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MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING AVAILABLE FOR LEASE
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$12.00 SF. Just north of Downtown Phoenix, walking distance to Phoenix Light Rail. Includes 7 plumbed and 7 non-plumbed office/exam rooms, kitchen, break room, and reception area. Suites ranging from 2,000-7,500 SF.
Contact Beth Jo Zeitzer/Justin Cirell, R.O.I. Properties, 602.319.1326
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MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING AVAILABLE FOR LEASE
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$12.00/SF. Just north of Downtown Phoenix, walking distance to Phoenix Light Rail.
Includes 7 plumbed and 7 non-plumbed office/exam rooms, kitchen, break room, and reception area. Suites ranging from 2,000 - 7,500 SF. Please call 602.319.1326
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MEDICAL SPACE AVAILABLE
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Santa Fe Plaza
MAJOR RENOVATIONS COMPLETE in this beautiful medical building located just minutes from Scottsdale Healthcare Shea Medical Center. Excellent visibility from 90th Street and Mountain View Road. First floor space opportunities. Contact Marina Hammersmith, CCIM, 602.954.8414 or Autumn Storm, 602.385.2854, Ensemble Real Estate Solutions.
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MEDICAL OFFICE
TIME SHARE IN GLENDALE
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(SE Union Hills/59th Ave)
Excellent time share opportunity. Surgery practice with well-appointed 3300 sq. ft. office condominium. Conveniently located in Arrowhead Ranch one mile from Loop 101.
The office includes private office for the Practitioner, support staff work space, 2-3 full exam rooms, and a spacious waiting area. Mon., Wed. and Thurs. available. Utilities included.
Arrowhead Commons, 18275 N. 59th Ave, Glendale.
Contact admin@
doctorangelchik.com for more information.
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Boston Hospital Pilot Gives Patients Electronic Access to Their Therapists' Notes
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An experiment at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center that began March 1 gives [patients] electronic access to therapy notes written by their psychiatrists, psychologists and social workers. Beth Israel is the first private hospital system to do so, and the practice has set off a spirited debate among mental-health professionals and patients. Read more >>
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MEDICAL OFFICE CONDOS FOR SALE
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I-17 freeway access. Next door to Pediatrix. Northview Professional Plaza. 1120-2800 SF.
Contact Beth Jo Zeitzer/Justin Cirell, R.O.I. Properties, 602.319.1326
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OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE TEMPE-MESA AREA
| | Medical Office Suites for lease in beautiful garden office complex. 1200 or 1800 sq. ft. includes covered doctor parking. Excellent location with easy access to 101 & 60 freeways & close to Desert Samaritan & Tempe St. Luke's Hospitals.
Best rates in area.
Call 602.625.6298.
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PHOENIX & GLENDALE OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE
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Available Immediately
Great medical office for lease in the Bethany Home and 16th Street area. Easy access on and off the 51 freeway.
Phoenix office has 8 furnished exam rooms and procedure room, a spacious lobby, covered parking and ample patient parking.
Glendale office has multiple furnished exams rooms in a great complex, located at the 101 & 51st Ave.
Lease one or both if you want to diversify. Great rates and perks!
For more information please respond via e-mail to cynthia@mccolon.com
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Practice Spotlight - Round-up Feature Series
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The Maricopa County Medical Society's Round-upis pleased to bring you a new feature series, "Practice Spotlight".
Each month we will spotlight a physician or a practice that has made changes to their care delivery model for the benefit of the patient. Articles will focus on new methods of treatment, technological advances, and patient education, to name just a few.
If you would like to submit yourself or your practice for consideration, or would like to recommend another physician or practice group for our spotlight, please contact Jay Conyers at 602.251.2361 or
jconyers@mcmsonline.com
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| From the Executive Director: Random Thoughts... | |
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Jay Conyers, PhD
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Get to know a little more about Jay Conyers, PhD, some of the lessons he has learned so far in his career, and how he is applying that knowledge to his position at the MCMS.
