The Journal of the Oklahoma OsteopathicAssociation
OKLAHOMA D.O. May/June 2013 January 2015
Volume 79, No. 7
While tools and technology eventually become obsolete,
the art of osteopathic medicine never will page 6
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OKLAHOMA OSTEOPATHIC ASSOCIATION
OFFICERS
TRUSTEES
STAFF
Michael K. Cooper, DO, FACOFP, President (Northeastern District) C. Michael Ogle, DO, President-Elect (Northwest District) Gabriel M. Pitman, DO, Vice President (South Central District) Bret S. Langerman, DO, Past President (South Central District)
Kenneth E. Calabrese, DO, FACOI (Tulsa District) Dale Derby, DO (Tulsa District) Melissa A. Gastorf, DO, FACOFP (Southeastern District) Timothy J. Moser, DO, FACOFP (South Central District) Richard W. Schafer, DO, FACOFP (Tulsa District) Christopher A. Shearer, DO, FACOI (Northwest District) Kayse M. Shrum, DO, FACOP (Tulsa District) Ronald S. Stevens, DO (Eastern District)
Lynette C. McLain, Executive Director Matt Harney, MBA, Director of Advocacy and Legislation Marie Kadavy, Director of Communications and Membership Jessica Hansen, Special Projects Coordinator Lisa Creson, Administrative Assistant
The Oklahoma D.O. is published monthly from the Oklahoma Osteopathic Association Central Office: 4848 N Lincoln Blvd, Oklahoma City, OK 73105-3335.
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For more information: 405-528-4848 or 800-522-8379 Fax: 405-528-6102 Email: ooa@okosteo.org www.okosteo.org
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2015 WINTER CME SEMINAR
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Emergency response plans and bioterrorism preparedness are particularly important for physicians who are among the first involved in outbreak situations. The purpose of this program is to identify and educate today’s physician on the most effective methods to respond and treat a bioterrorist attack or any other public health event that may pose similar threats to the health care system. Are you prepared?
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IN MEMORIAM
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SERVE AS DOCTOR OF THE DAY
An OOA Life Member, O. Joe Looper, DO, led the association as president in 1978-1979, as well as terms as Eastern District president and Northeastern District president. Noted as a loyal member and leader in the profession, Dr. Looper was named Oklahoma Osteopathic Association Doctor of the Year in 1990.
The Oklahoma Osteopathic Association’s Doctor of the Day Program takes place in the month of March at the Oklahoma State Capitol. This is the 41st year osteopathic physicians have provided this service at the State Capitol’s First Aid Station during the legislative session. The Doctor of the Day program provides a great opportunity to serve others and learn about the legislative process at the same time! Oklahoma D.O. | January 2015
JANUARY 2015
TABLE of CONTENTS Lynette C. McLain Editor
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Marie Kadavy Associate Editor
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WHAT DOs NEED TO KNOW
During the week of April 26 through May 1, 2015, a second sample group of providers will have the opportunity to participate in ICD-10 end-to-end testing with Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) and the Common Electronic Data Interchange (CEDI) contractor.
DEPARTMENTS
President’s Message
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OEFOM News
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OEFOM Scholarship Criteria & Application
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Legislative Report
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2015 OOPAC Contribution Form
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Student Scoop
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OOA Bureau News
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Sixth Annual ROGME Poster Symposium
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January Birthdays
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Classifieds
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Calendar of Events
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michael k. cooper, DO, FACOFP President 2014 – 2015 oklahoma osteopathic association
I recently moved to a new office. Sure, the movers were there
lost, our patients who need us more now than ever. There is
to do the heavy lifting, but my staff and I had to pack the
an ever increasing stream of both information and misinfor-
boxes with the smaller items. It is amazing what you can ac-
mation on all types of media. If you think you’re confused
cumulate in 20+ years of practice. Packed away in storage clos-
about the terms of your insurance contracts, your patients are
ets and cabinets were many tools and instruments I thought
even more confused about the terms of their insurance policy
I once needed—scores of models, note pads, pens, and even
and how it works. Even the marketing ads on television are
books bearing the names of drugs that are no longer only
vague enough to cause much misinterpretation. As long as we
branded and pharmaceutical companies that have long since
continue to practice osteopathic medicine, our patients will
either merged with or been swallowed up by larger companies.
continue to receive the same quality patient-centered care that
(How many of us remember A.H. Robbins pharmaceuticals?)
they received 25 years ago.
But then, I found my old Dictaphone. It reminded me of the
I plan to continue practicing osteopathic medicine. While I
time practicing medicine was “easier”—a time we spent more
may not be able to keep my Dictaphone, I will continue to
time talking with and examining patients than typing on a
keep my patients. While tools and technology eventually be-
computer and staring at a screen. Then again, treating patients
come obsolete, the art of osteopathic medicine never will.
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is really no different now than it was 25 years ago. It is the documentation standards and reporting that have made our
I hope that each of you had a great holiday season. Don’t for-
lives more difficult. We now have to use a computer database
get the OOA Winter CME coming up later this month at the
to prove to Medicare and other payers that we are actually pro-
Hard Rock Hotel. Be sure to invite your mentee to the recep-
viding the same quality of care to our patients—osteopathic
tion on Saturday evening, Jan. 31. Jeffrey A. Gastorf, DO,
patient-centered care—which we always have. This is all done
program chair, has put together an excellent program.
with the idea of improving care provided to all patients. With all this extra work, we can tend to feel overwhelmed and begin to lose sight of our purpose, providing quality care to each individual patient. If we are not careful, the feeling is contagious, and our patients become just as frustrated and Oklahoma D.O. | January 2015
Friday – January 30, 2015 Noon – 6:00 pm Registration 2:00 – 6:00 pm
Exhibits Open
*2:00 – 3:00 pm “Venomous Snakebites in Oklahoma & Their Management” Boyd D. Burns, DO, FACEP, FAAEM (certified emergency medicine, Tulsa, OK) http://integrisok.com/pediatrics-snake-bites
HARD ROCK
Hotel & Casino Jan. 30-Feb. 1, 2015
*3:00 – 4:00 pm “Inhalational Insults” Daniel A. Nader, DO, FACCP (certified internal medi- cine, pulmonary medicine & critical care medicine, Tulsa, OK) www.cdc.gov/tb/ *4:00 – 5:00 pm “Sepsis Update” Billy R. Bryan, DO, FACOEP, FACEP (certified emer- gency medicine, Oklahoma City, OK) www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/sepsis/ba- sics/definition/con-20031900 *5:00 – 6:00 pm “Vaccine Voodoo…. Just Get it Done” Stanley E. Grogg, DO, FACOP (certified pediatrician, Tulsa, OK) www.cdc.gov/vaccines/
program chair
6:00 – 6:45 pm Combined Past Presidents’ Council, District Presidents’ Council and Oklahoma Delegation Meeting 6:00 – 7:00 pm OOA New Physicians Meeting 6:45 pm
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Program approvED for 17 1A AOA Credits Application for CME credit has been filed with the American Academy of Family Physicians. Determination of credit is pending.
