IMPORTANT NEWS ABOUT DC PDMP REGISTRATION!!!!
The following is from a recent DC Health notice:
There is pending legislation that will require Prescribers and Pharmacists licensed in the District of Columbia to register with the District of Columbia Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (DC PDMP). DC Health would like to encourage Prescribers to be proactive and register early to avoid delays.
If you are already registered with DC PDMP, no further action is required.
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District Advocacy: Budget Discussions are Circulating Around the District
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On Wednesday, the Mayor released her
2020 budget plan
. Titled “A Fair Shot”, the exhaustive budget provides a high-level view of the District’s financial situation as well as detailed information about every agency, department, and offices’ line items. MSDC is reviewing all of the documents for relevant offices and will be updating its website with information in the coming days. Overall the proposed budget includes a 7% increase in spending over this year’s budget, but the proposed budget language reflects an uncertain economic outlook.
As a reminder, the budget next moves to the Council which statutorily is required to pass a budget by the end of May. The Committee on Health is holding budget oversight hearings on March 26 (Department of Health Care Finance/UMC), March 29 (Department of Behavioral Health), April 9 (DC Health), and April 23 (DC Health Benefits Exchange). More information and how you can testify can be found
on our website
. MSDC plans to testify at most, if not all, of these hearings.
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Public Hearing Next Week on Plans to Transform DC Medicaid's Behavioral Health Services
The Department of Health Care Finance (DHCF) is working with the Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) and other District agencies and stakeholders to develop a Section 1115 Medicaid Waiver to transform Medicaid's system for behavioral health services in the District of Columbia. To get more information from the public, there will be a public meeting at DHCF on Thursday, March 28, 2019, from 1:30 to 3:00 PM.
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MSDC Board of Directors Announces New At-large Director: Dr. Kirstiaan Nevin
Kirstiaan L. Nevin, MD, has been appointed to the MSDC Board of Directors as an at-large director. Dr. Nevin is board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology and is a Partner at Reiter, Hill, Johnson & Nevin. Dr. Nevin’s appointment was confirmed by the Board of Directors at its February board meeting. MSDC Board Chair Susanne Bathgate, MD, said that "The Board is pleased that Dr. Nevin has joined us."
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MSDC eNewsline
Editor
Pia R. Duryea
202-355-9414 (direct)
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2018-2019 Board of Directors
Susanne Bathgate, MD
Chair of the Board, At-large
Raymond Tu, MD, MS
President, AMA Alternate Delegate
J. Desiree Pineda, MD
President-elect, AMA Alternate Delegate
Barry L. Lewis, MD, MBA
Immediate Past President
Joseph E. Gutierrez, MD
Treasurer, AMA Delegation Chair
Peter E. Lavine, MD
AMA Delegate
Laurie Duncan, MBBS, MS
At-large
E.W. Emanuel, MD
At-large
Alice Fuisz, MD
At-large, Secretary
Kirstiaan Nevin, MD
At-large
Marc Rankin, MD
At-large
Carla C. Sandy, MD
At-large
Robert Hay Jr., CAE
Executive Vice President
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MSDC Community
Join MSDC and DC ACP on May 4 for a Bright Young Docs Social
MSDC and the DC Chapter of American College of Physicians are partnering to hold a joint social for early career physicians. The social will be at 1:30 PM on Saturday afternoon, May 4 at Circa (Foggy Bottom).
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Practice Management Roundtable Coming Soon!
MSDC is planning to hold its first Practice Management Roundtable in a few months.
Details are coming soon!
If you would like information on date, time and location, contact
Pia Duryea.
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MSDC's Annual Meeting Date Set for October 25, 2019 - Save the Date!
MSDC will be holding its 2019 annual meeting on Friday, October 25, 2019, from 6:00 to 9:30 PM. The meeting will take place at the AAMC Learning Center, located at 655 K Street NW. The event will feature ample time to catch up with physician colleagues from across metropolitan Washington DC.
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Spotlight: Physician Burnout
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Death By a Thousand Clicks: Where Electronic Health Records Went Wrong
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Electronic health records were supposed to do a lot: make medicine safer, bring higher-quality care, empower patients, and yes, even save money. But 10 years after President Barack Obama signed a law to accelerate the digitization of medical records — with the federal government, so far, sinking $36 billion into the effort — America has little to show for its investment
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Though the software has reduced some types of clinical mistakes common in the era of handwritten notes, Raj Ratwani, a researcher at MedStar Health in Washington, DC, has documented new patterns of medical errors tied to EHRs that he believes are both perilous and preventable. “The fact that we’re not able to broadcast that nationally and solve these issues immediately, and that another patient somewhere else may be harmed by the very same issue — that just can’t happen,” he said.
