Miami Medicine Magazine

FEBRUARY 2012

HEART PREVENTION

Join us at

Baptist Health Cardiovascular

Disease Synposium

Thursday-Sunday, February 23-26, 2012

February-2012-Miami-Medicine.pdf

JANUARY 2012

January-2012-Miami-Medicine.pdf

DECEMBER 2011

December-2011-Miami-Medicine.pdf

NOVEMBER 2011

Have you completed your

REQUIRED CME hours?!?!

November-2011-Miami-Medicine.pdf
CME-Flyer-2011_002.pdf

OCTOBER 2011

See what’s inside...

Message from the President

My First 100 Days.......................................................................................3

Social Media and Your Medical Practice.....................................................4-5

Groupon & Other Daily Deal Sites:

Old Regulations and New Problems .............................................................7

7 Tips To Avoid HIPAA Violations In Social Media.........................................8

FPIC: Avoiding Abandonment Claims.......................................................9-10

FPIC: Liability Issues Associated with

Electronic Physician-Patient Communication...............................................11

FPIC: Utilizing Effective Communication in Your Practice........................12-13

October-2011-Miami-Medicine.pdf

SEPTEMBER 2011

"Meet The Rest of the DCMA Board of Directors for 2011-2012"

Miami_Medicine_September_2011.pdf

AUGUST 2011

Dr. Beny Rub, DCMA President 2011-2012

Presidential Installation Banquet and Dinner 2011

Miami_Medicine_August_2011.pdf

JULY 2011

　See what's inside...

President's Farewell Address................................................... 3

Closing The Malpractice Coverage Gap:

Carrying Separate Entity Coverage For Your Practice............................................ 5

North Shore Medical Center: Now a Certified

Advanced Primary Stroke Center................................................. 7

DCMA Member Benefits......................................................... 8

FPIC: On-Call Liability...........................................................11

FPIC: Volunteer Liability........................................................12

Bringing New Financial Efficiencies To Your Medical Office......................................................................................13

MIAMI_MEDICINE_July_2011.pdf

JUNE 2011

See what's inside...

President's Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Hospitals' Race to Employ Physicians

The Logic behind a Money-Losing Proposition . . . . . . . . . . . .4-5

Case Study: Inappropriate Documentation Constitutes

Fraudulent Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Case Study:

Liability Attributed to Physician Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

WARNING TO PHYSICIANS: The Legal System is

Not Your Friend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11

Is Your Telephone Hurting Your Practice?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Miami_Medicine_June_2011.pdf

MAY 2011

See what's inside...

President's Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Update on the Treatment of Breast Cancer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Why Healthcare Reforms Will Inevitably

Create More Lawsuits: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Doctors' Day Reception & Awards Ceremony . . . . . . . . . . . .8-9

FPIC - Hot Topics in Risk Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

FPIC - Protect Your Practice From Identity

Theft Exposure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

On this Memorial Day, our hearts

are filled with gratitute and

respect for all the men and

women who have valiantly served

and died in service to our country.

For their patriotism, their

willingness to serve, and

the ultimate sacrifice they made

for the common good,

we comemorate their memory.

Miami_Medicine_May11.pdf

APRIL 2011

See what's inside...

President's Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Accountable Care Organizations:

The Next Generation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4- 5

"Facts and Fiction" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7

The FTC, CMS and OIG Perspective . . . . . . . . . . .11, 13

April_2011_MM.pdf

March 2011

"Every day in the life of a physician...

is worthy of recognition"

Celebrating National Doctors' Day...

March_2011_MM.pdf

February 2011

MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LEGISLATURE

See pages 5,6 & 7

for information and DCMA/FAM 2011 Legislative Agenda

See pages 8 & 9

for a list of legislators and their contact information

Miami_Medicine_February_2011.pdf

JANUARY 2011

See what's inside...

President's Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Mandatory Reporting - Medicare Secondary

Payer Act - UPDATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Managed Care Contracting Myths and Realities . . . . . 7

Risk Management Alert -

Darvon And Darvocet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

MACs, RACs and Now ZPICs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

FDoH Announces Potential Health Effects

from Exposure to Arsenic-Contaminated

Soil at Little Farm Mobile Home Park . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

53542_MiamiMED_Jan11.pdf

DECEMBER 2010

See what's inside...

President's Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Changes to Tort Reform Laws Could Put

Your Practice at Risk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Looking For Software Solutions for Your

Practice? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Doctors Have Value! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

In-house vs. Outsource: Do the numbers

add up? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Miami_Med_Dec.pdf

NOVEMBER 2010

Have you completed your REQUIRED CME Hours?!?!