Bureau on Legislation Meeting
Saturday – January 31, 2015 :00 am Registration & Continental Breakfast 7
8:00 – 9:30 am
Bureau on CME Meeting
8:00 am – Noon
Exhibits Open
*8:00 – 9:00 am “Update on Sexually Transmitted Infections” Bryan C. Roehl, DO, FACOOG (certified obstetrics & gynecology, Ada, OK) www.cdc.gov/std/ *9:00 – 10:00 am “Regional Response to a Bioterrorism Event in Oklahoma” Justin W. Fairless, DO, NRP, FACEP, FAAEM (certi- fied emergency medicine, Tulsa, OK) www.occhd.org/community/emergency-response- program/bioterrorism
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*10:00 – 11:00 am “Got FEVER? Woes of International Travel” Arthur G. Wallace Jr., DO (certified emergency medicine, Tulsa, OK) http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel *11:00 am – Noon “Radiation Events - What You Need to Know” David E. Hogan, DO (certified emergency medicine, Oklahoma City, OK) http://www.bt.cdc.gov/radiation/ *Noon – 2:00 pm “Legislative Update” Matt W. Harney, MBA, Director of Advocacy & Legis- lation (Oklahoma City, OK) www.okosteo.org *2:00 – 3:00 pm “Proper Prescribing: When Thugs Want Drugs” Proper Prescribing Lecture - Sign-In Required for Credit Deborah J. Bruce, JD (OSBOE, Oklahoma City, OK) *3:00 – 5:00 pm “Risk Management Emergencies” Risk Management Course Brenda Wehrle, BS, LHRM, CPHRM (Senior Risk Management Consultant, Brentwood, TN) http://www.medpro.com/ 5:00 – 6:30 pm
Mentor Mentee Reception
For Room Reservations:
• Individuals may call toll free number: 1-800-760-6700 Don’t forget to mention: OOA to receive the special group rate • Visit www.HardRockCasinoTulsa.com - Click Online Reservations located on the left side of the page
Sunday – February 1, 2015 7:00 am Registration & Continental Breakfast *8:00 – 9:00 am “The Hypertensive Thugs of Pregnancy” Joseph R. Johnson, DO, FACOOG (certified obstet- ric & gynecological surgery, Tulsa, OK) http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/261435- overview *9:00 – 10:00 am “Stuck on You...Tick Born Disease” Shelly R. Zimmerman, DO (certified emergency medicine, Oklahoma City, OK) www.cdc.gov/ticks/diseases/
*Websites indicate needs assessment for each lecture. Oklahoma D.O. | January 2015
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*11:00 am – Noon “Orthopedic Evaluation of Bone and Joint Infections and Treatment” M. Sean O’Brien, DO (certified orthopedic surgery, Oklahoma City, OK) www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000437.htm
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*10:00 – 11:00 am “Bioterrorism in the 21st Century: A Brief History and Lessons Learned From Armed Forces Around the World” Guy W. Sneed, DO, FACOOG, Colonel, Medical Corps, Oklahoma Army National Guard (certified obstetric & gynecological surgery, Tulsa, OK) www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025- 6196(11)61694-7/fulltext
- Then click Group Reservation at the top of the page and enter the Attendee Code: OOAJAN2015
OOA 2015 WINTER SEMINAR Bioterrorism: Bugs, Drugs & Thugs
On or Before 1/23/15 After 1/23/15 q DO Member Registration* $340 $365 q DO Member Saturday Proper Prescribing & Risk Management Registration $180 $205 q Retired DO Member Registration* $80 $105 q DO Nonmember Registration* $840 $865 q Nonmember Saturday Only Registration $680 $705 q MD/Non-Physician Clinician Registration* $340 $365 q Student, Intern, Resident, Spouse, Guest Registration free free *Includes: Proper Prescribing Course, 2 Continental Breakfasts & Saturday Luncheon
REGISTRATION INFORMATION Registrant Name (please print): ____________________________________________________________________________ please indicate: qPhysician qIntern qResident qOMS-I q OMS-II q OMS-III q OMS-IV Preferred First Name for Name Badge: _______________________________________________________________________ Other Professional/Guest: _________________________________________________________________________________
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ONLY an electronic syllabus is available for this meeting. Please bring appropriate viewing device.
Requests for refunds must be received before Jan. 23, 2015, and a $25 service fee will be charged. Mail Registration Form & Payment to: OOA at 4848 North Lincoln Boulevard, Oklahoma City, OK 73105-3335 or Fax to: 405-528-6102 Oklahoma D.O. | January 2015
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OEFOM
NEWS
provided by: B. Gore Gaines, JD, OEFOM President
The Oklahoma Educational Foundation for Osteopathic
will be held at the Embassy Suites in Norman on May 1,
Medicine is excited about the upcoming year! Looking
2015. This auction will replace the annual golf tourna-
back at the past year, the OEFOM has experienced mod-
ment, so on behalf of our entire OEFOM Board of Di-
ifications to the size and length of service for our Board
rectors, I’d like to strongly encourage you to donate auc-
of Directors, ensuring sustainability while empowering
tion items for this fundraiser. All items will be stored at
our core strengths. We contributed scholarships to dedi-
the OOA office in Oklahoma City. You can deliver, ship
cated students, assuring future success for osteopathic
or mail items to the office, located at 4848 N. Lincoln
medicine in Oklahoma. I am deeply thankful not only
Blvd. Another option is to bring your donated item(s)
for the committed service of our Board, but also for our
to the OOA Winter Seminar, which will be held Jan. 30-
generous physicians and other benefactors supporting
Feb. 1 at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Catoosa. If
the OEFOM.
you have any items that you would like to bring, please advise the OOA staff at your earliest opportunity that
This year, 2015, is full of promise and new opportunities
those gifts should be expected. The OOA staff is happy
for osteopathic students and osteopathic education. Sev-
to retrieve any gifts you’re unable to have delivered.
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eral scholarship applications have already been submitted by our students and the pace will only quicken in the
This fundraiser is an essential piece of the OEFOM an-
coming weeks. Ultimately, these scholarships represent
nual budget, so I hope you’ll be generous and creative
the heart and soul of our foundation’s mission by pro-
with your donations. No item is too large or small.
viding osteopathic educational opportunities for future
Please feel free to consider items such as autographed
generations of DOs.
memorabilia, artwork, timeshare accommodations, tickets to performances or sporting events, dinners, formal
At the Oklahoma Osteopathic Association’s 115th An-
dresses that are too large for you now that you’ve lost
nual Convention, we will fundraise for the student ac-
weight, excess yachts, etc. In all seriousness, you will
tivity fund by collecting valuable and fun items to be
help determine our success in this new year. With your
auctioned during Family Fun Night. Family Fun Night
support, 2015 will be our best year yet!
