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| On the calendar |
Feb 1 – RIMS Council meeting |
Feb 2 – [7:30am] RI Nurses Health Literacy Project, [8am] RI Health Literacy Project, [1pm] RI Public Health Association Health Policy Legislation Forum, [6pm] Brown Medical School Healthcare in America medical student elective |
Feb 3 – AMA Practice Management monthly physicians relations workgroup conference
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Feb 4 –RI Healthcare Lobbyist Coalition meeting to discuss mutual legislation interests;
RIMS leadership meeting with United Healthcare of New England |
Feb 5 – [9am] HealthRight meeting, [10:30am] RI Healthcare Lobbyist Coalition meeting to discuss soda tax legislation |
Feb 18 – RIMS leadership meeting with David Gifford, MD, Director, RI Department of Health |
Feb 23 – Coalition to Close Addiction Treatment Gaps meeting at Miriam Hospital |
Feb 24 – Primary Care Physicians Advisory Committee meeting |
Feb 25 – Worker’s Comp Fee Schedule Committee meeting |
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| Interactive model train for kids at Hasbro Hospital |
Michael Migliori, MD, Ophthalmologist in Chief at RIH/Hasbro, designed, constructed, and donated an interactive operating model train and carnival for a surgical waiting room at Hasbro Children's Hospital. Massey Glass of Warwick donated and installed its display case.
Projo video by Bob Thayer |
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| Blue Cross Amended and Restated Agreement |
BCBSRI is circulating an Amended and Restated Participating Physician Agreement to all its participating physicians. The Agreement will become effective April 10, 2010. |
In light of RIMS' legal counsel's review, we have provided some questions and feedback to Blue Cross for the benefit of RIMS members.
Read memorandum with status of this work to date |
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| National health system reform |
For the latest news and information on reform legislation and the AMA's activities in support of meaningful reforms visit:
Our Vision for Health System Reform |
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| Security breach in Chicago may affect many physicians |
A laptop containing encrypted data on physicians who participate in Blue Cross plans was stolen. The data include their names, addresses, tax IDs, and NPIs. Physicians who use their Social Security Numbers as tax IDs will be contacted. Read NewsFlash |
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| Annual Banquet – new officers, award recipients |
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The Annual Banquet and Inauguration of Officers on September 26 at the Dunes Club. Guests of honor [L-R]: Vera A. De Palo, MD; Philip R. Hinderberger; Diane R. Siedlecki, MD; Edwin N. Forman, MD; Michael E. Migliori, MD
Photo Gallery
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| Senator Whitehouse addressed RIMS Council |
U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse addressed the RIMS Council regarding national health system reform.
Read more |
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Senator Whitehouse with RIMS leadership [L-R]: Nitin S. Damle, MD; Newell Warde, PhD; Diane R. Siedlecki, MD; Vera DePalo, MD; Gary Bubly, MD |
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| Help RIMS fight arbitrary physician provider tax |
In July 2007, RI law imposed a 2% gross receipts tax on physicians who perform imaging services or have licensed ambulatory surgery centers. This tax affects hundreds of physicians, including some primary care practices. RIMS moved immediately to challenge the legality of this law, but the process requires several steps.
Click here to learn more and find out what to do. |
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