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MSDC Newsline, December 2006

• MSDC Tackles P4P on Behalf of Its Membership
• D-Day for Medicare Reimbursement Action Fast-Approaching
• DC Medical Licenses Expire December 31, 2006; Renew Online
• MSDC Supports $245 Million Health Care Omnibus Amendment
• DC Council Urged to Avert Impending Health Insurance Crisis
• NPI: Get it. Share it. Use it.
• 2006 Community Service Award Presented to John J. Lynch
• John L. Lawson Receives 2006 Distinguished Service Award
• MSDC Installs New Leadership at Annual Meeting
• MSDC Applauds Amendment’s Patient Protection Changes; Cautions Scope of Practice Expansions
• Briefly Noted
• Final Rules on Reporting of HIV/AIDS Cases Now in Effect
• MSDC Urges Congress to Go Slow on ICD-10
• DC Health Care Community Supports Physician Health Program
• UnitedHealth Changes Referral Policies
• AED Program Available to MSDC Members at Discount Rate
• GEICO Announces New Discounts for MSDC Members
• Do You Still Need Vaccine for High-Risk Adult Patients?
• DOH to Launch Electronic Death Registration System
• TB Clinic Announces New Hours
• Notice on Protection on Medicare Health Information

MSDC Newsline, September 2006
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MSDC Newsline, August 2006

DOCPAC Endorses Linda Cropp, Vincent Gray and non-incumbents

A. Scott Bolden, Erik Gaull, Kathy Henderson and Curtis Etherly, Jr.

CME Projects deeper cuts in Medicare physician payments for 2007

     To send a message to all Members of Congress that this pay cut is unacceptable, go to www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/6583.html

Free Seminar - "Great customer service" an important component of successful medical practices

Mayor, Task Force recommend ambulatory care centers in lieu of National Capital Medical Center

MSDC - DOH partnership brings you rapidi clinical info in event of pandemic, public health emergency

Medicare urges physicians to register intent for physician voluntary reporting program

How infomration technology can multiply your income

MSDC Newsline, July 2006

• Do You Know Someone Who Deserves a 2006 MSDC Award?
• 2006 General Elections—Call for Nominations

• MSDC Emphasizes Patient Safety and Quality in Scope of Practice Hearings

• MSDC Continues to be the Voice of Medical Liability Reform for Physicians in the District

• An Honor for MSDC

• MSDC Congratulates Kim Bullock, MD

• MSDC Task Force Member is off on a Special Mission
• MSDC Thanks Georgetown University Hospital for Making a Significant Contribution to Physicians’ Health in DC

• Feature Article from Peter J. Cohen, MD, JD,

  Chairman of MSDC’s Physician Health Committee:

  The Society’s Role in Physician Health

• Delmarva Foundation Feature: You Ask HIT, We Answer HIT

MSDC Newsline, June 2006

• Medical Society Backs 12-Point Plan to Curb Medical Liability Crises

• MSDC Letter to the Editor:The Verdict: The DC Medical Liability System Needs Immediate Reform
• MSDC & Mansour Wealth Management Present:Asset Protection for Physicians
• MSDC Member Announcements

• MSDC Welcomes a New Corporate Member: Greenway Medical Technologies

• MSDC Offers CPR Workshop

• MSDC & Merrill Lynch Present:

  “Retirement Planning & Investment Strategies for Physicians” 
• NPI Physician Reminder

• MSDC Calls for an Investigation into CareFirst's Unilateral

  Reimbursement Cuts

•  Important Message Regarding Payment of Aetna Add-On Code Claims

• Meeting Space Available at MSDC

• Delmarva Foundation Feature: You Ask HIT, We Answer HIT

MSDC Newsline, May 2006

• Medical Liability Reform Proposals Gain Momentum

• Mayor Appoints Emergency Panel on Health Care in DC

• New member benefit will enhance your bottom line and make you a hero to your staff

• Dr. E. Anthony Rankin Elected AAOS Second Vice President

• MSDC & Mansour Wealth Management Present:

  Asset Protection for Physicians

• MSDC Offers CPR Workshop

• MSDC & Merrill Lynch Present:

