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, provides a health coverage option if someone has been without health coverage for at least six months, has a pre-existing condition or has been denied health coverage because of a health condition, and is a U.S. citizen or resides here legally.
If you have patients who meet the criteria for PCIP and are interested in PCIP coverage, please let them know about their Web site www.pciplan.com, or they can call (800) 220-7898 between 7 am and 5:30 pm Central time, Monday through Friday (except holidays).
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Deadline Extended: CDC Immunization Award Nominations Due February 17
| | The deadline for nominations for the CDC Childhood Immunization Champion Award has been extended to Friday, February 17, 2012. Please consider nominating an Immunization Champion in your community for this award.
For additional information visit http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/events/niiw/champions/state.html#nomination |
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Lawmakers Reach Tentative Deal for Doc-pay Fix, Aide Says
| | Federal lawmakers on Wednesday reached a tentative agreement on a payroll tax holiday bill that averts a 27.4% cut in Medicare physician payment rates and extends current rates until the end of 2012, according to a GOP aide.
The deal also extends certain Medicare programs-such as ambulance add-on payments and outpatient hospital hold-harmless payments-but requires that the CMS, Government Accountability Office and Medicare Payment Advisory Commission report to Congress on the effectiveness of those programs. And two Medicare programs-Section 508 hospitals and special pathology payments-would be phased-out while providing time for providers to adapt. The deal would also call for extending and reforming the therapy cap exception process by requiring greater accountability. Read More...
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Healthcare Fraud Prevention and Enforcement Efforts Result in Record-Breaking Recoveries
| | Attorney General Eric Holder and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today released a new report showing that the government's healthcare fraud prevention and enforcement efforts recovered nearly $4.1 billion in taxpayer dollars in Fiscal Year (FY) 2011. This is the highest annual amount ever recovered from individuals and companies who attempted to defraud seniors and taxpayers or who sought payments to which they were not entitled.
These findings, released today, in the annual Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program (HCFAC) report, are a result of President Obama making the elimination of fraud, waste and abuse a top priority in his administration. The success of this joint Department of Justice and HHS effort would not have been possible without the Health Care Fraud Prevention & Enforcement Action Team (HEAT), created in 2009 to prevent fraud, waste and abuse in the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and to crack down on the fraud perpetrators who are abusing the system and costing American taxpayers billions of dollars. These efforts to reduce fraud will continue to improve with the new tools and resources provided by the Affordable Care Act. Read More...
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Plan Aims to Boost Primary-Doc Workforce
| | The federal government has awarded $9.1 million to medical students who are studying to be primary-care doctors, HHS announced.
The National Health Services Corps will disperse the money to students in 30 states and in Washington, D.C., according to an HHS news release. It's part of the National Health Service Corps' Student to Service Loan Repayment Program, which lawmakers established with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
"This new program is an innovative approach to encouraging more medical students to work as primary-care doctors," HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said in the release. "This is an important part of the administration's commitment to building the future healthcare workforce." Read More...
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Doctors Zero In on Benefit Gaps Allowed Under Health Reform
| | Physician organizations say some health plan benchmarks that states might choose would provide inadequate benefits. Others worry the proposal would not control costs.
Physician organizations are expressing concerns that minimum health coverage standards proposed by federal health officials to start in 2014 might not cover children adequately or provide sufficient drug coverage, among other issues.
The national health system reform law requires the Dept. of Health and Human Services to designate a minimum health package - known as essential health benefits - that must be offered by health plans through insurance exchanges and many similar health plans outside the exchanges. Read More...
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Strike a Balance as a Boss
| | In a small office, everyone knows each other personally but must work together professionally. How can physicians make sure staff relations are appropriate?
Cindy Daly, MD, an otolaryngologist in Leonardtown, Md., says she prefers her office to have a "family atmosphere." But she says the office "does need rules. I try to focus on mutual respect and understanding." She's clear with staff about her expectations and her fairly crisp personal style. "I'm not good with someone who cries if I criticize them."
For many physicians, finding, managing and retaining an office staff that is collegial, cooperative and efficient is essential to success. Being too personal with staff can be a problem. But so can a lack of communication. A limit in contact between many physicians and their support staffs can create tension and divisiveness and cause a drop in patients as the air thickens with unspoken issues and unaddressed conflict. Read More...
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