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http://www.dcmsonline.org/news/3-13-09.htm
DCMS News You Need to
Know
From the desk of Jay W. Millson, Executive Vice
President
March 13, 2009
In this Issue:
Ø
Red Flag Issue Escalates - Deadline Looming
Ø Doctor’s Day Reception and Town Hall
Meeting – April 6, 2009
Ø
AMA President Elect’s Visit to
Jacksonville
Ø
DCMS Website Launches Redesign
Ø
2009
Ø
FPIC Files for 5.53% Rate Reduction
Ø Meetings Calendar / Educational Opportunities
Red Flag
Issue Escalates - Deadline Looming
Organized medicine continues
to express strong opposition to applying "red flags" rule to
physicians and recently received a response from the Federal Trade Commission
(FTC) regarding this matter. The rules require creditors—broadly
interpreted by FTC staff to include physicians who accept payment after a
rendered service—to establish programs that can detect, prevent and mitigate medical identity theft. Despite
this opposition and even delay of the regulation to May 1 from last fall, the
FTC continues to assert that physicians who regularly bill their patients for
services rendered, including co-payments and coinsurance, are considered
creditors and must develop and implement written identity theft prevention programs
for their practices by May 1 to be in compliance with the "red flags"
rule. Read the FTC’s
response to the American Medical Association’s concerns. Educational pieces
are being developed for physicians and seminars planned to provide guidance to
physicians on this matter.
Doctor’s Day
Reception and Town Hall Meeting – April 6, 2009
In celebration of Doctors'
Day, you are invited to a reception at the
AMA
President Elect’s Visit to
AMA President Elect, James Rohack, MD
will be visiting
DCMS Website Launches Redesign
The DCMS website (www.dcmsonline.org) has been restructured
and redesigned, and hopefully it will be easier to find what you are
seeking. It is still a work in progress
and coming soon we will offer search capabilities and an online database of
physician members. Take a look around
and let us know what you think. On the DCMS in the Community page, we would
like to include a listing of physicians involved in local healthcare
organizations. If you are involved with
a community health organization representing the medical profession, email
Marigrace Doran, at mdoran@dcmsonline.org,
with the particulars.
2009
The 2009 Florida
Legislative Session began March 3, 2009!
In cooperation with the FMA, DCMS staff and legislative committee members continue to
monitor pertinent healthcare legislation.
Visit the legislative page
on our website for relevant links and legislative contact information.
FPIC
Files for 5.53% Rate Reduction
First Professionals Insurance
Company has once again filed for a rate DECREASE
of 5.53% to be effective
Meetings Calendar / Educational Opportunities
(www.dcmsonline.org)
o
Friday, March
20, 2009, Caring for Veterans at the End of Life,
morning and afternoon workshops at Community Hospice, Click here for
details.
o
Tuesday, March
31, 2009 – Vaccine Preparation for the next Pandemic presentation at FCCJ,
6:00 PM, Click here
for details.
o
Wednesday, April
1, 2009, Global Climate Change and Child Health, an international
videoconference, UFHSCJ, 8:30 AM – 1:00 PM, Click here for details.
o
Monday, April 6,
2009 – Doctor’s Day Reception and Town Hall Meeting at the MOSH. Click here for
details!
o
Monday, April
27, 2009 – General Membership Meeting with AMA President-Elect James Rohack, MD
– Click here for
more details!
o
Tuesday, April
28, 2009 – Quality Safety Forum with Keynoters James Rohack, MD, and Carolyn
Clancy, MD. Sponsored by the Center for
Global Health and Medical Diplomacy at UNF.
Register today and click
here for more details!
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