DCMA offers you the opportunity to complete your REQUIRED CME hours

53027_MiamiMed_Nov10.pdf

OCTOBER 2010

See what's inside...

Money Talk....................................................................................2

President's Page..........................................................................3

Reducing Liability in Complex Cases.....................................5

DCMA Member Benefits............................................................6

Electronic Health Records Can Get Sick Too: What Do You Need To Know To Prevent a Crisis?......................................................7

Florida Medical Association 2010 Annual Meeting.....8 & 9

DCMA Political Action Committee..............................10 & 11

52765_OCTOBER_MIAMI_MED.pdf

SEPTEMBER 2010

See what's inside...

Money Talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

President's Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Contract Liability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Transforming Our Medical Practice:

Why do you need an EHR

Transition team? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... 7

DCMA Member Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

IPA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 9

In Memoriam

Resolution of Sympathy . . . . . . . . . . . ..... 11

Miami_Medicine_September_2010.pdf

AUGUST 2010

August_2010_001.pdf

JULY 2010

"We hold these truth to be self-evident, that all men are

created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with

certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty

and the pursuit of Happiness."

The Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776

JULY_2010.pdf

JUNE 2010

FLAG DAY JUNE 14th

"I pledge allegiance to the flag

of the United States of America and

to the republic for which it stands,

one nation under God, indivisible,

with liberty and justice for all."

Miami_Medicine_June2010.pdf

MAY 2010

See what's inside...

Money Talk......................................................................2

President's Page............................................................3

Patient-Centered Medical Home................................5

National Doctors' Day

Award Ceremony..........................................................7

DCMA Member Benefits.............................................8

Medical Information Technology..............................9

Healthcare Reform & Malpractice Insurance.......11

Denial: Dangerous, Unproductive,

and Unprofessional....................................................13

Will Pharmacogenetics Impact

Your Practice?.............................................................15

51305_MiamiMed_May.pdf

APRIL 2010

See what's inside...

Money Talk............................................................... 2

President's Page.......................................................3

Florida Shots 5

Liability Concern School & Sports Physicals....... 7

Medical Information

Technology............................................................... 9

Avoiding a Suit - The Cultural

Communication Challenges.................................. 11

Using Technology

to Your Advantage................................................. 13

Miami_Medicine_April_2010.pdf

MARCH 2010

Celebrating National Doctors' Day

50695_Miami_Med_March_2010.pdf

FEBRUARY 2010

2010

Session of the

Florida Legislature

March 2, 2010 - April 30, 2010

Miami_Med_February_2010.pdf

JANUARY 2010

LOOK WHAT'S INSIDE:

Money Talks ............................................. 2

President's Page ....................................... 3

Membership Has Value ............................ 5

Duties of a Medical Assistant.................... 7

Medical Information Technology............... 9

FPIC......................................................... 11

What's New with the

Florida Board of Medicine ...................... 13

50085_Miami_Med_Jan_pdf.pdf

DECEMBER 2009

LOOK WHAT'S INSIDE:

Money Talks ...................................... 2

President's Page ............................... 3

Signature Requirements ................... 5

Medical Information Technology....... 7

Preventing Malpractice Claims

Entailing Misdiagnosis of Cancer..... 9

Increase the Profitability of Your

Medical Practice.............................. 11

Changes that Affect your Practice ...13

49777_MiamiMed_Dec_2009_pdf.pdf

NOVEMBER 2009

49361_Miami_Medicine_November_2009.pdf

October 2009

LOOK WHAT'S INSIDE:

Message from your President .............................. 3

FCSO-Curtis Lord .................................................. 5

The Impact of the Federal Stimulus Package

on Healthcare Delivery - FPIC ............................ 7

2009 Workers' Compensation Update............... 8

Red Flags Rule .................................................... 9

Medical Information Technology ..................... 11

What's New with the Florida

Board of Medicine............................................... 13

MiamiMed_Oct_2009.pdf

September 2009

LOOK WHAT'S INSIDE:

Message from your President ..... 3

Donna Shalala ............................... 5

Margaret Fischl, M.D. ................... 6

Gwendolyn B. Scott, M.D. ........... 7

FMA Annual Meeting ................ 8-9

Nelson L. Adams, M.D. .............. 11

Michael Kobler, M.D. ................. 13

MiamiMedSept2009.pdf

August 2009

LOOK WHAT'S INSIDE:

