DJP Update 9-18-2012 Keynote at CSMS; LSMS suit; “SOUTHEASTERN NEWS”; Electronic Health Records (boondoggle re cost-savings?)
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1- Keynote at Connecticut State Medical Society (CSMS) in Mystic, Connecticut 9-15-2012:
Leadership: The Path to Success for Medical Liability and Health System Reform
My speech went well. Fun visit. Old friends. New Friends. Great hospitality. And great lagniappe: They had copies of ON LEADERSHIP from Barnes and Noble for the Delegates to purchase. I did a book signing. Thanks!
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2- Breaking news from LSMS re: “… attempts to create new substantive law that severely impedes upon a physician’s right to contract and restricts the right of certain physicians to bill patients for medical services rendered in 23 parishes.”
PRESS RELEASE:
State Medical Society Files Injunction Against the La. Dept. of Insurance Society Challenges Commissioner Jim Donelon’s Authority to Create Law
BATON ROUGE – Today the Louisiana State Medical Society filed suit on behalf of its more than 6,500 physician members seeking to obtain a declaratory judgment against Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon and the Department of Insurance (DOI). The injunction was requested to block provisions of a recently promulgated emergency rule, which attempts to create new substantive law that severely impedes upon a physician’s right to contract and restricts the right of certain physicians to bill patients for medical services rendered in 23 parishes.
“We believe that Commissioner Donelon has clearly exceeded his authority with the promulgation of this emergency rule and the LSMS will seek to protect the rights of our physician members by bringing to light this dangerous precedent,” explains LSMS Director of Legal Affairs Greg Waddell, JD.
“The LSMS is deeply disappointed that Commissioner Donelon would use a natural disaster as a guise to circumvent the legislative process,” said LSMS Executive Vice President Jeff Williams. “The provisions of the rule at issue are new substantive law and we believe that the commissioner lacks the authority, whether through executive order or otherwise, to take the place of the legislature and create new law. We will not sit idly by while Commissioner Donelon attempts to restrict the rights of physicians without any authority to do so.”
On August 26, 2012, the DOI issued Emergency Rule 26, Suspension of Certain Statutes and Regulations Regarding Cancellations, Non-Renewals, Reinstatements, Premium Payments, Claim Filings and Related Provisions Regarding Any and All Insurance Matters Affecting Insureds in Louisiana Caused by Hurricane Isaac Amended (LAC 37:XI.Chapter 47).
About Louisiana State Medical Society Established in 1878, the Louisiana State Medical Society (LSMS) serves as the premier advocate for patients and physicians. The LSMS is the largest voluntary physician organization in the state and represents all specialties. Please visit the LSMS online at www.LSMS.org for more information.
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Contact: Sadie D. Wilks, Director of Communication (225) 763-8500 or (800) 375-9508 sadie@lsms.org * www.lsms.org Twitter: @LaMedSoc
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3- SOUTHEASTERN NEWS: Newsletter from the Southeastern Delegation to the AMA; Views re PPACA, The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Multiple opinions including mine. Here is an excerpt from the introduction from the newsletter and links to the various opinions:
“We start with a thorough review of the Act by the Physician Foundation (which includes many Southeasterners and even some of our own Southeast Executives), followed by a message from Dr. Jeremy Lazarus reflecting the AMA’s point of view including the many problems that they see with the Act. Next, there are comments from a prominent member of the AMA Council on Medical Service from the Southeast, Dr. Gerald Harmon, followed by comments from Alabama’s Dr. Jeff Terry and finally, an essay from Dr. Donald Palmisano suggesting alternatives to the Act that many of us already support.”
From J. Chris Fleming, MD and Stephen Imbeau, MD – Chair and Vice Chair of the Southeastern Delegation
DJP note: Thanks, Chris and Steve, for opportunity to participate. It is wonderful to be an American living in the USA and have different viewpoints without fear of someone burning down your home as we observe in other countries.
A Roadmap for Physicians to Health Care Reform.
By: The Physicians Foundation
Download: http://scmedical.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=d2ebf4f20b0d235812d69ddd6&id=f081028d68&e=6951d5387f and http://www.physiciansfoundation.org/FoundationReportDetails.aspx?id=288
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The Supreme Court Decision on ACA and the Road Ahead for Physicians.
By: Jeremy Lazarus, MD, AMA President
Download: http://scmedical.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d2ebf4f20b0d235812d69ddd6&id=ef7c11d905&e=6951d5387f
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Council on Medical Service Perspective.
By: Gerald Harmon, MD
Download: http://scmedical.us2.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=d2ebf4f20b0d235812d69ddd6&id=c260a655fe&e=6951d5387f
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The Supreme Court and the Affordable Care Act (ACA): A View From Alabama.
By: Jeff Terry, MD
http://scmedical.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d2ebf4f20b0d235812d69ddd6&id=bf7eda115a&e=6951d5387f
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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Correct Diagnosis; Wrong Therapy.
By: Donald Palmisano, MD, JD
http://scmedical.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d2ebf4f20b0d235812d69ddd6&id=b289618d8e&e=6951d5387f
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4- ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS
Everyone should read this article.
Go to link in my tweet www.twitter.com/DJPNEWS listed below:
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Donald Palmisano @DJPNEWS
A Major Glitch for Digitized Health-Care Records @WSJopinion Savings = Hype? http://tinyurl.com/8ebpakd A case for follow the dollar? #hcr
As I have noted in my books on leadership, “Facts don’t cease to exist because they are ignored.” (Aldous Huxley) Also, “Imagination should give wings to our thoughts, but we always need decisive experimental proof…” (Louis Pasteur)
Good ideas are embraced rapidly. Whenever coercion or intimidation involved, the idea is suspect and violates liberty. No one is forced to buy iPhone or iPad.
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