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Mid-Month Enews

June 14, 2022 10:47 AM | Elke Lubin (Administrator)

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June is Pride Month

Medicine is for all, and the medical profession is at its best with a physician workforce that reflects this foundational truth. June is Pride Month and we give special thanks to LGBTQ physicians in our community for delivering patient care with excellence, mentoring and educating future MDs and DOs, and shaping the future as leaders!  It takes courage to stand up for who you are.  Warm wishes for Pride Month! 

Emergency office surgery rule: effective imminently

As soon as next week, the Florida Board of Medicine and Board of Osteopathic Medicine are expected to release an office surgery emergency rule that will make critical changes to the standard of care for gluteal fat transfers, more commonly known as Brazilian Butt Lifts (BBLs). There will be no exceptions to these standards and no grace period for implementation. Read a legal update from FMA Assistant General Counsel Mary Thomas, Esq., to learn what these changes mean for Florida physicians. 

Plans remain for a Moffitt Cancer Center campus in Pasco despite DeSantis' veto.

Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed a line item in the upcoming state budget that would have provided about $600 million in recurring money over the next 30 years for the project. Read more. 

Private Practice Learning Collaborative: E/M Documentation Burden Reduction

The AMA has launched a new learning collaborative opportunity for private practice physicians designed to help implement actionable changes that can quickly increase their practice’s efficiency. Each eight-week session in the Private Practice Simple Solutions series will focus on a single topic. Physicians will be able to access a pre-recorded didactic presentation and a discussion board (NOTE: the discussion board requires individual registration to access this closed community). The discussion board runs throughout the entirety of the eight weeks, offering opportunities to interact with fellow cohort members and ask questions of subject matter experts who oversee the sessions. A second pre-recorded presentation will follow the first, focusing on the common obstacles or questions identified on the discussion board. The first session, which provides insights on using the AMA STEPS Forward® E/M Documentation Burden Reduction Toolkit as a guide, will be released on July 7. The second recording will be released on Aug. 16. 

Accelerating Behavioral Health Integration Through Telehealth

The AMA is hosting an interactive session on accelerating behavioral health integration through telehealth on June 21. Participants will learn about the opportunities and challenges of incorporating technology to advance more coordinated and equitable behavioral health care, as well as practical solutions stakeholders across the health care ecosystem can pursue to advance digitally-enabled BHI. The session will feature experts from Penn Medicine and the Department of Veteran Affairs, who will discuss their BHI models, how digital tools have been incorporated, and the comprehensive value it has generated. 

Parenting as a Physician: It Takes a Lot of Patience

Finding work-life balance during the COVID-19 pandemic has required parents to constantly recalibrate, shifting the demands of parenting to meet the needs of their employers. Burnout rates remain particularly high among physicians, and those who also take on the responsibilities of caring for their children face a unique set of challenges. This panel discussion webinar at noon on June 21 features multiple physician parents and will provide tips on how to set limits, balancing family life as a physician, simply finding the time, and best practices for managing family activities. 

Celebrating our Resident Physicians

On June 9th, the HCMA hosted a Residents Reception together with Physicians Wealth Planning at Brio Italian Grille. We celebrated all HCA and USF resident physicians, interns, and fellows and their accomplishments so far. Unfortunately, we had to say goodbye to a few resident physicians who will pursue their careers outside of Florida. We wish them all the best in their future endeavors. To all current residents, we wish you a successful start to your next year of residency! Check out the event photos on HCMA's Facebook page. 

CONGRATULATIONS TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING!

The Lightning have done it again...  they are off to play in the Stanley Cup finals for the third year in a row. No team has been to three Stanley Cup finals in a row since the Edmonton Oilers in the mid-1980s, and the Islanders were the last team to win three consecutive Cups 40 years ago. It looks like a Stanley Cup hat trick may be in our future!  GO BOLTS!


SPOTLIGHT ON SAVINGS

The HCMA Benefit Provider Program offers goods and services to members, at members' only rates. When utilized, the value to members far exceeds the cost of annual dues. Two of our Providers are featured here:

Jensen Anderson Wealth Management, LLC is a financial planning firm dedicated to serving physicians for over thirty years. HCMA members receive a Comprehensive Financial Plan at a discounted rate of $500.00 (a $1,500 value). This opportunity will give any HCMA member who may already be working with a planner to have someone take a second look at their plan or if you have not created a plan, this is a great opportunity to do so. For additional information, please visit: www.physicianswealthplanning.com or contact Jennifer Joyce, Executive Assistant, at 813-287-8379 or JenniferJoyce@financialguide.com to schedule a meeting.

Shea Barclay Group – professional liability and other commercial insurance products. Shea Barclay Group (SBG) is a boutique, Tampa-based insurance brokerage specializing in insuring physicians. Their team of professionals has 50+ years of experience insuring healthcare providers in the Tampa Bay area. SBG has developed numerous, exclusive insurance programs specifically for HCMA members. These not only address the professional liability insurance needs of the HCMA members, but the additional insurance needs that each practice requires. Their unique experience and capabilities will give you peace of mind, knowing that your risks are their biggest concern. SBG will provide eligible HCMA members with a 10% discount on professional liability insurance premiums through Aspen. For a no-obligation consultation, please contact Patricia Thompson, AAI, CIC, Senior Advisor/Healthcare, PThompson@SheaBarclay.com, 813.418.4492, mobile: 813.404.7905, Shea Barclay Group/HCMA Webpage, www.sheabarclay.com.