Michigan Osteopathic Association members now can choose among more than 45 high-quality gloves from five manufacturers when purchasing through Association Gloves. Products from Innovative Healthcare Corporation, Ansell, and Kimberly-Clark join the comprehensive line offered by Microflex and Sempermed. The enhanced product line ensures finding a glove with the right fit and feel. For a...
Due to the rising costs of health care today along with the state of the current economy, people all over the country have been affected and have had to make economical sacrifices in their lives. Unfortunately, those people have to make decisions of whether to pay their utility bills, or to get their much...
MOA member William Swords, D.O., FACSM, FAAFP is our representative to the Michigan Health Council. He recently provided this report on the Council’s meeting on April 19. The Council is financially sound and functioning well on many fronts, including health care recruitment. They have had over 300,000 placements of physicians, PAs, NPs and MDs....
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has recently released guidance delaying a new reporting requirement for small businesses mandated by health reform. Under the requirement, employers must report the cost of employer-sponsored group healthcare coverage on employees’ W-2 forms beginning with the 2012 calendar year W-2s. In other words, employers must begin providing this information...
Vance D. Powell, Jr., D.O. is this year’s recipient of the Michael Opipari, D.O. Distinguished Service Award from the Michigan State University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine (MSUCOM) Statewide Campus System (SCS). The SCS is the postdoctoral training institution affiliated with MSUCOM. Dr. Powell accepted the award at the annual SCS membership meeting earlier this...
In November 2010, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced that beginning in 2012, eligible professionals who are not successful electronic prescribers may be subject to a payment adjustment. Section 132 of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of2008 (MIPPA) authorizes CMS to apply this payment adjustment whether or not the...
The results are in and the winner of the iPad 2 given away at MOA’s 112th Annual Postgraduate Convention and Scientific Seminar is Keith Barbour, D.O. from Monroe! Congratulations to Dr. Barbour and a huge thanks to Healthfusion for this generous prize!
Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans with traumatic brain injuries can receive free, comprehensive rehabilitation in Grand Rapids through a program funded by the Department of Defense. The Wounded Warrior Traumatic Brain Injury Project (WWTBIP) is a partnership between Grand Valley State University and Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital. It offers opportunities for a full...
Effective January 1, 2012, HIPAA version 5010 will be mandated for use by health care providers, billing agents and clearinghouses. This version will replace the 4010A1 version currently in use today. The National Council for Prescription Drug programs (NCPDP) version D.0 will replace version 5.1 of the standards for pharmacy and supplier transactions, as...
Relying on memory to complete next steps for diagnostic tasks can mean costly and avoidable errors. The most frequently cited breakdowns in the diagnostic process from malpractice claims and autopsy data are: failure to order an appropriate diagnostic test, incorrect interpretation of diagnostic test data, and failure to create a proper follow-up plan. Whether...
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