Podcasts about medical association of georgia

Patients deserve care led by physicians—the most highly educated, trained and skilled health care professionals. Through research, advocacy and education, the AMA vigorously defends the practice of medicine against scope of practice expansions that threaten patient safety.  In this episode, guests discuss the importance of these issues to organized medicine from the perspectives of the AMA, the Medical Association of Georgia and Washington State Medical Association. Sandra Adamson Fryhofer, MD, chair, AMA Board of Trustees moderates this panel, guests include, Kim Horvath, JD, senior attorney, AMA Advocacy Resource Center; Derek Norton, interim director, Government Relations, Medical Association of Georgia; and Sean Graham, director, Government Affairs, Washington State Medical Association.

The latest edition of the Medical Association of Georgia's (MAG) ‘Top Docs' show features U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter addressing a number of important COVID-19 issues, including the ‘CARES Act,' the latest on testing and treatment and prescription drugs and PPE, and the resources that are available to help patients and medical practices and other health care facilities in Georgia.  

  Stop The Bleed Campaign The Stop the Bleed campaign was developed by the American College of Surgeons in 2013 just a few months after the active shooter disaster that took place at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut. ACS convened a joint committee to create a protocol for national policy to enhance survivability […] The post Stop The Bleed Campaign appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

  Sponsored Special Episode With CopernicusMD The cost of medical procedures and insurance-related expenses continues to rise. Patients are increasingly expected to pay a larger sum of money at the time procedures are performed. More than 60 percent of employed Americans are unprepared for an out-of- pocket expense of $5,000 or more. The market for […] The post Sponsored Special Episode With CopernicusMD appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

  MAG Hosts CareSource This week, CW Hall sat down with Dr. Seema Csukas, and Bobby Jones, President of CareSource’s Georgia Market, to talk about how things are going since CareSource began providing healthcare coverage for Medicaid patients in Georgia. CareSource is a nonprofit nationally recognized as an industry leader in providing member-centric health care […] The post MAG Hosts CareSource appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

  Physicians Combatting Opiod Abuse More than 90 people in the U.S. die from an opioid or heroin overdose every day. The AMA is committed to stopping the opioid abuse and misuse epidemic and preventing opioid-related deaths. AMA s Opioid Task Force which includes 25 national and state-level physicians organizations has developed a number […] The post Physicians Combatting Opiod Abuse appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Dr. John Harvey Medical Reserve Corps President George W. Bush created the USA Freedom Corps to foster a culture of citizenship and responsibility. The Citizen Corps is the component of USA Freedom Corps, which creates local opportunities for individuals to volunteer to help their communities prepare for and respond to emergencies. The Medical Reserve Corps […] The post Medical Association of Georgia Medical Reserve Corps appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Transition to MIPS On this week’s MAG episode, I hosted Dr. Adrienne Mims, Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Medicare Quality Improvement for Alliant Quality, to talk about the transition to the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). Adrienne Mims, M.D., MPH, is the vice president and chief medical officer for Alliant GMCF. Board certified in […] The post Transition to MIPS – Top Docs Radio appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Talking Compliance On this week’s episode with Medical Association of Georgia, healthcare law expert, Liz Schoen stopped by to share information regarding compliance with current healthcare law and regulations on Top Docs Radio. Liz Schoen has more than 25 years of experience in the health care field. She serves as a legal and business advisor […] The post Talking Compliance – Top Docs Radio appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

AMA Talks Opioid Abuse and MACRA Patrice A. Harris, M.D., M.A., is a psychiatrist from Atlanta. She is the chair of the American Medical Association's Board of Trustees (BOT), and she is the chair of AMA's Task Force to Reduce Opioid Abuse. Dr. Harris has been the president of the Georgia Psychiatric Physicians Association, and […] The post AMA Talks Opioid Abuse and MACRA – Top Docs Radio appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

