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Latest Announcement

The Need to Transform Healthcare Today Featuring Jamie Orlikoff

Submitted May 17, 2012 - 15:15

WHO
Abrazo Health Care invites physicians for an evening featuring renowned healthcare consultant Jamie Orlikoff.

For more than 25 years, Orlikoff has worked and consulted with hospitals and system governing boards in six different countries to strengthen their overall effectiveness and their insight of strategy and quality. He has worked extensively on improving the relationships between hospital boards, medical staffs, and management and remains the Senior Consultant to the Center for Healthcare Governance

Healthcare Reform CME: Understanding the ACO and What It Means For You

Submitted May 7, 2012 - 16:38

Sponsored by Dignity Health Medical Executive Committee

Target Audience: Medical Staff, Community Physicians and Community Board Members

Wednesday, May 23, 2012, 6-7 pm

Dignity Health East Valley designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 credit.™

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Recent News

Group Asks for Staggered Start on ICD-10

Submitted May 17, 2012 - 09:28

The MGMA-ACMPE, formerly the Medical Group Management Association, is calling for pilot testing and a staggered start before the federally mandated conversion to the ICD-10 family of diagnostic and procedural codes takes full effect.

The association also is calling for changes to a separate rule by the CMS to implement a proposed national health plan identifier. Both rules would implement changes authorized under the administrative simplification section of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.

FCC Chooses Spectrum for Wireless Medical Devices

Submitted May 17, 2012 - 08:42

(Reuters) - The U.S. telecommunications regulator is expected to announce plans on Thursday to set aside spectrum to connect wireless medical devices for more convenient health monitoring.

The Federal Communications Commission said it is scheduled to vote on May 24 to adopt the plan for so-called Medical Body Area Networks, according to the telecom regulator, which has been working on the project for about two years.

Insurance Exchanges Could Mean Savings for Some, Researcher Says

Submitted May 17, 2012 - 08:40

People who purchase health insurance policies on the individual market may save an average of $280 annually under the healthcare overhaul's coming insurance exchanges, according to projections by a federal researcher.

Steven Hill, a senior economist in the Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, analyzed costs for the 11 million beneficiaries in the individual insurance market in recent years and projected their future costs under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

U.S. Sets Deadline for Proposals on State Healthcare Exchanges

Submitted May 17, 2012 - 07:07

The Obama administration forged ahead with healthcare reforms on Wednesday, announcing a November 16 deadline for state governments to submit proposals showing how they intend to operate health insurance exchanges in 2014.

The Department for Health and Human Services released a detailed blueprint of the legal and operational requirements states must meet in their proposals if they expect to win federal approval to begin operating regulated insurance markets, in whole or in part, by January 1, 2014, when the 2010 law is scheduled to come into full force.

Professor Links Gene Mutations With Heart Disease Precursors

Submitted May 17, 2012 - 06:58

Heart disease in young people is always alarming, if not devastating: Sometimes without sign or symptom, people in their 30s and 40s, or even as young as in their teens, can suffer from sudden cardiac arrest. Some of these people suffer from a genetic heart disease known as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, or HCM, which affects one in 500 people.

Worker Accused of Selling Health Records

Submitted May 16, 2012 - 10:30

Authorities charge hospital employee with disclosing patients’ information

Six weeks after Howard University Hospital told more than 34,000 patients that a contractor’s laptop containing their personal health information had been stolen, federal authorities have filed criminal charges against a hospital worker accused of selling people’s medical records.

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From the CEO

The Others

“Nothing so needs reforming as other people’s habits.” – Mark Twain.

There is one thing all humans are good at; pointing out other’s perceived deficiencies, all the while thinking oneself infallible and above reproach. The rationale is that it is far better to bend the will of others than to reflect upon oneself and change.

President's Message

Guest Editorial: The Bloom and the Rose

By: Daniel M. Lieberman, MD

It just feels like it’s harder than it should be to be a good doctor these days.

Part of the issue is definitely the changing landscape. Many of us are transitioning to an employed practice model. Healthcare continues to cost more every year while we get paid less for doing the same work. Even the hospitals - which we depend on for the care of our patients - are clearly in financial trouble due to cuts in AHCCCS enrollment. The Supreme Court may throw out legislation that will transform how we do our job every day. Unless, of course, they don’t. Or unless the other political party does it first. It’s reached the point that the only thing that is certain about healthcare is uncertainty. This kind of turbulence doesn’t fly very well with most of us doctors.

Events, Conferences & CMEs

MCMS Member Calendar

CME courses, conferences, lectures, workshops, volunteer opportunities and other events geared toward the physician community.

Community Health Calendar

Information that will help you to better understand and manage your health, and enhance the partnership with you and your physician.

View either calendar above to see a list of current National Health Observances.

Upcoming Events

May 18 : PCH: Sports Medicine Update
May 21 : UA Science Cafe Lecture Series - Asking the Hard Questions: Medical Ethics in the Third World
May 23 : AZ REC Workshop: Do EHRs Increase Liability?
May 23 : Healthcare Reform CME: Understanding the ACO and What It Means For You
May 23 : The Need to Transform Healthcare Today Featuring Jamie Orlikoff
May 24 : AZ REC Workshop: Do EHRs Increase Liability?
May 25 : Pediatrics - Focus on Adolescent Medicine and Young Adults
May 31 : 2012 National Lipid Association Annual Scientific Sessions

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