Maricopa County Medical Society

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Latest Announcements

Join us on May 10th to honor one of our own, Dr. Anthony Yeung

Submitted April 21, 2014 - 15:01

A Taste of Asia 2014 Honoring Dr. Anthony Yeung

Join us on Saturday, May 10, 2014 to honor one of our own, Dr. Anthony Yeung, at the Asian Pacific Community in Action (APCA) annual fundraiser. This year, APCA will be honoring Dr. Yeung, former President of the Society and a true healthcare hero in our community. Dr. Yeung is a world-renowned spine surgeon who developed the YESS minimally invasive spinal diagnostic and surgical procedure. He is also a gracious philanthropist - recently donating $2.5M to a spine center at the Univ. of New Mexico.

Video link to the event >>

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Calling for Volunteers!

Submitted April 8, 2014 - 08:48

Path to Wellness, a free community health program that promotes education, health screening, and self-management skill development, is holding a free health screening event:

Saturday, April 26, 2014 from 8:30 am - 2 pm
at the Golden Gate Community Center

Volunteers are needed
to process screening participants.

Attachments:

path_to_wellness_volunteer_opportunity.pdf

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Recent News

Medicaid Program Integrity: What is a Prescriber's Role in Preventing the Diversion of Prescription Drugs? Fact Sheet Released

Submitted April 23, 2014 - 09:25

The "Medicaid Program Integrity: What is a Prescriber's Role in Preventing the Diversion of Prescription Drugs?" Fact Sheet (ICN 901010) was released and is now available in a downloadable format. This fact sheet includes information regarding practices to prevent, the impact of, and the penalties for drug diversion.

Eligible Professionals Must Start Medicare EHR Participation in 2014 to Earn Incentives

Submitted April 23, 2014 - 09:08

If you are an eligible professional for the Medicare Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program, 2014 is the last year you can start participation in the Medicare EHR Incentive Program in order to receive incentive payments. Eligible professionals who begin participation in the Medicare EHR Incentive Program after 2014 will not be able to earn an incentive payment for that year or any subsequent year of participation. If you choose to participate in the Medicare EHR Incentive Program for the first time in 2014, you should begin your 90-day reporting period no later than July 1, 2014 and submit attestation by October 1, 2014 in order to avoid the payment adjustment in 2015.

Note: October 1 is the attestation deadline for eligible professionals in their first year of participation to avoid the payment adjustment. However, eligible professionals who miss this deadline can still demonstrate meaningful use during the last 90-day reporting period of the year (October through December 2014) and earn an incentive payment for 2014.

Review Your 2013 PQRS Interim Claims Feedback Data

Submitted April 23, 2014 - 08:42

Do you want to check your progress towards meeting the 2013 Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) reporting requirements? Now you can. The 2013 PQRS Interim Feedback Dashboard is available through the Physician and Other Health Care Professionals Quality Reporting Portal, with individuals Authorized Access to the CMS Computer Services (IACS) sign-in.

Mercy Maricopa Integrated Care Now Coordinates Physical and Behavioral Health Services for AHCCCS SMI Patients

Submitted April 15, 2014 - 15:51

Mercy Maricopa Integrated Care now serves as the Regional Behavioral Health Authority (RBHA) for the greater Maricopa County region under a contract with the state. As a RBHA, it will provide managed care behavioral health services for its members, but it will also coordinate physical health services and behavioral health services for people with serious mental illness (SMI) who have AHCCCS coverage.

From the Executive Director

April 2014 - Moving Full Steam Ahead

As we move into spring and with temperatures already on the rise, so is activity at the Society. We set out in 2014 to expand our role in the community, and I wrote about some of our plans in the February Round-up. We’re full steam ahead with our modernization strategy, and have been putting in a lot of effort to retool the magazine in recent months. Hopefully you see a difference already. We have also focused on becoming a media authority, and being recognized as a resource for the community. Read the full article>>

January 2014 - New Year’s Resolutions: A Few Ways to Get Moving in the Right Direction

The start of the year is often a time for new projects and change, but also a great time to reflect on years past. At the Maricopa County Medical Society, 2014 marks the start of a new Board of Directors, a new Executive Director, and a list of new strategic initiatives and policy priorities. A lot of “newness” for an organization that is 122 years old!

Read the full article>>

Join the MCMS Honor Roll!

The Maricopa County Medical Society is proud to announce the MCMS Honor Roll. As the first of its kind in Arizona, this program is designed to engage physicians and clinicians in Maricopa County about relevant health matters that may affect our patients and our community. It is a voluntary program focused on the most critical health matters facing our diverse population.

Each year, the MCMS Board will select several public health matters. In 2014 these are Valley Fever, Hepatitis B & Hep. C.

Clinicians can:

Take a course
Test patients/individiuals
Talk to patients/clinicians

It's simple and it saves lives.

Learn about the program >>

President's Message

Information Overload: Why Running a Practice Continues to Become Increasingly Difficult

As a physician in private practice, I have a familiarity with the challenges of managing a practice that most physicians of my generation don’t, based on estimates that only approximately 33% of physicians today are in private practice. Unlike many businesses where the owner is able to focus solely on running the business, physicians in private practice are usually the primary revenue source for the practice and need to wear multiple hats. It is well known that private practice is not what it used to be and the burdens of running a practice seem to increase steadily.

In the News

Dr. Sue Sisley's medical marijuana research for PTSD clears second major hurdle. First study of it's kind approved by the federal government involving smoked or vaporized marijuana, according to MAPS the studies' chief financial backer. http://usat.ly/1fW5g0M via @usatoday

The University of Arizona Medical School received approval for medical marijuana research March 14. Suzanne A. Sisley MD, MCMS Secretary, quoted in the Los Angeles Times. Read the article>>

MCMS Executive Director, Jay Conyers, quoted in the AZ Republic March 14th issue addressing the medical licensing backlog. Read the article>>

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