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BOARD OF GOVERNORS’ HIGHLIGHTS
NOVEMBER 14, 2014
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The newest GLMS membership report showed
a gain of 36 active members and a loss of six
for a net gain of 30 members. GLMS currently
has 1,999 active members and 3,707 total
members.
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Several GLMS physicians including Bruce
Scott, MD, Robert Couch, MD, MBA, and
Robert Zaring, MD, as well as GLMS Exec.
Director Lelan Woodmansee attended the
recent AMA meeting in Dallas. Dr. Zaring reported the AMA was hopeful progress could
be made on several legislative issues including SGR and ICD 10. “During a lame duck
session, both sides know there’s a problem,
and there’s a lot they think they could do.”
Dr. Zaring also reported that many AMA members were upset about Maintenance of Certification requirements, arguing that by putting
an asterisk next to a physician’s degree it becomes devalued. The AMA passed a resolution
agreeing that the MOC was not working, and
that other avenues must be explored.
GLMS NEWS STAFF
Lelan Woodmansee, CAE
Executive Director
lelan.woodmansee@glms.org
Bert T. Guinn, MBA, CAE
Associate Executive Director
bert.guinn@glms.org
Kate Williams
Communications Designer
kate.williams@glms.org
Aaron Burch
Communications Specialist
aaron.burch@glms.org
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Dept. of Public Health and Wellness Director
LaQuandra Nesbitt, MD, MPH, updated the
board on the city’s planned response in the
event of an Ebola patient coming to Louisville
and assured the board that being prepared
and level headed were central to a proper
ebola containment. “We’ve had great success
in treating Ebola patients in America,” she
said. “This is the caregiver’s disease. You won’t
get it sitting next to someone on an airplane.
We need to make sure our messaging in the
health care community is consistent along
those lines.”
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As of November 2014,
active GLMS membership
numbered 1,999, which is
80 percent of phy sicians
practicing in Jefferson
County.
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GLMS Foundation President K. Thomas
Reichard presented a scholarship check of
$20,000 to Dr. Toni Ganzel for the four students honored at the 2014 GLMS Foundation Golf Outing who received their awards
through the U of L School of Medicine.
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GLMS Assoc. Exec. Director Bert Guinn, MBA,
CAE, reported to the board the success of the
2014 Wear the White Coat Event. This year, 24
physicians paired with business leaders, state
legislators, journalists and more to show them
what a day as a physician was really like. Reactions from participants were overwhelmingly
positive. In particular, State Senator Morgan
McGarvey said his eyes were opened to the
difficulty placed on physicians in complying
with the different and complex varieties of
insurance coverage.
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GLMS Physician Education and Practice
Support Director Jessica Williams gave an
update on the Kentucky Health Benefits Exchange Update. For more information, see
page 6.
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GLMS Board Chair James Patrick Murphy,
MD, MMM, announced the next OPIOID
Course will be held Feb. 6-8, 2015.
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The next meeting of the GLMS Board of Governors will be held January 9, 2015.
U of L School of Medicine Dean Toni Ganzel,
MD, told the GLMS Board of Governor’s that
the school’s next site visit for accreditation
confirmation will take place May 10-13, 2015,
and the school is on track to meet all requirements.
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The GLMS Board welcomed two new members
this month: Alex Cravanas, MD, an in-training
delegate invited by John Roberts, MD, and
new GLMS IT Director Dale Sellers.
GLMS MISSION - Promote the science, art and profession of medicine; Protect the integrity of the patient-physician
relationship; Advocate for the health and well-being of the community; Unite physicians regardless of practice setting to
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achieve these ends.