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Medical Society of New Jersey e-Newsletter
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The Prudential Center is proud to offer MSNJ members a discount on upcoming events. The following discounts are now available.
Cirque Du Soleil: Varekai - August 27-31, 2014
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IMPORTANT NOTICE AND INFORMATION ABOUT LICENSE RENEWAL AND CME!
"The New Jersey Board of Medical Examiners requires 100 continuing medical education credits, of which at least 40 of such credits shall be in Category I. Commencing with this biennial renewal period which started on July 1, 2013, two of the 40 credits in Category 1 courses shall, pursuant to P.L. 2011, c. 145 (C.45:9-7.7), be in programs or topics related to End-of Life care."
MSNJ has made arrangements with an on-line resource (Education in Palliative and End-of-life Care) for you to obtain the credits needed via long distance learning - and at a 15% discount to members. MSNJ members, please click here to obtain the promo code.
The following modules are thought to meet the requirements. Each module is designated for 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ (cost to MSNJ members about $25.50 per credit)
- Gaps and Elements of Care
- Legal Issues
- Whole Patient Assessment
- Physician Assisted Suicide
- Last Hours of Living
- Withholding/Withdrawing Treatment
- Medical Futility
Choose two that meet your needs!
Further, "If a licensee believes that this mandate has little applicability to his/her practice area, waivers or extensions can be requested. The licensee, within 60 days of the expiration of the biennial renewal period, (by April 30, 2015) needs to send to the Board office, by certified mail, return receipt requested, or other proof of delivery, a letter explaining why such waiver/exemption is applicable. If granted, the extension or waiver is effective for the biennial licensure period in which the extension and/or waiver is granted. If the reason(s) which necessitated the extension and/or waiver continues into the next biennial period, the licensee shall apply to the Board for the renewal of such extension and/or waiver for the new biennial period."
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The Statewide Parent Advocacy Network, Inc. (SPAN) will host a New Jersey Statewide Network for Cultural Competence conference - Improving the Quality of Care and Services for Diverse Communities: New Directions for New Jersey and the Nation.
September 12, 2014 from 8:30am to 4:30pm at the Crowne Plaza in Monroe Township
This conference showcases innovative and effective policies and practices in cultural and linguistic competency. View the conference website for more information.
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Join the Surgery Center Coalition on September 16 for "A Day of Compliance", for ASCs.
View the agenda.
Register.
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| Horizon BCBSNJ Physician Orientation Webinars
Horizon's outreach to physician practices has shifted from half day seminars to webinars because it believes that more physicians and practice managers will be able to participate. These webinars provide information on new Horizon BCBSNJ products, access standards, online Provider Reference Materials, recredentialing process, ICD-10 update and tips on how to get the most from NaviNet®. Click here for webinar dates.
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| The New Jersey Obstetrical & Gynecological Society will host their Semi-Annual Meeting on Friday, November 7, 2014 from 7:45am to 3:30pm at Forsgate Country Club. View the brochure.
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PCSS-MAT Online Module: Buprenorphine Waiver Training Advanced Review
The American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry, in collaboration with Providers' Clinical Support System for Medication Assisted Treatment, recently released a free 1-hour review course for physicians, who have completed the 8 hour required training to obtain a waiver to prescribe buprenorphine and would like an update. View the module.
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Free PCSS-MAT Online Module - Patient-Centered Urine Drug Testing: Facts you should know!
This module will provide the clinician with the "best clinical practices" to utilize patient-centered urine drug testing (UDT) as an important tool in the management of all patients, who are being treated for substance use disorder (SUD) and/or chronic pain with opioids. This module will discuss testing methodology in UDT, review the difference between qualitative vs. quantitative testing, review drug metabolism (which is essential to interpret test results) and finally discuss sample integrity check (SIC). View the module.
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| Free PCSS-MAT Online Module: "Preventing Opioid Overdose with Education and Naloxone Rescue Kits." This CME presentation will help clinicians incorporate overdose prevention education and naloxone rescue kits in to their practice. The module will review the epidemiology of overdose, provide the rationale and the scope of existing overdose prevention education and naloxone rescue kit programs, describe how to educate patients about overdose risk reduction, and prescribe naloxone rescue kits. Click here to view the module.
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Member Benefits
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| NEW BENEFIT!
Prescription Blanks
MSNJ and New Jersey Dental Association (NJDA) proudly announce a joint effort to offer discounts to all of our members on prescription blanks. Participating vendors include:
POS® is a full-service print and electronic communication company that helps healthcare practices create and improve patient communication tools. POS® is your patient communication partner for everything from branded practice and patient education printed materials to patient statement processing and automated messaging services. Take advantage of our special offer available to members-
Receive 25% off NJ New RX orders.
