MAY 2008 4 Years of College 4 Years of Med School 3 Years of Training [500 Sleepless Nights…] It’S Time to Protect Your Investment
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
LOUISVILLE MEDICINE GREATER LOUISVILLE MEDICAL SOCIETY VOL. 55 NO. 12 MAY 2008 4 Years of College 4 Years of Med School 3 Years of Training [500 Sleepless Nights…] It’s Time to Protect Your Investment. Learn More About The GLMS Medical Society Professional Services Endorsed DISABILITY INCOME PLAN Online www.NIAI.com Or Call 502-425-3232 800-928-6421 Medical National Insurance Agency, Inc. Society Professional Professional Association Insurance Program Administration Services A Greater Louisville Medical Society Company 11801 Brinley Avenue • Louisville, Kentucky 40243 Will Host 4th Homearama In 2008 For more information about Locust Creek, call Bob Marrett today at 502.541.3509, or visit our website at www.cmbdevelopmentcompany.com It’s Smooth Sailing with SVMIC. Navigating the treacherous waters that come with running a medical practice is risky business. Fortunately, with SVMIC, you can stay on course. For more than 30 years, SVMIC has offered malpractice insurance to physicians. We’re right on board with you, always available to guide you through the complicated world ofhealthcare and answer your day-to-day questions. Our full line ofeducational seminars, self-study courses, and other business resources help you avoid the dangerous whirlpools that come with managing a practice. And ifstormy weather does come, we provide experienced counsel to help you make wise decisions . Set sail with the company that’s run by physicians, for physicians. Take the helm—with SVMIC. SVMIC. Powered by physicians, for physicians. For information, contact Michael Soares or Susan Decareaux at [email protected] or call 1-800-342-2239. Web site: svmic.com. LOUISVILLE MEDICINE GREATER LOUISVILLE MEDICAL SOCIETY VOL. 55 NO . 12 MAY 2008 F E A T U R E A R T I C L E S How to be a Happy Doctor _ A Prescription: KY 20052 8 Timir Banerjee, MD Survey Takes Guesswork Out of Medical Society’s 15 Strategic Planning Matthew Ralph GLMS Annual Report 2008 21 Matthew Ralph The Importance of Adult Vaccines In Routine Care See page 21 for cover story. 31 Stanley A. Gall, MD The Grown-up with Congenital Heart Disease 37 Robert Solinger, MD, FAAP, FACC PBS Series Highlights Health Disparities Forum held to 44 raise awareness and spur action Adewale Troutman, MD, MPH, MA MAY 2008 3 GLMS Board of Governors David R. Watkins, MD, Board Chair D E P A R T M E N T S G. Randolph Schrodt, Jr., MD, President Michael W. McCall, MD, President-Elect Anna K. Huang, MD, Vice-President Bernard L. Speevack, MD, Secretary From the President Russell A. Williams, MD, Treasurer 5 Randy Schrodt, Jr., MD Jeffrey D. Glazer, MD, At-Large Heather L. Harmon, MD, At-Large Commentary from the Editor Christopher K. Peters, MD, At-Large Deborah A. Ballard, MD, At-Large 7 Not Exactly Robin Hood Charles B. Shane, MD, At-Large Mary G. Barry, MD Charles C. Smith, Jr., MD, At-Large Robert R. Goodin, MD, AMA Delegate * Linda H. Gleis, MD KMA Ranking Officer In Remembrance Gordon R. Tobin, MD, 5th District Trustee* 13 Charles Eugene Wagner, Ph.D. Robert A. Zaring, MD, 5th District Alternate .............. Delegate* Tribute by G. Stephen Nettleton, Ph.D. and Bruce Scott, MD, AMA Alternate Delegate** Ferrell R. Campbell, Ph. D. Timothy S. Brown, MD, Medical Foundation ............... President We Welcome You Stephen S. Kirzinger, MD, President, MSPS 39 Edward C. Halperin, MD, MA, Dean, UofL School of Medicine Pursuit of Genius - Adewale Troutman, MD, MPH, Director, 40 Louisville Metro Dept. of Public Flexner, Einstein, and the Early Faculty at the Health & Wellness Institude for Advanced Study Anita H. Garrison GLMSA President Louisville Medicine by Steve Batterson Editorial Board Book reviewed by M. Saleem Seyal, MD, FACC, FACP Editor: Mary G. Barry, MD Deborah Ann Ballard, MD Alliance Activities Laurie Ballew, Ed.D, DO William A. Blodgett, MD 41 Anita Garrison Eugene H. Conner, MD Frank DeLand, MD Physicians in Print Arun Gadre, MD David Gozal, MD 42 Tracy Ragland, MD Stanley A. Gall, MD Larry P. Griffin, MD TThhee SSeeccrreett iiss OOuutt Darin Harden, MD Meredith Hitch, MD Jonathan E. Hodes, MD Thomas James, III, MD Medical Louanda M. Kynhoff, MD Society Michael T. Macfarlane, MD Teresita Bacani-Oropilla, MD Employment M. Saleem Seyal, MD Services Bernard L. Speevack, MD Dave Langdon, Health Department David R. Watkins, MD, Board Chair A Greater Louisville Medical Society Company G. Randolph Schrodt Jr., MD , President has 40 years of experience in placing medical office personnel Michael W. McCall, MD, President Elect Lelan K. Woodmansee, Executive Director For more information call Bert Guinn, Communications & Membership Dir. Matthew Ralph, Communications Associate Ludmilla Plenty, Director Donna Watts, Communications Designer 589-2006 or 589-2007 Advertising Expllore the Cheri K. McGuire, Director of Marketing possiibiilliitiies of:: 736.6336, [email protected] • Direct placement LOUISVILLE MEDICInE is published monthly • Temporary placement • Temp-to-hire by the Greater Louisville Medical Society, 101 W. We have experiienced:: Chestnut St. Louisville, Ky. 40202 (502) 589-2001, Fax 581-9022, www.glms.org. • Medical receptionists Articles to be submitted for publication in LM • Medical assistants must be received by the 1st day of the month, two • Medical insurance clerks months preceding publication. • Medical file clerks Opinions expressed herein are those of individ - • Medical data entry clerks ual contributors and do not necessarily reflect the • Medical transcriptionists position of the Greater Louisville Medical Society. • Nurses LM reminds readers this is not a peer reviewed scientific journal. 