Earlier this year, MedStar’s human-factors center
launched a website
and public awareness campaign with the American Medical Association to draw attention to such rampant mistakes — they use the letters “EHR” as an initialism for “Errors Happen Regularly” — and to petition Congress for action. Ratwani is pushing for a central database to track such errors and adverse events.
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How Burnout in Physicians Compares to Other Professional Degrees
Does whether you have a medical, doctor of philosophy (PhD) or juris doctor (JD) degree, play a role in your risk for professional burnout? Research shows it does. Even though physicians and individuals with a JD or PhD complete a similar lengthy training process, doctors remain at a higher risk for developing burnout. Read more
from the AMA
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What is MSDC Doing to Combat Burnout?
MSDC is committed to helping physicians deal with the challenges of an ever-changing profession. MSDC advocates for physician interests on a personal level and against administrative overload at a governmental level. Plus, MSDC leadership is working to develop resources to empower physicians throughout their careers. For information on what MSDC is doing for you, contact
Robert Hay Jr
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Thank You To Our Corporate Supporters
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AMA: How Home Monitoring and Patient Coaches Led to 91% Blood Pressure Control
A pilot study that combined high technology with high touch reports success in helping patients with hypertension get their BP under control. The program, now being offered to a vastly larger pool of patients, is designed to break through a persistent problem in hypertension management.
Read more from the AMA
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Celebrate the Health Benefits of Nutrition This Month!
March is
National Nutrition Month
®. Choosing nutritious foods and getting enough physical activity can make a real difference in someone’s health. Talk to your patients about making informed choices to help prevent or reduce nutrition-related health conditions, including diabetes, chronic kidney disease, and obesity. Also encourage your patients to take advantage of appropriate
Medicare-covered preventive services
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Medical Nutrition Therapy, Diabetes Screening, Diabetes Self-Management Training, Intensive Behavioral Therapy for Obesity, Intensive Behavioral Therapy for Cardiovascular Disease, Annual Wellness Visit.
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Understanding Loneliness In Older Adults — And Tailoring A Solution
For years, Dr. Linda Fried, a geriatrician and dean of the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University, offered older patients who complained of being lonely what seemed to be sensible guidance. “Go out and find something that matters to you,” she would say. But her well-meant advice didn’t work most of the time. What patients really wanted were close relationships with people they care about, satisfying social roles and a sense that their lives have value. And this wasn’t easy to find.
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End the Epidemic: Opioid-related Resources and News
AMA Webinar: Ending the Opioid Epidemic- How to Change Policy in Your State
On Wednesday, March 27 from 1:00-2:00 PM ET (12-1 PM CT), join AMA president-elect Patrice A. Harris, MD, MA, to hear how you can advocate in your state for policies to help end the opioid epidemic. Dr. Harris will be joined by state regulators to discuss specific, state-focused strategies that are helping reduce the epidemic and improving patient care.
Register now
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New CDC Study Highlights Demographic Disparity in Fentanyl-related Overdoses
The
Washington Post
reports that “the synthetic opioid fentanyl has been driving up the rate of fatal drug overdoses across racial and social lines in the United States, with the sharpest increase among African Americans, according to a new analysis by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.” Data show the African American death rate “from fentanyl-involved drug overdoses rose 141 percent each year, on average, from 2011 to 2016, the study showed.” Meanwhile, the overdose death rate “for Hispanics rose 118 percent in that period every year on average, and 61 percent for non-Hispanic whites.”
DC Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
AMA "End the Epidemic" Website
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MSDC Welcomes it's Newest Corporate Partner, CRISP DC
CRISP DC is a regional Health Information Exchange (HIE) serving the District of Columbia. We are a non-profit organization advised by a wide range of stakeholders who are responsible for health care throughout the region. Participating in a health information exchange offers a system-wide view of the care your patients receive across the District.
Our main goal is to is to deliver the right health information to the right place at the right time —providing safer, timelier, efficient, effective, equitable, and more patient-centered care. We are committed to ensuring that District providers are securely sharing data to facilitate better patient care, reduce costs, and improve overall health outcomes.
