This month, I feel it’s important to alert our member physicians of the latest news and advocacy that’s been happening at the MOA: Important CME Changes: Beginning with the current CME cycle ending December 31, 2012, AOA members will have five months to fulfill their CME requirements. Previously, members were allowed 17 months following...
After twenty-five years of delivering babies morning, noon, but mostly night; old Dr. Jones decided to limit his practice to save on his malpractice and to get some sleep. He called his malpractice carrier and was told that with his spotless record he could drop obstetrics and receive a substantial savings on his premium. ...
Delta Dental Plan Options The Michigan Osteopathic Association is pleased to announce that it has negotiated a rate decrease effective January 1, 2012 for the new Delta Dental plan options. As a physician, you know that good oral health is essential to good overall health. Having a quality dental benefits plan makes it easy...
Register for the Summit Full schedule By 2025, the global population will exceed eight billion people. Delivering life-saving biomedical innovations to all segments of the global population – particularly the under-served pediatric segment – poses one of the greatest challenges of our time. Please save the date and join us in Ann Arbor, Michigan...
If you are not yet participating, or if you know a co-worker or another Medicare provider who isn’t receiving WPS Medicare eNews, let them know that they’re missing out on a very informative educational resource and direct them to sign up. As a subscriber to WPS Medicare eNews, you will know first-hand how convenient...
More information Beginning Oct. 1, 2013, all HIPAA covered entities must use the new ICD-10 code sets. The current ICD-9 code sets are widely viewed as outdated due to their limited ability to accommodate new procedures and diagnoses. ICD-10 incorporates greater specificity of codes, more clinical information contained in the codes and updated terminology. Use of ICD-10 will improve the ability to measure health...
(For more information, click here) The spirited competition which promotes research and osteopathic principles and practices is now accepting applications. Every year, during the MOA Scientific Convention, the SRE competition provides osteopathic medical students, residents, fellows and attending level physicians an opportunity to present their medical and scientific research to our profession. This event demonstrates the...
Contact: Jason Cody, University Relations, Office: (517) 432-0924, Cell: (734) 755-0210, Jason.Cody@ur.msu.edu; Reza Nassiri, Institute of International Health, Office: (517) 353-8992, Reza.Nassiri@hc.msu.edu EAST LANSING, Mich. — A group of osteopathic physicians and medical personnel from Michigan State University treated patients and delivered more than $10,000 in donated supplies during a four-day trip to Haiti earlier this month....
Contact: Jason Cody, University Relations, Office: (517) 432-0924, Cell: (734) 755-0210, Jason.Cody@ur.msu.edu EAST LANSING, Mich. — An initiative by Michigan State University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine will dramatically increase the number of osteopathic physicians from Canada and help build the osteopathic profession north of the U.S. border. Fourteen of the 316 entering students in the college’s...
Contact: Jason Cody, University Relations, Office: (517) 432-0924, Cell: (734) 755-0210, Jason.Cody@ur.msu.edu; Reza Nassiri, Institute of International Health, Office: (517) 353-8992, Reza.Nassiri@hc.msu.edu EAST LANSING, Mich. — While global attention to HIV/AIDS remains strong, a lack of focus on prevention strategies is stonewalling health experts in many developing nations, specifically in the Caribbean. By adopting a new approach...
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