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Together We Are Stronger! The Oklahoma State Medical Association is your best and most effective advocate for you, your patients, and our profession. In partnership with your local county medical society and the American Medical Association, OSMA is your best and most effective advocate for you, your patients, and our profession.

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OSMA has received an number of contacts both in-state and nationally about how to help following yesterday’s devastating tornadoes in the Moore/Newcastle/South Oklahoma City areas.

Here is some information about how physicians and other interested volunteers can make a meaningful and helpful response to the tornado disaster.

How Physicians Can Volunteer in Disaster Relief
Oklahoma Medical Reserve Corps
OSMA member Michael Haugh, MD, is an active OMRC response team member. He was mobilized in recent months with the corps was deployed in response to the Hurricane Sandy disaster in the New York/New Jersey area.

If you are willing and able to volunteer your medical expertise in the tornado zone or other large-scale emergency, you can do so through the Oklahoma Medical Reserve Corps.

The OKMRC provides medical and public health professionals, as well as dedicated citizens, an organized system for volunteering during a large-scale emergency or disaster. If you have an interest in assisting with disaster preparedness, response and recovery efforts, please visit www.okmrc.org/application to apply to volunteer.

There are a number of other opportunities to help with the Moore tornado disaster. Here are some helpful suggestions for physicians, other health care providers and their families:

The Salvation Army:
516 S. Hudson Avenue
Oklahoma City OK 73109
405-246-1133
https://donate.salvationarmyuse.org/uss/eds/aok
http://salvationarmyokac.org

American Red Cross-Oklahoma for donations and for donating blood:
601 N.E. 6th Street
Oklahoma City OK 73104
405-228-9500
www.redcross.org/ok/oklahomacity

Oklahoma Blood Institute—for blood donations:
5105 North Portland Avenue
Oklahoma City OK 73112-2058
405-947-6621
http://obi.org

Families that are in need of emergency medications can obtain them free through Variety Care Community Health Center. Contact 405-632-6688 for more information.

As Oklahomans, we will pull together to survive this tragedy.

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INTRODUCING DOCBOOKMD,
THE LATEST BENEFIT FOR OSMA MEMBERS!
DocbookMD is an app for your smart phone and/or tablet device as a way for physicians to communicate in a HIPAA-compliant manner. Not only can you send messages, but photos of x-rays, EKGs and chart information as well, and it’s all HIPAA-compliant. DocbookMD is available FREE to all OSMA members! For more information on DocbookMD or OSMA membership, please email harwell@okmed.org.

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View free AMA CME webcasts! (click here)
Free webcasts are now available to members through the American Medical Association (AMA) Organized Medical Staff Section (OMSS). Access webcasts 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and earn valuable AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.

These activities are designed for medical staff leaders (chiefs of staffs, medical staff presidents, medical directors and medical staff members), physicians interested in leadership issues and/or who are in small/single specialty groups, medical staff service professionals and medical staff legal counsel.

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SMOKEFREE OK PHYSICIAN PRESS CONFERENCE
On February 11th, several OSMA members and students from the OSMA Medical Student Section joined with Secretary of Health Terry Cline, MD in supporting Governor Mary Fallin's call to restore local rights and let cities adopt stronger smoking ordinances. You can see the whole news conference below. Thank you Dr. Krishna, Dr. Cottrill, Dr. Flesher, Dr. Cagle, Sarah Durica and Tessa Stamile for your hard work!

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ATTENTION COLORADO, NEW MEXICO, OKLAHOMA, TEXAS, INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES (IHS) AND VETERAN AFFAIRS PART B EDI BILLERS:

Due to the transition activities for Jurisdiction H on November 19, 2012, the delivery of the 277 claim status responses and the Version 5010 X12N 835 Electronic Remittance Advice (ERA) for Tuesday, November 20, Wednesday, November 21, Monday, November 26, Tuesday, November 27, Wednesday, November 28, Thursday, November 29 and Friday, November 30 may be delayed to validate accuracy prior to distribution. Typically, Novitas Solutions expects to post these reports to your electronic mailbox on the SmartXfr™ telecommunication server by 8:30 AM Eastern Time (ET), but due to this transition, the delivery of these files to the SmartXfr™ telecommunication server may be delayed each day. We apologize for any inconvenience.

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Novitas Medicare Contractor Transition Information

Novitas - Are You Ready for the Transition (Word Doc)

Novitas Transition - Consolidated Local Coverage Determinations (Word Doc)

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AMA HIPAA version 5010 Tool Kit

Are you prepared to comply with version 5010 on Jan. 1?
The compliance deadline to use only the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) version 5010 electronic transactions remains Jan. 1, despite the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) announcement that it will not enforce compliance until March 31. Make sure your practice can meet the Jan. 1 deadline. Click this link to go to the AMA HIPAA version 5010 Tool Kit.

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Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Program

Medicare Registration User Guide for Eligible Professionals

Medicaid Registration User Guide for Eligible Professionals

Medicaid Incentive Program Provider Manual

Medicare & Medicaid EHR Incentive Program Registration and Attestation System

http://www.cms.gov/EHRIncentivePrograms

EHR Certification Bodies Named

Need Help or Information about the EHR Incentive Program?

Oklahoma's EHR Incentive Program

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Hepatitis C Virus Treatment Update