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AMA: Inside the Numbers Behind the Record-setting 2019 Match
Last Friday marked Match Day, a life-defining event for thousands of medical students.
The 2019 Main Residency Match was larger than any that preceded it, according to the National Resident Match Program (NRMP). The total record-high 38,376 applicants submitted program choices for 35,185 positions.
Get the lowdown on specialty competitiveness, how primary care fared and how many osteopathic medical students took part. Also, get essential advice for those who didn’t match.
Read more from the AMA
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March 29-April 1, 2019
Mayflower Hotel (1127 Connecticut Ave., NW, Washington, DC)
At this health policy focused forum, population health experts will address many of the issues facing patients, health care providers, and community leaders. The Colloquium will offer you an opportunity to collaborate with stakeholders to address access to essential services and improvements in health outcomes for minority populations nationally. The theme for this year’s Colloquium is “Collaboration: A Key to Cultural Change to Achieve Health Equity” and will include discussions on topics such Childhood Sex Trafficking, Maternal Morbidity and Mortality, Environmental Health & Asthma, and Affordable Health Act & Health Reform Updates. To see the agenda, register, or get more information,
click here
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April 4, 2019
6:00–8:00 PM
444 North Capitol Street NW, Suite 730/Room B Washington, DC
How do we create a better healthcare future? Procedure is a beautiful new book profiling women leaders remaking medicine. Their inspiring stories show the power of starting a company, pursuing your dream, speaking up, saving yourself, and building communities.
Author Emily F. Peters talks with two women from the book. Read more or register
here
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Saturday, April 6, 2019
9:00 AM–4:30 PM | Breakfast at 8:30 AM
The University Club of Washington, DC (1135 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC)
This all-day
Presidential Symposium
will explain and illustrate how the increasing streams of information available to the clinician in the computer age is expanding and enriching the modern practice of Psychiatry. The morning session will focus on the use of “big data” derived from the growing body of electronic health record, pharmacy, and population demographic data to understand service use and treatment response across psychiatric diagnoses. Newer models of clinical practice reviewed in the afternoon session will include discussions of collaborative and integrative care, telepsychiatry, and the rapid rise of smartphone and Web-based apps as adjuncts in diagnosis and symptom tracking. Register by March 18 to get the early bird rate. Learn more or
register here
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ProAssurance Loss Prevention Seminars
April 9, 2019 (DC)
April 25, 2019 (MD)
May 9, 2019 (DC)
July 25, 2019 (MD)
September 19, 2019 (DC)
Registration opens at 5:30 PM, Seminar runs 6:00 - 8:00 PM
DC: American College of Cardiology (2400 N Street, NW, Washington, DC)
MD: Bethesda Marriott (5151 Pooks Hill Road,
Bethesda, MD)
This year, ProAssurance, MSDC's 1817 Society Member and partner for medical professional liability insurance, will offer a sports-themed loss prevention seminars titled,
Out-of-Bounds: Previous Claims Under Further Review
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Participation in this seminar will better enable participants to:
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Explain the relationship between physician-patient boundaries and professional liability risks
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Identify a previous encounter where expectations were not met
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Recognize the need to apply an internal or external boundary in a patient scenario
Whether you are competing for a championship sports title or practicing medicine, there are consequences for crossing the line. In this course, physicians and other healthcare professionals will hear the professional liability considerations associated with personally and professionally stepping out of bounds. The information and examples will help you stay in the game. Register online at
proassurance.com/OutofBounds
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June 6-8, 2019
Grand Hyatt Washington (1001 H Street NW, Washington, DC)
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital is pleased to announce Abdominal Wall Reconstruction (AWR) Conference taking place on June 6 to 8, 2019. This comprehensive conference will offer evidence-based discussion on all aspects of AWR through lectures and case presentations to address the growing rate of hernia repairs and updates in technology and procedures. We will also cover the high overall complication rate as well as the association of ventral hernia repair as the cause of the second highest postoperative readmission rate. The agenda is constructed to provide an in-depth understanding of the complexity of AWR.
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Medical Real Estate Listings
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Brought to you by MSDC Corporate Partner GZ Medical Realty. Contact
Pete Papantoniou
for your real estate needs.
