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Medical Society of New Jersey e-Newsletter
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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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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.
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Tell us about the impact of OMNIA on continuity of care and the physician-patient relationship.
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Public Health
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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
More information. |
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Corporate Partners
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Health 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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The 3rd Annual Physicians' Advocacy Conference
Friday, May 13, 2016 * 8:00am to 9:00pm
Seaview Hotel & Golf Club, Galloway, NJ
Please join us for this Dynamic, Statewide, Multi-Specialty Physician Advocacy Conference
Keynote Speaker: Honorable Stephen M. Sweeney
President of the New Jersey Senate
Three Exciting CME Workshops:
Workshop #1: Unraveling the Mystery of Insurance Audits
Learn to avoid audits, but also how to survive them.
- Ann Marie Apruzzi - Director, Healthcare Management, Clinical Code Integration and Medical Cost Programs, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
- Deborah J. Winegard, Esq. - Of Counsel, Whatley Kallas, LLP
Workshop #2: Personalized Care: Improve Satisfaction and Quality
Learn about personalized care models to improve quality...and your bottom line.
- Andrew Pecora, MD, FACP, CPE - Chief Innovations Offi cer and Vice President of Cancer Services, John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center; Partner, Regional Cancer Care Associates; Professor of Medicine, New Jersey Medical School
- Maurie Markman, MD - President of Medicine and Science, Cancer Treatment Centers of America
Workshop #3: How Are Payers Ranking You In Terms of Cost and Quality?
Learn how payers are cost profiling physicians, the risk of misclassification and what it means for your practice. Learn about the importance of quality reporting through registries and how participation in a registry can improve both your practice's quality and ranking.
- Steven M. Goldman, Esq. - Partner, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP; Past Commissioner, NJ Department of Banking & Insurance
- Sanket Baralay - President and CEO, FIGmd
Enjoy Lunch and a Networking Break
Discounted golf or spa treatments are available. Or, schedule a one-on-one meeting with our exclusive vendors. You may also enjoy local tourist attractions with your colleagues.
Close the day with an exclusive OFFICERS' DINNER.
After a day of dynamic programming, MSNJ invites you to wind down at our Officers' Dinner. This dinner is complimentary to the Capitol Club members of MedAC, MSNJ's political action committee. Political contributions are a key part of physician advocacy and MedAC is the only statewide PAC that represents all physician interests.
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Drug Abuse
The federal government is making an effort to increase access to Medication Assisted Therapy by allowing physicians to have more than 100 patients approved for buprenorphine. MSNJ supports this effort. Read more. MSNJ also supports state legislation increasing insurance coverage of buprenorphine.
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News
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ABIM Moves toward Open-Book Exam for MOC The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) will study and conduct a pilot to allow open-book examination for part of its maintenance of certification (MOC) program. Richard Baron, MD, President and CEO of ABIM has announced this planned change as part of an initiative that addresses many of the criticisms of the program. Read more. MSNJ previously adopted policy that urges boards to consider the cost and time burden of their MOC programs. Last year's annual advocacy conference included a session on maintenance of certification programs.
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New Jersey Senators Seek Delay of CMS' Hospital Star Ratings
Senators Menendez and Booker have joined 58 others in a letter to CMS urging it to delay release of hospital quality star ratings. They are concerned that the ratings will be "misleading to consumers due to flaws in the measures that underpin the ratings." Their concern is that the rating methodology may adversely impact hospitals that treat patients from lower socioeconomic groups or high risk patients. They urge CMS to allow hospitals more time to review the data and methodology before the information is released to the public. Read more.
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New Medicare Payment Models: MIPs or APMs; Are You Ready?
With the repeal of Medicare's SGR and payment reform comes choice. Will your practice participate in a fee-for- service model under the merit-based incentive payment system (MIPS) or in an alternative payment model (APM)? "If you elect to participate in the MIPS, the composite MIPS score will take into account four categories: quality, resource use, EHR meaningful use and clinical practice improvement. [In addition] the aggregate financial risk is less than under the previous Medicare quality and reporting programs." Read more. If you elect the APM option, physicians will lead working with their specialty societies to develop specific payment models. Physicians are urged to consider their choices now. Read AMA's resources. Download this white paper on "The Future of Care Management" from Wellframe to see how payers and physicians are evolving their service models to align with shifting reimbursement.
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MSNJ Member In The News
Congratulations to MSNJ member, James C. Wittig, MD for receiving recognition as Top national and New York metro area Orthopaedic Surgeon and one of America's Top Doctors for cancer for 2016. 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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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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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.
"Your Partner in Practice... Your Voice in Trenton"
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