 News Briefs
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Commission votes for year-long moratorium on pot dispensaries in Collier: "County commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to put a yearlong moratorium on companies selling medical marijuana, joining the villages of Bonita Springs and Estero in placing temporary bans on the new industry approved by voters in November." -
Naples News
Price will defer to physicians, says ex-AMA lobbyist who's known him since '94: "There are plenty of unknowns about newly installed Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Tom Price, but two things are pretty clear: He knows the intricacies of the healthcare industry and he is deferential to the role of physicians."
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MedCityNews
Health care price project raises conflict concerns: "Gov. Rick Scott's assertion that Florida residents deserve to know what they pay for medical care through a better state website is generating national interest." -
Naples Daily News
CMS Extends Meaningful Use Reporting Deadline for Physicians: "The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Monday postponed the deadline for the attestation to meaningful use by eligible professionals (EPs) from February 28 to March 13. Two weeks ago, CMS did the same for eligible hospitals." -
Medscape
Trump's travel ban sows uncertainty for healthcare and medicine: "The U.S. depends on immigrant and foreign-born clinicians, students, researchers and faculty. The healthcare and medical research communities fear President Donald Trump's travel ban will have devastating repercussions." -
Modern Healthcare
Gov. Scott's budget cuts would focus largely on Medicaid, hospitals: "Gov. Rick Scott's proposed budget would cut taxpayer payments to hospitals by nearly $1 billion in Medicaid spending that helps care for the poor." -
News-Press
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CCMS Member Notices
Pay your 2017 CCMS member dues today, the dues deadline was Dec. 31st. Invoices for individual and group practices have been mailed, and you or your group can pay online or by calling CCMS, 239-435-7727.
Are you receiving your copy of the CCMS magazine, The Forum? Each member should receive a copy every other month, and the last one was delivered in January. If you are not receiving your copy, please contact us at your earliest convenience.
CCMS Physician of the Year Nominations due Feb. 28th! CCMS members may submit nominees for this award, recognizing a current CCMS member who has demonstrated exceptional activities over the past year that reflect well on the medical profession.
Join a member fitness/wellness group: To date, CCMS members have expressed interest in joining other members for running, racquetball, fishing, tennis and discussion. To participate in one of these or another fitness/wellness group, email
CCMS with your name, preferred contact info, and type of group desired.
Foundation of CCMS Healthcare Scholarships due March 31st: The Foundation is accepting applications for scholarships to medical students and students enrolled in or accepted to any healthcare degree program.
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Upcoming Events
CCMS After 5 Social
(stay tuned for details)
Thursday, March 16
Thursday, March 30, 11am, Hilton Naples
$75/person
CCMS 60th Anniversary Annual Meeting (stay tuned for registration details)
Foundation of CCMS Docs & Duffers 2017 Charity Golf Tournament
Saturday September 23, 8:00am, Bonita Bay Club East in Naples
More events at ccmsonline.org
Partner Events
Grand Rounds:
(topics vary): Every Thursday, 7:30am - 8:30am, NCH Baker Hospital, Classroom #3 Telford Bldg; 1 CME Credit offered. Complimentary to all physicians, incl. breakfast. No RSVP required.
Opioid Epidemic Webinars:
February 21: Working Together to Address Opioid Addiction: We are all part of the solution!
February 28: Opioid Prescribing: Safe Practice, Changing Lives
Wednesday, February 22, 6:00-8:00pm,
NCH Baker Hospital (Downtown), Telford Bldg, Main Auditorium
2 CME credits offered. Dinner provided. Complimentary to all physicians and guests.
Complimentary to the first 25 self-employed CCMS physician members who RSVP.
CCMS members - if you have not upgraded to your FREE professional CE Broker
account with CCMS, send your license number and preferred email to
CCMS
, we will enroll you at no additional charge.
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Spotlight on CCMS Members
Email your news to CCMS to be included in the next issue!
Dr. Rebekah Bernard's article "The problem of martyrdom in medicine", was recently published in
Medical Economics.
Dr. Joseph Gauta had an article published in the IUJO (International Urogynecology Journal) on "Pessary migration into the bladder: rare episode of removal and repair of a vesicovaginal fistula
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IUJO
Dr. Julian Javier and Dr. Leandro Perez Segura were co-author of four book chapters in the newly published book;
New Horizons in Deep Venous Disease Management.
Dr. Paul Jones received the William P. Lascheid Founders Award at The Neighborhood Health Clinic's annual Gourmet Vintner Dinner on Feb. 4. The award honors the co-founder of the clinic and recognizes a volunteer exemplifying the vision, leadership and mission of Dr. Lascheid.
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Taking the Risks to Heart: Misdiagnosis of Heart Disease
From The Doctors Company
Heart disease is the leading killer of women, responsible for one in every four female deaths, and this danger was highlighted by the tragic death of actress Carrie Fisher in late 2016. But almost two-thirds of women who die suddenly from heart disease had no previous symptoms.*
In a study of closed medical malpractice claims involving undiagnosed heart disease in women from 2011 to 2015, The Doctors Company found that in 70 percent of claims the patient died when her heart condition was not correctly diagnosed and 28 percent had heart muscle damage from myocardial infarction.
Failure to diagnose heart disease in women is often thought of as a problem in the emergency department (ED). However, the study found that in 28 percent of these cases, it was a primary care physician (PCP) who allegedly failed to diagnose the patient's heart disease. Cardiologists (28 percent) and emergency medicine physicians (13 percent) were also named in these claims.
Accessed January 11, 2017
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