Students, don’t forget OEFOM scholarship applications are due Feb. 6! Find the application and criteria on pages 14 and 15. Oklahoma D.O. | January 2015
memorium in
O. Joe Looper, DO Omer Joe Looper, DO, 87, of Tulsa, passed away Dec. 28 surrounded by his family.He was born Jan. 7, 1927 to Omer and Blanche Looper in Poteau, Okla. In the mid-1940s, Dr. Looper served in the U.S. Navy. He then attended the University of Georgia and University of Oklahoma before earning his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from Kansas City College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1957. Dr. Looper completed his internship at the Oklahoma Osteopathic Hospital. He then practiced family medicine in Heavener and Miami, Okla., for many years. An OOA Life Member, Dr. Looper led the association as president in 1978-1979, as well as terms as Eastern District president and Northeastern District president. Noted as a loyal member and leader in the profession, Dr. Looper was named Oklahoma Osteopathic Association Doctor of the Year in 1990. He also served on the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners from 1976 to 1992. He was preceded in death by his spouses, Maxine and Janice, and is survived by his three children; Mary Ivylyn Looper, Felda Kathryn Looper, and John Franklin Looper; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Contributing
Dorothy Hanson Henry W. Harnish, DO Henry W. Harnish, DO Joseph A. Keuchel, DO O. Joe Looper, DO O. Joe Looper, DO O. Joe Looper, DO O. Joe Looper, DO O. Joe Looper, DO O. Joe Looper, DO Marilyn Smith Timothy A. Soult, DO Timothy A. Soult, DO
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In Memory of
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Dr. Ronnie & Dowana Carr Paul F. Benien Jr., DO J. Michael Wieting, DO Paul F. Benien Jr., DO Ralph B. Coffman, DO Dr. Dennis & Sheri Carter Dr. Stanley & Barbara Grogg Dr. David & Rita Hitzeman Drs. Duane & Tammie Koehler J. Michael Wieting, DO Thomas J. Carlile, DO Kristopher K. Hart, DO J. Michael Wieting, DO
OEFOM Endowed Scholarship Criteria & Application
"Assisting Students in Achieving Their Dream of Becoming Osteopathic Physicians"
Application Requirements:
1. Candidates must submit a completed application form and a typed letter detailing qualifications for the scholarship award. 2. Typed letter indicating any specific financial criteria or factors that you believe will impede your commitment to Osteopathic education without scholarship support, along with your anticipated postgraduate practice plans. 3. Letters of support from one Osteopathic medical college faculty member, one Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine and one community leader must accompany the application. These letters will assist the selection committee in affirming standing with the college, professional demeanor, character, and ability and willingness to participate in community activities.
was awarded to last
Eligibility Criteria:
Scholarship applicants must be lawful residents of the United States and meet one of the following requirements:
1. Non-independent students must have at least one parent, stepparent or court-appointed guardian who is an Oklahoma resident and who has claimed the applicant as a dependent on his/her federal income tax return for the previous year. 2. Independent students must have lived in Oklahoma in some capacity other than as a full-time student at a post-secondary institution for a period of at least 12 consecutive months prior to matriculation to medical school. Candidates must be able to demonstrate good standing at their college regarding academics, finances and conduct.
Other Considerations:
1. Preference will be shown to applicants who have completed two years of Osteopathic medical education and who indicate a desire to practice in Oklahoma. 2. Class standing and cumulative grade point averages will be a major determining factor in granting scholarship awards.
Other Information:
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Finalists may be interviewed by a designated Scholarship Committee Member comprised of members of the OEFOM and/or their designees. Scholarship awards will be deposited with the Office of the Bursar of the College and credited for tuition, books, fees and other applicable educational expenses. Funds will not be payable directly to the student. Scholarship awards may be “stacked” with other scholarship awards or financial aid. However, the total of these awards, excluding loans, may not exceed the educational costs for the scholarship year. OEFOM will make available the minimum amount of scholarship funds allocated by September 1, annually. Applications are due by February 6, and awards will be announced at the OOA’s 115th Annual Convention. Certain “named” scholarship funds may place additional restrictions on awards. Candidates will be formally informed of amount and source of awarded scholarships.
$7,000
year’s recipients
OEFOM Endowed Scholarship Application
Please Complete the Following: Name: ________________________________________________________________________________ Permanent Address: ____________________________________________________________________ City: ______________________________________
ST: __________
Zip: ____________
Present Address: ____________________________________________________________________ City: ______________________________________ Phone Number: ______________________________
ST: __________
Zip: ____________
Email: _____________________________
Date of Birth: ________________________________ Hometown: _____________________________ (month/day/year) Marital Status (circle one): Married
Single
Divorced
Widowed
Parent's Name: ________________________________________________________________________ Parent’s Address: ____________________________________________________________________ City: ______________________________________
ST: __________
Zip: ____________
How long have you lived in Oklahoma?: __________________________________________________ High School, Community, Year of Graduation: _____________________________________________ Pre-Med College(s): ____________________________________________________________________ Dates of attendance Degree Name of Osteopathic Medical College: ___________________________________________________ (Attach transcript indicating cumulative GPA and class rank)
Classification: __________OMS-I
__________ OMS-II
__________OMS-III
Letters of Support
Each application must be accompanied by 3 letters of support, please indicate that information below:
_________________________________________________________________ Name (faculty member)
_________________________________________________________________ Name (Osteopathic physician)
_________________________________________________________________
check list
p 1 Application
p 1 Typed Letter of Qualifications p 1 Send to the OEFOM due February 6, 2015
OEFOM 4848 North Lincoln Boulevard Oklahoma City, OK 73105-3335 or email: jessica@okosteo.org For more information: (800) 522-8379 (405) 528-4848 fax: (405) 528-6102 email: jessica@okosteo.org
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p 1 3 Letters of Support
Please send applications to:
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Name (community leader)
LEGISLATIVE
REPORT Provided by: Matt W. Harney, MBA, Director of Advocacy and Legislation
NEW COMMITTEE LEADERSHIP ANNOUNCED, OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN NEW CHAIR OF PUBLIC HEALTH COMMITTEE On Dec. 12, Speaker of the House Jeff Hickman, R-Fairview, announced committee chairs and vice chairs in the State House for the 55th Oklahoma Legislature. Oklahoma’s only osteopathic physician in the state legislature, J. Michael Ritze, DO, was appointed to serve as the chair of the Public Health Committee. “I’m deeply honored by Speaker Hickman’s nomination to serve as chair of the House Public Health Committee. Improving the health of all Oklahomans is a mission central to my life’s work, and I look forward to continuing these efforts in this new capacity. I’m profoundly grateful and deeply honored to be selected to lead this committee.” This chairmanship is anticipated to encompass the 2015 and 2016 legislative sessions. In a brief press release later the same day, Senate President Pro Tempore Brian Bingman issued the following statement, “I’m privileged to work with such an exceptional group of public servants. Their dedication and expertise will serve us well as we work to find solutions to the challenges faced by our state.”
