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Medical Society of New Jersey e-Newsletter
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 Time is Running Out: Report 2014 PQRS Data and Avoid Penalties in 2016
Time is running out to submit PQRS data for the 2014 reporting period. However, there is still time to report using MSNJ's discount with PQRSWizard, a PQRS reporting registry (data submission deadline extended to March 20). You do not need to be an electronic biller or EMR user to take advantage of this reporting option. Read more.
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| Employment Contract Review Program
Entering into an employment agreement can change your professional life for years to come. Don't sign until you have consulted with counsel. Check out our Employment Contract Review Program today! View the flyer.
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Ready Set Code! ICD-10 Webinar Workshops
The compliance date for implementation of ICD-10 is October 1, 2015. Will you be ready? MSNJ and the New Jersey Hospital Association will host a series of specialty specific webinar workshops on ICD-10. These hands-on coding workshops will help you master ICD-10-CM and the documentation requirements associated with coding for your specialty-specific practice. Participants will gain an understanding of the code format and structure of ICD-10 and the ability to successfully assign diagnosis codes using ICD-10. Choose one workshop that best describes your practice. Each 2-hour Specialty Workshop will be repeated on two different dates/times for your convenience. All workshops are approved for 2 AAPC CEUs. More information and registration.
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SAVE THE DATE!
MSNJ's 2015 Advocacy Conference and House of Delegates Meeting
Friday, May 1, 2015
7:30am to 6:00pm
Crowne Plaza Princeton
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MSNJ "Hot Topics" Dinner Seminar with CME:
MSNJ, in conjunction with the Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, and Somerset County Medical Societies, are hosting a free dinner seminar on Hot Topics in Health Care on March 25 at 6:00pm at Salt Creek Grille. This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. More information.
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New! Free on-line course on End of Life Care
Meets NJ BME education requirement for two Category 1 Credits in End of Life Care needed for 2015 license renewal.
Members access here.
We also have an alternative online option with a modest fee:
Education in Palliative and End-of-life Care to satisfy the 2 credit end-of-life training requirement via long distance learning - and at a 15% discount to members. MSNJ members, please click here to obtain the promo code.
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| MSNJ Corporate Partner, Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. presents The Implementation of ACA on Small Businesses on Thursday, March 12 at 5:30pm. More information and registration.
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Union County Medical Society is pleased to present with
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway: A Conversation at End-of-Life: POLST
Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at 3:45PM
L'Affaire Caterers
This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
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| Join CMS for a National Provider Call on "Physician Quality Reporting Programs: Reporting Once in 2015" on Wednesday, March 18 at 1:30pm. (Note this applies to the 2015 Reporting period.) Register.
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| The CDC will host a 2-day course on Epidemiology & Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases on March 17 and March 18, 2015 from 8:00am to 5:00pm at the Busch Campus Multi-Purpose Center, Rutgers, The State University in Piscataway. More information.
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IOM National Action Conference: Policies and Payment Systems to Improve End-of-Life Care
Friday, March 20, 2015 from 9:00am to 5:00pm
National Academy of Sciences Building in Washington, DC
More information and registration.
A live video webcast will be available. Register for the webcast.
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| NJIT will host a Cyber Security Conference and Networking event on Monday, March 30 from 8:30am to 2:00pm at NJIT. For the 14th consecutive year, identity theft is the nations' biggest threat for consumers, topping the annual rankings of filed complaints to the Federal Trade Commission. Experts will discuss emerging and potentially damaging cyber crimes, which industries are most at risk, and solutions for concerned business owners. Register online.
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Financial Services:
Mid Atlantic Resource Group LLC - Bronze Level Partner
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Financial Services
HEFCU - Bronze Level Partner
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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!
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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The MSNJ Board of Trustees meeting has been rescheduled to March 12.
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News
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HHS Secretary Burwell Spoke at AMA's NAC on Fixing the SGR Formula
At AMA's National Advocacy Conference (NAC) in February, HHS Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell spoke on ways the department is working to build a better health care system, including the SGR formula, saying that the administration will make a permanent fix in FY 2016. Read more.
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MSNJ Meets with DOBI about Unilateral Contract Amendments and Other Issues
This week, MSNJ met with Peter Hartt, the Director of the Department of Insurance, and his staff to discuss Horizon's recent unilateral amendments to its PPO and managed care contracts. Read more.
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US Supreme Court Hears ACA Subsidy Issue-Lynchpin of Affordable Care
This week the United States Supreme Court will hear King v. Burwell a case that addresses subsidies under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). At issue is whether subsidies are available to consumers who procure insurance on exchanges that are run by the federal government rather than by the state. Many states, like New Jersey, have not established their own exchanges. Read more.
