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Cecil Michael MD
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Trina Bogart MD
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Meeting Schedules
News to Note
2008 Committee Meeting Schedules
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QUARTERLY GENERAL STAFF MEETINGS
ALL MEETINGS WILL BE HELD IN CONFERENCE ROOMS 1, 2 & 3
- Tuesday February 19 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
- Tuesday May 20 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
- Tuesday August 19 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
- Tuesday November 18 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Questions concerning meeting schedule may be directed to
BTMC Medical Staff Services at 602.865.5915.
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Tumor Board Schedule
2008 General Tumor Board Meetings NEW
Conference Room 2 & 3
Lower Level – East end
1st and 3rd Wednesday monthly
12 – 1 p.m.
Moderated by
Kenneth Luk, MD,
Paul Mitsuyama, MD and Amol Rakkar, MD
For more information, call Leslie Deneke, CTR (602) 865-5084
2008 Breast Tumor Board Meetings NEW
Conference Room 3
Lower Level – East end
Second Monday of the month
7:15 – 8:15 a.m.
For more information, call Paul Mitsuyama, MD (602) 865-5445 or
Leslie Deneke, CTR (602) 865-5084
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BTMC NEWS TO NOTE
Compliant Document Management Program (CDMP)
The Compliant Documentation Management Program is a clinical approach to improving documentation and managing DRG assignments on a concurrent basis. The CDMP team works closely with physicians to ensure complete, compliant medical record documentation which accurately reflects the complexity and severity and utilization of resources of our patients’ illnesses. Because coding data is increasingly utilized to measure hospital and physician performance, and because coding language requirements are different from clinical-thought process, active participation in the DRG assignment process is necessary.
Take Advantage of our Online Physician Referral Services
Banner Health has redesigned its physician referral database (the 230-CARE Program) to ensure that prospective patients are provided timely and accurate information when searching for a physician. To make this happen, a new database has been built using updated information provided by Banner Health physicians who qualify and request to participate in the revised the 230-CARE Program. All qualified physicians who submit a Physician Provider Profile will be included. For more information, please go to https://www.bannerhealth.com/PhysicianProfile/ or call (602) 230-CARE.
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Banner Health begins online pre-registration for hospital services
Banner Health is now offering your patients the convenience of online pre-registration. Online pre-registration is just one more way we are working to ensure patient visits run as smoothly as possible and we fulfill our commitment to our nonprofit mission of providing excellent patient care.
Patients whom you refer to a Banner Health facility for an appointment, test, screening or procedure, have the convenience of pre-registering using our secure, online pre-registration system at www.BannerHealth.com, keyword “pre-registration.”
By pre-registering online, your patients provide their contact, demographic and insurance information in advance. It's convenient for them and allows them to do it from the comfort of their home or office. This pre-registration process allows our staff time to verify insurance eligibility and pre-certification ahead of time, which will speed up the registration process, and decrease waiting time for your patients when they check-in at the hospital. Our online pre-registration system is secure so patient personal information is protected and will be kept confidential.
Please tell your patients that they must complete and submit their online pre-registration form at least 48 hours prior to their scheduled visit.
Online pre-registration is an additional option; patients who choose not to use the online system will be contacted by someone from our staff via phone before to their appointment to initiate the process.
If you or your patients have a question about online pre-registration, please contact our Patient Registration department at 602-865-5633.
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BTMC Clinical Research Department wants YOU!
Our Mission:
To promote health-centered research activities and opportunities for physicians and allied healthcare personnel that enhance our capability to provide pre-eminent, leading edge treatment options
To promote an academic environment in which these activities and opportunities can take place
To ensure compliance with all federal and state laws, regulations and guidelines related to human subject research.
Learn much more about how we can help you!
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SPECIALTY CONSULTATIONS at BTMC
Physicians at BTMC may choose to consult any specialist on staff. In general, however, specialists at BTMC are not obligated to respond to requests for consultation. Direct contact with a specialist is highly encouraged to both build relationships and facilitate care. This may be required when the staff meets obstacles trying to get a consultant to respond. When a consultation is urgent or emergent, direct communication is expected.
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UpToDate: answers to your clinical questions at the point of care
Banner Health has purchased a subscription to UpToDate, a comprehensive evidence-based clinical resource designed to provide physicians and clinicians with concise, practical answers when they are needed most - at the point of care. Now you can get to UpToDate from any Banner computer.
The evidence-based information in UpToDate, written and updated quarterly by a faculty of physician experts, is peer-reviewed and includes differential diagnoses with key details to help distinguish between conditions. Additionally, recommendations are detailed, including medications as well as doses.
Banner has arranged for an UpToDate representative, Nicole LaCasse, to coordinate discounted UpToDate group subscriptions for those interested in accessing UpToDate from their clinics or homes. Ms. LaCasse can be reached at nlacasse@uptodate.com (858) 945-2763.
UpToDate site
No password is needed when used within a Banner facility.
More information about UpToDate
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Kate Schmidt, Director of Physician Resources
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center is dedicated to building and retaining successful, long-term relationships with physicians in the region. To facilitate these relationships, our Physician Resources Department maintains regular contact with physicians in the Northwest Valley of Phoenix, Ariz. For more information, contact Kate Schmidt at 602-865-5650 or email.
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Physicians wanted for Speakers Bureau
BTMC has a newly formed Community Health Education and Outreach Program whose purpose is to support our Banner mission of making a difference in the lives of the people we serve by building, strengthening and supporting a healthy community.
Our goal is to utilize the resources within our service lines to help meet our community’s health education needs while supporting our service line initiatives. We will be offering various and timely educational classes and presentations throughout the year.
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Information you need to know!
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