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Committee leadership in the House and Senate is listed below: Administrative Rules: Rep. George Faught, R-Muskogee, Chair Rep. John Michael Montgomery, R-Lawton, Vice Chair
A & B Education Subcommittee: Rep. Scott Martin, R-Norman, Chair Rep. Katie Henke, R-Tulsa, Vice Chair
Agriculture & Rural Development: Rep. Jon Enns, R-Enid, Chair Rep. Scott Biggs, R-Chickasha, Vice Chair
A & B General Government Subcommittee: Rep. Dennis Johnson, R-Duncan, Chair Rep. Gary Banz, R-Midwest City, Vice Chair
Alcohol, Tobacco & Controlled Substances: Rep. David Derby, R-Owasso, Chair Rep. William Fourkiller, D-Stillwell, Vice Chair
A & B Health Subcommittee: Rep. Doug Cox, R-Grove, Chair Rep. Chad Caldwell, R-Enid, Vice Chair
Appropriations & Budget: Rep. Earl Sears, R-Bartlesville, Chair Rep. Dennis Casey, R-Morrison, Vice Chair
A & B Human Services Subcommittee: Rep. Pat Ownbey, R-Ardmore, Chair Rep. Wade Rousselot, D-Wagoner, Vice Chair
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Government Oversight & Accountability: Rep. Tom Newell, R-Seminole, Chair Rep. John Paul Jordan, R-Yukon, Vice Chair
HOUSE
A & B Natural Resources & Regulatory Services Subcommittee: Rep. Leslie Osborn, R-Mustang, Chair Rep. John Pfeiffer, R-Mulhall, Vice Chair
Higher Ed & Career Tech: Rep. Harold Wright, R-Weatherford, Chair Rep. Justin Wood, R-Shawnee, Vice Chair
A & B Judiciary Subcommittee: Rep. Mark McCullough, R-Sapulpa, Chair Rep. Chris Kannady, R-Oklahoma City, Vice Chair
Insurance: Rep. Glen Mulready, R-Tulsa, Chair Rep. Jeff Coody, R-Grandfield, Vice Chair
A & B Revenue & Tax Subcommittee: Rep. David Dank, R-Oklahoma City, Chair Rep. Charles McCall, R-Atoka, Vice Chair A & B Transportation Subcommittee: Rep. Mike Sanders, R-Kingfisher, Chair Rep. Ken Walker, R-Tulsa, Vice Chair
Banking & Financial Services: Rep. Todd Russ, R-Cordell, Chair Rep. James Leewright, R-Bristow, Vice Chair
Business, Labor & Retirement Laws: Rep. Randy McDaniel, R-Oklahoma City, Chair Rep. Chuck Strohm, R-Jenks, Vice Chair Children, Youth & Family Services: Rep. Sally Kern, R-Oklahoma City, Chair Rep. Pam Peterson, R-Tulsa, Vice Chair
Common Education: Rep. Ann Coody, R-Lawton, Chair Rep. Michael Rogers, R-Broken Arrow, Vice Chair County & Municipal Government: Rep. Sean Roberts, R-Hominy, Chair Rep. Scooter Park, R-Devol, Vice Chair
Criminal Justice & Corrections: Rep. Pam Peterson, R-Tulsa, Chair Rep. Terry O’Donnell, R-Catoosa, Vice Chair
Economic Development, Commerce & Real Estate: Rep. Dan Kirby, R-Tulsa, Chair Rep. Marian Cooksey, R-Edmond, Vice Chair
Judiciary & Civil Procedure: Rep. Randy Grau, R-Edmond, Chair Rep. Jonathan Echols, R-Oklahoma City, Vice Chair Long-term Care & Senior Services: Rep. Jadine Nollan, R-Sand Springs, Chair Rep. Jeannie McDaniel, D-Tulsa, Vice Chair
Public Health: Rep. Mike Ritze, R-Broken Arrow, Chair Rep. Elise Hall, R-Oklahoma City, Vice Chair
Public Safety: Rep. Mike Christian, R-Oklahoma City, Chair Rep. Bobby Cleveland, R-Norman, Vice Chair
Rules: Rep. Tommy Hardin, R-Madill, Chair Rep. Jason Nelson, R-Oklahoma City, Vice Chair State & Federal Relations: Rep. Lewis Moore, R-Arcadia, Chair Rep. Dan Fisher, R-El Reno, Vice Chair
State Government Operations: Rep. Jason Murphey, R-Guthrie, Chair Rep. Mark Lepak, R- Claremore, Vice Chair Transportation: Rep. Charlie Joyner, R-Midwest City, Chair Rep. Casey Murdock, R-Felt, Vice Chair Tourism & International Relations: Rep. Josh Cockroft, R-Tecumseh, Chair Rep. R.C. Pruett, D-Antlers, Vice Chair
Utilities: Rep. Todd Thomsen, R-Ada, Chair Rep. David Brumbaugh, R-Broken Arrow, Vice Chair Veterans & Military Affairs: Rep. Dustin Roberts, R-Durant, Chair Rep. Jerry Shoemake, D-Morris, Vice Chair
Environmental Law: Rep. Kevin Calvey, R-Oklahoma City, Chair Rep. Travis Dunlap, R-Bartlesville, Vice Chair
Wildlife: Rep. Steve Vaughan, R-Ponca City, Chair Rep. Kevin Wallace, R-Wellston, Vice Chair
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Energy & Natural Resources: Rep. Weldon Watson, R-Tulsa, Chair Rep. Mark McBride, R-Moore, Vice Chair
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Elections & Ethics: Rep. Paul Wesselhoft, R-Moore, Chair Rep. Donnie Condit, D-McAlester, Vice Chair
committee leadership
A & B Public Safety Subcommittee: Rep. John Bennett, R-Sallisaw, Chair Rep. Lisa Billy, R-Lindsay, Vice Chair
Pensions: Sen. Rick Brinkley, R-Owasso, Chair Sen. Darcy Jech, R-Kingfisher, Vice Chair
Appropriations: Sen. Clark Jolley, R-Edmond, Chair Sen. Greg Treat, R-Oklahoma City, Vice Chair
Rules: Sen. Ron Justice, R-Chickasha, Chair Sen. Eddie Fields, R-Wynona, Vice Chair
Business and Commerce: Sen. Dan Newberry, R-Tulsa, Chair Sen. Stephanie Bice, R-Oklahoma City, Vice Chair Education: Sen. John Ford, R-Bartlesville, Chair Sen. Ron Sharp, R-Shawnee, Vice Chair
Energy: Sen. Bryce Marlatt, R-Woodward, Chair Sen. A.J. Griffin, R-Guthrie, Vice Chair
Finance: Sen. Mike Mazzei, R-Tulsa, Chair Sen. Rick Brinkley, R-Owasso, Vice Chair
General Government: Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, Chair Sen. Jack Fry, R-Midwest City, Vice Chair
Health and Human Services: Sen. Rob Standridge, R-Norman, Chair Sen. Ervin Yen, R-Oklahoma City, Vice Chair Judiciary: Sen. Anthony Sykes, R-Moore, Chair Sen. Brian Crain, R-Tulsa, Vice Chair
Public Safety: Sen. Don Barrington, R-Lawton, Chair Sen. Corey Brooks, R-Washington, Vice Chair
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Insurance: Sen. Bill Brown, R-Broken Arrow, Chair Sen. John Sparks, D-Norman, Vice Chair
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Agriculture and Rural Development: Sen. Eddie Fields, R-Wynona, Chair Sen. Mark Allen, R-Spiro, Vice Chair
Tourism and Wildlife: Sen. Josh Brecheen, R-Coalgate, Chair Sen. Larry Boggs, R-Red Oak, Vice Chair
Transportation: Sen. Gary Stanislawski, R-Tulsa, Chair Sen. Joseph Silk, R-Broken Bow, Vice Chair Veterans and Military Affairs: Sen. Frank Simpson, R-Springer, Chair Sen. Patrick Anderson, R-Enid, Vice Chair