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MSNJ Advocates with the NJ Publishing Industry to Amend the Sunshine Act
MSNJ joined together with New Jersey publishers to request that Senator Menendez sponsor H.R. 293, a bill that would exempt peer reviewed journals, reprints, textbooks and other material from reporting under the Sunshine Act. Read our letter.
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MSNJ Expresses Continued Concerns over ICD-10
This week MSNJ joined with AMA and other national and state medical societies expressing continued concern over the October 2015 implementation date. We question the adequacy of end-to-end testing; the potential for significant payment disruption; and, the ability to ensure that quality measurement programs are correctly calculated by the October start date. Read more.
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MSNJ Urges Congress to Provide Funding for CHIP
MSNJ has joined other national and state medical societies and healthcare entities in a letter urging Congress to provide a four-year funding extension to the Children's Health Insurance Program. The CHIP program provides funding to New Jersey to help cover children and families. Read the letter.
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Christie Administration Received Nearly 11.5 Million in Federal Grant Funds for Home Visiting Program
The Christie Administration has received close to $11.5 million in federal grant funds to support families and young children through the home visiting services program. Read more.
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Legislative Update
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Epinephrine
The Assembly Health Committee passed A.4094, which would allow an individual to carry, administer and dispose of an epinephrine auto-injector device after receiving a prescription and training. Though there is already a requirement for schools to have epinephrine available for students without prescription, there is no requirement for businesses and other entities. This bill allows them to provide epinephrine to the public. MSNJ supports this bill.
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Physician Office Access
The Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee passed A.807, which requires managed care plans, the SHBP, and SEHBP to provide for reasonable accommodation in accessing providers for persons with physical disabilities. MSNJ is monitoring this bill, which has been passed by committees in previous years, but has always stalled.
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Labs in ACOs
The Assembly Health Committee passed A.431, which requires a clinical laboratory that provides services for accountable care organization to establish a clinical laboratory testing advisory board. This bill is an effort of the NJ Society of Pathologist.
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MSNJ News
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MSNJ HOD Resolutions
In preparation for MSNJ House of Delegates on Friday, May 1, 2015, enclosed are the guidelines for resolution submission, writing and due dates. Please submit all resolutions via resolutions@msnj.org or fax 609-896-1347.
Resolutions may not be submitted to MSNJ directly by individuals, and resolutions must come from county societies or the MSNJ Board of Trustees. Resolutions submitted directly to MSNJ by an individual member will be forwarded to that member's county society for action. The county societies will determine which resolutions to submit for consideration by the HOD. All resolutions need to have the submission form attached to the resolution.
- March 16, 2015 - Resolutions due from counties
- March 27, 2015 - Resolutions posted on MSNJ website
- April 3, 2015 - Comments and recommended changes on resolutions due from counties
- April 7, 2015 - Reference Committee Webinar 6 - 9 pm - Register (Session 1 HOD)
- April 24, 2015 - Reference Committee Report posted on MSNJ website
- May 1, 2015 - MSNJ HOD
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Congratulations to MSNJ Board of Trustees Member Bruce A. Monaghan, MD on being elected Vice President of the 550-member medical staff for Inspira Medical Center Woodbury!
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Practice Management
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| Time is Running Out: Report 2014 PQRS Data and Avoid Penalties in 2016. Read more.
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EHR Attestation Deadline for Medicare EPs Extended to March 20, 2015
CMS has extended the deadline for eligible professionals (EPs) to attest to meaningful use for the Medicare EHR Incentive Program 2014 reporting year to March 20, 2015. Read more.
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New Member Benefit: Supercoder.com
MSNJ is excited to introduce a new member benefits, powered by SuperCoder.com. Use these free tools on the MSNJ website:
- Ask an Expert (submit questions and get answers from AAPC and/or AHIMA certified coders)
- ICD-10 Bridges (crosswalk your ICD-9 codes and become familiar with ICD-10)
- Code Search (obtain results from four sets of code indexes, tables, and SuperCoder's Keyword Code Helper)
- Access other SuperCoder.com tools at MSNJ's discounted rate
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ICD-10: Only 208 Days Away!
October 1, 2015 is the deadline to transition to the ICD-10 code set. MSNJ encourages all physicians to begin preparing for implementation by working with software vendors and testing their systems. View resources on MSNJ's website. Register for upcoming ICD-10 Webinar Workshops.
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ICD-10 Alert: Implementation -Where Does Your Practice Stack Up?
by SuperCoder.com
You know that ICD-10 implementation in October 2015 will completely change the way you code diagnoses. But have you thought about how it might affect your staff's productivity? With some experts predicting a 50 to 70 percent drop in coder productivity (at least initially); it's time to start thinking of ways to maximize efficiencies when the transition begins. Read More.
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Medical Society of New Jersey
2 Princess Road, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
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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.
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