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DCMS News You Need to
Know
From the desk of Jay W. Millson, Executive Vice President
August 13, 2007
In this Issue:
Ø Deadline
to make changes to NPI information extended to August 20
Ø Your
Input Needed for Planning Upcoming Educational Programs
Ø BCBS
Settlement Notice
Ø 2007 Beals &
Shahin Awards – Deadline is this week!
Ø Thanks to Sports Medicine Volunteers
Ø
Meetings Calendar / Educational
Opportunities
The DCMS News You Need to Know is a newsletter that will be sent
to DCMS members weekly or on an as needed basis. Breaking news events, meetings
and other important information will be communicated via this medium. If
you have any material you would like posted to this newsletter or DCMS Online,
please e-mail the DCMS at dcms@dcmsonline.org.
Deadline
to make changes to NPI information extended to August 20
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
(CMS) recently announced it will give physicians until August 20 to make
changes or deletions to their National Provider Identifier (NPI) information
before the NPI registry is made available to the public on September 4. Physicians previously had until July 16 to
make any needed changes or corrections to information supplied in their NPI
application, as well as to delete any "optional" information. CMS
extended the deadline at the AMA's urging.
Among the information CMS plans to release is a
physician's address. Therefore, we strongly encourage physicians to check the
information supplied on their NPI application to ensure they did not furnish
their home address and, if so, to change it to a business address. CMS permits
physicians to delete any "optional" information supplied on their NPI
application, so physicians may want to remove this type of information before
August 20.
Visit https://nppes.cms.hhs.gov/NPPES/Welcome.do
to make changes online using your user name and password. Or visit http://www.cms.hhs.gov/CMSForms/CMSForms/list.asp#TopOfPage
to make changes on an NPI change-of-information form (No. 10114). Call (800)
465-3203 if you have questions.
The
DCMS will be publishing NPI numbers in the 2008 directory so please make
certain you review this information when directory verification notices are
received in the coming days!
Your Input Needed for Planning Upcoming
Educational Programs
The DCMS is negotiating with
a consultant to provide professional coding and billing certifications for
physicians and office staff approved by the
BCBS Settlement Notice
Don't miss your opportunity to receive your settlement payment.
The BlueCross BlueShield
(BCBS) official settlement notice, claim form, and instructions were mailed to physicians
on July 27, 2007. These forms are also available on the FMA Web site at: http://www.fmaonline.org/phys/bcbsinfo.asp.
Please note that Section D of the claims form should reference page 4 (not 3)
for the list of eligible charitable organizations. Since the Florida Medical
Association is a signatory to the claim, the Florida Medical Association
Foundation is listed as one of the charitable organizations who can
receive assignment of your settlement payment. In order to qualify for a
settlement payment, physicians must mail the completed and signed Claim Form NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 19, 2007.
Please visit www.hmosettlements.com
or www.ama-assn.org/go/settlements
for more information.
2007 Beals & Shahin Awards – Deadline is this week!
The deadline for submitting
nominations for the 2007 John Beals Award and the G. Shahin Award is August
15, 2007 The awards were established to recognize
local physicians who published medical literature. If you had an article published in a
peer-reviewed medical journal during 2006, please login to the DCMS website (www.dcmsonline.org) and follow the Beals / Shahin Award link under
“Quick Clicks” to submit your article for consideration. You will be asked to
complete a brief form with contact information and publication details,
and email an Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF file of your article as it appeared
in print. There are separate categories for DCMS members and
residents & fellows training in
Thanks to Sports Medicine Volunteers!
The DCMS thanks all the physician who participated in this year’s JSMP
pre-participation physicals for student athletes. As
always, this community service could not be provided without the volunteer
support of physicians, other health personnel, and the staff of Nemours
Children’s Clinic & Wolfson’s Children’s Hospital.
Meetings Calendar / Educational
Opportunities (www.dcmsonline.org)
o
August 23-25,
FMA Annual Meeting, Westin Hotel,
o
September 8,
Topics in Cardiology at Sawgrass Marriott Resort, Click here for
details
o
Tuesday,
September 25, DCMS / Navy Dinner Meeting at NAS Jacksonville Officer’s Club –
Save the date and watch for details!
o
Thursday,
January 17, 2008, DCMS Annual Meeting at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium,
Touchdown Club – Save the date and watch for more details!
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