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Volume 6 · April 15, 2012 

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In This Issue
Jim Dearing, DO named a 2012 Physician of the Year by John C. Lincoln Network
Working to Ensure More Accurate Data on Medical Student Mistreatment
National Lipid Association-2012 Scientific Sessions
Help Us Observe National Health Observances!
Vital Signs by Phone, Then, With a Click, a Doctor's Appointment
Release of a Special Report Graduate Medical Education in Arizona: Growing the Physician Pipeline
Healthcare Job Growth Slows in March, but Q1 Strong
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Jim Dearing, DO named a 2012 Physician of the Year by John C. Lincoln Network

James Dearing, DO
James Dearing, DO

Maricopa County Medical Society member Dr. James Dearing has been honored for Distinguished Medical Service and named one of John C. Lincoln Network's three 2012 Physicians of the Year.

 

Dr. Dearing represents John C. Lincoln's Physician Network of primary care and specialty medical practices.

 

Chosen from more than 1500 physicians who are affiliated with the Health Network, each recipient was presented with a crystal and granite award engraved with their name, affiliation and the 2012 John C. Lincoln Physician of the Year logo. Read more... 

Working to Ensure More Accurate Data on Medical Student Mistreatment
Aided by the discussion at an AMA-convened invitational meeting last December, the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) has made significant changes to its annual questionnaire of graduating medical students to improve collection of data on medical student mistreatment. This resulting data should be more complete, because students will have a better understanding of how mistreatment is defined and what exactly it entails. Read more...
 National Lipid Association-2012 Scientific Sessions

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"Extending the Reach and Inclusiveness of Lipidology"

 

May 31- June 3, 2012

 

JW Marriott Camelback Inn                  

Scottsdale, AZ

 

Register today to attend this four-day comprehensive CME conference that will feature the latest strategies for treating your patients at-risk for cardiovascular disease. Join the NLA to gain insight and practice advice from world experts on:
  • What are the lessons learned from recent clinical trials that impact my practice?
  • How do I get my at-risk patients to goal if they are non-compliant or statin intolerant?
  • What do novel therapies targeting LDL and HDL mean to cardiology?
  • Are there new "gold standards" for lipid management?

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Conference Program
AZ REC Workshop: Do EHRs Increase Liability?

EHRs offer considerable opportunities to improve outcomes and reduce costs, but they also raise new medico-legal issues that must be considered. As is often the case, technology is advancing more rapidly than our ability to identify and address the medico-legal issues. The result of this uneven progression is that physicians and other stakeholders may be unknowingly exposed to medical liability risk. - Ozeran & Anderson, 2011

 

Join Arizona Regional Extension Center in Phoenix, Wednesday, May 23, 2012 or in Tucson, Thursday, May 24, 2012 for a workshop especially designed for Arizona physicians who document encounter notes with an electronic health record (EHR).  

 

Maricopa County Medical Society is one of many co-sponsors of this event. 

 

The workshop will be lead by Mr. Mark Anderson, CEO of AC Group, Inc. Mr. Anderson has spent the last 37+ years focusing on healthcare - not just technology questions, but strategic, policy, and organizational considerations. Read more... 


Help Us Observe National Health Observances!

Did you know MCMS has a new feature on the Member/Community Calendars on the MCMS Web site?  

The Health Observance box is a great way for members to support National Health Observances with their patients and the Community. By supporting these months, weeks or days you can enhance your efforts to educate your patients and the public about health risks; organize successful health promotion events and campaigns; and get new ideas, information and resources. For example, in March MCMS posted information about Colorectal Cancer Awareness from MCMS President Michael Mills, MD, MPH, who specializes in Gastroenterology.

Share your ideas and tell us what you are doing to make our communities healthier and we'll post it on the Community Health Resources/Education Resource and Health Observances pages. 

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Vital Signs by Phone, Then, With a Click, a Doctor's Appointment

If ever an industry were ready for disruption, it is the American healthcare industry. Americans spend about $7,600 a year per person on healthcare, one in two adults lives with a chronic disease and the average wait time to see a doctor in a metropolitan area is 20 days. Entrepreneurs have responded by starting healthcare technology companies that are changing the way we interact with the entire system. Read more...
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Release of a Special Report Graduate Medical Education in Arizona: Growing the Physician Pipeline

Join St. Luke's Health Initiatives, Arizona Chamber Foundation and Greater Valley Area Health Education Center for the release of a special report that examines the current state of graduate medical education in Arizona and recommends innovative ways to fund graduate medical education in the future.

Date and Time:
Tuesday, April 24, 10 - 11:30 am

 

Location:
University of Arizona, Phoenix Medical School Auditorium
550 E. Van Buren Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85004

 

Read more...   

Healthcare Job Growth Slows in March, but Q1 Strong

The healthcare sector created 26,000 jobs in March, a precipitous deceleration in growth when compared with the first two months of 2012, new federal data shows.

Even with the slowdown, healthcare job growth is outstripping the pace set in 2011. The sector created 101,800 jobs in the first quarter of 2012 compared with the 61,000 jobs created in the first three months of 2011, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports.

Healthcare remains a major job growth engine in the overall economy. In the first quarter of 2012, healthcare accounted for 16% of the 635,000 jobs created in the United States. March recorded 8,100 new jobs in hospitals, and 12,100 new jobs in ambulatory services, which included 7,600 jobs in physicians' offices.

Dawn Murphy, senior vice president, human resources for Saint Luke's Health System says the Kansas City, MO-based provider increased full-time equivalent staff by 6.59% in 2011. The system has 9,500 employees. That employment growth is continuing in 2012. Read more....

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