July 27, 2010
344 members
Are you interested in serving on the NPO Board of Directors?
The NPO Board of Directors consists of 9 NPO member physicians. Every three years, three seats become available through rotation. This is the time of year NPO campaigns for new directors. If you would like more information regarding the duties, responsibilities renumeration, etc., please contact our office via email. info@npoinc.org or contact a current director. See "Contact Us" tab above for contact information.
This is the website to learn about how to opt out of Medicare.
http://aapsonline.org/medicare/optout.htm
New NPO Website Coming!
See below!
HHS Announces Website
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) recently took a significant step to educate patients and employers about healthcare reform by launching www.healthcare.gov . This interactive website contains personalized and comparable insurance option information, preventative care services and tips, a tool to compare hospital quality information, and other educational resources about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. HHS is expected to continually update the Website with new information as it becomes available.
Save The Date!
- October 13, 2010
- 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
- PQRI
- Sponsored by MSMS
- Location: TBD
New Web Development
Coming Soon:
New interactive Web site with e-Newsletters, e-blasts, easy access to archive of all notices, political updates, billing and coding updates, third party updates, PAAC minutes, Board minutes and current information you need to help manage your practice.
Part Time Medical Director
NPO is currently has an opening for a Part-time Medical Director. If you know a physician who may be interested please share this information.
Medical Director should perform the following services:
- .Review cost and utilization reports developed by health plans.
- Make recommendations to the PO Medical Management Committee concerning utilization, cost and quality issues
- Serve as a liaison between health plan medical directors and PO physicians to address issues of concern
- Discuss utilization, cost and quality issues with individual PO physicians
- Attend meetings of PO medical directors held by health plans
- Perform other duties as Medical Director, the PO Medical Management Committee, and the PO Board of Directors determine are necessary to help ensure that PO physicians provide high quality, cost-effective care
Medical Director will be paid $85.00 per hour for providing the services described above.
- Medical Director shall be compensated for a maximum of 20 hours per month for providing the services described in section 1 unless Medical Director receives the approval of the PO President to spend additional time. NPO shall pay Medical Director on a monthly basis within 30 days of receipt from Medical Director of the records described.
- Mileage reimbursement.
Medical Director should be available at least 5 hours per week to provide the services described. However NPO will not be required to utilize the services of Medical Director for a minimum number of hours per week.
Medical Director will submit to NPO records documenting the time Medical Director spends providing the services described. Send CV and letter of interest by June 1, 2010 to: NPO, PO Box 2160, Traverse City, MI 49685 or email to: bswitzer@npoinc.org.
Posted 5-10-2010
Accountable Care Organization
NPO is closely following the evolving Accountable Care Organizations. We will post articles as appropriate:
Article 1, ACO
Handbook ACO
PGIPS Quarterly Meeting
June 11, 2010
Lansing Michigan
There are 10 PDF files associated with this meeting. posted June 14, 2010
Agenda:
"We are very happy to be members of NPO. They have been easily accessible from answering our questions to ordering supplies.The monthly meetings are very informative and they are most helpful assisting us with our office needs. It's nice to have NPO's support, it has really enhanced our business.
T.N. Batzer's Office Staff
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Executive
Committee
Peter Sneed, MD President
Brad Evans, MD Vice President
Carl Anders, MD, Secretary, Treasurer
Directors
J. P. Milliken, MD
Mary Clifton, MD
Michael Harris, MD
Robert Kuhn, DO
Nathan March, DO
Glenn R. Seagren, MD
Advisor Representatives
J. Ben Hengy, DO
Administration
Robert Farrell,
Petoskey PAAC
Chair/Board Advisor
Pamela Stoner, Petoskey PAAC
Co-Chair/Board Advisor
Patti Wilson, Manistee PAAC
Chair
Nancy Dilloway, Traverse City PAAC Chair
Theresa Phillips, Traverse City PAAC
Co-Chair
Barbara Switzer,
Executive Director
Board of Directors Meeting Schedule
- August 2, 2010
- September 13, 2010
- October 4, 2010
- November 1, 2010
- December 6, 2010
- January 10, 2011
- February 7, 2011
- March 7, 2011
- April 4, 2011
- May 2, 2011
- June 6, 2011
- July 11, 2011
- August 1, 2011
- September 12, 2011
- October 3, 2011
- November 7, 2011
- December 5, 2011
Location: REMEC, 6th Floor South
For Information, click here.
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Red Flag Rules Delayed
Modern Healthcare (5/28, Robeznieks) reported, "The Federal Trade Commission announced that it will be delaying enforcement of its 'red flags' rule through Dec. 31, 2010, while Congress considers legislation that would exempt physician, attorney, and accounting offices with fewer than 20 employees from having to comply with the regulation that calls for banks and 'creditors' to have written plans in place to prevent, identify, and mitigate identity theft." Originally, "the FTC had set a deadline of June 1 for compliance."
"A bill introduced in the House this month would exclude healthcare practices with 20 or fewer employees from the definition of 'creditor' when it comes to the Red Flags Rules," Medscape (5/28, Lowes) reported.
Power Point links added
June 4, 2010 Annual Seminar
9:15 - 10:30 Health Care Reform,
Colin Ford, Director,
MSMS Government Relations
(power-point)
10:45 - 11:45 PCMH
Patient-Centered Medical Home, Marge Young, Administrator
Pine Medical Group
(power-point)
1:00 - 2:00 LEAN System Integration,
Christopher G. Wise,
Ph.D.,M.H.A.,
Univ of Mich Health System
(power-point)
2:15 - 4:00 Billing and Reporting -
Incident-To Reporting (NP-PA), Daniel F. Ladd, PA-C, DFAAPA
Vice President,
Hospitalists of No. Mich
Health and Wellness
With all the interest in health and wellness I am happy to share 2 new web sites.
Mary R. Clifton, MD
www.drmarymd. com
And
Charles J. Huebner, MD
Harbor Lifestyle Center
Petoskey
www.harborlifestylecenter.com posted April 8, 2010
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