SCMS News and Recent Web Postings
EHR & MEANINGFUL USE BOOTCAMP
The UCF Regional Extension Center is hosting an EHR and Meaningful Use Bootcamp at the Orlando Science center next Thursday 3/14/13. They'll have EHR and non-EHR vendors showing product demonstrations and allowing those in attendance to test drive different systems if they have not yet chosen an EHR or who are looking to change vendors. Click here to view the event page.
MEANINGFUL USE & EHR INCENTIVE PROGRAM WORKSHOPS
The Florida Agency for Healthcare Administration (AHCA) is going to be hosting 2 workshops on March 26th and 27th at the Orlando Area office in Downtown Orlando. The workshop will be a detailed overview of the Incentive Program and a discussion of Stage 1 Core Measures. Click here to register.
ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH CE BROKER? - January 28th, 2013
Beginning with the physician renewal in January 2014, The Department of Health (DOH) will verify each physician's continuing education records in CE Broker at the time of renewal. CE Broker is the official continuing education (CE) tracking system for the Florida Department of Health and manages the database of CE records for the DOH. Licensees can see reported hours and post courses through a Basic Account at no-charge. A Professional Account gives a more complete picture of your renewal requirements and hours left to fulfill compliance. The Concierge Account benefits those who have many courses to report and who do not want to do it manually. Click here to see a more detailed description of each account.
CONGRATULATIONS DR. ROSENBERG!
The Seminole County Medical Society is proud to announce that member,Steven Rosenberg, M.D. was elected to the Florida Medical Association Board of Governors as the Medical Specialty Representative during the FMA Annual Meeting, which was held during the weekend of July 27th-29th, 2012 in Boca Raton, FL. Congratulations Dr. Rosenberg!
A PRODUCTIVE FMA ANNUAL MEETING
The weekend of July 27th-29th, 2012 the Florida Medical Association held its Annual Meeting in Boca Raton, FL. SCMS Physicians, Charles Chase, D.O., Sanjiv Kapil, M.D., Raaj Popli, M.D., and Kenneth Wing, M.D. traveled down to South Florida for this important meeting. One resolution of note that passed by the House of Delegates during the weekend was submitted by The Florida Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology Society in conjunction with the Orange County Medical Society and the Central Florida Caucus which supports training of school personal in the treatment of Anaphylaxis as well as to place Epi-Pens in all schools for the treatment of such. Some other notable resolutions that were passed by the House of Delegates during the weekend include resolves to advocate for the elimination of implementation of ICD-10 and wait for the adoption of ICD-11, request the AMA to petition the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to provide a fee for the existing codes for reimbursement to physicians for telephone and electronic communications, seek legislation to amend Chapter 893 of the Florida Statues to legalize Syringe Exchange Programs in the state of Florida, and to support legislation that would make it a crime for caretakers to purposely withhold and/or provide false or misleading information to treating physicians/health care professionals regarding the true nature of a child's injury or condition. Of course, there were many more resolutions passed by the House making for a very productive weekend! Newly installed FMA President, Vincent DeGennaro, M.D., announced that his focus in the coming year would be on education, leadership, sustainability and succession. He emphasized focusing on the patient always, reaching our to other physicians and finding ways to work together, supporting physician leaders, more women, and more diversity.
SEMINOLE COUNTY SCIENCE FAIR
This year's Seminole County Regional Science, Math, & Engineering Fair is scheduled for Saturday,February 4th, 2012 at the Seminole Towne Center Mall. The fair needs the assistance of SCMS physicians in making this year's event a success. THIS IS AN OFFICIAL CALL FOR JUDGES FOR THE 2012 FAIR. The fair needs about 250 judges on Saturday, from 8AM to 3PM to provide quality judging for all the students. Click here for a complete list of categories. To sign up to judge, email Vanessa Moosavifazel at vanessa_moosavifazel@scps.k12.fl.us Please be sure to give her your contact information & judging preferences.
BRING A DOC TO DINNER
Shepherd's Hope, a nonprofit organization which provides free medical care for those with limited incomes and no insurance in Central Florida needs Physicians, ARNP's, and PA's. Join them at Leu Gardens on Tuesday, November 8th from 6:00pm - 7:30pm to meet other practitioners, enjoy drinks and a light dinner as well as learn more about Shepherd's Hope. For just ONE evening a month you can make a differences in the lives of men, women, and children in Central Florida! Click here for more details and RSVP information.
SCMS PRESIDENT, DR. THOMAS KELLEY, FEATURED IN ORLANDO MEDICAL NEWS
Dr. Kelley was recently interviewed by the Orlando Medical News regarding the issues facing physicians and the healthcare industry at the local level as it relates to the state and national level. Click here to read the full article.
FINAL RULES ON E-PRESCRIBING PUBLISHED BY CMS
The final rules for e-prescribing include new exemptions for physicians and a deadline to apply for those exemptions. For more information, click here.
ELECTRONIC DEATH REGISTRATION SYSTEM LAUNCHED IN FLORIDA
Vital Statistics has moved to electronic filing of Florida Death records. This means the record is filed online, via a secure Internet site, using Electronic Death Registration System (EDRS). The user has direct access to the state database for entry of death record information. EDRS increases accuracy and timeliness while improving statistics for state and national surveillance systems. Funeral directors are onine users and complete the demographic/personal information on the decedent. The EDRS record is then sent electronically to the physician for certifying the medical information. The certifying physician can be an online user and complete the medical certification electronically, using EDRS; OR can be an offline user and complete the medical certification via Fax Attestation. The fax is system generated and looks much like the medical portion of the paper death record. Click here to read a memo from the Florida Deparment of Health and see a sample flyer.
CONGRATULATIONS DR. JON WIESE!
SCMS President-Elect, Jon Wiese, M.D. was recently awarded a perfect HCAHPS patient satisfaction score in Doctor Communication in 2009 & 2010. Great job Dr. Wiese!
SCMS MEMBER RECEIVES PATIENTS' CHOICE AWARD
Congratulations to SCMS Member, Dr. Marc Sharfman who is a repeat recipient of the valued Patients' Choice physician award! Only a select few physicians consistently receive rave reviews. Dr. Sharfman is one of the few with near perfect scores from his patients. In fact, of the nation's 720,000 active physicians, less than 6% were accorded this honor by their patients in 2010. Congratulations, Dr. Sharfman! Keep up the good work!
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