Pediatrician and Baltimore County Medical Association member, Scott Krugman, M.D., received the pediatrician of the year award from the Maryland Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Dr. Krugman, chairman of pediatrics at Franklin Square Hospital, was awarded in part for his work in reducing low birth weight in Essex… Read More
Archive for November, 2015
CMS Extends Deadline for PQRS Informal Review Process
CMS is extending the 2014 Informal Review period. Individual eligible professionals (EPs), Comprehensive Primary Care (CPC) practice sites, Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) group practices, and Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) that believe they have been incorrectly assessed the 2016 PQRS negative payment adjustment now have until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time… Read More
2016 Legislative and Regulatory Agenda for Maryland Physicians and Their Patients
The mission of MedChi, the Maryland State Medical Society, is to serve as Maryland’s foremost advocate and resource for physicians, their patients and the public health. To that end, during the 2016 General Assembly Session, MedChi shall work on the following objectives: AS AN ADVOCATE FOR PATIENTS: DEFEND THE SCOPE… Read More
President’s Message
-Loralie Ma, M.D. Screening Tests, Epidemiology and the Individual Screening tests are ever increasing, whether it is a radiologic screening test such as Chest CT for lung cancer screening, screening mammography for breast cancer detection, or screening blood tests, such as PSA for prostate cancer detection. There are numerous other… Read More
