2010 IPS President's Message
Jagannathan Srinivasaraghavan, MD (Ashok Van, MD)
Dear Members,
I am humbled and honored to serve as your President for the 2010-2011 year. We are in the midst of enormous changes that is interesting as well as challenging. Read More.
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***ADVOCACY ALERT***
Psychiatry Practice Incentive Act: Another victory for IPS! On July 30, 2010, Governor Quinn signed HB 5053 into law, PA 96-1411. Click Here for more information.
Telecourt: GREAT NEWS! This year IPS, along with the Illinois State Bar Association and the Illinois Hospital Association, introduced HB 5351. Click Here for more information.
Great news for ECPs and Medical Schools: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has agreed to return Social Security and Medicare taxes collected from residents and teaching hospitals that filed claims prior to April 1, 2005. Click Here for more information.
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Hot Topic: Haiti Relief
Keeping Haiti in Her Heart
Psychiatrist seeks to improve mental health in her native land devastated by quake.
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Haitians Get Creative in Effort to Rebuild Shattered System
The January earthquake that left Haiti in shambles devastated its already fragile mental health system and forced new thinking about how to revive and expand services for Haitians who need them. Click here for more.
Aurora psychiatrist Marie Claude Rigaud organizes effort to bolster mental health services in her native Haiti
Psychiatrist Marie Claude Rigaud thinks of her late brother-in-law when she talks about her quest to bolster mental health services in her native Haiti. Click here for more.
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NEW HEALTH INSURANCE RULE: HEALTH CARRIER EXTERNAL REVIEW
The Illinois Department of Insurance adopted a new Part titled, “Health Carrier External Review” effective July 16, 2010. Click here for more information.
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IPS Events
The 2010 IPS Ravinia Event was a huge success. Click here to check out photos.
IPS presents the first ECP/MIT Roof Top Mentoring event. Join us for a night of fun, food, drinks, and networking. Open to residents and early career psychiatrists. Click here for more information.
Click here to view photos from other IPS events.
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