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CMS: Physicians May Opt-Out of MIPS for 2020
This week, CMS announced that physicians will have the option to opt-out completely or partially from ...
Read More Maryland Primary Care Program: Apply by July 14, 2020
The Maryland Primary Care Program (MDPCP) is in its second Performance Year and now recruiting ...
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#CallYourPhysician: Encouraging Patients to Seek Medical Care during COVID-19
MCMS has heard from our physician members that a significant cohort of their patient population ...
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COVID-19: Practice Reopening Toolkit
NOTICE: All licensed healthcare facilities and healthcare providers may resume elective and non-urgent medical procedures and ...
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Physician Mental & Physical Well-being Strategies During Crisis
(The following information was contributed by panelists who participated in the Montgomery County Medical Society Collegiality ...
Read More Partner Message from Doctors’ Choice Medical Services: We Want to Say Thank You
At Doctors’ Choice Medical Services, the past weeks in tandem with the impact of COVID-19, ...
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Telehealth: Insights and Implementation Resources
Telehealth Use Skyrockets 53% A whitepaper, “FH Healthcare Indicators and FH Medical Price Index 2019: An ...
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CareFirst Specialist Cost Tier Methodology
Prev 1of20 Next This webinar on CareFirst's Specialist Cost Tier Methodology, hosted by MCMS ...
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COVID-19 Novel Coronavirus: Updates & Resources for Physicians
What to Tell Patients | Practice Protocols & Preparedness | What to Look For ...
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5 Complimentary CME Opportunities to Access this Season with 130+ Credits Available
1) Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) Conversations Online CME, 2 Credits Available ...
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The History of Medicine in Montgomery County: Stonestreet Museum of 19th Century Medicine
Pictured Above: Stephen Rockower, M.D., MCMS Past President poses with Dr. Stonestreet, portrayed by living ...
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5 Compliance Tips from an OSHA Inspector
Each year, MCMS hosts an OSHA Update for Medical Practices with an expert in the ...
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Innovative Blood Tests for Early Detection of Cancer Go Worldwide: Connections with Local Physicians and the Medical Society
Dr. Ronald Shore, a dermatologist and member of the MCMS for over 40 years, has ...
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From the CDC: Outbreak of Lung Injury Associated with E-Cigarette/Vape Use, Including Maryland
The CDC, FDA, state and local health departments, and other clinical and public health partners ...
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Q&A with CareFirst Leadership: Your Questions Answered
Prev 1of14 Next Two representatives from CareFirst, Brian Wheeler, VP, Practice & Payment Transformation and ...
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MCMS Stands with MedChi: Statement on Trump Administration’s Withholding of Flu Vaccines from Migrants
The following is a reprint of this statement, originally released by MedChi, The Maryland State ...
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Mandatory Vaccine Reporting Begins October 1, 2019
About the New Requirement As of October 1, 2019, all vaccinations administered in the State ...
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Continuing Education Requirements for CDS Renewal
According to §5-301 of the Maryland Criminal Law Article, an authorized physician who will prescribe ...
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Measles in Maryland – Part II
This is the second of a series of articles on the U.S. measles outbreak of ...
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Measles in Maryland – Part I
This is the first of a series of articles on the U.S. measles outbreak of ...
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Mental Health Resources for Physicians in Montgomery County
Physicians have long led the charge in fighting the stigma surrounding mental health disorders, and ...
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Maryland Medicaid Enrollment Policy Changes – Effective 10.1.19
Maryland Medicaid will implement important physician enrollment policy changes to comply with federal requirements for ...
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2019 General Membership Meeting & Installation of Officers: Celebrating the Dedication of Our Physician Leaders
More than 130 physicians joined us on Wednesday night for networking, education, collegiality, and to ...
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How to Safely Guide Diabetic Patients Through Ramadan
Each year, Ramadan is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting to commemorate the first revelation of the Quran ...
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MCMS & MedChi Celebrate Legislative Victories, 2019
The 439th Session of the Maryland General Assembly concluded last Monday, April 8. 2,479 bills ...
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April Is STI Awareness Month
Source Note: This message appears courtesy of the Montgomery County Department of Health & Human ...
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Michigan ENT Practice Shuts Down Due to Ransomware
By Jonathan Krasner, HIPAA Secure Now! Brookside ENT in Michigan will permanently close its doors on April ...
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Death by a Thousand Clicks: Where Electronic Health Records Went Wrong
In an attempt to make health care better, safer, and cheaper, the U.S. government pursued mass conversion ...
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From Our First Collegiality Dinner of 2019: Lots of Laughter & Commiseration
Reestablishing Old Bonds The practice of medicine has changed, and how, when, and ...
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From Our Roundtable: Strategies for Resolving Difficult Employment Situations
Last Tuesday, February 26, MCMS hosted a roundtable of thirty practice administrators and physicians, there ...
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OSHA Penalties Adjusted in 2019: $13,260 per Violation
This is a reminder that Federal OSHA regulation Title 29, Part 1910.1030 requires that all employees with ...
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