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PEER SUPPORT
for the MMC Medical Staff
Physician leader: Christine Irish, MD
Confidential • One-on-One • Peer Support
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FEATURED ARTICLES
- FY18 AIP Year in Review
- ESRD Clinical Transformation
- Surgical Outcomes Recognition
Scroll down to read these and other new articles and more.
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Letter from Joel and Chris
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Maine Medical Center has more than 400 Advanced Practice Professionals providing care across nearly all service lines and departments. The patient care provided by APPs is integral to fulfilling the mission of Maine Medical Center. We depend and rely on the knowledge, training and compassion of the APPs to provide the complicated care needed by our patients. They are fundamental collaborators of the health care team. To date, they have never been officially identified as members of the MMC Medical Staff in our governing documents.
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"The only true wisdom is in knowing that you know nothing
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Bylaws Proposal: Model for Advanced Practice and Affiliate Providers on the Medical Staff
By
Lisa Almeder, MD, on behalf of the Bylaws committee: John Bancroft, MD Cindy Boyack, MD; Chris Cary, MD; Janice Dudley, APRN-PNP; Jennifer Jewell, MD; Patricia Lerwick, MD; Darlene Lessard, APRN-FNP; Nate Mick, MD; Adrian Moran, MD; Stuart Abramson, MD
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Julia Dalphin, HACP, Director of Accreditation, Regulatory Affairs and Patient Relations, Maine Medical Center; Robert Frank, JD, SVP and General Counsel, MaineHealth
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The Medical Staff Bylaws committee’s proposal for a new model for Advanced Practice and Affiliate Providers addresses multiple ways to bring our Medical Staff membership categories up to date and reflect current state. This proposal has been approved by the Medical Executive Committee and will ultimately be presented to the active (voting) members of the Medical Staff for approval.
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FY18 AIP Year in Review
By Mark Harris, Senior Vice President of Planning, MaineHealth
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At the end of each fiscal year, we look back and take account of our successes (and disappointments) in achieving our objectives within the Annual Implementation Plan (AIP). The AIP outlines specific objectives that help us achieve our long-range goals and are reflective of the strategic priorities within our strategic plan.
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Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Innovation & Outcomes Report Released
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The 2018 Innovations & Outcomes Report for Maine Medical Partners — Orthopedics & Sports Medicine has recently been released. This year the report includes updates in the divisions of Trauma and Sports Medicine.
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Our Thousand Mile Journey: The End Stage Renal Disease Clinical Transformation Project
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John Vella MD, FRCP, FACP, FASN, FAST, Director of Nephrology and Transplantation, Maine Transplant Program, Associate Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, and Ardyce Peters, MS, Administrative Director, Kidney Transplant
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As the ancient Chinese philosopher and writer Lao Tzu observed, “The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” No statement could ring more true when describing the last twelve months of work by a broad range of multidisciplinary providers to standardize and improve care for End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) patients through an Adult Medicine Service Line (AMSL) Clinical Transformation Project.
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Journal of Maine Medical Center: A Message from the Editor
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Bob Bing-You, MD, MEd, MBA, Editor-in-Chief
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I am very excited to inform SCOPE readers of the launch of the Journal of Maine Medical Center (JMMC). The idea for this initiative actually began in 2007, when a small group of interested clinicians and researchers developed a formal proposal. The proposal did not gain enough traction due to an emerging focus on the start of the Maine Track program, as well as budgetary constraints (e.g., the original proposal called for a print edition).
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MTX News: MaineTrack Expansion Updates
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Physicians Striving for Cancer Solutions Collaborate with Researchers
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Maine Medical Center Research Institute staff
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The Maine Medical Center Research Institute (MMCRI) works closely with Maine Medical Center physicians across the biomedical spectrum from basic disease mechanisms to drug therapy to population health and health care delivery science. The Pancreatic Cancer Working Group is one of the examples that highlight the dedication to making innovative and substantive advances in the prevention and treatment of one of the group of diseases that comprise cancer.
