Registration ends 8/15! PUTT your name down for our 2^nd Annual Charity Scramble!!

FORE! A Good Cause! ~ Registration is open for the Center for a Healthy Maryland 2nd Annual Charity Golf Scramble! Join the Center for a day of Hole-In-Fun on FRIDAY, August 22nd, 2025, at The Timbers At Troy Golf Course in Elkridge, Maryland! Register Here: 2nd Annual Charity Golf Scramble Registration

Spotlight on CME Excellence:

Last week, the Pennsylvania Medical Society and MedChi Hosted a Collaborative 2025 CME Accredited Provider Workshop. The workshop had an excellent turnout and was engaging for all participants. Read more here!

The Washington County Medical Society Meets at Meritus Park

Join us on Wednesday August 13, at 5:30 PM for baseball and a picnic dinner. Root for the Hagerstown Flying Boxcars as they take on the Staten Island Ferry Hawks. Save your seat now by using this link.

Send us your pictures for National Dog Day

We are requesting pictures of our members' canine companions to be featured on MedChi's social media pages on National Dog Day, August 26. Please send a picture/s of your dog/s to dpalewicz@medchi.org along with their name and a fun fact you'd like to share about them.

August 28th, 2025-MDS Annual Dermatology Residents Summer Social at Rye Street Tavern 7PM-9PM

Come out and enjoy a great evening of casual, exciting networking with fellow Dermatology Residents! We look forward to meeting current and new Residents at this fun event. Please Register Here or email mds@medchi.org

October 17th, 2025-MDS Annual Fall Clinical Conference hosted by the University of Maryland School of Medicine-Department of Dermatology, 12PM-5PM Davidge Hall

Registration is now open for our annual MDS Fall Clinical Conference, our guest speaker is Dr. Adam Rubin, NYU Lagone Health with Resident patient case studies to follow and our announcement of this year's Resident Grant Award recipient. Please Register Here or email mds@medchi.org

Padmini Ranasinghe to be Key Speaker for the 11th International Conference on Public Health

MedChi is proud to announce that the International Institute of Knowledge Management (TIIKM), has chosen Dr. Padmini Ranasinghe to serve as a key speaker of the 11th International Conference on Public Health (ICOPH 2025) which will be held from 07th - 09th August 2025 at Ambassador  Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand under the theme, “Redefining Public Health: Harnessing Innovation,  Collaboration, and Equity for Resilient Public Health Systems.” Click here for more.

MedChi CEO Gene Ransom Discusses How Federal legislation and Medicaid changes Could Impact Maryland Health Care on Conduit Street Podcast

View podcast here.

A Message from the AMA: 2023 MIPS Program Analysis

The AMA has developed an analysis of the 2023 Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) performance and participation data using the CMS public use file. View here. There are also insights about MIPS Value Pathways (MVPs), which were new in the 2023 MIPS performance period, as well as the proposed Ambulatory Specialty Model (ASM) quality measures. We encourage you to take a look at the analysis to understand the impact of MIPS on physicians and their patients and to use it in your comments in response to the 2026 Medicare physician payment schedule proposed rule.  

CMS Publishes 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule

The CY 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule includes updates to payment rates, geographic cost indices, malpractice RVUs, and telehealth services. It outlines a 3.8% payment increase for qualifying APM participants and 3.6% for others, incorporating statutory and RVU adjustments. The rule also proposes changes to quality reporting and other Medicare Part B policies. Public comments are open through September 12, 2025. See rule here: https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/calendar-year-cy-2026-medicare-physician-fee-schedule-pfs-proposed-rule-cms-1832-p

The Cost of Not Having Business Insurance

What’s the real price of leaving your business uninsured? Hint: it’s higher than you think.

Physicians for a National Health Program : Survey

We invite you to take part in a survey addressing a critical issue: moral distress among healthcare professionals. Moral distress occurs when physicians cannot carry out what they believe to be ethically appropriate actions to care for their patient because of institutional or systemic constraints. With funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Physicians for a National Health Program is conducting this survey to better understand how moral distress impacts healthcare professionals and our patients. Please take a moment to fill out the survey at pnhp.org/Survey. The survey is IRB approved and adheres to rigorous human research protection standards set by AAHRPP, so your response is safe.  This will take only a few minutes of your time, but your contribution will have a lasting impact on research around moral injury and physician wellness. You can learn more about the project here: Understanding Physician Moral Injury - PNHP.

DEA Alert: Scam Targeting Medical Professionals

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is warning medical practitioners of a growing scam involving fake letters and phone calls from individuals posing as DEA agents. These scammers claim the recipient is under investigation, in an attempt to steal personal or financial information.

Key Reminders:

· The DEA does not contact registrants by phone regarding investigations.

· DEA agents are forbidden from asking for payment, gift cards, or personal information.

· Legitimate contact will be made in person or by official letter.

If you receive a suspicious call or letter: · Report the incident to the FBI at ic3.gov.

· Submit the incident to the Federal Trade Commission, which takes reports at ReportFraud.ftc.gov and shares information with more than 3,000 law enforcement agencies at ReportFraud.ftc.gov. · If you have shared personal information, visit identitytheft.gov to learn how to protect against identity theft.

Please stay alert and report any suspicious activity immediately.