Welcome to the Monroe County Medical Society
Founded in 1821, the Monroe County Medical Society (MCMS) is a not-for-profit professional organization whose members are physicians, surgeons, medical students, and residents. The Society was formed with the purpose of extending medical knowledge, elevating the standard of medical education, promoting reforms and enlightening and directing public opinion in regard to the problems of medicine and health for the best interests of the people in Monroe County. The MCMS also serves as a resource for information about health care issues. In addition, it creates educational opportunities for physicians, sponsors a public physician referral service, and provides peer review of complaints and disputes.

Bulletin Board

New Physician Employment Resource: The MCMS is pleased to introduce its physician career center, an online posting of physician employment opportunities currently available in the Rochester area. To review the postings, log into our members' section.

ACIP Issues 2012 Adult Immunization Schedule: The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has issued the 2012 adult immunization schedule, published online January 31 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. The new recommendations include broader recommendations for human papillomavirus (HPV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination. In addition, the adult schedule and the child and adolescent schedules are now designed to be combined and used together

One Month Left to Claim 2011 Medicare Incentive Payment: Physicians have until Feb. 29, 2012, to register and attest to meeting meaningful use requirements to receive payments for 2011 through the Medicare & Medicaid EHR Incentive Program Registration and Attestation System. Feb. 29 also is the deadline to submit any pending Medicare Part B claims from 2011. Review important deadlines.

Valentine's Day Medicare Participation Deadline: Physicians have until Feb. 14 to determine their Medicare participation status for 2012. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) extended the annual enrollment period from the original deadline of Dec. 31 after Congress delayed the 27.4-percent cut in payments to physicians through February.

Medicare Reimbursement: Congressman Thomas Reed, joined by James Szalados, MD, MBA, Esq., MCMS president, and Nancy Adams, MCMS executive director, conducted a news conference to discuss the importance of providing reimbursement certainty to physicians who provide Medicare services. The current "doc fix" expires Feb. 29th. Full story.

I-Stop Mandate: NYS Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman has introduced legislation, “Internet System for Tracking Over-Prescribing Act,” or “I-STOP,” that would create an online database to report and track the prescription and dispensing of certain controlled substances. While certainly well-intentioned, physicians here in Rochester and across New York State are very concerned about its potential negative impact upon patient care. Read More

Grant Applications Now Being Accepted: Greater Rochester area based non-profit organizations and other community partners working on health improvement efforts are invited to apply for the 2012 round of the Genesee Valley Medical Foundation Mini-Grant Program. Applications are now being accepted for mini-grants for up to $5000 to help offset costs associated with community health projects and research.

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