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Minnesota Association of Medical Staff Services (MAMSS) is a state-wide professional organization established in 1979 to provide a forum for education, networking, and camaraderie. MAMSS is an independent, non-profit association for Medical Staff Service Professionals.
MISSION
MAMSS's mission is to serve its members by providing continuing education and networking, working to improve professional knowledge and skills and supporting the profession and its national organization, NAMSS, in its efforts to promote professionalism and recognition for the Medical Staff Service Profession as a key member of the health care team.
GOALS
Offer opportunities for professional growth, support and expansion of knowledge.
- Encourage networking and sharing of information to assist members with their complex responsibilites.
- Encourage and assist members in achieving and maintaining the national certification credential(s) sponsored by NAMSS.
- Offer access to resources to update members regarding current credentialing and privilege topics.
- Sponsor and present educational seminars and conferences.
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HISTORY
MAMSS is a professional organization established in 1979 in the State of Minnesota. MAMSS is an independent, non-profit association for Medical Staff Service Professionals throughout Minnesota. One of the key areas where we serve the medical community is through credentialing of medical providers. Credentialing provides a standard for recognizing the provider qualifications and validating broad-based knowledge of these professionals to ensure quality of health care to those they serve. We had 32 members in 1980. Today, we average over 200 members of medical staff and provider credentialing professionals. In 1991 the Northern Region of MAMSS was established and 1994 the Southern Region, and in 2011 the Central and Metro were organized to enhance the networking form for MAMSS members and to increase the opportunities for educational seminars while minimizing travel requirements.
Comments/ideas/concerns can be forwarded to our Communication Coordinator at brenda.martinson@northmemorial.com
MAMSS Bylaws Portals/0/StateAssociations/Minnesota/MAMSS Bylaws Approved 4.30.10.pdf
MAMSS Rules & Regulations Portals/0/StateAssociations/Minnesota/MAMSS Rules-Regulations 2.11.12.pdf
Other useful information/links:
www.namss.org/MemberCenter/NAMSSWikiLinks/tabid/79/Default.aspx
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President
Marie Hamborg, LPN, CPCS, CPMSM
Cell: 320-212-5570
mjtorkel@hotmail.com
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Vice President
Shelly J. Berg
Affiliated Community Medical Centers, PA
Phone; 320-231-5079
Cell: 320-894-7048
shellyb@acmc.com
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Past President
Wendy Kulla
UCare
Phone: 612-676-3327
wkulla@ucare.org
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Treasurer / Membership Chair
Pam Maas, Business Analyst
Allina Hospitals & Clinics
Phone: 612-262-1012
pam.maas@allina.com
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Membership Coordinator
Allison Peterson
River Falls Area Hospital
Phone: 715-307-6021
Fax: 715-307-6031
allison.peterson@allina.com
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Communications Coordinator
Brenda Martinson, CPCS
North Memorial
Phone: 763-520-5556
Fax: 763-257-8356
brenda.martinson@northmemorial.com
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Southern Regional Representative
Stefanie Frank, CPCS
Hutchinson Area Health Care
Phone; 320-484-4511
Cell: 320-234-4967
sfrank@hutchinsonhealthcare.com
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Northern Regional Representative
Danielle Larson, RHIA
Lake Superior Cred Verification
Phone; 218-249-5439
Fax; 218-249-5624
dlarson2@slhduluth.com
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Secretary
Cindi Maki, CPCS
New River Medical Center
Phone; 763-271-2271
Fax; 763-271-2299
cindy.maki@newrivermedical.com
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Central Regional Representative
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Metro Regional Representative
Deb Luck, CPCS
Blue Cross Blue Shield of MN
Phone; 651-662-1390
Fax; 651-662-2905
deb_luck@bluecrossmn.com
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2012 NAMSS 36th Annual Conference & Exhibition
2012 Scholarship Recipients
The MAMSS Board of Directors is pleased to announce the following 2012 scholarship recipients. Two MAMSS members will receive $250.00 MAMSS Spring Conference scholarships in Memory of Eleanor Waldrup, two members will receive $500.00 MAMSS CPCS/CPMSM Certification scholarships, and two will receive $2500.00 NAMSS Fall scholarships. Congratulations to the recipients!
2012 MAMSS Spring Conference recipients are:
Scott Peterson – Shiners Hospital
Louise Dufner – Medica Health Plans
There were six (6) excellent candidates who applied this year
2012 MAMSS CPCS/CPMSM Certification recipients are:
Joey Johnson – Essentia Health Fosston
Dione Shypulski – UCare
There were seven (7) excellent candidates who applied this year
2012 NAMSS Fall scholarships are:
Carla Gardner – Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota
Telisa Johnson – Consulting Radiologist LTD
There were five (5) excellent candidates who applied this year.
Unfortunately, the number of candidates applying exceeded the number of scholarships that were available. We hope the candidates who did not receive a scholarship this year will consider applying again next year. Thank you!
Marie Hamborg, LPN, CPCS, CPMSM
2013 Scholarship applications will be available approximately January 2013
Use Discussion Forum on MAMSS website for Chatline Questions
Process:
- Member will post question directly on Dicussion Forum on MAMSS website
- Member will send notice of posting to Communication Coordinator
- Communication Coordinator will send notice to all members to post directly at the website
All questions are screened for appropriateness by the Communication Coordinator, Brenda Martinson at brenda.martinson@northmemorial.com. Questions/suggestions related to education will be forwarded to the Education Committee and/or the MAMSS Board of Directors.
