Important Contract Renewal Information – Beech Street
Beech Street is scheduled for August 1, 2009 contract renewal.

MGO UPDATE – June 2009
Ask a Peer About Clinical Integration; Realize Your Full Bonus Potential in MGO's 2009 Pay for Quality Program; Don’t miss out on the opportunity to participate in our physician-owned professional liability program; Contracting Updates -Two new PHO contracts, Interplan Health Group (IHG) and Accountable Health Plan of Ohio (AHPO); MGO PR Billing Company is taking off!; What's New at MGO? - Dave Stafford and Charlotte Gillespie; Clinical Practice Guidelines - next set of guidelines are on the MGO

Are you maximizing your profits by taking advantage of MGO’s Vaccine Purchasing Program?
MGO has established a partnership with Atlantic Health Partners (AHP) to help you lower your vaccine costs. The number of MGO physicians that have increased their profits by reducing their overhead costs for vaccines has increased more than eight times since the beginning of the year. Participating physicians and practice managers consistently report significant savings and satisfaction with the program.

MGO CIGNA Seminar
MGO and CIGNA Invites you to attend a Physician Office Seminar on July 30, 2009.

New MGO Contracts - IHG and AHPO messaged!
MGO has messaged two new contracts - IHG and AHPO. These two contracts will be effective July 1, 2009.

Patient Satisfaction/ A Team Effort
Satisfying and retaining current patients is cheaper than acquiring new ones. The importance of communication at each step of the patient encounter in reducing the incidence of claims and improving patient satisfaction can’t be over-emphasized. In this presentation many of the more common problems faced by a practice will be addressed by suggestions to improve patient compliance and satisfaction. Tools and guidelines will be suggested to improve the encounter for patient and office alike.

MGO PR Billing Company
Are you unhappy with your current billing situation? Are you experiencing delays in cash flow? Do your claims get submitted on a daily basis? Do you know your denial percentage? Do you have access to accurate benchmark reporting for practice improvement? If your response to any of the above questions concerns you, it may be time to consider other billing options. Efficient and effective medical billing allows you to focus on what you do best, providing quality patient care.

MGO Update - May 2009
Are you eligible for economic stimulus dollars?; The Specialty Physician Care Coordination Program information was mailed to specialty physicians who participate in the PHO’s Aetna contract; Bonus checks for the 2008 Pilot Pay for Quality program have been mailed; Draft guidelines for the Medical Management of GERD and Major Depressive Disorder are now available for review; MGO PR Billing Company has expanded by adding billing staff at the local MGO offices; MGO is expanding the Physician Liaiso

Major Depressive Disorder
Members of the Medical Management of Major Depressive Disorder Workgroup

Medical Management of GERD Guideline
Members of the Medical Management of GERD Work Group

Specialty Physician Care Coordination Program
What is the Specialty Physician Care Coordination Program and why is MGO doing this? In 2009 MGO implemented a Pay for Quality (P4Q) program with Aetna. This P4Q program has been developed by MGO physicians for MGO physicians. Aetna’s adoption of our program brings the opportunity for MGO physicians to earn more than $4,000,000 in bonus payments related to our 2009 performance.

MGO PCPs Participating in The Aetna PHO Contract
This list can be used by specialists when referring Aetna patients to an MGO PCP. The list is in excel format so it can be downloaded.

Specialist to PCP Referral Form
Use this form when referring an Aetna patient to a PCP

Tracking & Communication of Test Results (Spring 2009)
"No News is Good News" = A Liability Nightmare. In medical malpractice claims, failure to diagnose remains the number one allegation for every specialty

Vaccine Purchasing Program Available to MGO Physicians (Spring 2009)
Through a partnership with Atlantic Health Partners, MGO physicians will receive advantageous pricing for all necessary pediatric, adolescent, adult flu, and travel vaccines