What a Wonderful Town Planning to attend the ACEP Scientific Assembly next month. Don't forget to join your New Jersey colleagues at our annual NJ-ACEP Reception. Monday, October 15 at Waves in the Sheraton HQ hotel. An invitation is enclosed. ACEP Leader Visits Dr. Mark DeBard, Vice Speaker of the ACEP Council, recently spent the day at Newark Beth Israel's residency program, speaking on Food and Waterborne Illnesses and ACEP activities.
Help is out there.
The Medicaid physician's reimbursement task force met recently with the Division's Director and her staff on the rollout of the increased physician reimbursement. The NJ Division of Consumer Affairs has issued letters to some physicians extending the 2001 licensing renewal period to October 31, 2001. S-1330 requires health insurers that provide prescription drug coverage to issue standardized pharmacy identification cards to decrease administrative burdens and streamline the dispensing of prescription drugs and devices. A-2204 renames the Office of Minority Health in the Department of Health and Senior Services to the Office on Minority and Multicultural Health. A-314 creates the New Jersey Health Data Commission which will collect health data in the areas of health care access, quality and cost.