Appropriations Subcommittee on Education: Sen. Jim Halligan, R-Stillwater, Chair Sen. Jason Smalley, R-Stroud, Vice Chair
Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government and Transportation: Sen. Kyle Loveless, R-Oklahoma City, Chair Sen. Roger Thompson, R-Okemah, Vice Chair Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services: Sen. Kim David, R-Porter, Chair Sen. A.J. Griffin, R-Guthrie, Vice Chair Appropriations Subcommittee on Natural Resources: Sen. Ron Justice, R-Chickasha, Chair Sen. Marty Quinn, R-Claremore, Vice Chair
Appropriations Subcommittee on Public Safety and Judiciary: Sen. Greg Treat, R-Oklahoma City, Chair Sen. Ralph Shortey, R-Oklahoma City, Vice Chair Appropriations Subcommittee on Select Agencies: Sen. David Holt, R-Oklahoma City, Chair Sen. Wayne Shaw, R-Grove, Vice Chair
PATIENTS FIRST COALITION DISCUSSES CHANGES TO CHIROPRACTIC SCOPE, MASSAGE THERAGPY REGULATION, PMP The Patients First Coalition met Dec. 15 to discuss a host of issues to be considered during the upcoming legislative session. First up was a presentation from lobbyists representing the Oklahoma Chiropractors Association. Shawn Lepard and Owen Laughlin, OCA lobbyists, spoke on behalf of chiropractors. Their profession is planning to modify the Chiropractic Act.
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Also discussed was an issue brought forth by Integris. Patients First considered a proposed legislative amendment put forth by Anne Roberts, a lobbyist for the Integris system. The change would modify state law to allow nurse practitioners and APRNs the ability to order a restraint for violent or self-destructive patients. Current law allows only a physician or a physician assistant to order a restraint. Roberts also requested that registered nurses trained in restraint management be able to perform the face-to-face evaluation, citing difficulty in accessing a physician or physician assistant in a hospital setting. Another proposal discussed would impact massage therapy. The Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control (OBNDDC) and the Oklahoma State Medical Association (OSMA) are seeking the regulation of massage therapists by the Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision. The OBNDDC sees this regulation as a way to decrease human trafficking. Sen. Anthony Sykes, R-Moore, has authored similar legislation in the past but without success due to a lack of organizational support. The Patients First Coalition works to ensure quality patient care by ensuring physicians serve as the leader in a team approach to medicine and defends against scope of practice overreaches. Members include representatives, including physicians, staff and lobbyists, from the OOA, OSMA and other physician specialty groups. Also discussed was the future of Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) legislation. Gov. Mary Fallin’s office has expressed the possibility of negotiating details with the physician community before the start of session. The OSMA Board of Trustees reportedly decided not to engage in negotiations without the participation of its lobbyists. The Governor’s office appears to be inclined to communicate directly with association leadership. The OOA would prefer to negotiate an agreement on PMP in advance of session and spare the physician community a protracted public battle similar to the 2014 legislative session. Last session, Gov. Fallin sought a sweeping mandate unlike Oklahoma has ever seen, requiring physicians to check the PMP before writing a prescription for any Schedule II or III drug. While the physician community was successful in keeping increased mandates at bay, the Governor appears to be aggressively renewing this portion of her agenda.
OSMA OPPOSES NEGOTIATED DRUG SCREEN LIMITS
In a move that may have a negative budgetary impact on the Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA), the Oklahoma screen limits on the state’s Medicaid patients. The memo, dated Dec. 15, 2014, was also sent to Senate President Pro Tempore Brian Bingman and Speaker of the House Jeff Hickman. The letter references a memo released by the OHCA in late July announcing new limits on the number of reimbursable drug screens as well as confirmatory tests. The confirmatory drug tests performed in laboratories can cost as much as $1,000. The new limits were to go into effect last August, only a few days after the release.
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Shortly following the OHCA’s announcement, the physician community sought a reconsideration of reimbursable lim-
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State Medical Association (OSMA) issued a memo to Gov. Mary Fallin seeking a rejection of the negotiated annual drug
its. Physicians and representatives from both the OOA and OSMA met with OHCA officials to negotiate annual limits that maintain the effective use of drug screens as a tool to detect abuse while also protecting independent medical judgment. The negotiated agreement allowed for reimbursement of eight drug screens a year and a panel of 40 confirmatory tests per year (such as testing for eight drugs, five times a year). The letter, signed by OSMA President Todd A. Brockman, MD, expressed opposition to the concept of limits. “At a time when physicians are being asked to do more to help identify doctor shoppers and battle diversion, it seems disingenuous to override a physician’s medical judgment and take away a valuable tool that could help toward that goal,” stated Dr. Brockman. “We believe that unilaterally limiting the number of covered screens would have unintended consequences that will result in drug abusers and diverters failing to be identified.” Conversely, the OOA Executive Committee had approved the negotiated limits. It appears likely the OHCA will soon be finalizing and announcing new limits, largely based on the negotiated figures.
