 News Briefs
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Florida Blues collected $471 million profit on ACA plans in 2015: "The Affordable Care Act's exchanges have not been a bust for every health insurer. Florida's Blue Cross and Blue Shield affiliate made a profit of almost a half-billion dollars on the ACA's new individual plans last year." -
Modern Healthcare
Hardship exception applications are due by July 1, 2016: The Medicare EHR Incentive Program 2017 hardship exception instructions and application for EPs and EHs are available on the Payment Adjustments & Hardship Information
webpage of the EHR Incentive Programs website. Visit the EHR Incentive Programs'
FAQs page for answers to specific hardship exception questions.
Trustees' report says Medicare will be insolvent by 2028, two years earlier than previous estimates: "The Medicare trust fund will be insolvent by 2028, according to the 2016 Medicare trustees' report released Wednesday." -
Modern Healthcare
Florida drops into bottom one-fifth in nation for child well-being: "Florida has slipped into the bottom 10 states for child well-being despite gains in several health and educational outcomes, according to the annual Kids Count report." -
Naples Daily News
Experimental Zika vaccine to begin human testing: "An experimental vaccine for the Zika virus is due to begin human testing in coming weeks, after getting the green light from U.S. health officials." -
Modern Healthcare
DOH Zika Update, 6/14/16
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Upcoming Events
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Don't miss the next CCMS After 5 Social, at the new Landmark Hospital on June 30th! |
June 30, 6:00 PM, Landmark Hospital-Southwest Florida
July 21, 6:00 PM, Naples Grande
July 22, 6:00 PM, Member home in Quail Creek, address provided upon registration
CCMS Educational Seminar: Prevention and Treatment of Physician Burnout
August 11, Vi at Bentley Village
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Spotlight on CCMS Members
Email your news to CCMS to be included in the next issue!
Dr. Renate Chevli invites the public to attend a Free Vision Seminar, "Services for Macular Degeneration and Allied Vision Diseases" on Saturday, July 23, 9:00-11:00am at the Naples Senior Center.
Registration details & more information.
Dr. Lindita Hobdari was interviewed for the ABC-7 news story,
Would you like your medical diagnosis via email?
Dr. Eric Hochman authored the article
Keep on Moving in the
Naples Daily News.
Dr. David Ornstein was featured in the
Naples Daily News article,
Fluke diagnosis may have saved woman's life.
Dr. Robert Zehr has been named to American Registry's list of "America's Most Honored Professionals 2016 - Top 1%." Honorees must have been continuously recognized for professional excellence in their industry for the past five years.
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AMA Annual Meeting Update
From ethics to gun violence: Top stories from 2016 AMA Annual Meeting
The 2016 AMA Annual Meeting took place last week. Read these highlights from the meeting, and see
AMA Wire's® full coverage of the event to learn more.
1. Code of Medical Ethics modernized for first time in 50 years
2. AMA calls for gun research, background checks to prevent violence
3. Ethical considerations prompt new telemedicine ground rules
4. Physicians are guiding new payment system, CMS chief says
5. 11 new AMA policies your patients should know, from preventing drug overdose to delaying school start times and supporting paid sick leave
6. How physicians are making EHRs interoperable
7. Digital dystopia: Developing tools that work in practice
8. Physicians take steps to address opioid overdose epidemic
CCMS Members Participate
Thank you to
Dr. Cyndi Yag-Howard, chair of the AMA Council on Constitution and Bylaws and
Dr. Corey Howard, chair of the FMA Delegation and Member of the AMA Speakers' Advisory Committee, who attended the AMA Annual Meeting in Chicago.
Dr. Howard and the FMA delegation led the way to passage of the Florida resolution (co-introduced by CA, GA, PA, WA, NY, VA) - "Continuing Medical Education Pathway for Recertification". He was also quoted in the MedPage Today article,
AMA Pans 'High Stakes' Exams. The new policy
supports the immediate end to all mandatory re-certification exams by the American Board of Medical Specialties and all other certifying organizations as part of the recertification process.
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Summer Volunteer & Educational Opportunities
Senior Friendship Health Center - See patients at the Naples clinic a few hours/month. Needed: Volunteer physicians, dentists, nurses and clinic aides; including retired physicians with limited licenses. Call 239-566-7425
Physician Led Access Network (PLAN) - See patients in your own office according to your schedule, arranged by PLAN staff. All specialties for adult patients needed. Call 239-776-3016.
Neighborhood Health Clinic - Medical and non-medical volunteers needed at the clinic, including primary and specialty physicians with active licenses. Call 239-529-2250.
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More on MACRA ...
Don't Forget to Comment on the MACRA NPRM
Only comments formally submitted through the process outlined in the
Federal Register will be taken into consideration by CMS. Please submit all comments by 5:00 p.m. ET (for mail or courier submissions) and 11:59 p.m. ET (for electronic submissions) on June 27, 2016.
Practice Transformation Networks (PTNs) have been funded by CMS to the tune of $685 million to help physicians navigate from fee-for-service to value-based care. There are 3 in Florida which can help physicians with free resources. Each PTN is different and some are only focused on primary care, or rural practices, or academic. Download the
map of the funded PTNs to contact the network in your area.
AMA Seeks to Soothe MACRA Mania
Even though MACRA is better, Dr. Steven Stack addressed the crowd at the 2016 AMA Annual Meeting saying, "better does not mean good." -
MedPage Today
MMS Interviews Andrew Slavitt on MACRA
In early May, the Massachusetts Medical Society sat down with Andrew Slavitt, Acting Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, to talk about the new rule and how it was developed. The full transcript of the interview is available on the
MMS Blog.
MIPS Scoring Overview
Friday, June 24, 12 Noon--1:30 p.m. ET
CMS Chief Medical Officer of the Dallas Regional Office, Dr. David Nilasena, will present.
Register online
CMS Fact sheet, archived videos & slide shows:
Download online
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Collier County Medical Society, founded in 1957, is a non-profit professional association of over 500 physician members. We seek to advance the interests of physicians and their patients through education and the improvement of public health. This e-newsletter is designed to assist our members as we strive to provide the best healthcare in Southwest Florida.
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