AOAMI Archived News
October issue of The DO: Election dissection
Despite the openness of many of the AOA's operations, one activity remains something of a mystery to a large number of DOs—the nomination of AOA officers and other AOA trustees. Find an explanation of the AOA's election process and more in the October issue of The DO.
Your Medicare Payments Could Be Reduced
Beginning October 1, 2008 your Medicare payments could be reduced if the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) needs to collect overdue taxes that you owe. The Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, Section 1024, authorizes the IRS to reduce certain federal payments, including Medicare payments, to allow collection of overdue taxes. Should you owe such taxes and your payments are reduced, your remittance advice will reflect a provider level adjustment code (PLB) of "WU" in the PLB03-1 data field. For more information, please see MLN Matters Article #MM6125 (PDF, 75K)
Pre-Convention One Day Workshop on Avian Flu Pandemic
To prepare osteopathic physicians to respond to an avian flu pandemic, the American Academy of Osteopathy and the American Osteopathic Association are sponsoring a one-day workshop before the start of the AOA’s 2008 convention. Read more about workshop
Special Session Offered
AOAMI will offer a new seminar called "Maximize the Effectiveness of Your EMR".
This is an advanced class for physicians who have had their EMR in place for at least three months.
The attendees may either be struggling to realize the full potential of their system or simply be
interested in learning more possibilities for EMR use. Read more about
the session (PDF 57KB)
Registration document (DOC, 42KB)
New Guide for Medicare Coverage, Coding, and Payment
Medicare beneficiaries and their health care providers may be able to take advantage of new advances in health care more quickly because innovators now have a new resource at their fingertips – a guide to Medicare coverage, coding, and payment issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Read the full details.
Medicare Provider Feedback Town Hall Meeting
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will be holding a town hall meeting on September 22, 2008, from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM (Eastern Time). The meeting will be held via conference call as well as in the auditorium at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Read More.
New CME Offering at Convention
The American Academy of Osteopathy and the AOA are co-sponsoring a 6 hour CME program on Saturday, October 25 before the start of the AOA convention in Las Vegas. Attendees need to pre-register and pay a $25 registration fee. Read more information
 Earn CME Credits Online
DO CME Online is the AOA’s online CME center. DO CME Online gives you access to AOA-approved online CME credit as well as hundreds of other online CME activities. Once you have logged into DO-Online you automatically have access to the personalized functions of DO CME Online.
August issue of The DO: Class of 2008 takes wing
This spring, more than 3,300 graduates received DO degrees from 22 schools across the country. Plus, Las Vegas-area DOs and osteopathic medical students map out the AOA Convention’s host city. Find these articles and more in the August issue of The DO.
Law for Prescription Pads Goes into Effect Soon
Updated information has been posted regarding the second phase of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services tamper-resistant prescription pad requirements. The law requires that all hand-written and/or computer-generated printed prescriptions for Medicaid outpatient drugs must comply with federal and/or state guidance for tamper resistance. Read more
AOAMI Changes Name - Revised Bylaws Approved
The American Osteopathic Academy of Medical Informatics has changed its name to comply with AOA guidelines regarding affiliates. The new name, American Osteopathic Association of Medical Informatics will still be known as AOAMI.
The AOAMI will continue its mission to promote expertise in the use of information technology in the practice of osteopathic medicine through education and to promote the integration of osteopathic principles and practices in the use of medical informatics.
In addition, the AOAMI welcomes new members (membership is free) and welcomes all to attend its CME program at the AOA Convention.
Board Waives Dues!
The AOAMI Board voted to waive membership dues for 2008-2009 to express our appreciation for those who have supported the AOAMI through their membership and to encourage others to join. Please spread the word to your colleagues who have an interest in medical informatics. The 2008 application is now available.
AOAMI Proposed By-Laws
The AOAMI Board has revised the AOAMI by-laws and requests and recommends that you review and approve them. The by-laws revision was prompted by the AOA's request that affiliates follow a naming protocol that reserves the ames "colleges"
and "academy" to those involved in education at the postdoctoral level. Since our efforts are concentrated on CME, we are changing the name of the AOAMI to the American Osteopathic Association of Medical Informatics (same acronym-AOAMI).
While the Board was revising the by-laws to accomplish the name change, it took the opportunity to make additional changes as spelled out in the letter from President Jason R. Aronovitz, DO (PDF, 43kb) which all members should have received in their email.
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