DCMS News You Need to Know
From the desk of Jay W. Millson, Executive Vice President
In this Issue:
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Governor
Crist Signs SB 1122 Into Law
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Last Chance to reserve tickets for DCMS
Night at the Ballpark on June 18!
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Stay
Informed with Medicare eNews
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2009 Beals & Shahin Awards – Nominations are Open!
Ø Sports Medicine Pre-Participation Physicals are Coming!
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Upcoming Meetings and CME Opportunities
Governor
Crist Signs SB 1122 Into Law
On Wednesday, June 10,
Governor Charlie Crist signed Senate Bill 1122 into law. SB
1122 requires insurance companies to honor a patient’s request to send
the payment for services directly to the physician rather that routing the
payment through the patient. Currently in
Steven R. West, MD, President of the Florida Medical Association (FMA), thanked Governor Crist saying “On behalf of the
physicians who provide care to the patients of
Last Chance to reserve tickets for DCMS Night at the Ballpark
on June 18!
DCMS Night at the Ballpark
has been rescheduled for Thursday, June 18 … same time, same place. You
can enjoy an evening of baseball and fellowship with colleagues and families on
June 18, 2009, at the Baseball
Grounds of Jacksonville, for just $10 per person. This includes 75 minutes of
all-you-can-eat hamburgers, hotdogs, popcorn and soft drinks, plus a reserved
seat for the game! Click here for
details and a reservation form.
Stay Informed
with Medicare eNews
Through their
electronic mailing lists, your local Medicare contractor, First Coast Service
Options, Inc. (FCSO), can quickly provide you with information pertinent to
your geographic area, such as local coverage determinations and local provider
education activities. To join the FCSO eNews, click here to subscribe.
2009
Beals & Shahin Awards – Nominations are Open!
The 2009 John Beals Award
and the G. Shahin Award nominations have opened for this year's award. 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 2009, please visit the DCMS website
to submit your article for consideration. If you have any questions about the
Beals / Shahin awards after reviewing the information online, please contact
Marigrace Doran, webmaster, at mdoran@dcmsonline.org.
Sports Medicine Pre-Participation
Physicals are Coming!
The 2009
Jacksonville Sports Medicine Program student athletic screenings will be held
on Saturday, August 8 and August 15,
for high school and middle school athletes, respectively. Physician volunteers of all specialties, PAs,
and ARNPs are needed for both Saturdays. Click here
for details. Visit the JSMP website or
contact Deana Hadden at 355-6561 ext. 106 or deana@dcmsonline.org for more
information.
Upcoming Meetings and CME Opportunities
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June 13 –
17, 2009 – AMA Annual Meeting, Hyatt Regency, Chicago
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Monday, June 15,
2009 – HIV /
AIDS Grand Rounds at UF Shands, 8:30 - 9:30 AM, Cherry/Birch Rooms, LRC
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Thursday, June
18, 2009 – DCMS Journal & Communications Meeting, DCMS, 7:30 AM
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Thursday, June
18, 2009 – DCMS
Night at the Ballpark, 6:00 PM, Baseball Grounds of
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Tuesday, June
23, 2009 – DCMS Sports Medicine Committee Meeting, DCMS, 6:00 PM
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July 24 –
July 26, 2009 – FMA Annual Meeting, Boca Raton Resort,
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