  Manners Matter Dr. Silverman is a cardiologist with Northside Hospital. He also teaches at the cardiac clinic at Grady Memorial Hospital - where he has been a volunteer since 1973. Dr. Silverman received his medical degree from Ohio State University. He completed his internship and residency at Vanderbilt University, while he received his cardiology […] The post Manners Matter – Top Docs Radio appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Medicare’s Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) On this week’s episode we continue our series with Medical Association of Georgia, talking about the changing reimbursement picture for physician practices by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Medicare's new Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) will change, yet again, physician reimbursement over the next couple of years […] The post Medicare’s Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) – Top Docs Radio appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Zika Virus The Zika virus has been making news over the past year as we approach the coming Olympics in Brazil, a known location heavily populated by the species of mosquito known to carry the virus. I sat down with Dr. Patrick O’Neal of the Georgia’s Department of Public Health, and Dr. Cherie Drenzek, Epidemiologist […] The post Zika Virus – Top Docs Radio appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Georgia’s Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine I hosted Dr. Bill Craver to talk about the Georgia campus of Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Craver is the dean and chief academic officer of the osteopathic medical program at the Georgia Campus of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, which is also known as GA-PCOM, in […] The post Georgia’s Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine – Top Docs Radio appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Dr. John Johnson of WellCare of Georgia talks diabetes WellCare of Georgia and Diabetes Dr. John Johnson is the Senior Medical Director at WellCare Health Plans, Inc. - which is one of the Medicaid CMOs in Georgia. His areas of responsibility include utilization review, care management, quality improvement and clinical outcomes. Dr. Johnson graduated from the University […] The post WellCare of Georgia and Diabetes – Top Docs Radio appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Health Care Fraud and False Claims I hosted 2 False Claims Act legal experts on this week’s MAG edition of Top Docs Radio. You’re going to want to check out what they have to say, as it could mean the difference between practicing medicine or not, in the end. Scott Grubman is a partner with […] The post Health Care Fraud and False Claims – Top Docs Radio appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

MAG’s MEP 401(k) We continue our series with Medical Association of Georgia, hosting Kevin Rainwater of Atlanta Capital Group to learn about MAG’s MEP 401(k) plan. Kevin Rainwater is a managing partner with Atlanta Capital Group, specializing in retirement planning. Kevin began his career in the financial services industry more than 16 years ago. He […] The post MAG’s MEP 401(k) – Top Docs Radio appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Representative Sharon Cooper I hosted MAG CEO/Executive Director, Donald Palmisano, Jr., and Georgia State Representative, Sharon Cooper. We talked about 2016 legislative priorities affecting healthcare in the state. More information soon! Special Guests: Sharon Cooper, Rep. Dist 43, Georgia State House of Representatives (R) MA Education MSN, Nursing Authored 2 books on psychiatric nursing Chair, […] The post Representative Sharon Cooper – Top Docs Radio appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Georgia Physicians Leadership Academy Wednesday 1/27 was Physicians at the Capitol Day for members of Medical Association of Georgia. I caught up with two MAG members who traveled to the capitol to engage with legislators, Dr. Jim Barber, orthopedic surgeon, and Dr. Bill Clark, opthamologist. We talked about the Georgia Physicians Leadership Academy, an educational […] The post Georgia Physicians Leadership Academy – Top Docs Radio appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia On this week’s episode with our partner, Medical Association of Georgia, MAG CEO, Donald Palmisano, Jr., joined me in studio. We hosted Jeff Fusile, the recently-appointed President for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia. Jeff joined the company in the lead role, coming over from Anthem in November of […] The post Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia – Top Docs Radio appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Insurance Reimbursement This week’s show was part of our monthly series with MAG and we focused our conversation on legal issues around commercial insurance reimbursement for physicians. Former insurance commissioner for the state of GA, attorney, and expert on the subject, John Oxendine, joined me in the studio to talk about some important things physicians […] The post Insurance Reimbursement – Top Docs Radio appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Health Insurance Mergers On this week’s episode I continued my monthly series with Medical Association of Georgia. MAG CEO, Donald Palmisano, Jr., and MAG delegate from Bibb County, Dr. John Rogers joined me in studio to talk about the challenges and concerns arising from recently-proposed mergers between large health insurance companies that will significantly reduce […] The post Health Insurance Mergers – Top Docs Radio appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Telemedicine We sat down with legal expert on healthcare matters, attorney, Sidney Welch, of the Polsinelli law firm on our monthly episode with Medical Association of Georgia. What is it? How is it utilized? And, what are the licensing, regulatory, and legal concerns around it? Georgia Composite Medical Board (GCMB) has stressed that it is essential for […] The post Telemedicine – Top Docs Radio appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

