Beginning in mid-December, the first phase of a new Medicare Value-based Modifier will begin with full rollout scheduled for 2015.
AMA President Jeremy Lazarus, M.D. (left) presents the public policy award to Peter Dehnel, M.D.
Physician Receives AMA Public Policy Award
MMA member Peter Dehnel, M.D., recently received the AMA Benjamin Rush Award for Citizenship and Community Service. This award, which is named after the physician who signed the Declaration of Independence, is the AMA's highest award related to public policy. As part of the presentation, the AMA cited Dehnel's work at the state and county level to pass the Freedom to Breathe Act, his work on healthy eating initiatives and his involvement with Honoring Choices Minnesota.
The MMA and its Foundation recently presented MMA member Kent Wilson, M.D., with its Community Service Award, which recognizes outstanding service to the community beyond the practice of medicine.
Mayo Student Receives Award
Blake Fechtel (left), a medical student at Mayo Clinic, recently received the MMA's Medical Student Leadership Award, which honors students who show a commitment to the profession's ideals; demonstrate leadership skills; and initiate or participate in service activities for the profession or broader community. MMA President Dan Maddox, M.D. presented him with the award at the recent AMA meeting in Hawaii.
Do you have new ideas for recruiting, retaining and communicating with members? There's currently an opening on the Membership and Communications Committee.
The MMA's Young Physician Section (YPS) seeks to fill the following positions: chair, vice-chair, MMA-YPS delegate, AMA-YPS delegate and member-at-large. All terms are for a period of one year, beginning immediately. Non-metro physicians are encouraged to apply; most work is done via email and conference call.
Thanks to all our members who took the time to respond to the recent communications survey. The information is valuable in letting us know how well we are communicating with members and where we should be heading in the future. Here are five key themes from the survey, including the way most physicians prefer to receive communications.
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We encourage a healthy discussion on stories that we publish in MMA News Now. We invite comments on all kinds of stories from legislation to health care reform. For an example of this type of dialogue, see how some physicians reacted to a recent speech by the Institute of Medicine's Harvey Fineberg, M.D.
Mayo Student Receives Award
