What happens when you write a prescription that can’t be filled? Shortages of Doxil, Adderall, and many more drugs are causing issues for patients with a variety of cancers, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and other diseases. Many of these drugs are generic injectables in which the drug price doesn’t reflect the cost of manufacturing [...]

Discretionary services are an important source of income for many medical practices, and marketing is a key tool for bringing in new business. However, you should be wary of marketing with online and e-mail coupons from social media sites such as Groupon and LivingSocial, which could get your practice into trouble. Social media coupon sites [...]

It’s immediate, useful, and direct. It makes pagers seem as outdated as carrier pigeons. But expedient as it is, texting colleagues may be a HIPAA violation. With more than 85 percent of physicians using smartphones, more than twice the rate of the general public, physicians are smartphone “super-users.” Smartphones can pack libraries full of information [...]

Jennifer Trayan is the new Communications Specialist at the MOA. She is responsible for social media, publications, website updates and more. Before joining the MOA at the end of July, she worked at Michigan State University as a Communications Aide for the MSU Physical Plant. 1. Tell us a little about yourself? I was born [...]

The Oakland County Osteopathic Medical Association (OCOMA) was a recent sponsor at the Southeast Oakland County Senior Salute. Hosted by Senator John Papageorge and Representatives Chuck Moss and Marty Knollenberg, the Senior Salute provided a free consumer/health fair, complimentary lunch and prizes to area senior citizens. Dr. Michael Weiss, along with his assistant, Terry, provided [...]

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 eligible [...]

MOA has teamed with MCEITA to answer health information technology (HIT) questions that any of our members may have.  This includes IT and software issues, meaningful use, EHR incentives, or other related issues including impact of HIT on patients, providers and their staffs.  Submit your questions to Ryan Knott and MCEITA staff will respond to [...]

The Michigan Center for Effective IT Adoption (M-CEITA) is Michigan’s Health Information Technology (HIT) Regional Extension Center (REC).  Funded by the Office of the National Coordinator for health IT (ONC) as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (often referred to as ARRA or the Recovery Act), M-CEITA’s mission is to accelerate [...]

Stafforce HIM Services, Inc. a southeastern Michigan based company, is your complete resource for professional Health Information Management (HIM) services. Providing HIM services and support to hospitals, clinics and physician’s medical practices for over 10 years, Stafforce is highly focused on customer service and satisfaction and our management team has over 30 years experience in [...]

Mark your calendars for Nov. 10, 2010! MOA is proud to co-sponsor e-Summit: Advancing Your Practice, focusing on improving health care delivery through HIT. Attendees will enjoy presentations on how HIT can help you and your staff better serve your patients, while also offering tips on how you can navigate the sometimes murky waters toward [...]