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State News
  • 'Docs vs. Glocks' Legal Showdown Over: "Six years after Florida lawmakers tried to stop doctors from asking patients about guns, health-care providers have emerged victorious in a legal battle as the state did not appeal a federal-court ruling striking down major parts of the 2011 law." - Naples Herald
  • One click = 100-plus pages of medical/legal guidance: Answers to many of your medical/legal questions are inside the FMA's revised guide, The Legal Doctor.
  • Fla. high court strikes down medical malpractice damages cap: "The Florida Supreme Court ruled that caps on pain-and-suffering damages in medical malpractice lawsuits are unconstitutional." - Modern Healthcare
  • CDC's Zika Resource Guide for Clinicians: This toolkit includes resources to assist physicians with identification, diagnosis, and reporting of Zika virus infection in pregnant women. - CDC
  • Fla. legislators make deals on spending to end special session: "Florida lawmakers ended a three-day special session...that gave Gov. Rick Scott his top priorities - more money for schools, tourism marketing, corporate incentives and repairs to a dike on Lake Okeechobee." - Naples Daily News
National News
  • MACRA proposal would ease EHR burden for docs, but not hospitals: "Hospitals are on the hook for implementing certified EHRs before the end of the year-and they're dependent on EHR vendors to get them the technology before then." - Modern Healthcare
  • CMS gives more small practices a pass on MACRA: "Physician practices with less than $90,000 in Medicare revenue or fewer than 200 unique Medicare patients per year would be exempt under the new draft rule released Tuesday." - Modern Healthcare
  • ObamaCare: Six key parts of the Senate bill: "While Senate Republicans are drafting their healthcare plan behind closed doors, they've given reporters a general idea of what might be in it." - The Hill
  • New tool available to test EHR interoperability: "Recently, ONC created a new scorecard tool for EHR interoperability. The ONC One Click Scorecard is designed specifically to test the quality of documents used to exchange patient health information between EHRs." - AMA Advocacy Update
     
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Be sure to join us for the CME on June 29th, featuring speaker William Justiz, M.D.!
CCMS CME Seminar - "On our Minds: Recent Developments in Health and Planning for Dementia Patients"
Thursday, June 29, 6:00pm, Avow Community Room
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CCMS Fall General Membership Meeting
Educational topic: Contemporary Pain Management Therapies
Wednesday, August 23, 6:00pm, Hilton Naples

Foundation of CCMS Docs & Duffers 2017 Charity Golf Tournament
Saturday, September 23, 8:00am, Bonita Bay Club East in Naples
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Dr. Cesar De Leon's commentary, Low-income Collier patients have many options, was recently published in the Naples Daily News editorial section.

Dr. Julian Javier
was a speaker at the LINC Mount Sinai New York Endovascular Fellows Symposium on June 11th. His presentation title was "Management of Chronic Venous Insufficiency". He also spoke on June 14th at the 20th New York Global Complex Coronary, Valvular and Vascular Cases on "New Stent Technology for Venous Stenting: Where are we heading" and another talk on "Venous ablation: When to use which device".

Dr. Allen Weiss has been nominated for Modern Healthcare's annual listing of the "100 Most Influential People in Healthcare" which recognizes individuals who, through their leadership and vision, have had an impact on the delivery of healthcare and the health of their communities. Voting for the final top 100 list is open to everyone, and the final selection is based on the number of votes received from the general public and the senior editors of Modern Healthcare. To vote, visit Modern Healthcare's online survey. Voting closes on Friday, June 23. and they will publish the final ranking Monday, August 21.

POYTop stories from the 2017 AMA Annual Meeting
AMA Wire, June 14, 2017

Hundreds of physicians, medical students, residents and fellows gathered at the 2017 AMA Annual Meeting in Chicago to consider a wide array of proposals designed to help fulfill the Association's core mission of promoting medicine and improving public health. These are the top stories from the meeting. Read full coverage at AMA Wire®. [Editor's note: CCMS member Dr. Corey Howard represented Florida physicians at the meeting as the FMA's AMA delegation chair.]
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