INITIAL STATE REVENUE PROJECTIONS ON TRACK TO EXCEED PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR The Oklahoma Board of Equalization met Dec. 18 to review revenue projection figures for the upcoming fiscal year and determined collections will be ample enough to trigger income tax cut provisions as allowed by SB 1246, passed during the 2014 legislative session. SB 1246 allows for a cut from 5.25% to 5% for the top income bracket if fiscal year (FY) 2016 revenue exceeds FY 2014 revenue. The Board estimates FY 2016, which will run from July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2016, will collect just over $60 million more than FY 2014 revenues at the current pace of state collections. The last legislature was forced to balance a budget with a shortfall of nearly $200 million. According to the Oklahoma Policy Institute, the FY 2015 budget was nearly $750 million less than FY 2009 when adjusted for inflation.1 Nearly all state agencies were forced to accept a 5.5% cut last year, when the legislature used one-time money to make up for last year’s budget shortfall. The falling price of oil will also have an impact on state coffers in the upcoming year. Further, the state’s increasing average income will have a negative impact on one of the state’s largest agencies, the Oklahoma Health
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Care Authority. The increased income will result in a decreased federal match for the agency. Oklahoma State Treasurer Ken Miller is opposed to the tax cut at this time. “I just don’t see any financial reason to pass a measure predicated on future revenue growth when they could have waited to preserve flexibility for challenges like the ones we are facing today with a $300 million budget hole (for FY 2016),” said Miller, a member of the state Board of Equalization. Interestingly, the trigger is based on revenue projections rather than actual revenue, creating another variable in an already uncertain financial future. Miller continued, “But the most responsible thing is wait until that revenue growth occurs and make a decision based on
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other factors at the time.” State Auditor and Inspector Gary Jones, as well as House Appropriations and Budget Committee Chair Earl Sears, R-Bartlesville, expressed concern over an income tax trigger during such a challenging year for the state budget. Jones underscored the uncertainty caused by the wide timing gap—approving a tax cut trigger when the cut is actually implemented many months later. The Board of Equalization approved a budget estimate totaling $6.914 billion. 1
http://okpolicy.org/budget-trends-outlooks-april-2014
U.S. SURGEON GENERAL FINALLY AFFIRMED
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, has accidentally done a tremendous favor to public health and in doing so scored a longfought victory for the Obama Administration. On Dec. 12, it appeared as though the U.S. Senate would soon recess for the holiday and end congressional action until the new Republican majority is sworn in early January. All that changed however, when Sen. Cruz sought to open the floor to debate on President Barack Obama’s immigration policies as the outgoing Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, used parliamentary procedure to introduce nominations to the Senate agenda. The Surgeon General is the country’s leading spokesperson on matters of public health. Regina M. Benjamin, MD, was appointed by President Obama and approved by the U.S. Senate to serve as the Surgeon General in October 2009. Dr. Benjamin stepped down from her post in July 2013. President Obama appointed Vivek Murthy, MD, in November 2013 but had been unable to secure Senate confirmation. The NRA had aggressively opposed Dr. Murthy’s nomination citing his comments expressing the danger guns can have on public health. Several senators, primarily Republicans, had blocked a confirmation vote for over a year. Sen. Cruz’s debate, however, provided the pathway for a confirmation vote the following week. Dr. Murphy was confirmed 51-43 on Dec. 15. Following the confirmation vote, the White House issued the following statement: “I applaud the Senate for confirming Vivek Murthy to be our country’s next Surgeon General. As ‘America’s Doctor,’ Vivek will hit the ground running to make sure every American has the information they need to keep themselves and their families safe. He’ll bring his kids grow up healthy and strong. Vivek will also help us build on the progress we’ve made combatting Ebola, both in our country and at its source. Combined with the crucial support for fighting Ebola included in the bill to fund our government next year, Vivek’s confirmation makes us better positioned to save lives around the world and protect the American people here at home.” Following confirmation, Dr. Murthy immediately became the day-to-day head as he was automatically commissioned as a Vice Admiral in the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.
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REPUBLICANS SURPASS DEMOCRATS IN OKLAHOMA FOR THE FIRST TIME IN STATE HISTORY Since statehood, registered Democrats in Oklahoma have outnumbered Republicans. This streak recently fell as figures released Nov. 25 by the Oklahoma State Election Board indicate there are 884,634 registered Republicans in the state compared to 883,828 registered Democrats. Independents now account for nearly 13% of all registered voters in Oklahoma, a significant increase over the past decade. “This (Republican) trend has been underway at this rate for about 40 years,” said Keith Gaddie, chairman of the political science department at the University of Oklahoma. “It’s not that everybody is going out and becoming a Republican. Republicans are running even or slightly better among new registrants, but overwhelmingly the folks who are dying are Democrats. It’s attrition.” In many ways Oklahoma is becoming consistent with the rest of the nation, with urban centers becoming more Democratic and rural areas trending Republican. Oklahoma’s most populous county, Oklahoma County, has experienced an increased proportion of Democratic registration, with Democrats accounting for 40% of the registered voters and Independents making up for more than 15% of the county. Oklahoma’s rural areas had long been dominated by Democrats, but that has changed rapidly. Democrats in the State Senate lost four seats in November, all in rural Oklahoma. In 2014, the respective political parties in the State House retained nearly all seats they had held before the election. There were only two exceptions. House District 65, in southwestern Oklahoma transitioned from Democratic to Republican, and House District 45 in Norman switched from Republican to Democratic—underscoring Oklahoma’s alignment with the urban Democratic/rural Republican dynamic with the rest of the country. In terms of registration, Latimer County is the most Democratic (78.7%) and Major County is the most Republican (73.2%).
INITIAL BILL DEADLINE PASSES FOR 2015 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
The first legislative deadline for the 2015 legislative session passed on Dec. 12. Bill requests and subjects were required for all bills and joint resolutions to be submitted to legislative leadership by that day. Jan. 22 is the deadline for introduction of
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bills and joint resolutions for consideration on the floor, and the legislative session will begin Feb. 2. The Oklahoma House of Representatives features 101 members, 20 of whom will be freshmen. Reps. Kevin Calvey and George Faught return to the House after several years away from the legislature. The Oklahoma Senate includes 48 members in the chamber, six of whom are freshmen. An additional four senators are making the leap from the State House. The legislature considered more than 2,200 bills during the 2014 session and a similar number is anticipated for 2015.
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Doctor of the Day at the State Capitol
The Oklahoma Osteopathic Association (OOA) will sponsor the Doctor of the Day Program during the month of March 2015 at the Oklahoma State Capitol. This is the 41st year osteopathic physicians have provided this service at the State Capitol’s First Aid Station during the legislative session. The Doctor of the Day program provides a great opportunity to serve others and learn about the legislative process at the same time. Physicians are needed to serve in March on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Each doctor can expect to see a handful of patients. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Matt Harney at the OOA (405-528-4848 or matt@ okosteo.org) or complete and fax the form below to 405-528-6102. We'll ensure you're introduced in both the House and Senate chambers. Your service as Doctor of the Day is crucial to advancing osteopathic medicine in Oklahoma!
