As of February 18, 2010, all HIPAA covered entities (physicians and their employees) will also be under HITECH (Health Information Technology Economic and Clinical Health) Act. The HIPAA Security Rules require covered entities and business associates to implement and adopt administrative, physical, and technical safeguards to ensure that electronic protected health information (“ePHI”) is [...]
Medical Office Occupational Health
and
OSHA Update
Wednesday
April 14, 2010
At the
Allegheny County Medical Society
713 Ridge Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA
A program directed to administrative personnel, physicians, nurses in schools and business, medical offices, clinics, nursing homes and
other health professionals.
Registration Information
Fee: $50.00
Each additional registration $45.00
The Allegheny County Bar Association
Probate and Trust Law Section presents
“How to Document and Implement Client/Patient Health Care Decisions”
April 22, 2010
4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
ACBA Conference Center
414 Grant St (City-County Building)
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Course credit offerings include: CME, CLE, NHA, NASW and NAPCA.
Click here for registration information.
New Year Brings the End of Medicare Consultation Payments
Big changes have arrived with the New Year, thanks to the Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid Services. CMS implemented a new rule
on Jan. 1, 2010, for Medicare, eliminating the use of inpatient and
outpatient consultation codes and requiring the use of new and
established inpatient and outpatient visit codes in [...]
December 2009 Bulletin
Materia Medica
A Comparison of Peripheral Opioid
Antagonists
Michael Corpman, PharmD
Legal Report
New Year’s Predictions for Health Care
Michael A. Cassidy, ESQ
Special Report
Western PA Regional Autism Services,
Education, Research and Training
Ryan Cramer
Feature
2009 ACMS Award Winners
Christina E. Morton
Special Report
2009 Fine Awards Honor Local Health
Care Teams
Special Report
PMS House of Delegates 2009
December 2009 Bulletin
ANNOUNCEMENT
The Allegheny County Medical Society is proud to announce a new member benefit. ACMS has partnered with Liken Health Care Staffing and Liken Home Care to provide staffing and private duty services to ACMS members.
For over 38 years, Liken has provided quality service in Western Pennsylvania and has established a reputation as a leader in [...]
As a member of the Allegheny County Medical Society, you could save up to $327.96 on your car and home insurance with Liberty Mutual,1 while receiving advice and excellent service from licensed insurance counselors. You will also have access to safety resources to help keep you and your family safe.
To learn more about Liberty Mutual’s [...]
Medical Banking
financing
leasing
merchant card services
wealth management & personal banking
Contact:
Brian Wozniak
Vice President Healthcare Business Banking
PNC Bank
2101 Park Manor Blvd
Pittsburgh PA 15205
412-779-1692
brian.wozniak@pnc.com
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With CME Tracker, you can:
* Easily organize your CME online
* Nearly eliminate credentialing headaches
* Monitor your compliance with Pennsylvania’s CME requirements for MDs
Tracker was designed to give you one central place to record all of your CME activities, both Category 1 and Category 2.
Enter your credits into Tracker as soon as you earn them, and [...]
Employment Contract Review
Special program for residents and fellows evaluating employment contracts.
Contact: Michael A. Cassidy, Esquire
TUCKER ARENSBERG, P.C.
1500 ONE PPG PLACE
PITTSBURGH, PA 15222
(412) 594-5515
mcassidy@tuckerlaw.com
Allegheny County Medical Society
713 Ridge Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15212
412-321-5030 FAX 412-321-5323
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