2012 Board meeting dates have been added to Events
Please review Events area on MAMSS website for dates/times.
Members can call in during first 15 minutes for discussion.
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Career Opportunities
MAMSS members can post job openings to this website for no fee.
Non-MAMSS members can request a posting for 30 days for $50.00.
No postings at this time
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Membership
To obtain MAMSS membership you may contact the Membership Coordinator, Allison Peterson:
Allison Peterson
Medical Staff Services Coordinator
River Falls Area Hospital
1629 East Division Street
River Falls WI 54022
PH: 715-307-6021
FAX: 715-307-6031
allison.peterson@allina.com
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Current News
May 2012:
URAC
HFAP
HFAP recently updated patient rights standards for ambulatory surgery centers. To view these changes, go to www.hfap.org
CMS
From the Advisory Board Company: The ICD-10 Delay Clarified: What it Means for You
CMS recently released a proposed rule that would delay the ICD-10 compliance date by one year, until October 1, 2014. The agency considers a one-year delay a “reasonable compromise” between the incremental costs that a delay imposes on hospitals already on track for compliance in 2013 and the additional time that many small hospitals and provider groups need to become compliant.
Learn more about the ICD-10 delay from The Advisory Board Company and subscribe to the NAMSS Blog to receive regular industry updates.
Certification Commission of NAMSS (CCN) Announces Important Changes
The CCN wants to alert all certificants of some important changes to the Recertification, Expiration and Revocation of Certification Policy. These changes include:
Applications postmarked after the December 1 deadline are subject to a $50 late fee, and applications received postmarked after December 31 will not be accepted.
Requests for extension of the time frame to earn CEs must be submitted by December 1 of the year in which recertification is due, and any reuqest received after the December 1 deadline will not be considered. Candidates requesting an extenstion my pay a $50 fee to cover additional adminstrative services to monitor the extension. The candidate also must provide documenation of at least half of the required credits earned within the current recertification cycle.
Candidates who have been granted an extension will be subject to an audit of their application for the extended cycle, as well as during the next recertification cycle. CEs applied during the extension may not be used toward recertification in the following three year cycle.
The CCN made these amendments to the policy in order to apply a more objective process for the requests for extension. Certificants will no longer need to document "extenuating circumstances" that jusitfy the request for an extension; however, candidates are now limited to only one extension per recertification cycle, and two extensions over the lifetime of their certification(s). If you have any questions regarding these changes, please contact certifcertification@NAMSS.org or (202) 367-1196.
June 14-16, 2012:
AMA-OMSS Annual Assembly Meeting, Chicago, IL
Visit the AMA website for more information http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/about-ama/our-people/member-groups-sections/organized-medical-staff-section/meetings/omss-meeting.page
March 2, 2012:
CMS Changes Interpretive Guidelines for Ordering Rehabilitation Services-February 22, 2012.
Portals/0/StateAssociations/Minnesota/CMS Referring Practitioners Ordering Outpatient Services in Hospitals.doc
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CPCS/CPMSM Certification Information
2012 Testing Dates Released
Mark your calendars for the upcoming 2012 testing periods:
- Fall Testing Period: Saturday, October 6 - Saturday, October 27
Application Deadline: Friday, August 10, 2012
Need more information about NAMSS exams? The 2012 Candidate Handbook is available online and offers full details, descriptions, and deadlines about certification exams in one convenient document. When preparing for the exam, remember that the 2012 Candidate Handbook contains the most up-to-date information. Handbooks from previous years included outdated information and regulations.
Additional information on Free certification webinars:
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MAMSS Mentoring Program
MAMSS is initiating this program to provide support and professional expertise to individuals transitioning to the profession or working in a one-person office or professionals new to leadership.
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Telemedicine Update
On May 5, 2011, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a final rule for hospitals and critical access hospitals (CAHs) that will allow for a new credentialing and privileging process for physicians and practitioners providing telemedicine services. The new rule has a 60-day implementation window. This final rule gives hospitals and CAHs more flexibility in credentialing and privileging telemedicine providers. Starting July 5, 2011, the governing body of a hospital or CAH will be allowed to rely on the credentialing and privileging decisions of a distant-site hospital or telemedicine entity when making its own credentialing and privileging decisions. The rule also allows hospitals and CAHs to rely on information from non-hospital telemedicine providers such as teleradiology and other telehealth centers. Read the final ruling. |
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How are you handling the new CMS guidelines Respiratory/PT
Last Post 30 Jan 2012 10:37 AM by ScottPeterson. 0 Replies.
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Can you tell me how you're hospital is handling the following new CMS Guidelines?
RESPIRATORY CARE SERVICES
• List of specialties/categories of staff (physicians and AHP) who can order respiratory care services in your hospital; such as but not limited to NP, PA, clinical nurse specialists, CRNA, etc.
• Privilege form(s)/scope of practice for those practitioners who have been given privileges to order respiratory services.
• Hospital policy or procedure for respiratory care service privileging identifying the types of eligible practitioners and their qualifications, etc.
REHABILITATION SERVICES
• List of specialties/categories of staff (physicians and AHP) who provide/order rehabilitation services in your hospital; such as but not limited to NP, PA, clinical nurse specialists, CRNA, etc.
• Privilege form(s)/scope of practice for those practitioners who have been given privileges to provide rehabilitation services.
• Hospital’s policy or procedure for rehabilitation services identifying the types of eligible practitioners and their qualifications, etc.
***Do you privlige Respiratory and PT staff? do you have privileges to share????
Thanks
SP
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