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DCMS News You Need to
Know
From the desk of Jay W. Millson, Executive Vice
President
October 12, 2007
In this Issue:
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Half
of MD Licenses To Expire January 31, 2008
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Member Benefits that Count
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Deadline is October 19 to file for funds
under BCBS settlement
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Managed Care Abuse Cases Needed
Ø Join
Us for Frightfully Good Time on Monday, October 29
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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.
Half of MD
Licenses To Expire January 31, 2008
License renewal packets were mailed Thursday, October 5th to those MDs
whose license expires on January 31, 2008. If you do not receive your
packet by October 15th, call Licensure Services at 850-487-3284. Click here for detailed information about the renewal process
including the latest online renewal process.
Member Benefits that Count!
CompOptions has a Florida Worker’s Compensation Insurance
program designed specifically for medical societies. As a DCMS member, you can participate in an
exclusive dividend plan which can impact your practice’s bottom line. By participating in the County Medical
Society Program, your practice is grouped together with other practices into
one single large group, with dividends based on the group’s performance. One
local practice recently received a dividend check of over $17,000! For more information, contact CompOptions at 1-888-207-4215 and let them know you are a
member of the DCMS.
Looking to hire a
physician? Remember to visit the DCMS
Employment Connection, a physician recruitment tool that allows
practices to identify candidates from a world-wide database developed by JobTarget. Local physicians can post their CV and
practice preferences on the DCMS Employment Connection to allow
local practices to recruit physicians. Rates are heavily discounted for
DCMS members, especially when compared to recruitment firms that charge
thousands of dollars for similar services.
Deadline
is October 19 to file for funds under BCBS settlement
Please note, you may be
entitled to a share of the recent $131 billion Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS)
settlement of class action multi-district litigation brought by the nation's
physicians. To determine any settlement due to your practice, you must file a
complete claim form by October 19. The AMA makes it easy – simply visit
http://www.ama-assn.org/go/settlements
for full details and the claim form.
Please remember: those eligible for funds include physicians, physician
groups or physician organizations who provided covered
services to any individual enrolled in or covered by BCBS plans at any time
between May 22, 1999, and May 31, 2007.
Managed Care Abuse Cases Needed
The FMA needs members' help for the upcoming session. Specific examples of physicians who have been victimized by a silent PPO network, who have been abused by the 30 month look-back period, and who have had adverse experiences with insurers not honoring assignment are needed. If you have a situation whereby your practice was negatively impacted by any of these abuses, please email me at jmillson@dcmsonline.org.
Join
Us for Frightfully Good Time on Monday,
October 29
All DCMS members, alliance members,
residents, medical students & families / kids are invited for a social at
the DCMS headquarters on Monday, October
29 from 6 – 8 PM. There will be
plenty of hot chili and cool beverages for all to enjoy. There will be fun games for the kids and
prizes awarded for the best costume (child & adult, male &
female). Please RSVP by October 23 to
Patti Ruscito (admin@dcmsonline.org)
with your name and the total number of guests (adults & children)
attending. This event is “ghosted” by
the Duval County Medical Society Alliance and the DCMS. Please join us!
Meetings Calendar / Educational
Opportunities (www.dcmsonline.org)
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Monday,
October 29, 6 – 8 PM, DCMS Alliance Halloween Social at the DCMS, Click here
for details
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Tuesday,
November 13, 5:30 – 7 PM at the DCMS, The Entrepreneurial Physician legal
seminar, Click here for
details
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