I'm not a doctor. For nearly a decade, however, I was constantly explaining myself to others who thought, because of my job, that I was. So much so that I became all too comfortable using the familiar catchphrase from a character, Dr. Cliff Warner, on the soap opera All My Children, who helped millions of Americans "play doctor at home" when he plugged for Vicks cough syrup in their commercial by stating, "I"m not a doctor, but I play one on TV." Read the full article >>
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| CME and CEU Opportunities in Cardiology | | | Friday, Oct. 10 - Saturday, Oct. 11
Physicians and nurses are invited to attend the symposium, Cardiovascular Disease Management: A Case-Based Approach, on Friday, October 10 and Saturday, October 11, at the Arizona Biltmore Hotel in Phoenix. The symposium is hosted by Course Director, Richard Heuser, MD, cardiologist with Phoenix Heart Center, a member of Physician Group of Arizona.
This two-day continuing education symposium will center on the nuts and bolts of everyday care for patients with cardiovascular diseases, and present new ideas for tailoring the most appropriate treatment plan for each individual. Focus will be placed on gauging and monitoring therapy, including recognizing symptoms, evaluating risk factors, guiding treatment through imaging, general and functional testing and appropriate therapy. Read more >>
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| Google Glass Enters the Operating Room | | |
Before scrubbing in on a recent Tuesday morning, Dr. Selene Parekh, an orthopedic surgeon at Duke Medical Center, slipped on a pair of sleek, black glasses - Google Glass, the wearable computer with a built-in camera and monitor.
He gave the Internet-connected glasses a voice command to start recording and turned to the middle-aged motorcycle crash victim on the operating table. he chiseled through bone, repaired a broken metatarsal and drilled a metal plate into the patient's foot.
At Duke and other hospitals, a growing number of surgeons are using Google Glass to stream their operations online, float medical images in their field of view, and hold video consultations with colleagues as they operate. Read more >> |
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MCMS Preferred Partner Program
| |  The Principal Financial Group is committed to, and passionate about, serving the healthcare industry and understanding the specific needs of physicians and healthcare organizations. The Principal Financial Group® has been providing a wide range of financial products and services for more than 130 years and is equipped to address the unique needs and challenges medical professionals face. Members of the MCMS receive a 10-20% discount on Disability Income portfolio; including Income Protection, Business Overhead Coverage, Disability Buy-Out, DI Retire Secure. To learn more how the Principal can help you and your practice with Risk Management and Retirement Planning, call Bob Castellani at 602.734.1150 or by email at castellani.bob@principal.com. |
| Medicare Learning Network Webinar: How Effective is Your Compliance Program? | | Tuesday, June 17; 11 am ET
Thursday, June 26; 2 pm ET
Attend the Medicare Learning Network (MLN) "Developing a Compliance Plan" Webinar to learn how to establish an effective compliance program, meet the Affordable Care Act requirements, and incorporate best practices. If you are interested, two dates/times are available for your convenience:
Continuing Education Credit Available: CMS is evaluating this activity for continuing education (CE) credit. The number of credits awarded will be calculated following the activity based on the actual learning time and will be reflected on the post activity continuing education announcement. Final CE information on the amount of credit and post activity assessment and evaluation instructions will be forwarded to participants after completion of the activity. The activity must be at least 60 minutes of learning time to be approved for continuing education units. |
| "Nothing is Broken": For an Injured Doctor, Quality-Focused Care Misses the Mark | | |
Written by Dr. Charlotte Yeh, Chief Medical Officer, AARP Services, Inc., published in HealthAffairs.
As a medical professional who became an accident victim and then a trauma patient, I was a participant-observer in emergency care, with a big-picture window into how well our healthcare system does or doesn't work. There's just something about being boarded on a gurney in a hospital hallway for fifteen hours that gets one thinking about paradigm shifts.