Message from your New President........ 3

Medical Information Technology............5

Board of Medicine 2009

Legislative Session Highlights.........12

Recent Challenges to Caps

on Non-Economic Damages...........13

August_PDF_2009_pdf.pdf

July 2009

LOOK WHAT'S INSIDE:

Message from your New President.......3

Chiefs of Staff Meeting......................... 5

Why are my DOLLAR$ Sitting

on an Aging Report and

Not in my Bank Account?.................... 7

Information Technology ......................11

Tough Economic Times..................... 13

July_2009_MiamiMed.pdf

June 2009

LOOKWHAT'S INSIDE:

Message from your President . . . . . . . . . 3
Alliance for Aging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
What's New with
The Board of Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Technology from your President . . . . . . 9
Consultation Etiquette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
FPIC - Case Study & FAQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

JUNE_LOW_RES.pdf

May 2009

LOOKWHAT'S INSIDE:

Message from your President . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

How to Figure Out What Went

Wrong with Your Claims. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Medical Information Technology . . . . . . . . . . 7

National Doctors' Day Celebration . . . . . . . . 9

Caps on Damages Relating to

Emergency Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

FPIC - Liability Factors Entailing

The Hospitalist Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-13

Miami_Med_May_2009.pdf

April 2009

LOOK WHAT'S INSIDE:

Message from your President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

What's New with the

Florida Board of Medicine?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...5

How Doctors Can Help Their

Patients Get Insured . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-9

FPIC - Identifying and Managing

Practice Risks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-12

52272_(2)_001.pdf

March 2009

LOOK WHAT'S INSIDE:

Message from your President.................3

Third Party Audits on the Rise.............5-6

FPIC....................................................9

Information Technology........................11

Medical Staffs and Conflicts of Interst...13

Miami_Med_March.pdf

February 2009

LOOK WHAT'S INSIDE:

Message from your President . . . . 3
Message from the Executive Vice President. . . . . 5-6
List of Representatives . ... 8-9
Fighting for You. . . .. 11
nformation Technology . . . . 13
FPIC - Challenges in a New Year . . . . 15
What's New in Florida Medicine. . . . . 16
1st Physician Workforce Annual Report. .. . 17

Miami_Medicine_Feb_2009.pdf

January 2009

LOOK WHAT'S INSIDE...

Message from your President . . . . . . 3
Tobacco Dependency . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Physician Legal Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Medicare Physician Fee Schedule . .8
Information Technology . . . . . . . . . . 11
Manpower Shortage in Medicine . . 13

52075_Jan_2009_qxd.pdf

December 2008

LOOK WHATS INSIDE...

FPIC-Program Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Message from your President . . . . . . 5
Physicians Separation Plan . . . . . . . . 8-9
Medical Information Technology . . . 11
FPIC Depositions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-13

51990_Dec_2008_001.pdf

November 2008

MiamiMedicine_Nov_08.pdf

October 2008

CHANGES - See what's inside...

Bernd Wollschlaeger - page 5
Health Savings Accounts - page 7
FPIC Defense Costs for Bare Doctors - page 8-9
Medical Technology - page 11
Liability Trends in Florida - page 12-13

MM_Oct_2008.pdf

September 2008

Politics 101

CHANGES - See what's inside...

Bernd Wollschlaeger - page 3
DCMA Fundraiser - page 4
Medical Technology - page 7
FMA Annual Meeting - page 8-9
Risk Reduction Measures - page 11
Avisena Event - page 12
Black Infant Health - page 13

September_2008.pdf

August 2008

CHANGES - See what's inside...

Medicare Debacle - page 3
Liability Issues - page 7
Medical Information Technology - page 9
When Is a Strike a Strike - page 11
Malpractice Insurance - page 12
Diagnosis: Pathological Gambling - page 13

Meet the Rest of the DCMA Board of Directors for 2008-2009!

August_2008.pdf

July 2008

CHANGES -- See whatt''s iinsiide......

Meett yourr DCMA Prresiidentt -- page 3

Meettiing wiitth Dade Countty -- page 5

Diisastterr Recoverry Pllanniing -- page 7

Fllorriida Courrtt Uphollds Med.. Mall.. Biindiing

Arrbiittrrattiion Agrreementt -- page 11

Mediicall IInfforrmattiion Technollogy -- page 13

So.. Fllorriida Guiide tto Good Healltth -- page 15

Meet your DCMA President, and Executive Committee for 2008-2009!

July_2008.pdf