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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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Join PriorityOne Group and Datto on Friday, June 5 at 5:30pm at Meadowlands for an evening of fine dining, horse racing, and learn about the critical importance of disaster, planning, recovery and business continuity. Register now.
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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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The next Board of Trustees meeting will be on Sunday, June 14 at 9:30 am at Greenacres Country Club, 2170 Lawrenceville Road, Trenton. Following the Board Meeting, MSNJ will be hosting the Golden Merit Ceremony celebrating our physicians who have held a medical license for 50 years. Congratulate our Golden Merit physicians in the ad journal.
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News
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Out of Network Legislation
As mentioned last week, Democrats in the Legislature have introduced A.4444/S.20, the "Out-of-network Consumer Protection, Transparency, Cost Containment and Accountability Act." MSNJ is engaged in a coalition opposing the bill and is meeting with sponsors and policy leaders. Please read our comments on the bill. Read the bill.
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MSNJ's Political Action Committee
MSNJ needs your help defeating the out-of-network bill. Please contribute to our political action committee today! See msnj.org/donate for details. Every dollar counts.
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End of Life CME Waivers
The Board of Medical Examiners (BME) reports that the letters granting waivers from the license requirement to take two credits of end of life CME before the end of June have not yet been mailed. Importantly, BME advises that unless a licensee has no patient care responsibility, the waiver request will be denied and the physician should take the two required credits. There will be a 90 day grace period.
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Legislative Update
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Biosimilars
The Assembly passed A.2477, which passed the Assembly Health Committee earlier this month and establishes requirements for pharmacists to dispense biological products. Read more.
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Drug Abuse
The Senate passed S.1998, the bill that updates and creates a mandate for the NJ Prescription Monitoring Program. The bill heads to the Governor's desk for signature. Read a description of the provisions of the bill.
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Lab Testing
The Assembly has passed A.431, which requires a clinical laboratory that provides services for accountable care organization to establish clinical laboratory testing advisory board. The NJ Society of Pathologists and MSNJ support this bill.
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Insurance Mandates
The Assembly has passed A.807, which requires insurers to provide for reasonable accommodation in accessing providers for persons with physical disabilities. MSNJ opposes this bill because it is not just an insurance mandate - it essentially requires physicians to refit offices to provide access for certain disabled patients. The insurance carriers also oppose, as it will create cost.
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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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Apply for an EHR Hardship Exception by July 1 to Avoid 2016 Penalty
Eligible Professionals (EPs) who did not successfully participate in the Medicare EHR Incentive Program in 2014 will begin receiving penalties starting January 1, 2016. Medicare EPs can avoid the 2016 penalty by applying for a hardship exception by July 1, 2015. The hardship exception applications and instructions for an individual and for multiple Medicare EPs are available. CMS will use Medicare data to determine your eligibility to be automatically granted a hardship exception. If approved, the exception is valid for the 2016 payment adjustment only. If you intend to claim a hardship exception for a subsequent payment adjustment year, a new application must be submitted for the appropriate year.
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Medicare Revalidation Delays
On March 18, 2015, Novitas Solutions issued all of the Phase III revalidation requests. Due to the size of the last mailing, CMS is currently experiencing processing delays for revalidation applications with an average processing timeframe of 100 calendar days. Please note no disciplinary actions will occur as a result of the delayed processing. Novitas expects to complete processing of Phase III revalidation applications by the end of calendar year 2015. Check out the Provider Enrollment Status Inquiry Tool for status of your revalidation application.
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Novitas Releases Articles to Help You to "Increase Your Bottom Line"
Novitas Solutions has started to roll out a series of "Increasing Your Bottom Line" articles geared specifically to help Medicare Part B providers submit Medicare Part B claims accurately the first time. The first article, "Increasing Your Bottom Line: How Much Does Rework Cost Your Organization" is now available.
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ICD-10: Only 131 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:
Carroll McNulty & Kull LLC - Gold Level Partner
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Insurance:
Liberty Mutual - Silver 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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