In my case, I was struck by the uneven nature of my care, marked by an overreliance on testing and a narrow focus on limited quality metrics such as pain management or catheter care processes. Looking back, I believe that this approach fostered an inattention to my overall well-being. Instead of feeling like a connected patient at the center of care, I felt processed and disengaged. This is disconcerting, especially at a time when patient-centered care-that is, care delivered with me, not to me or for me-is becoming the new normal.
It is time to frame a new paradigm of care, a consumer-driven approach that concentrates attention on the art of medicine. This might begin with a reinvigorated focus on patient-centered care and mastering the skills of listening, empathy, and patient partnership.
The Oath of Maimonides, a code for the medical calling, offers a hopeful note about the physician: "Today he can discover his errors of yesterday, and tomorrow he can obtain a new light on what he thinks himself sure of today." Should this wisdom prevail, the next generation of quality measurement may strike that elusive balance between the clinical and the personal, and the good of the patient will always guide the care we deliver. Read more >>
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| Learn About New Medicare PPS for FQHCs: Operational Requirements - Register Now | | Wednesday, June 25; 1:30-3 pm ET
As required by Section 10501 of the Affordable Care Act, Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) will transition to a Prospective Payment System (PPS) beginning on October 1, 2014. This MLN Connects National Provider Call will provide information on operational requirements of the new payment system. Read more >>
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| Poorer Health of Surgery Patients on Medicaid May Alter Law's Bottom Line | | |
Surgery patients covered by Medicaid arrive at the hospital in worse health, experience more complications, stay longer and cost more than patients with private insurance, a new study has found.
The findings have financial implications for hospitals, which are often paid less than the full cost of caring for Medicaid patients.
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| EHR Incentive Programs: Provide Feedback on Draft Combined 2015 QRDA Implementation Guide by June 27 | |
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has posted a draft combined QRDA implementation guide for eligible professionals and eligible hospitals to use for 2015 clinical quality measures (CQMs). In an effort to be collaborative and transparent, CMS is accepting feedback from the healthcare industry on the draft guide until June 27, 2014.
The draft 2015 implementation guide includes information for both eligible hospitals and eligible professionals, and CMS encourages vendors, providers, and others in the healthcare industry to submit comments on this new format, as well as other aspects of the guide, including:
- 2015 QRDA submission methods
- Addition of the Program Name requirement
- Location of the CMS Certification Number (CCN)
- Handling of the Tax Identification Number (TIN) and National Provider Identification (NPI)
Commenters may also submit feedback on the overall usefulness of the guide and areas that need improvement. CMS will review and consider all feedback submitted through JIRA by June 27 before finalizing the guide. |
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| On the Move? Share Your News! | | 
Are you moving on up to the East, West, North or South-side? Or moved in a different direction worth noting? Have you recently taken on a new role at your practice, clinic or hospital? Recognized for excellence in delivering care? Accepted a new training or certification? Recently retired?
If so, we want to know! Please share with us your recent professional achievements, and we will share them with the rest of our members and readers and "connect our docs."
Email your news to mcms@mcmsonline.com |
| MLN Products Available in Electronic Publication Format | |
- The "Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital" Fact Sheet is designed to provide education on Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospitals (DSH). It includes the following information: background, methods to qualify for the Medicare DSH adjustment; Affordable Care Act provision that impacts Medicare DSHs; Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act provisions that impact Medicare DSHs; number of beds in hospital determination; Medicare DSH payment adjustment formulas; resources; and lists of helpful Web sites and Regional Office Rural Health Coordinators.
- The "Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage" Booklet is designed to provide education on the Advanced Beneficiary Notice (ABN). It includes information on when an ABN should be used and how it should be completed.
- The "Critical Access Hospital" Fact Sheet is designed to provide education on Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs). It includes the following information: background, CAH designation, CAH payments, additional Medicare payments, grants to States under the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program, resources, and lists of helpful Web sites and Regional Office Rural Health Coordinators.
- The "Intensive Behavioral Therapy (IBT) for Obesity" Booklet is designed to provide education on intensive behavioral therapy for obesity. It includes information about obesity rates, approaches on treating obesity, and other resources on obesity.
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