Yes! I want to participate in the Oklahoma Osteopathic Association Doctor of the Day Program! Name:________________________________________________________________________________ Cell phone:____________________________________ Email:_____________________________ Home Address:_________________________________________________________________________ City, State, Zip:_________________________________________________________________________ House Member:______________________________________________District #:___________________ State Senator:_______________________________________________ District #:___________________
Please fax this form to the Oklahoma Osteopathic Association Central Office at 405-528-6102. Please fax this form to the Oklahoma Osteopathic Association Central Office at 405-528-6102 no later than Jan. 15, 2015.
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OKLAHOMA OSTEOPATHIC ASSOCIATION
WHAT DOs NEED TO KNOW Volunteer for ICD-10 end-to-end testing in April
During the week of April 26 through May 1, 2015, a second sample group of providers will have the opportunity to participate in ICD-10 end-to-end testing with Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) and the Common Electronic Data Interchange (CEDI) contractor. The goal of end-to-end testing is to demonstrate that: • Providers and submitters are able to successfully submit claims containing ICD-10 codes to the Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) claims systems • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) software changes made to support ICD-10 result in appropriately adjudicated claims
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• Accurate remittance advices are produced Approximately 850 volunteer submitters will be selected to participate in the April end-to-end testing. This nationwide sample will yield meaningful results, since CMS intends to select volunteers representing a broad cross-section of provider, claim, and submitter types, including claims clearinghouses that submit claims for large numbers of providers. Note: testers who are participating in the January testing are able to test again in April and July without re-applying. To volunteer as a testing submitter: • Volunteer forms are available on your MAC website. • Completed volunteer forms are due Jan. 21. • CMS will review applications and select the group of testing submitters. • By Feb. 13, the MACs and CEDI will notify the volunteers selected to test and provide them with the information needed for the testing. Oklahoma D.O. | January 2015
If selected, testers must be able to: • Submit future-dated claims. • Provide valid National Provider Identifiers (NPIs), Provider Transaction Access Numbers (PTANs), and beneficiary Health Insurance Claim Numbers (HICNs) that will be used for test claims. This information will be needed by your MAC by Feb. 20, 2015, for set-up purposes; testers will be dropped if information is not provided by the deadline. An additional opportunity for end-to-end testing will be available during the week of July 20 through July 24, 2015. Any issues identified during testing will be addressed prior to ICD-10 implementation. Educational materials will be developed for providers and submitters based on the testing results.
CMS updates Open Payments data CMS has added approximately 68,000 payment records—valued at more than $200 million—to the Open Payments dataset. With this new data, Open Payments now reports information on $3.7 billion in payments and transfers of value made to up to 546,000 individual physicians and up to 1,360 teaching hospitals in the last five months of the 2013 calendar year. Every year, CMS will update the Open Payments data at least once after its initial publication. The refreshed data will include updates to data disputes and other data corrections made since the initial publication of this data documenting payments or transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals, and physician ownership and investment interests. This financial data was submitted by applicable manufacturers and applicable group purchasing organizations (GPOs). The approximately 68,000 records added to the Open Payments dataset were not published in the initial release on Sept. 30 for one of the following reasons: 1. The record was still under dispute at the end of the physician and teaching hospital review period (Sept. 11, 2014); or, 2. Records attested to on the last day of the data submission period for the 2013 program year (July 7, 2014) were inadvertently excluded from publication (however, they were still included in the full 45-day review and dispute process). CMS will publish the full calendar year of 2014 financial data by June 30, 2015. In addition, CMS plans to include and publish the missing identification of the de-identified data from 2013 by this date (June 30, 2015). Note: Due to the ongoing actions taken by applicable manufacturers and applicable GPOs, such as deletions, additions, and corrections within the Open Payments system, the data shared here are subject to change. Information shared is reflective of Open Payments data as of Dec. 19, 2014.
Open Payments system unavailable in January To improve functionality and build on lessons learned, registration, data submission, and review and dispute functions in the Open Payments system will be unavailable beginning on Jan. 1 through late January 2015, due to system enhancements and preparations for the 2014 program year. However, stakeholders will continue to be able to view Open Payments data and use the data search tool on the CMS website at www.cms.gov/openpayments. CMS’ Enterprise Portal (EIDM) registration will continue to be available throughout this period, tion, visit the Resources page on the Open Payments website. When the system becomes available, a number of enhancements will be operational. For physicians, the status of “conditionally approved” will no longer exist. Physician profiles that do not successfully pass vetting will now return errors that the physician must correct before
CMS will provide detailed guidance on these and other enhancements to the Open Payments system in upcoming documentation and Q&A sessions beginning in January 2015. CMS anticipates that the Open Payments system will re-open for 2014 registration and data submission shortly after these system preparations are completed. Oklahoma D.O. | January 2015
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proceeding in the Open Payments system.
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for reporting entities, physicians, and teaching hospitals to continue to register in the EIDM. For assistance in completing EIDM registra-
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Bureau News 2015 proposed bylaws amendments The proposed Bylaws amendments will be voted on during the Oklahoma Osteopathic Association’s annual business meeting at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, April 30, 2015, at the Embassy Suites Norman Hotel & Conference Center. According to the OOA Bylaws, Article IX. Amendments, the Bylaws may be amended by this Association at any annual session by a two-thirds vote of the accredited voting members in attendance at such session. During the December 4, 2014, meeting, the OOA Board of Trustees approved the following revisions to the OOA Bylaws and Constitution: Constitution Article IV. Membership The membership of this Association shall consist of Doctors of Osteopathy or Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine and of such others as have met the requirements as prescribed by the Bylaws of the Oklahoma Osteopathic Association and shall include Regular, Life, Honorary Life, Associate, Student, Resident, Fellow, Institutional, and such others as stated in the Bylaws. Bylaws Article I, Section 4. Associate Member By specific action of the Board of Trustees, associate membership may be granted to teaching, research, administrative, or executive employees of accredited osteopathic colleges or of osteopathic hospitals approved by the American Osteopathic Association, members’ full-time employees, and to administrative employees of this Association or of affiliated organizations or of district societies, excepting Doctors of Osteopathy or Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine and students in osteopathic colleges. Such association member shall be required to pay dues in an amount determined by the Board of Trustees, but shall not be required to pay assessments. Associate members shall not be eligible to vote or to hold any elective office of this Association; however, they may serve as ex-officio members of committees. They may attend the annual business meeting upon the invitation of the Board of Trustees.
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Article I, Section 5. Student, Resident and Fellow Membership Student membership status may be granted to any undergraduate student in an accredited college of osteopathic medicine upon endorsement of the application by the Board of Trustees, or to any osteopathic physician serving in a postdoctoral training program accredited by the American Osteopathic Association or the American College of Medical Specialties American College of Graduate Medical Education. Article IV Elections, Section 1. Qualifications Membership in the Oklahoma Osteopathic Association, the American Osteopathic Association and his or her district society shall be a requisite for qualification for any officer or for any member of any department, division, bureau, or committee of the Association, however selected, if the candidate is a Doctor of Osteopathic or Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine. Article VI. Duties of Officers, Section 4. Past President The Past President shall be the Chairman of the Department of Business Affairs and shall be liaison to the Advocates to the Oklahoma Osteopathic Association. Reference should be made to the Administrative Guide for further details.
