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MCMS President contributes to the latest issue of In Business Magazine

Submitted Thu, 2012-01-26 09:15
In Business Magazine

MCMS President Michael Mills, MD, MPH provides his Feedback about the challenges of private practice ownership in Arizona in the latest issue of In Business Magazine.

View a digital copy in your web browser. Dr. Mills’ article is on page 12.

MCMS Member - Dr. Richard R. Heuser, MD - presenting at the CTO forum in Washington, DC

Submitted Wed, 2012-01-25 12:51
Dr. Richard R. Heuser, MD

MCMS Member Dr. Richard R. Heuser, MD will be presenting at the CTO forum at CRT 2012 in Washington, DC, February 4-7.

Also serving as a Course Director, Dr. Heuser, in conjunction with Craig A. Thompson, MD, Course Director, will kick off the meeting with a historical narrative on devices and frustrations in the CTO space. They will provide an overview of the Japan-to-US technology and technique transition, and bring the group up to speed on current best practices as well as unmet needs.

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Recent News

Doctors Lobby Urges GOP to Halt New Insurance Codes

Submitted Fri, 2012-01-27 10:10

The largest physicians lobby has sent House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) a letter urging him to halt a federal requirement forcing doctors to switch to new insurance codes in 2013.

The American Medical Association (AMA) says switching to so-called ICD-10 coding will require doctors' offices to deal with some 68,000 codes, more than five times the current 13,000. The change will cost medical practices anywhere between $83,290 and more than $2.7 million, depending on size - at a time when Medicare payment rates face an almost 30 percent cut.

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Insurer WellPoint to Revamp Primary Care Pay

Submitted Fri, 2012-01-27 09:59

Health insurer WellPoint Inc. plans to improve primary care doctor payments and start reimbursing for care management it doesn't currently cover as a way boost treatment and save money.

The Indianapolis company said Friday it will increase the fees it pays to doctor practices, and it will start paying for services like preparing care plans for patients with complex medical problems. It also will offer doctors an opportunity to share in some savings when better patient care leads to a reduction in costs.

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Mountain Vista Medical Center Ranked Among Top 5 Percent of Hospitals in the Nation

Submitted Fri, 2012-01-27 08:27

HealthGrades® names Mountain Vista a Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence™
Five-star ratings in 12 categories including cardiology, joint replacement and gastrointestinal (GI) care

Mountain Vista Medical Center announced today that HealthGrades, the nation’s leading independent healthcare ratings organization has named it a Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence™. This prestigious distinction places Mountain Vista Medical Center among the top 5 percent of hospitals nationwide for clinical performance. HealthGrades also recognized Mountain Vista with five-star ratings for:

  • Joint replacement
  • Total knee replacement
  • Pulmonary care
  • Treatment of pneumonia
  • Treatment of heart failure
  • Gastrointestinal (GI) care (Mountain Vista was the only hospital in the Phoenix area to be five-star rated in 4 out of 5 areas rated for GI.)
  • Treatment of bowel obstruction
  • Treatment of pancreatitis
  • Treatment of sepsis

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St. Luke’s Medical Center Chosen for Nationwide Infection Prevention Study

Submitted Fri, 2012-01-27 08:24

St. Luke’s Medical Center has been chosen as one of 20 hospitals nationwide to participate in a major multi-center, randomized trial in infection prevention. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), The Joint Commission and a research team including Yale New Haven Health and the University of Maryland School of Medicine lead the study.

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