SPECIAL MSNJ/DSNJ RATE:
- 5 PADS/500 sheets= $66.60
- 10 PADS/1000 sheets= $78.00
- 20 PADS/2000 sheets= $117.45
- 40 PADS/4000 sheets=$172.80
For higher quantities please contact POS®.
Laser RX Sheets for printers also Available!
- 1000 laser RX sheets= $156.75
- 2000 laser RX sheets= $255.00
- 4000 laser RX sheets= $453.00
 Nelson Press
Nelson Press has been a manufacturer of quality printed materials for New Jersey Business since 1900. They were recently approved to print and sell the revised New Jersey Prescription Blanks for physicians. Special member pricing includes:
- 400 - Single Prescriptions - $60.00
(Including Tax & Shipping) - 800 - Single Prescriptions - $80.00
(Including Tax & Shipping) - 1200 - Single Prescriptions - $100.00
(Including Tax & Shipping)
To access this discount, please click here.
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News
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IHCAP Notice Must be Posted in Physician Offices by August 3
The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance (DOBI) adopted regulations requiring physician offices to post notices regarding patient rights under the Independent Health Care Appeals Program (IHCAP). The notice language may be downloaded from DOBI's website. The notice must be posted by August 3, 2014. Read more.
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New Jersey Patients Will Receive $3.5 million in Health Insurance Premium Refunds
This year New Jersey patient/consumers will receive $3,434,390 in refunds on their health insurance premiums. Over $2 million of that amount is attributed to refunds from Nippon Life Insurance. Oxford Health Plans of New Jersey will refund $932,301 to its members. More than 42,000 policy holders will receive a refund in the average amount of $142. While the refunds have heightened visibility because of the Affordable Care Act's requirement that insurance companies pay at least 80% of premiums collected on medical expenses, New Jersey has had a medical loss ratio requirement (in some cases up to 85% of premiums) long before the ACA. Compare New Jersey's refunds to other states. Read the HHS announcement.
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Tell Congress to Pass the Medicare Advantage Participant Bill of Rights Act
Last fall United Healthcare terminated many of its Medicare Advantage participating physicians for "no cause" under their participation agreements. Many of these participating physicians had high volumes of Medicare Advantage patients and long term physician-patient relationships. This network narrowing occurred in the midst of open enrollment so many seniors were not aware that their physicians would not be in the Medicare Advantage network the following plan year. MSN supports legislation that would: prohibit mid-year terminations without cause; require that networks be finalized before open enrollment; and require plans to give Medicare Advantage patients adequate notice that their physician is being terminated from the network. Contact Congress to show your support of H.R. 4998/S. 2552 by using the Center for Medicare Advocacy's portal.
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Income is Most Determinative of Rate of Avoidable Hospital Use
A study funded by the Nicholson Foundation, and just released by the Rutgers Center for State Health Policy, finds that "per capita income is the most important determinant of whether a community has high or low rates of avoidable hospital use." Generally, areas with high per capita income have less hospital use. A notable exception is Camden, which does well in terms of avoidable hospital utilization rates given is socioeconomic disadvantages. Read the study and press release. |
| Chikungunya Virus Update: 25 Cases in New Jersey
According to data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 25 cases of the Chikungunya virus have been found in New Jersey. This vector borne virus, is transmitted from mosquitoes to humans and causes symptoms such as fever and intense joint pain. Read more. For more information, visit the CDC website.
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Sunshine Act: Open Payments Registration and Review/Dispute Process Began July 14 - Are you Prepared?
MSNJ urges physicians to register, review their data, and object if the information is incorrect. Physicians need to be aware of the information that will be released to the public on September 30. Physicians should expect for the media to identify physicians with high amounts of monetary transfer and to publish that information in the same way that the media did when 2012 Medicare physician payment information was published.
MSNJ recently hosted two informative webinars on the Sunshine Act. The archives are now available:
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Legislative Update
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Employee Sick Days
MSNJ recently adopted policy that would urge to employers provide paid sick leave for employees. If you would like to contact legislators about this issue, please click here.
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MSNJ's 8th Annual Golf Outing: October 15, 2014
To benefit the MSNJ Foundation
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Proceeds from the event will benefit the MSNJ Foundation, the Institute of Medicine & Public Health of New Jersey (IOMPHNJ).
Registration and sponsorship information coming soon.
For more information: contact Erin at erodgers@msnj.org.
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Practice Management
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UPDATE: Novitas Coordination of Benefits Crossover Issue
A system error caused Part B claims, containing certain non-payable measurement codes, to not cross over to the Coordination of Benefits Contractor (COBC). The system error impacted claims processed between July 1 and July 10. Novitas has since completed additional analysis and figured out that the Part B claims that contained certain non-payable measurement codes actually crossed over to the COBC. The claims that also included payable services were received and accepted by the COBC and were sent to the appropriate supplemental insurers for processing. No action is required by providers at this time. Read more.
