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Medical Society of New Jersey e-Newsletter
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SoFi
SoFi refinances student loan debt from both federal and private sources into one loan with one monthly payment at lower rates. Physician borrowers save on average $20,800 on their student loans. Adjustable rates start at 2.17% APR, fixed rates at 3.5% APR. Access the discount.
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MSNJ Magazine Subscription Service
Subscription Services, Inc., does their very best to get you the lowest rates. As a member, you are eligible for the very lowest prices on magazine subscriptions as well as personalized hands-on customer service. Click "Shop for Magazines" to place new subscriptions, renewals, as well as gift order subscriptions. You can also inquire about titles you may be interested in. If you ever have a question regarding your order or your account, please call 1-800-603-5602, or use the contact page to communicate with a customer service representative. And if you ever find a lower authorized price, they will match it!
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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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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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| CME: The Misuse & Abuse of Prescription Medications: Part 2 The Role of Prescribing and New Jersey's Response. Read the materials and complete the evaluation.
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PCPI Webinar: "Improvement is Everyone's Business"
This free webinar will introduce the future direction and value of the Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement® (PCPI®) under the New Governance and Membership model approved by PCPI members in December 2014.
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Novitas Solutions will host their 2015 Medicare Symposium in our area on the following dates:
- June 9, 2015 - State College, PA
- July 29, 2015 - Fort Lee, NJ
- August 5, 2015 - Philadelphia, PA
More information.
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| SAVE THE DATE:
MSNJ's Women In Medicine Conference
Friday, June 5 from 7:30am-1pm
Crowne Plaza Princeton
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News
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Out of Network Reform Legislation Introduced
This week, legislators introduced legislation attempting to reform out-of-network payments. MSNJ has already commented and spoken clearly in defense of physicians and their patients regarding insurance payments. Read our statement.
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Open Payments Review and Dispute Period ends May 20
Physicians and teaching hospitals have until May 20 to dispute payments attributed to them. Drug and medical device makers are required to report certain payments made to physicians and teaching hospitals on an annual basis. Participation in the program is voluntary, but encouraged so that physicians and teaching hospitals can review and, if necessary, dispute payments before the information is made public on June 30, 2015. To review the data, you must register in both the CMS Enterprise Portal and the Open Payments system. If you registered last year, you do not need to register again in both systems.
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HIPAA Settlement: Unsecure Disposal of Paper Medical Records
Cornell Prescription Pharmacy (Cornell) has agreed to settle potential violations of the HIPAA Privacy Rule with the Office for Civil Rights (OCR). OCR opened a compliance review and investigation after receiving notification on the disposal of unsecured documents containing the protected health information (PHI) of 1,610 patients in an unlocked, open container on Cornell's premises. The documents were not shredded and contained identifiable information regarding specific patients. Cornell was fined $125,000 and is required to adopt a corrective action plan to correct deficiencies in its HIPAA compliance program. Read the resolution agreement. View OCR's frequently asked questions on HIPAA and the disposal of PHI.
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Practice Management
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New Member Benefit: Supercoder.com
MSNJ is excited to introduce a new member benefit, 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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| Training: Get a Big-Picture Rundown of ICD-10 Prep
by: SuperCoder.com
Important: Not all payers will be ready at the same time.What was once an Oct. 1, 2014, start date for ICD-10 is now Oct. 1, 2015 - letting most healthcare practitioners heave a huge sigh of relief. While you should already be deep into learning the coding system itself, you also need to prepare for the impact on your systems at large. Read more.
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PERM Audits
Every two to three years, CMS conducts Provider Error Rate Measurement (PERM) audits to ensure appropriate Medicaid payments of healthcare claims. At random, certain providers and/or claims may be selected and requested to provide documentation that supports a request for a fee for service claim payment. Providers are required to respond to any PERM audit request. Read more. View CMS' webpage on PERM audits.
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Volunteer for CMS ICD-10 End-to End Testing
CMS will begin ICD-10 end-to-end testing with a small group of volunteers, beginning July 20 through July 24, 2015. If you are interested in volunteering for this testing opportunity, complete the Volunteer Testing Form by May 22. Read CMS's new FAQ on ICD-10 End-to-End Testing, MLN Matters SE1435. Watch the MLN Connects video on Coding for ICD-10-CM: More of the Basics for a better understanding of ICD-10.
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Preparing for OCR audit
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that they would start performing HIPAA audits beginning in the fall of 2014. So far, no audits have been performed and the audit program is still on hold. Read Government Health IT's article on how to prepare for an OCR audit.
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Chronic Care Management Services
Read CMS' frequently asked questions on Chronic Care Management (CCM) Services.
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ICD-10: Only 138 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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Legal Services:
Frier Levitt, LLC - Bronze Level Partner
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Insurance:
QualCare, Inc. - Platinum 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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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.
"Your Partner in Practice... Your Voice in Trenton"
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