March 5, 2017 - In This Issue:
Practice Management Update: PDMP Update
Tuesday, March 28, 8 - 9:15 AM
MCMS Headquarters
15855 Crabbs Branch Way, Rockville, MD 20855

Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Registration is Required for CDS Prescribers by July 1, 2017.  

Registration and PDMP access are implemented through the Chesapeake Regional Information System for our Patients (CRISP) - The state-designated health information exchange serving Maryland and the District of Columbia.

Join us to learn from Colleen George, Director of the MedChi Center for the Private Practice of Medicine, how to register for the PDMP, and what the new requirement will mean for your practice.  

Ravishing in Red: Here's to our 8th Annual Red Dress Event & the Women Who Make it Great REDDRESS


On Thursday evening, more than 50 women physicians wearing red descended on the Waverly Street Gallery for two hours of collegiality, networking, live music, and art appreciation.  

Attendees were encouraged to make donations to the National Capital Physicians Foundation, an MCMS initiated 501(c)3 dedicated to advancing the practice of medicine and improving population health in the national capital region through education, research & inno vation.

Time for Your Checkup: Do Your Cybersecurity Assessment Today!

On Tuesday, February 28 at our monthly Practice Management Update,  Justine Springer from the Maryland Health Care Commission's Center for Health IT and Innovative Care Delivery presented a Cybersecurity Self-Assessment Tool aimed at assisting providers with assessing their existing cybersecurity processes, and to identify best practices for implementation where processes do not currently exist.

While you may have missed the presentation, you can still complete the assessment for your practice:   Cybersecurity Self-Assessment Tool
Lobbying Day in Annapolis - 
All Seats Filled!
Wednesday, March 8, 8 AM - 1:15 PM

This Wednesday, MCMS members will make a "house call" on the Maryland Assembly so that the MC Legislative Delegation knows where we stand on the issues!

Interested in learning more? View our Legislative Agenda.
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