Recent Nexus Newsletters
Summer
2010
Articles Dr. Nigel Rusted receives
honorary life membership award; Dr. Kim E. M. Hong receives CMA
Honorary Life Membership Award; NLMA President to hold summit on
care for seniors; NLMA Award recipients announced; Walk the Doc;
Take a bit of “diastolic time” every day; Survey shows strong
support for negotiations; more members going online; Physician of
the Future: Robotic telemedicine improves patient outcomes;
Physicians honored; Haiti relief effort; Community pharmacies link
up to Pharmacy Network; Pharmacists granted authority to modify and
extend prescriptions; Dr. Roxanne Cooper takes cervical screening on
the road this summer; Make your views known at CMA’s General Council
meeting – even if you can’t attend in person; Talent management -
Developing leaders within your organization; CMA, Royal College and
CFPC launch National Physician Survey; In Memoriam.
Recent President's Letters
Negotiations update
May 5, 2010
Late yesterday afternoon, I received
correspondence from Finance Minister and Treasury Board President
Tom Marshall responding to our request for clarification on
government’s offer of
April 20, 2010 The Executive Committee met last night to consider
Minister Marshall’s response and, after careful deliberation, the
Executive rejected the offer.
AGM features new condensed format
Mailed April 15, 2010
I invite you to attend our
upcoming AGM to debate
resolutions and help the Association set policy that will shape the
future direction for the NLMA as we enter into 2011. The AGM will be
held at the Johnson Geo Centre in St. John’s on June 12.
Registration opens at 4:00 pm for the business meeting, which begins
at 5:00 pm.
Recent Negotiations Bulletins
Special General Meeting - Negotiations
May 18, 2010
All members are encouraged to participate in a province-wide
teleconference on Tuesday, May 25 from 7 to 9 p.m. NLMA President
Dr. Brendan Lewis and CEO Robert Ritter will provide members with a
detailed briefing on negotiations and the most recent proposals on
the table from government. Your participation and feedback is
crucial as we move toward a final package and a new Memorandum of
Agreement.
Recent NLMA Bulletins
AGM
Registration Reminder
June 4, 2009
The NLMA’s 84th Annual General Meeting will be held at
the Holiday Inn in St. John’s from June 26-27, 2009. A registration
package was mailed to all members on April 24 including a
President’s Letter, Program,
the Registration Form, CME
Registration Form, Nominating Committee Report. All delegates must
register to be eligible to participate in the business session and
social events of this AGM.
Recent Audit Bulletins
Avoiding common billing errors can protect you in the event of an
audit
May 26, 2006 Over the next five
to 10 years, most if not all of you will be subjected to an MCP
audit. This is an experience which under the best of circumstances
is not particularly pleasant. It can be especially unpleasant if the
auditor discovers billing errors leading to exhaustive reviews and
potentially large recoveries.
Plus NLMA working with
government to answer questions on MCP registration
Recent GP Section Bulletins
LBC resource kit
distributed to family physicians
February 21, 2007
As you are aware, in recent months the
Department of Health and Community Services has been preparing
to replace the existing conventional Pap cytology method with liquid
based cytology (LBC). LBC will greatly improve cervical screening in
the province.
Recent Salaried Physicians Communiqués
Department clarifies position on approving FFS
work for salaried physicians
April 28, 2006
The NLMA has recently been advised that the
Department of Health and Community Services has clarified its
position with respect to approving fee-for-service work for salaried
physicians while on leave.
