[Editor's note: The American Osteopathic Association was also a part of this petition.] A recent federal court decision could offer physicians and other health professionals an avenue for relief from a Federal Trade Commission regulation requiring them to implement a formal identity theft prevention program or face penalties. The Dec. 1, 2009, ruling by the [...]

AmerAssist A/R Solutions works as an extension of your practice’s business office. Their proven accounts receivable management and recovery solutions will collect on delinquent accounts and improve cash flow, without alienating your patients. AmerAssist employs professional medical collectors. Your image and reputation will always be maintained. They are a national, full-service medical collections company that [...]

Nimr Ikram, D.O., of Jackson, along with three other doctors and medical professionals have returned from treating patients in a makeshift clinic outside of Port-au-Prince, Haiti.  The Jackson doctors worked in the Sonapi Clinic near the airport.  Read the full story at http://www.mlive.com/news/jackson/index.ssf/2010/02/doctors_from_jackson_see_devas.html Rex Rimmel, D.O., of Ithaca, is the 2010 winner of the Ithaca’s [...]

The KellerWilliams Farmington Market Center thanks members of the Michigan Osteopathic Association (MOA) for allowing them to bring their KWCashback Rebate Program. KellerWilliams is pleased to offer MOA members cash rebates ($6 for ever $1,000 of closed transaction) when you buy or sell a home through the program. The prompt, high-quality customer service that has propelled KellerWilliams into [...]

A tip from the risk management experts at American Physicians Patients frequently use the Internet to research medications they take or are prescribed. Often their search redirects them to online pharmacy websites touting potential cost savings, some as great as 80 percent. Many state boards of medicine/pharmacy condemn the practice of “cyber-docs” issuing online prescriptions. [...]

Gov. Jennifer Granholm led the presentation of the Executive Budget recommendations to the Michigan Senate and House Appropriations Committees for FY 2010-2011.  Details indicate the budget will again this year show significant reductions in state funded programs. With the ongoing economic decline in Michigan, the budget is at least $1.6 billion short of what is [...]

The MOA Postgraduate Convention & Scientific Seminar is more than just an educational program. It’s a time to catch up with colleagues and friends you haven’t seen in a while and to reinforce your commitment to the osteopathic profession by participating at the MOA House of Delegates. Many things happen during the week of convention [...]

For more than 10 years, the Michigan Osteopathic Association (MOA) and others worked to bring smoke-free legislation to Michigan’s workplaces. In one of the biggest political victories in our history, we got it done this year. But our work isn’t over. Even now, forces behind the scenes are working to introduce legislation that would weaken [...]

The following Michigan physicians are recognized by the American Osteopathic Association as Life Members. Jerry A S Appel, D.O., Bloomfield Hills Michael F. Brooks, D.O., Gregory Roger C. Byrd, D.O., Rochester Hills Alan Cohn, D.O. West Bloomfield Peter C. Dodenhoff, D.O., Eastpointe Nedra J. Downing, D.O., M.S., Holly David A. Forster, D.O., Pontiac Paul F. [...]

Ann Arbor-based Altarum Institute has been awarded a grant of $19,619,990 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to serve as the lead agent in establishing Michigan’s health information technology regional extension center, the Michigan Center for Effective IT Adoption (M-CEITA, www.mceita.org). The grant will be administered through the Office of the National [...]