ICD-10 This week I continued my monthly series featuring experts from Medical Association of Georgia. Our conversation focused on the upcoming implementation of ICD-10 codes, which will significantly change how we document and are reimbursed for care provided to our patients. I sat down with Dr. James Dunnick, a former practicing cardiologist of over 25 […] The post ICD-10 – Top Docs Radio appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Medical Malpractice Lawsuits The phrase medical malpractice causes most people's pulse to quicken. For a physician being named in a medical malpractice case is one of the worst events in their life. This week we discussed medical malpractice in Georgia and how physicians can avoid it. For the past 23 years, Dan has specialized in representing physicians […] The post Medical Malpractice Lawsuits – Top Docs Radio appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

GA SB 158 This week we continue our monthly series with Medical Association of Georgia. I hosted MAG CEO/Executive Director, Donald J. Palmisano, Jr., and Cindy Zeldin, Executive Director for Georgians for a Healthy Future. We talked about the challenges Georgians face regarding the lack of information available to them about how inclusive health plans […] The post GA SB 158 – Top Docs Radio appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Physicians Institute for Excellence in Medicine This week I sat down with Bob Addleman, EVP of the Physicians’ Institute for Excellence in Medicine. We talked about how the organization, a subsidiary of Medical Association of Georgia, got its genesis. Bob shared how his passion for process improvement and healthcare ultimately led to him suggesting […] The post Physicians Institute for Excellence in Medicine – Top Docs Radio appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

MAG 2015 Legislative Update This week we continued our ongoing series with Medical Association of Georgia to get the MAG 2015 legislative update. MAG CEO, Donald Palmisano, Jr. and Director of Government Relations, Marcus Downs came by with Georgia Representative, Rick Jasperse. We talked about several of the health-related issues Rick and his colleagues have […] The post MAG 2015 Legislative Update – Top Docs Radio appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

  Senate Bill 158 On this week’s show we continued our monthly series with the Medical Association of Georgia. MAG’s CEO/Executive Director, Donald J. Palmisano, Jr. stopped by for a discussion on the state of Senate Bill 158, changes in the insurance contracting arena, and other topics on the MAG agenda. Donald also shared how […] The post Senate Bill 158 – Top Docs Radio appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Medical Reserve Corps The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has approved MAG's request to form the nation's first medical society-sponsored statewide volunteer medical reserve corps (MRC). MAG and the Georgia Department of Public Health would oversee MAG's MRC. MAG is now eligible for limited federal capacity building funds and has in fact […] The post Medical Reserve Corps – Top Docs Radio appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

  Correctional Medicine This week we continued our monthly series with Medical Association of Georgia. I sat down with MAG CEO/Executive Director, Donald Palmisano, Jr., and Director of Correctional Medicine, Clyde Maxwell. We talked about how MAG became involved with accreditation of numerous correctional medicine facilities in the state of Georgia. MAG created its […] The post Correctional Medicine – Top Docs Radio appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Medical Association of Georgia’s 2015 Legislative Priorities This week I sat down with Dr. Michael Green and Marcus downs of MAG to discuss Medical Association of Georgia’s 2015 legislative priorities. We talked about several issues that have a serious impact on both patient outcomes as well as Georgia physicians’ ability to provide care. Some key […] The post Medical Association of Georgia’s 2015 Legislative Priorities – Top Docs Radio appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

International Medical Graduates In our ongoing series with Medical Association of Georgia, we discussed International Medical Graduates on this episode. Today, we continue to extend the age to which we humans live. This, coupled with the large post-war baby boomer population that is now entering the elderly population, compounds the effects of the period […] The post International Medical Graduates – Top Docs Radio appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

  “Think About It” Campaign to End Prescription Drug Abuse Prescription medication abuse and subsequent addiction is a serious problem that needs our immediate attention as a community and as healthcare providers. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, “Although most people take prescription medications responsibly, an estimated 52 million people (20 percent of […] The post “Think About It” – Top Docs Radio appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Health Connect South and Medical Association of Georgia This week on TopDocsRADIO I sat down with Russ Lipari, Founder and CEO of Health Connect South and Donald Palmisano, CEO and Executive Director of the Medical Association of Georgia. The mission of Health Connect South is to improve the health of our community by acting […] The post Health Connect South and Medical Association of Georgia – Top Docs Radio appeared first on Business RadioX ®.