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New Prescription Blanks - Certificate of Destruction Requirement
Under the Uniform Prescription Act, physicians destroying old unused prescription blanks must notify the NJ Drug Control Unit (DCU) of the destruction by completing a certification of destruction. The certification of destruction is meant to be a provider protection that helps prevent stolen, forged, altered or counterfeited prescriptions. The witness of the destruction of the blanks must complete the form; the witness may not destroy the blanks him/herself. The DCU requires a different certification form to be submitted for each unique batch number or order month. A copy of the first and last serial numbers in the batch must also be submitted. Blanks may be destroyed by shredding, burning, pulping or pulverizing, so long as they are rendered unreadable. Questions should be addressed with the DCU at 973.504.6200 or NJPB@dca.lps.state.nj.us.
Reminder: Physicians must begin using the new prescription blanks on August 18, 2014. An updated list of approved printer vendors has been posted to the BME website. See MSNJ's member benefits section on our website for discount information.
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View July's Coding Tip of the Month for information on the use of L codes for diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue in ICD-10.
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Corporate Partners
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Mid Atlantic Resource Group LLC - Bronze Level Partner
Contact: Edward W. Schuler, Jr., Financial Advisor/ChFC (ext. 115) & Robert Wilkes, Financial Advisor (ext. 167)
Address: 1800 Route 34, Building 2, Suite 201, Wall, NJ 07719
Phone: (732) 922-6300
Fax: (732) 922-3353
E-mail: ed.schuler@margfinancial.com or robert.wilkes@margfinancial.com
Website
Mid Atlantic Resource Group (MARG) is a diversified financial services firm headquartered in Wall, NJ with additional offices in Totowa and Hamilton NJ, and Plymouth Meeting, PA. MARG is independently owned and operated with close to 40 years of experience working with individuals, corporate and professional clients.
Since 1975, Mid Atlantic Resource Group has provided personal insurance, investment advice and employee benefits to its clients throughout the Mid-Atlantic region.
Our mission is to strive to build secure financial futures for our clients and their families, create value for our clients and associates and make a difference every day.
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QualCare, Inc. - Platinum Level Partner
QualCare, Inc., administers the MSNJ Affiliated Physicians and Employers - MEWA Health Plan, a multiple employer welfare arrangement (MEWA) which provides members with access to healthcare coverage options that might otherwise be too costly. Through this program, physicians may buy self-insured health plans at the equivalent of large-group rates.
QualCare, Inc. is New Jersey's largest, provider-sponsored Managed Care Organization that offers self-funded PPO, HMO network, point of service (POS) network, and open access health plans; third party administration (TPA) services, provider network access, wellness programs, care management services, and a workers' compensation product. QualCare also provides ACO consultative services and infrastructure.
Headquartered in Piscataway, New Jersey, QualCare services over 800,000 members and is owned by 16 non-profit hospitals and physician-hospital organizations, with a clientele that spans health systems, unions, local governments, school boards, and other commercial employers. QualCare's network covers over 100 acute, specialty and rehabilitation hospitals, as well as over 31,000 physicians and other ancillary providers across NJ, PA & NY.
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Member Resource Guide
Check out the current MSNJ Member Resource Guide! Inside, you will find a complete listing of partners by service/product category, along with contact information. Also, be sure to check out the individual Corporate Partner pages on our website as some offer additional discounts to members!
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It is important to note that MSNJ does not endorse any vendor, service, or product. However, we encourage members to please consider our Corporate Partners first as the financial support received from these organizations is vital to our association. It is our hope that their investment in MSNJ will help keep your membership dues and programming affordable.
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Medical Society of New Jersey
2 Princess Road, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
(o) 609-896-1766 e-mail:
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About the Medical Society of New Jersey:
Founded in 1766, the Medical Society of New Jersey (MSNJ) is the oldest professional society in the United States. MSNJ promotes the betterment of the public health and the science and the art of medicine, to enlighten public opinion in regard to the problems of medicine, and to safeguard the rights of the practitioners of medicine. The organization and its members are dedicated to a healthy New Jersey, working to ensure the sanctity of the physician-patient relationship. In representing all medical disciplines, MSNJ advocates for the rights of patients and physicians alike, for the delivery of the highest quality medical care. For more information visit our website or send us an e-mail.
"Your Partner in Practice... Your Voice in Trenton"
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2014 © Medical Society of New Jersey. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the written permission of the Medical Society of New Jersey.
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