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MMC Recognized for Surgical Outcomes
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Maine Medical Center has been recognized by the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP) for having achieved meritorious outcomes for surgical patient care.
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STEMI-Stroke Collaborative
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Jane Morris, MD, Medical Director, Stroke and TeleStroke, Maine Medical Center, and Tom Ryan, MD, Medical Director, AMI PERFUSE, Maine Medical Center
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In November the STEMI and Stroke programs collaborated to invite emergency medicine and quality leaders from across the MaineHealth system to spur engagement and program development for these time- and tissue-critical programs. The newly designated Stroke PERFUSE Program will be partnering with the AMI PERFUSE Program to coordinate our education, data collection and systems improvement processes.
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Leah Mallory, MD, to Lead Simulation at MMC
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Bob Bing-You, MD, MEd, MBA
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I am very pleased to announce that Leah Mallory, MD, will be the permanent Medical Director, Simulation, effective January 1, 2019.
Dr. Mallory was offered the position after a national search, and I would like to thank the many individuals who provided input into the process and interviewed the candidates. One of her early tasks will be to develop a strategic plan for simulation for the health system, and take the already successful simulation center to a higher level. Please join me in congratulating her in this leadership role.
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MMC Receives $4M Gift from Lisa Gorman, Children and Spouse of Leon Gorman to Support New Medical Building
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An extraordinarily generous gift of $4 million is being provided to Maine Medical Center by Lisa Gorman and the children of L.L. Bean Chairman Emeritus Leon Gorman and their spouses: Jeff and Sonya Gorman, and Jennifer and Bennett Wilson. The gift continues the Gorman family’s tradition of visionary philanthropic giving in Maine and will help make possible the medical center’s vision for providing patients and guests with a welcoming, open and shared space that embodies MMC’s commitment to patient centered care
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The naming gift will make possible the central, open-air lobby within the planned six-story Congress Street medical building at the center of MMC’s modernization and expansion plan.
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Influenza Testing and Results
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Victoria Parker, Pathologist, Laboratory Medicine
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On the cusp of the 2018 - 2019 influenza season, Laboratory Medicine would like to take this opportunity to delineate the types of influenza tests performed within MaineHealth and to review the usefulness of results.
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New CMS Guidelines for E/M Service Documentation Provided by Medical Students
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Rob Hubbs, MD
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CMS recently announced a change to its regulations regarding Evaluation and Management (E/M) documentation provided by medical students. The change in regulation now allows medical student documentation to be utilized for billing purposes when verified/attested to by the attending physician.
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Brown Bag Series for Med Staff, Residents and Fellows
The Brown Bag Discussion series has planned a deliberate break in December and will return in January 2019.
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Publications, Achievements and Recognition
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Faculty Appointments and Promotions
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Events and Important Dates
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Upcoming Opioid Educational Opportunities/CMEs
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Education Module – Clinical Guide to Antimicrobial Stewardship with Free CME and MOC
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Advanced Heart Failure: When and How to Refer
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Medical Staff Dinners
Click here to see the schedule
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We Want Your Article Submissions
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Your participation is essential to making The Scope a dynamic and sustainable publication. Please submit articles of 250-300 words to
thescope@mmc.org
. Include practitioner’s byline with title, credentials and appropriate contact for further information.
We publish on the first Wednesday of each month, all submissions are due one week prior to publication.
Learn more.
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Medical Staff Value, Mission and Vision Statements
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Value Statement
The Medical Staff of Maine Medical Center values both individuality and collaboration. We will continually pursue higher value health care. We embrace a culture of curiosity and life-long learning. We are partners with Maine Medical Center, and we mirror its values of compassion, service, integrity, respect, and stewardship.
Mission Statement
The Mission of the Medical Staff of Maine Medical Center is to provide affordable, high-quality health care to our community. We teach future health care providers and develop innovative ways to improve the health of our community. In partnership with the Medical Center, we proudly accept our responsibility as one of Maine’s leaders in patient care, education, and research.
Vision Statement
The Medical Staff of Maine Medical Center will be the driving force within Maine Medical Center leading the way to making Maine the healthiest state in the nation.
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