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Medical Society of New Jersey e-Newsletter
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Public Health
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Zika Virus:
The CDC added Fiji to the "Interim Travel Guidance Related to Zika Virus." Read the guidance.
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Rutgers Healthcare and Real Estate Symposium: The Future of Healthcare Real Estate in New Jersey
Friday, April 15, 2016 from 7:00am to 12:00pm at the Heldrich Hotel in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
The Healthcare and Real Estate Symposium is dedicated to discussing the real-life intersection between the changing environment for healthcare and how that affects decisions being made pertaining to real estate. A hypothetical case study has been developed in which panelists will interact with the moderators and audience to discuss some of the challenges facing the healthcare industry and real estate industry and how these problems can be solved.
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PCSS-MAT Office-Based Treatment of Opioid Dependence Webinar Series
Saturday, April 9, 2016
8:00am to 12:30pm
More information.
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Brach Eichler Seminar: Succession Planning for Small and Medium Size Businesses
Wednesday, April 13, 2016 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Brach Eichler Offices, 101 Eisenhower Parkway, Roseland, NJ
More information.
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New Jersey Health Care Stakeholders Summit
Thursday, April 21, 2016
New Jersey Hospital Association Conference Center
MSNJ's CEO and members will participate in a groundbreaking joint event sponsored by physicians, hospitals, insurers and pharmaceuticals.
More information.
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Save the Date! MSNJ's 2016 Advocacy Conference and House of Delegates Meeting
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Save the Date! MSNJ's 250th Anniversary Celebration and Inaugural Gala honoring Dr. Joseph Costabile
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NJMGMA PMC 2016 Conference
June 1-3, 2016
Tropicana, Atlantic City
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Corporate Partners
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Liability Insurance:
Princeton Insurance - Gold 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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Attention OMNIA Tier 2 Physicians:
Physicians who have been assigned to Tier 2 by Horizon for its OMNIA plans are encouraged to take our surveys to help us assess the impact of these plans.
- Tell us about the impact OMNIA has had on your practice.
- Tell us about the impact of OMNIA on continuity of care and the physician-patient relationship.
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MSNJ Annual Meeting and Advocacy Conference
The agenda is finalized and registration is open! We have three exciting workshops with timely topics to improve your bottom line. These workshops are approved for 3 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. For our keynote, Senate President Steven Sweeney will offer his thoughts on the legislative and regulatory landscape. Please register at www.msnj.org/annualmeeting.
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MSNJ's 2016 Advocacy Conference & House of Delegates Meeting
May 13-14, 2016
Seaview Hotel & Golf Club, Galloway, NJ
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Reference Committee Webinar
Tuesday, April 19th at 6:00pm
MSNJ's First Session of the House of Delegates will be held on April 19 at 6:00pm. MSNJ will be reviewing several resolutions. Please register online.
Resolutions and reports will be posted on the MSNJ House of Delegates webpage on April 8, 2016.
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Tiered Networks
The Assembly Regulatory Oversight and Reform and Federal Relations Committee released five bills this week to create more regulation of tiered networks. The full Assembly is voting on a bill this week to create a task force to review tiered networks. MSNJ supports these bills. Read more.
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Legal Update
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OMNIA--Legal Update Last month, MSNJ filed a motion for permission to file an amicus brief in the case brought by many of the OMNIA Tier 2 hospitals against the New Jersey Department of Banking & Insurance (DOBI). The brief brings the voice of the state's physicians to the case challenging DOBI's approval of Horizon's two-tiered healthcare plans. On April 5, both DOBI and Horizon opposed our motion and asked the appellate division not to consider our "friend of the court" brief. MSNJ made clear in our brief that we do not oppose tiered plans, per se. However, we believe that the criteria used to rank physicians and hospitals, particularly the weight given to cost and quality, should be transparent and available to the providers and public alike.
MSNJ developed thoughtful policy on transparency and disclosure of physician ranking criteria in 2008. We support proposed legislation that would make tiering programs more transparent. We hope that the appellate division will consider our position and the information contained in our brief that is meant to provide information that might not otherwise be provided by the parties, but is important to the healthcare consumers of New Jersey. We will keep members updated on developments in the case.
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News
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Physician Payment and Satisfaction
Medscape has released its annual Physician Compensation Report. Read the report.
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Open Payments Review and Dispute Period
As of April 1, physicians and teaching hospitals have 45 days to review 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, 2016. 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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MSNJ Corporate Partner Recognized
STI Computer Services has been recognized as one of only 16 organizations to achieve the 2015 White Coat of Quality Award Honors for Excellence in E-Prescribing Quality. Read more.
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The Physicians Foundation's Fourth National Survey
The Physicians Foundation is launching its fourth national Survey of America's Physicians, one of the largest physician surveys ever undertaken in the United States. The survey will take approximately 10-12 minutes to complete and will allow physicians to share their thoughts on health reform, electronic medical records, new methods of physician reimbursement, ICD-10, and a variety of other topics. A full copy of the final survey report will be emailed to all physicians who participate, and participants will also be entered to win one of five $500 Amazon gift cards and one $5,000 Amazon gift card. Take the survey! |
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De Groote Award Nominations
MSNJ is accepting nominations for the De Groote Award which will be conferred at the MSNJ Inaugural Gala of the incoming 224th President, Joseph Costabile, MD on July 23, 2016. The De Groote Award was established by resolution to honor the selfless work of Dr. Robert De Groote in service to the medical profession. The De Groote Award will be given to the individual whose selfless and idealistic work benefits humankind and not him or herself.
Nominations should be made by submitting a brief narrative to info@msnj.org by the close of business on Friday, May 6, 2016. |
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Lifetime Achievement Award
MSNJ is accepting nominations for the Lifetime Achievement Award, which will be presented at the Inaugural Gala of the incoming 224th President, Dr. Joseph Costabile, on July 23, 2016. Submit a short paragraph to info@msnj.org describing their commitment to the Medical Society. |
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Practice Management
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OCR Launches Phase 2 of HIPAA Audit Program
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has begun its next phase of HIPAA audits of covered entities and their business associates. In its 2016 Phase 2 HIPAA Audit Program, OCR will review the policies and procedures adopted and employed by covered entities and their business associates to meet selected standards and implementation specifications of the Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules. See OCR's announcement. Read MSNJ Corporate Partner, Brach Eichler's article on the audit program. 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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