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Bureau on Membership The OOA Board of Trustees welcomes the following new members to the OOA family! DiAnne E. Adams, DO Family Practice Enid
Lindsay A. Marshall, DO Emergency Medicine Ardmore
Annie G. Cacy, DO Emergency Medicine Lawton
Julie L. Wiley, DO OB/GYN Oklahoma City
Kelli H. Dyer, DO Ophthalmology Tulsa
Wayne E. Williams, DO Internal Medicine Moore
Brandon L. King, DO Family Practice Gore
Brian M. Zimmer, DO Emergency Medicine Ardmore
Showcase your research and win Residents, showcase your research at the Sixth Annual Research in Osteopathic Graduate Medical Education Poster Symposium sponsored by the Bureau on Postgraduate Education! All entrants must be an osteopathic physician currently in a postgraduate training program. The judging panel will select first, second and third place winners. Awards will be given with first place receiving $1,500, second place $1,000 and third place $500. Posters will be displayed during the 115th Annual Convention at the Norman Embassy Suites, and winners will present their research Friday, May 1 at 8 a.m. Physicians in postgraduate training programs receive free registration to the Annual Convention and are encouraged to attend. See page 30 for submission details.
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STUDENT
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provided by: Brittany Cross, OMS II, Student Government Association President
As I write this, the fall semester is finally slowing down and
interest in medicine and also for students to learn what they
coming to a close. Students have been diligently studying in
can be doing in high school to prepare for medical school.
preparation for their upcoming final exams and are looking forward to a relaxing break. Though finals week is no fun,
In the spirit of Christmas, one opportunity OSU-COM stu-
the many hours of studying, stress, lack of sleep and massive
dents have each year to participate in is the Angel Tree project.
amounts of caffeine consumption will all be worth it as soon
This project benefits children at Eugene Fields Elementary, a
as the last final is turned in. First year students have now got-
local school in Tulsa.
ten a full semester of medical school under their belts and are probably ready for what is going to be the best Christmas
On campus in Founder’s Hall, there was a tree decorated with
break of their lives.
cards that have the first name, age and gender of a child in need of a present for Christmas. Students who wanted to contribute to the Angel Tree took a tag off the tree and purchased
Xtravaganza on campus. Med-X is an annual event held once
that child’s wish. In addition to the wish, a book and an article
during the fall semester for high school students and once
of clothing were also included in the gift. Once collected, the
during the spring for college students. This year, for the high
gifts were distributed to the children, and OSU-COM stu-
school Med-X, more than 100 high school students across
dents attended a class party at Eugene Fields to meet their
Oklahoma attended the event. Med-Xtravaganza participants
child if they wished.
were able to hear from faculty, meet medical students, tour the OSU-COM campus, and participate in hands-on activities like suturing and heart and lung sound simulations at stations led by OSU medical students. The event was a way to promote
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January
birthdays
1st
Henry M. Allen, DO Theron J. Bliss, DO Donald E. Brooks, DO Jerry D. Cockerell, DO Cindy E. Durr, DO Michael H. Grandison, DO Tammy K. Jarvis, DO Cornelia O. Mertz, DO Hafida R. Mumallah, DO Donna Price, DO David B. Siegel, DO Michael H. Tollett, DO John R. Winningham, DO
2nd
Jim L. Burke, DO David K. Eslicker, DO Kurt R. Feighner, DO
3rd
James T. Cail III, DO Jeffrey S. Halsell, DO Christine E. Narrin-Talbot, DO M. Sean O’Brien, DO Paul D. Ott, DO Laura K. Taylor, DO
4th
Bradley T. Anderson, DO Thomas A. Ward, DO Theodore M. Ware, DO
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5th
Brent D. Bell, DO Kenneth E. Graham, DO John A. Saurino, DO James S. Seebass, DO Warren S. Silberman, DO Candy Ting, DO Jonathan C. Williams, DO Kristin L. Wills, DO
6th
William J. Guthrie, DO John K. Honeywell, DO
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7th
Dennis S. Blackstad, DO W. Stephen Eddy, DO James D. Harris, DO Steven E. Hebblethwaite, DO Kevin M. Penwell, DO Patti W. Shaw, DO
8th
Benjamin R. Crawford, DO Gordon P. Laird, DO Curtis E. McElroy, DO Jennifer A. McKissick, DO Robert G. Stone, DO Robert S. Thomas, DO Soledad Wang, DO
9th
Lisa E. Hart, DO
10th
Misty Q. Branam, DO Gary L. Hills, DO
11th
Tessa L. Chesher, DO Martha A. Malone, DO Minta Z. Tauer, DO
15th
22nd
16th
23rd
Fiorella Avant, DO Gary E. Griffin, DO Daniel C. Martin, DO James M. Rascoe, DO Cristopher D. Schultz, DO Stan R. Sherman, DO Thomas A. Showalter III, DO
Brent W. Davis, DO Elisa Depani-Sparkes, DO Hans Fichtenberg, DO Gregory P. Kelley, DO
Christopher A. Back, DO Tracy A. Kidwell, DO Lindsay Anne Marshall, DO Shawn E. Minor, DO Michael S. Morrow, DO Keith P. Sutton, DO Julie D. Thomas-Pinkston, DO
18th
24th
Tracy S. Sanford, DO
17th
Carl N. Griffin, DO Michael J. Milligan, DO H. Dean Vaughan, DO
19th
James J. Trusell, DO Darrin L. Webster, DO
20th
Marc Jason Davis, DO A. Cole Nilson, DO Jon E. Orjala, DO Stephen W. Woodson, DO
Nicholas G. Bull, DO Jeffrey A. Duncan, DO G. Wayne Flatt, DO Kristopher K. Hart, DO Eddie R. Stewart, DO Scott E. Williams, DO
13th
21st
12th
J. Michael Fitzgerald Sr., DO Corey E. Mayo, DO Rick G. McKinney, DO
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25th
Monte R. McAlester, DO Adelaide L. Priester-Milford, DO Rene Z. Smith, DO Paul A. Whitham, DO
Brent D. Chandler, DO Heather D. Rector, DO Melvin L. Robison, DO Sidney E. Semrad, DO Matthew G. Silva, DO Michael K. Steele, DO
28th
Michael P. Carney, DO Jeanette Marie Kelley, DO
29th
Brian J. Drake, DO Jennifer Eischen Galbraith, DO R. Gregory Martens, DO
30th
Joshua J. Livingston, DO W. John Mallgren, DO Michael S. Nick, DO David Quy, DO Shelly R. Zimmerman, DO
31st
Patrice A. Aston, DO Daniel A. Brown, DO Britney M. Else, DO
26th
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