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Office Sublet Available
600 square foot sublet available
on 19th Street NW between Farragut North and Dupont Circle Metro. Brand new build out with separate suite number, entrance, waiting area. One office and one exam room with large window. One smaller office without windows. Sublet space is connected to an established private internal medicine practice. Price negotiable
. Contact Dr. Alice Fuisz if interested.
alicefuiszacp@gmail.com
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University Medical Building
2141 K Street NW
Washington, DC 20037
University Medical Building is conveniently located in the heart of DC with easy access to Metro stations. Please contact
Peter Papantoniou
at 301-961-1941 or see the
online listing
for more information
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Part Time/Full Time Office Space Available
3 Washington Circle
Washington, DC 20037
Part time/full time office space available immediately at 3 Washington Circle. This includes a large consultation room, fully equipped examination room, lab drawing facility onsite, EKG machine, space for receptionist, space for medical records, shared use of copier, telephone system, wireless internet and waiting room. Ideal for general internist, medical subspecialist or surgeon. If interested, please call Mark Sklar, MD. 202-887-4769 or email
mmsklar@gmail.com
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Boutique Townhouse Medical Office for Rent Across From GWU Hospital/ Medical School
900 New Hampshire Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20037
Boutique townhouse medical office for rent across from G.W.U. Hospital & School of Medicine. Very close to Foggy Bottom Metro. Three rooms, one on entry level with powered table/chair & overhead surgical light. Consultation room, reception/waiting room, & possibility of 2 additional rooms. Two-car driveway. Call/text Sheldon K. Gottlieb, MD, 301-509-3319, or email
skgottliebmd@comcast.net
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Woodburn Medical Park
3229 Woodburn Road
Merrifield, VA 22003
Woodburn Medical Park is located within walking distance of INOVA hospital directly off Capital Beltway. Common area has recently been upgraded. Contact
Peter Papantoniou
at 301-961-1941 or see the
online listing
for more information
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Full Time/ Part Time Office Space Available
Well-designed and attractively decorated office of three general internists has additional consulting room/exam room suite available. Looking for another general internist to share space and overhead in fully staffed and equipped internal medicine office. Shared call coverage is possible. Contact Alan Stone, MD, 202-466-8118 or
aws.md@verizon.net
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Medical Resources and Announcements
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Barnard Medical Center Seeking Doctor
The Barnard Medical Center is seeking a board certified/eligible medical doctor (in internal medicine, family medicine, or other relevant specialty) to see patients at our clinic in Washington, DC. If you are a physician with a strong interest in plant-based nutrition and preventive medicine, apply today!
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Get Over $66,000 Towards Loan Repayment
DC’s Health Professional Loan Repayment Program
(HPLRP) provides loan repayment (up to $66,809.92) to eligible providers practicing in underserved areas of the District for at least two years. Eligible participants include licensed and certified physicians, dentists, dental hygienists, advanced practice nurses, registered nurses, clinical psychologists, clinical social workers, and licensed professional counselors practicing at HPLRP-certified Service Obligation Sites (SOS). A certified SOS must be either a nonprofit or a public entity that provides primary care, mental health and/or dental services to District residents regardless of their ability to pay and is located in a federally-designated Health Professional Shortage or Medically Underserved Area within the District that corresponds to the services the entity provides. Applicants must be already employed or have a signed employment contract with a certified SOS at the time of application.
Read more about the HPLRP
or get a list of approved site on DC Health's
website
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The DC Medical Reserve Corp (MRC) is actively recruiting for medical and public health professionals. The MRC is a
network of local medical volunteers who are willing to donate their time during emergencies and other times of community need like parades or inaugurations. All volunteers receive comprehensive instruction in areas of emergency response. Learn more
here
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The Kids Are Alright: Child Vaccination Rates Remain High
Provided by MSDC Corporate Partner Atlantic Health Partners
With recent news reports of measles outbreaks in schools and child flu deaths, it could appear as though a large percentage of the population is forgoing vaccinations. Yet, reports from state and national organizations reveal vaccination coverage remains high among children.
Strong rates of child vaccination
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends a seven-vaccine series for children 19 to 35 months. According to the agency, a four-year study showed that completion rates of that series rose from 69% of children born in 2010 to 77% of children born in 2013.
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Medical Society of the District of Columbia
1250 23rd Street NW, Ste 270
Washington, DC 20037
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