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Medical Society of New Jersey e-Newsletter
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Do No Harm: A Prescription Drug Abuse Symposium - Keeping it Legal and Safe in the Medical Community
June 10, 2016
8:30am to 12:30pm
Hoboken University Medical Center
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NJHA Seminar: Managing the Complexity of Veteran Health: Serving Those Who Have Served
June 13, 2016 from 9:00am to 1:00pm
NJHA Conference Center
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CareVitality Inc. Webinar: Value-Based Care Incentives, Practice Transformation and Medicare's Chronic Care Management Program Explained
June 14, 2016 - 1:15pm to 2:15pm
This webinar is also available on Wednesday, June 15, at 3:15 pm and Thursday, June 16, at 12:15 pm.
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COCA Call: CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain
Wednesday, June 22, 2016 from 2:00pm to 3:00pm
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Coker Group Webinar: MACRA and MIPS Panel Discussion
Thursday, June 23, 2016 from 2:00pm to 3:00pm
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Register Now! MSNJ's 250th Anniversary Celebration and Inaugural Gala honoring Dr. Joseph Costabile
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An Educational Interactive Mini Series on Hereditary Angioedema - Free CME
- Hereditary Angioedema: Definition, Diagnosis, and Guidelines - Expert Discussions on HAE: An Educational Interactive Mini Series Part 1. More information.
- Part 2. More information.
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Healthcare Law Firm:
Frier Levitt, LLC - 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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MSNJ's 250th Anniversary Celebration and Inaugural Gala honoring Dr. Joseph Costabile
July 23, 2016 at 6:00pm
The Heldrich Hotel, New Brunswick, NJ
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ADA Compliance Webinar: Providing Interpreters for Hearing-Impaired Patients
Wednesday, June 15, 2016 from 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Speaker: Beth Christian, Esq., Shareholder, Giordano Halleran & Ciesla, PC
Join MSNJ for a presentation regarding the requirements for physician practices to provide interpreters to hearing-impaired patients under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
More information.
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Legislative Update
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NJ Primary Election
New Jersey's primary election was on Tuesday. Clinton won the Democratic primary and Trump won the Republican primary. Read the full details on the presidential, congressional and local June races.
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Drug Abuse
As previously reported, MSNJ has been helping physicians learn best practices through free CME courses and other means, in order to help reduce opioid diversion and misuse. However, we oppose legislative mandates on the practice of medicine. MSNJ opposed S2035, which would limit opioid prescriptions, even for patients in severe pain, in the Senate Health Committee on Monday. Read our letter.
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News
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OMNIA Litigation Update In response to ten Tier 2 hospitals' legal challenge to state approval of the Horizon OMNIA program, an appellate division court found that the plans comply with the state's network adequacy requirements and that the approval process was adequate. The court also found that the Department of Banking & Insurance was not required to determine whether the OMNIA program was in the public interest.In general, the court took a restrained approach bound by the limits of authority granted to the Department. It acknowledged that legislation was necessary to support the Tier 2 hospitals' arguments. Read more.
Two cases filed by Tier 2 hospitals against Horizon will proceed. This week, the same appellate division panel that affirmed the Department's approval of OMNIA, considered whether Horizon documents may be discovered by the Tier 2 hospitals. The hospitals believe that the documents are essential to prove their claims; Horizon argues that the documents contain trade secrets. Trinitas has announced that it is dropping out of its suit and joining a value based partnership with Horizon. Read more. This week the appellate division also heard argument on whether Horizon documents which contain information about the OMNIA Alliance are discoverable by the Tier 2 hospitals.
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Practice Alert! Federal Rule on Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities
The US Department of Health & Human Services has finalized its rule requiring nondiscrimination in health programs and activities. It is meant to improve health equity under the Affordable Care Act and prohibits discrimination based on race, color, national origin, sex, and or disability. The rule prohibits discriminatory practices by health care providers who accept Medicare and Medicaid. Importantly, it includes new provisions with respect to patients with limited English proficiency and the deaf.
Register to attend MSNJ's webinar on "Compliance: Providing Interpreters for Hearing Impaired Patients," presented by Beth Christian, Esq. of Giordano Halleran & Ciesla, PC. Read factsheets on key provisions and frequently asked questions. Read the rule.
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Medicaid FFS Provider Re-validation Required; Termination Effective July 1 for Non-Compliance
NJ Medicaid has been in the process of re-enrolling and re-validating physicians who participate in the NJ Medicaid Fee-for-Service (FFS) program, since July 2015. Under the Affordable Care Act, this process must be completed by September 2016. Physicians who have not responded to NJ Medicaid's requests for re-validation/re-enrollment by JULY 1 will be terminated from the program. Termination will also negatively impact physicians who participate with Medicaid Managed Care plans and use the State's eligibility system for information. If you received a re-validation/re-enrollment request from NJ Medicaid, it is important that you return the application as soon as possible to avoid termination. For more information, see the Division's May 2014 Newsletter. For assistance with your enrollment status, contact the Re-enrollment Help Line at 1-855-849-1099.
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Most Health Plans Violate ACA Rules on Addiction Treatment Coverage
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20th Health Commissioner gets Sworn in
On Tuesday, Cathleen D. Bennett was sworn in as the 20th Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Health. She joined the Department as Director of Policy and Strategic Planning in August 2010, where she directed strategic public health and healthcare delivery initiatives including healthcare quality assessment, health statistics and informatics, population health and health equity, regional health planning, and health information technology. Read more.
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New Jersey Owes $37M to Counties for Medicaid Overpayments
Read more.
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Expanded Access Guidance
The FDA released three final guidance documents in an effort to streamline the process used by physicians to request expanded access to investigational drugs and biologics for their patients:
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Medicare's National Mail-Order Program
Medicare is continuing its National Mail-Order Program for diabetes testing supplies. Read the latest information about the national mail-order program.
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Board of Trustees Meeting
The next Board of Trustees Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, June 23, 2016 at 6:30pm at MSNJ Conference Room, 2nd Floor.
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Practice Management
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New Consumer Tools Explain HIPAA Right to Access Health Information
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT released new consumer tools that explain the HIPAA right to access health information:
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Novitas' Interactive Voice Recognition Unit
Read Novitas Solutions' third educational article in the campaign to raise awareness regarding the enhancement to Novitas' Interactive Voice Recognition (IVR) Unit that will allow providers to conduct and unlimited number of claim corrections for select Medicare Part B claims via the Novitas IVR.
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Medicare Opt-Out Reminder
CMS recently updated its manual language to reflect changes in the Medicare opt-out procedures, due to MACRA. Physicians who have opted-out are reminded that:
- If your opt-out affidavit was signed BEFORE June 16, 2015: Your opt-out status will expire 2 years after the effective date. If you wish to remain opted-out, a renewal affidavit must be filed within 30 days of the expiration of the current opt-out period.
- If your opt-out affidavit was signed AFTER June 16, 2015: Your opt-out status will automatically renew every two years. If you no longer wish to be opted-out, you will need to cancel the renewal at least 30 days prior to the start of the next opt-out period.
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Medical Society of New Jersey
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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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