President's Message
Dear Fellow Mohs College Member,
I hope you are enjoying the summer so far. It is hard to believe that it was just two months ago that we were all gathered together in Chicago at the 44th Annual Meeting of the ACMS. We had a great attendance of over 900 members and we are already gearing up for next year's meeting in Washington, D.C.
ACMS Happenings
Photos from the 2012 Annual Meeting are now available on our website!
Congratulations to the newly slated ACMS Executive Committee & Board of Director Members
Highlights From the Literature
Population-Based 20-Year Survival Among People Diagnosed with Thin Melanomas in Queensland, Australia. Adele C. Green, Peter Baade, Michael Coory, Joanne F. Aitken, Mark Smithers. J Clin Oncol 2012; 30(13): 1462-7.
Viewpoints with Michael J. Albom, MD
The following is provided by Michael J. Albom, MD, Clinical Professor of Dermatology and Former Head of the Surgery Section at the Charles C. Harris Skin and Cancer Unit within the Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology at New York University Medical Center.
Practice Tips & Efficacy Corner
As of May 2, 2012, the ACMS officially purchased a Leica SCN400 slide scanner which is considered a fast, reliable and flexible way to scan and digitize Mohs slides. Dr. Fred Fish, III, a member of the Board of Directors (2010 - 2013), spearheaded the campaign to purchase this machine due to the benefits that it will provide the ACMS and all of its members for a long period of time.
Annual Meeting Recap: The View from the Back of the Room
Attending twenty-five straight Mohs College annual meetings is a bit like being married to the same person for a quarter of a century–you must look closer and harder and with considerable charity to discern the new and exciting. Despite accomplishing this attendance feat, I hate to advertise the fact.
Hot Topics of Interest: AUC & RUC Reviews
Where the money comes from, and notes from the reimbursement battlefield.
Most Mohs patients have insurance, and therefore someone else is deciding what you get paid for what you do. That payment is determined by two numbers, and two numbers only: the RVU (relative value unit) and the CF (conversion factor). The RVU for any given CPT code is ultimately determined by CMS (the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services).
ACMS Congressional Briefing
Mohs College Educates Congress on Skin Cancer
On May 17, 2012, as part of Skin Cancer Awareness month, the American College of Mohs Surgery (ACMS) sponsored a congressional briefing - Winning Against the Skin Cancer Epidemic - to raise awareness about the growing skin cancer epidemic and explore opportunities to address this escalating health issue through prevention, treatment and public policy.
The Occasional Reader
Summer's here. And, judging by the conversations I overheard at the recent Annual Meeting regarding Medicare, Obamacare, family-care, and staff-care, all of you need a vacation–preferably a long one far away from the Internet or Smartphone coverage.
ACMS Classifieds
Please contact: info@mohscollege.org to submit a classified for the ACMS Membership Bulletin at no cost to ACMS members. ACMS Classifieds material must be pertinent to the practice of Mohs Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology to be eligible.
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