  “Retirement Planning & Investment Strategies for Physicians” 

• MSDC Joins Pay for Performance Task Force

• MSDC Welcomes New Board Members

• “A City Prepared” - The District of Columbia Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Summit

• Meeting Space Available at MSDC

• NCRIC Feature: Recommendations for Safe Referrals

• Delmarva Foundation Feature: You Ask HIT, We Answer HIT

MSDC Newsline, April 2006

• MSDC Testifies Before the DC Council

• Eleventh hour efforts pay off as DC provider agreements exempt from minimum-pay requirements
• MSDC Partners with the Ritz-Carlton, DC

• The Sports Club/LA Offers Special Rates to MSDC Members

• MSDC and Merrill Lynch Present:

  “Retirement Planning & Investment Strategies for Physicians”

• In Memory of John L. Lawson, MD

• Dr. Carolyn Robinowitz Elected APA President Elect

• In Memory of Kenneth L. Allen

• Medicare Part D: Transitional Toolkit

• Meeting Space Available at MSDC

• CMS: Physician Voluntary Reporting Program

• Syphilis on the Rise in DC

• MSDC Welcomes a New Corporate Partner: Mansour Wealth Management

• Leadership opportunity: 2006-2008 AMA-OMSS Governing Council

• Delmarva Foundation Feature: You Ask HIT, We Answer HIT

MSDC Newsline, February 2006

• MSDC Advocates on Behalf of DC Medicaid Patients

• MSDC Urges the DC Council to Pick Up the Pace on MLR

• National Medicare News: President Bush’s 2007 Proposed Budget

• Van Susteren Announces Run for United States Senate

• MSDC Commends Members Working Together for Charity

• MSDC Past President Named a “Washingtonian of the Year”

• Students and Physicians Attend Domestic Abuse Seminar

• Have You Reviewed the DC Pandemic Influenza Plan Lately?

• MSDC Offers CPR Workshop

• Delmarva Assists District Physicians in Implementing EHR Systems

• An important clarification regarding how long you should keep medical records

• NCRIC Feature: Mitigating the Stress of Malpractice Litigation

MSDC Newsline, January 2006

• Letter from MSDC President

• AMA Lobbies Medicare Payment Reform

• Plan for 2006 Flu Season; Order Your Vaccine Now
• Has Your Relationship With CareFirst Improved?

• President Bush Signs Violence Against Women Act

• Delmarva Foundation: The Culture in Healthcare Initiative

• Take Care of Your Health in 2006

• NCRIC Feature: Bariatric Surgery Outcomes Worse Than Previously Thought

MSDC Newsline, December 2005

• Mayor Williams and Medical Society Leaders Urge DC Council to Enact Meaningful Liability Reform

• Medical Society of DC Welcomes New President

• Distinguished Awardees Honored at 2005 Annual Meeting

• MSDC Advocates on Physicians’ Behalf

• MSDC Congratulates Sibley Memorial Hospital on Awards

• Online Physician Compensation Survey Launched

• Aetna Sends Contract Addendum to Physicians

• New Strain of Avian Influenza: Detection and Treatment

• Educate Your Patients on Medicare Part D

• Citizen Summit IV - "Lifting All Communities"

• Welcome Jane Moncrief!

• NCRIC Feature: Back to the Basics: Good Communication Skills Prevent Liability Risk

MSDC Newsline, September 2005

• Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts: How to Volunteer and/or Donate Money

• MSDC Survey Confirms Escalating Medical Liability Crisis 

• Public Citizen Omits Important Fact: Many OB/GYNs No Longer Deliver Babies in DC 

• Hurricane Katrina Evacuees Arrive in DC; MSDC President Recounts the Event 

• Emergency Preparedness Starts at Home

• Seminar Spotlight: September 20—2006 Medicare Prescription Drug Benefits: Getting Your Practice and Your Patients Ready

• Medem’s Suite of Services: Use Them or Lose Them

• Update on VistA Office: Beta-Test to Begin in November

• October 1: Deadline for HIPAA-Compliant Claims

• October 3: Deadline for MSDC Award Nominations

• Delmarva Announces Cultural Competency Initiative

• Task Force Petitions House and Senate to Reauthorize Violence Against Women Act

