Miami Medicine Magazine

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

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

August_2008.pdf

July 2008

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

July_2008.pdf