101 W. Chestnut St., Louisville, KY 40202—1881 LM reserves the right to make the final decision e-mail: [email protected] www.glms.org on all content and advertisements. A wholly owned subsidiary of the Greater Louisville Medical Society Circulation: 3,800 4 LOUISVILLE MEDICINE From The President Randy Schrodt, Jr., MD GLMS President I would like to take the opportu - our younger members in GLMS Again, it has been an honor to be a nity of my last president’s column to activities and future leadership representative of our society in express what an honor it has been to roles. various capacities over the past year, serve for the past year. I continue to • GLMS continues to be recognized and I want to be among the first to be amazed by the scope of the activi - as the independent representa- welcome Mike McCall as our new ties of our society and it’s members. I tive voice of the medical commu- president. Mike has agreed to contin - have also come to appreciate how nity. The role of the medical ue the monthly column. I know he critical a role our society has in society in disaster planning has has many innovative ideas and I look helping determine the direction of been acknowledged by invita- forward to working together on the medical practice in the coming years. tions to be members on the Board of Governors. I also want to At our recent annual strategic plan - HERA Region 6 and the thank outgoing chairman of the ning meeting, we had the opportuni - Louisville/Jefferson County Board of Governors Dave Watkins for ty to review the status and progress Executive Crisis Group. his tenure, and especially for his on various objectives and goals iden - • We have over 30 active commit- support and guidance. People have tified the previous year. The full tees that deal with issues as asked me dozens of times over the strategic plan implementation report diverse as electronic medical past year how much time the presi - was 43 pages, and our accomplish - record systems (Louisville Health dent’s job has taken, and I honestly ments as a society are broad and Information Exchange: LouHIE), reply that it has been made easy by impressive. Among the major initia - and quality improvement (such the truly incredible GLMS staff under tives are a few that deserve as our “Take AIM at Diabetes” the wise and dedicated leadership of comment: program). GLMS has an effective Lelan Woodmansee. LM • The Trends in Medicine Task legislative and advocacy process, Force has begun review of the and our society is increasingly results of our commissioned being asked to provide our survey on how physician opinion on medical issues by our employment by hospitals and local, state and congressional other entities influences leaders. reimbursement, independent • GLMS is in excellent financial medical decision-making, referral condition, our strategic planning patterns, and membership in and implementation systems are GLMS. We anticipate new roles working well, our membership is for the medical society in the at an all-time high, and our over coming years, including 80 percent membership rate is independent peer review and one of the highest in the country. arbitration, and defining the Perhaps our greatest asset is the ethics of issues such as non- collective good will and respect compete clauses and the of our patients and the commu- potential impact of employment nity at large. When we speak on the physician-patient with a unified voice, the medical relationship. community can be extremely • Nearly half of our members have influential with politicians, been in practice 10 years or less, business leaders, insurance and the Leadership and Program companies, hospital systems, and Development Task Force is the media. working on strategies to engage MAY 2008 5 Theydidn’t settle PhysicianOwned and Governed Neither should you. Aggressive Claims Defens e Theyfound aplace thatmet t heir needs Capital Strength and exceededtheir expectations. CustomizedCoverage R isk ManagementTraining ...more thanyou would expect from a malpracticeinsurancecompany. )6HSPVQ,:DPN UIFTPMVUJPODFOUFS www.HUgroupKY.com ·TollFree: 866.484.5716·321 TowneparkCircle ·Lousiville, KY 40243-2342·[email protected] Commentary Mary G. Barry, MD of these companies, attorneys who There are weeks I fill out 10 dis - Louisville Medicine represent the disabled claimants, and ability forms.