• October 20: CareFirst’s eSystems Open House

• Sister Carol Keehan Returns to DC as CHA President

• NCRIC Feature: Announces October Risk Management Seminars

MSDC Newsline, August 2005

• MLR Activities Escalate in Dog Days; MSDC Joins AHIP and Mayor Williams to Encourage DC Council to Pass Meaningful MLR Legislation
• MLR Activities in a Nutshell
• National MLR News: House Passes Reform Bill
• Make Way for Medicare Part D; MSDC Can Help!
• MSDC Supports Bill to Repeal SGR, Phase in P4P Program
• Bush Signs Patient Safety Legislation
• Mayor Seeks Physician to Serve on Board of Respiratory Care
• Cost and Value of "Free" Electronic Health Record Software Debated
• 2005 Physician Compensation Survey Launched on Heels of Member Assessment Survey
• Do You Know Someone Who Deserves a 2005 MSDC Award?
• NCRIC Feature: NCRIC is Now a ProAssurance Company

MSDC Newsline, July 2005

• Broad Distribution of MLR Physician Action and Patient Information Kits Completed
• National Capital Medical Center Would Improve Patient Access, but Potential Adverse Effects Remain Unclear
• DISB Approves Proposed Acquisition of NCRIC Inc. by ProAssurance
• 2005 General Election: Call for Nominations; Process Revised to Better Position MSDC for Future Success
• MSDC Urges Congress to Fix Flawed Medicare Payment Formula
• Insurance Commissioner Lauded by MSDC for Innovative Healthcare Coverage Proposals
• CMS to Implement Medicare Health Support Program in August
• High-Profile Endeavors Increase Positive Exposure for Family Violence Task Force
• WellPoint Settlement: Larget of Its Kind
• CMS Releases Timeline for Transition to National Provider Identifier
• NCRIC Feature: The Importance of First Impressions

MSDC Newsline, June 2005

• Join the Fight to Achieve Medical Liability Reform in DC
• Meeting Set with Council Chair Linda Cropp to Discuss MLR
• Peter Lavine, MD Selected to Serve on Councilmember Catania’s MLR Task Force
• 30-Minute Conference Call Will Provide Update on MLR Efforts
• JAMA Studies Support MLR Work
• Two Bills Address Flawed Medicare Physician Payment Structure

• Are Your Board of Medicine Profiles Correct?

• NCRIC Feature: Making Provisions for Language Differences

MSDC Newsline, May 2005

• MSDC Testifies in Support of NCRIC/ProAssurance Merger
• MSDC Presents Testimony at Hearing on Board of Medicine; Highlights Work of Professional Standards Committee and Physician Health Program
• Call to Action: House Bill Would Replace Flawed Medicare Formula

• Members Will Soon Receive MLR Physician Action and Patient Education Kits
• Mayor Introduces Health Care Reform Act of 2005; Calls Current Liability Situation "Unacceptable"
• MLR MythBusters! #1
• AMA Responds to Public Citizen's Medical Liability Payout Trends Report
• "Absent a Fix...Problems Will Only Continue to Worsen": MSDC Letter to Editor Encourages Cooperation on Solution to Liability Crisis
• MSDC Warns Council of "Unintended Consequences" of Stadium Fee on Health Care
• Online Member Assessment Survey Launched
• eHealth Spotlight: Medem Launches iHealth Record
• April Forum Brings Together Young Physicians; Highlights Importance of Organized Medicine
• Member News
• TB Task Force Reviews DC Program
• Medical Reserve Corps Receives Visit from Region 3 Coordinator
• NCRIC Feature: The Problem of Providing Pain Management

MORE News:

• MSDC Responds to “Disciplining Doctors” Editorial
• MSDC Creates Leadership Development Committee
• Member Assessment Survey Planned for May
• Interns "Shadow" Physicians as Part of Mini-Internship Program
• Reintroduce Yourself to Medem's Suite of eHealth Products
• NCRIC Feature:  Discussing End-of-Life Issues with Patients