January 12, 2016
In This Issue
If You're Considering
a Career Move, Call
ISMIE First
What's Ahead for
Illinois Physicians in
2016?
With Medical
Cannabis Now
Available, Are you
Prepared to Respond
When Your Patient
Asks to be Certified?
January is Cervical
Health Awareness
Month
If You're Considering a Career Move, Call
ISMIE First
Nearly every physician will need a
change at some point - a change
of pace, of scenery, or even of
practice model. When those
moments arrive, ISMIE works
closely with our policyholders to
ensure their coverage keeps pace
with their careers. Whether it is an
expansion, a move across town, a
shift to an employment setting or a
practice sale, ISMIE experts are here to help.
If you're considering any change to your practice, contact
the ISMIE team to make sure your medical liability
protection transfers seamlessly.
For more information, email the Underwriting Division or
call 800-782-4767 ext. 3350. If you utilize an insurance
broker, you may also wish to contact him or her.
What's Ahead for Illinois Physicians in
2016?
Monkey Business,
Part 2
In the last issue of
ISMIE News we
reported on the U.S.
Chamber Institute of
Legal Reform's widely
watched list of most
ridiculous 2015
Looking for a preview of the
critical operational,
reimbursement and patient
outreach issues your practice
will face in 2016?
Watch David Porter, Vice
President of Health Policy at
the Illinois State Medical Society (ISMS), preview hot topics
for the year ahead, including:
lawsuits. Here's the
latest on the silliest.
Internet star Naruto,
better known as the
"Selfie Monkey," finally
had his day in court though we doubt he
was aware of the
proceedings.
Anyway, he lost.
If you missed it, People
for the Ethical
Treatment of Animals
(PETA) filed a federal
copyright lawsuit in
September on behalf of
the smiling male
crested macaque who
reportedly took a selfportrait that went viral
on the Internet last
year.
Reports after the ruling
said PETA will continue
to fight for the
macaque's intellectual
property rights.
So hang in there,
Naruto. You could
make the Chamber's
list two years in a row.
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Continued volatility in Illinois' health insurance
networks;
New advance care planning billing procedures born
of ISMS advocacy; and
The brave new world of certifying patients for
medical cannabis.
The video is available here.
With Medical Cannabis Now Available, Are
you Prepared to Respond When Your
Patient Asks to be Certified?
Now through January 31, Illinois
residents may petition the Illinois
Department of Public Health
(IDPH) to add debilitating medical
conditions or diseases to the
state's Compassionate Use of
Medical Cannabis Pilot Program
Act. Currently over 35 conditions
are authorized for medical
cannabis certification.
Are you fully prepared to work with your patients if they
come to you with questions or an application to join the
program?
General guidelines on the program are available on the
IDPH medical cannabis pilot site. Questions about medical
cannabis and your practice? Email or call 800-782-4767 to
connect to an ISMIE expert.
January is Cervical Health Awareness
Month
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