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DCMS News You Need to
Know
From the desk of Jay W. Millson, Executive Vice
President
October 22, 2007
In this Issue:
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Join Us for Frightfully Good Time on
Monday, October 29th
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Honoring
the 2007 Health Care Heroes
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SunTrust
“My Cause” Promotion Can Benefit the
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Join the
Ø AMA
continues to monitor Medicare's NPI rules
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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.
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 as soon as possible 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!
Honoring the 2007 Health Care
Heroes
Join
together with the business community to honor
SunTrust “My Cause” Promotion Can
Benefit the Academy of Medicine Jacksonville, Inc.
SunTrust
Bank has extended its “My Cause” promotion
through the end of the year, which offers you an option to have SunTrust give
$100 to the nonprofit organization of your choice. Also, there’s another
exciting program element that has been added to the promotion, SunPoints for
Charity,
which can help us with ongoing fundraising efforts. Those who currently bank with SunTrust and
are enrolled in the SunTrust Rewards program can donate their SunPoints (SunTrust’s reward points system) to a charity of
their choice (of course we hope you choose the Academy …)! For more information click here. The
DCMS proudly endorses SunTrust Bank and appreciates their support of the DCMS
and
Join the
The Jacksonville Sports Medicine Program (JSMP) is a membership driven organization where sports medicine team members such as physicians, rehabilitation professionals, schools, coaches, and parents are encouraged to become involved. For those who have yet to join the organization, please consider using their on-line option. http://www.jaxsmp.com/joinnow.asp. For more information about the JSMP call them at 202-5219 or visit their website.
AMA
continues to monitor Medicare's NPI rules
The AMA continues to closely track Medicare's implementation of
the National Provider Identifier (NPI). Since September, Medicare carriers
began putting in place NPI edits that could cause physicians' claims to be
rejected if they are unable to internally match their NPI number to the
appropriate Medicare legacy number. The
AMA also learned that single, incorporated physicians who enrolled in Medicare
prior to 2003 and were only assigned a single, individual PIN are being
required by Medicare to obtain a "group" PIN if they want to bill
Medicare through their corporation. These and other complexities associated
with Medicare's ability to appropriately "match" a physician's NPI
number to their legacy number have come to light. Following several
conversations and prompting by the AMA to clarify these issues, Medicare issued
an article in "MLN Matters." Physicians and
their billing staffs are strongly encouraged to read this and contact their
carrier with questions. Tips to help avert claims rejections are included. Read the article.
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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Thursday,
November 1, 7:30 – 9:30 AM, Health Care Heroes breakfast at the Jacksonville
Marriott Southpoint – see above 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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