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Medical Society of New Jersey e-Newsletter
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MSNJ Magazine Subscription Service
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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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Novitas Solutions will host their 2015 Medicare Symposium in our area on the following dates:
- August 5, 2015 - Philadelphia, PA
- November 10, 2015 - East Windsor, NJ
More information.
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2015 CMS National Training Program (NTP) Workshop
August 5-6, 2015 at Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel, Baltimore, MD
Register online.
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CMS National Provider Call - Countdown to ICD-10
Thursday, August 27 from 2:30pm to 4:00pm
Listen to coding guidance and tips along with updates from CMS.
Register online.
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The Surgery Center Coalition will host their third Annual "Day of Compliance for ASCs" on Thursday, September 24, 2015 from 8:15am to 4:15pm at The Palace at Somerset Park. Click here for more information and registration.
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4th Annual Psychiatric Society of Delaware CME Symposium
Saturday, September 26, 2015 at the Medical Society of Delaware Conference Center
This full day conference will bring experts from around the region to present on the topics of: integrating complementary and alternative therapies for pain management, genetics and psychiatric risk, abnormal illness behavior and somatoform disorders and the developmental, cultural, psychopathological and technical aspects surrounding forgiveness. More information and registration.
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Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy's "Roy A. Bowers 65th Annual Pharmaceutical Conference"
September 30, 2015
The Radisson, 21 Kingsbridge Road, Piscataway, NJ
More information and registration.
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| Rutgers Business School Executive Education will launch a new program for healthcare professionals beginning in 2016. The Mini-MBA: Strategic Healthcare Management for Practices offers an integrated curriculum to healthcare providers and administrators who wish to gain a deeper understanding of current considerations in healthcare. The program will run for 5 consecutive Wednesdays starting February 3 for $4995. Click here to apply.
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LET THE COUNTDOWN BEGIN! 1 Year Away Until MSNJ's 250th Anniversary!
Save the date for the Inaugural Gala where we will celebrate our 250 year anniversary!
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MSNJ Policy & Strategy Panel Meeting
Thank you to all who came out to MSNJ's Policy & Strategy Panel Meeting last week, during which attendees learned about current hospital admission issues. It was a huge success! A big thank you to our panel, Niranjan V. Rao, MD, FACS, Joseph Reichman, MD, FACS, Joseph Costabile, MD, Michael Baker, Esq. and Elizabeth A. Snelson, Esq.
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Are you ready for October 1, 2015?
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NJ DOBI Standard ICD-10 Readiness Survey
The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance (DOBI) ICD-10 Implementation Task Force, which MSNJ participates in with NJHA and many New Jersey payors and hospitals, is conducting a standardized ICD-10 Readiness Survey to collect information regarding your ICD-10 readiness. We are looking for solo and small practices in particular to take the survey by August 14. Please take this opportunity to tell us where you are in the transition process. Take the survey!
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Clarifying Q&As on CMS ICD-10 Flexibilities
CMS has released, "Clarifying Questions and Answers Related to the July 6, 2015 CMS/AMA Joint Announcement and Guidance Regarding ICD-10 Flexibilities."
MSNJ has reached out to New Jersey payers to determine whether they will extend the same discretion on coding errors as announced by CMS for Medicare. Stay tuned to e-News for a special report on the responses.
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| The Physicians Foundation released ICD10Charts.com, a free comprehensive ICD-10 training module for medical practices.
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News
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| Free REMS CME Activity on ER/LA Opioids Available
The FSMB is co-sponsoring a free CME Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) activity, "Extended-Release and Long-Acting Opioids: Assessing Risks, Safe Prescribing", which is designed to educate health care professionals on the safe and responsible prescribing of ER/LA opioid analgesics for patients with chronic pain. For more information, please contact Kelly Alfred at kalfred@fsmb.org. To take the free CME, please visit www.fsmb.org/safeprescribing.
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Resolutions Due August 12
The next meeting of the Revolving Reference Committee is Monday, August 24 at 7:00 pm via webinar. All resolutions need to be vetted by your County Medical Society prior to submission to MSNJ. Resolutions are due from the County Medical Societies by August 12. Click here for instructions on writing a resolution.
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| Stockton Oncologist Pays $736,000 to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
A Stockton oncologist improperly billed Medicare, Medicaid, and Tricare for certain chemotherapy drugs purchased from an unlicensed foreign pharmaceutical distributor. He has settled the allegations with the U.S. for $736,000. Read more.
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Board Certified OB-GYN Agrees To Civil Fraud Settlement
The U.S. and New York State have entered into a civil settlement agreement with a Board Certified OB-GYN. The agreement resolves an investigation under the federal False Claims Act and the New York False Claims Act involving allegations that, in violation of Medicare and Medicaid regulations, the physician utilized unlicensed and often unsupervised staff to treat women suffering from urinary incontinence. The physician will pay a total of $8,047,291.06. Read more.
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Practice Management
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CMS Rescinds SE1315 Regarding Pulmonary Procedures and E&M Services
CMS previously released undated guidance (SE1315) regarding identified overpayments related to evaluation and management codes (E&M) billed on the same date as pulmonary function procedures. The guidance discussed proper use of modifier 25, when billing E&M codes on the same date of service as pulmonary function tests. This guidance document was rescinded on July 27. It is recommended that physicians who were the subject of a recovery audit based on SE1315 file an appeal to recover monies refunded to or offset by CMS.
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Verification of NJ FamilyCare Eligibility
Providers should be verifying NJ FamilyCare (NJFC) eligibility prior to providing NJFC-covered services for Incarcerated Individuals. The following are two ways to verify:
- Medicaid Eligibility Verification System (MEVS or eMEVS)
- Recipient Eligibility Verification System (REVS)
More information.
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LAST CHANCE!
Practice Managers: Please take our Medical Practice Managers Section Events Survey
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NJ Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP)
The Governor has signed legislation that will improve the PMP, but also create a mandate for physicians to check the database. MSNJ urges physicians to learn about this new law. View our guidelines.
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Out of Network Legislation
MSNJ NEEDS YOUR HELP IN FIGHTING OUT OF NETWORK LEGISLATION
The pending bill (S.20/A.4444) is the insurance industry's response to transparency and cost problems, not ours. What proponents are saying:
"Hospitals and physicians motivated by 'personal and corporate greed' had 'lied and misrepresented' what the bill actually would do." ... "They've already formed an opinion that this is the worst thing since the ebola virus."- Senator Joseph Vitale "Increasingly, doctors and hospitals are refusing to participate in insurance networks..."
- NJHURT.org (funded by NJAHP)
If you or your patients have experienced coverage or payment denials or if you have experienced contract terminations or onerous contract terms by insurance carriers, we need to hear from you. Please send your stories to Mishael Azam, Senior Manager of Legislative Affairs, at mazam@msnj.org. (Let us know if you would like your story shared anonymously). Thank you in advance for supporting true coverage for patient care, and fair contracts and payments.
Please also donate to our PAC so we can continue to fight this bill at msnj.org/donate.
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Health Insurance:
QualCare, Inc. - Platinum Level Partner
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Legal Services:
Parker McCay, PA - 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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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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