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<description>Updates to the Allegheny County Medical Society News and Events Information.</description>
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<title>July BULLETIN Available 
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&lt;a href="http://www.acms.org/bulletin/08July.pdf"&gt;&lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;July BULLETIN Available&lt;/font&gt; &lt;/a&gt;&lt;table width="75%"&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="left"&gt;&lt;font size="-1"&gt;PDF version of the ACMS BULLETIN Available for download.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:43:12 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Organizations accepting surplus 
medical equipment and supplies 
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&lt;A HREF="http://www.acms.org/donations.html" target="_blank"&gt; Local Organizations accepting surplus 
medical equipment and supplies 
&lt;/a&gt; &lt;table width="75%"&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="left"&gt;&lt;font size="-1"&gt;Contact information for local organizations that accept medical supplies and equipment.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:23:28 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>The Pennsylvania Medical Political Action Committee (PAMPAC) is the political grassroots of the Pennsylvania Medical Society. 
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&lt;a href="http://www.pampac.org" target="_blank"&gt;PAMPAC and Political Support   &lt;/a&gt;&lt;table width="75%"&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="left"&gt;&lt;font size="-1"&gt;The Pennsylvania Medical Political Action Committee (PAMPAC) is the political grassroots of the Pennsylvania Medical Society.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:23:28 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>ACMS Foundation Grant Application Date set for December 15, 2008 
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<link>http://www.acms.org</link>
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&lt;a href="http://www.acms.org/found/index.html"&gt;&lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;ACMS Foundation Grant Application Deadline&lt;/font&gt; &lt;/a&gt;&lt;table width="75%"&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="left"&gt;&lt;font size="-1"&gt;December 15, 2008.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:23:28 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>The Pennsylvania Medical Political Action Committee (PAMPAC) is the political grassroots of the Pennsylvania Medical Society. 
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&lt;a href="http://www.pampac.org" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;PAMPAC and Political Support  &lt;/font&gt; &lt;/a&gt;&lt;table width="75%"&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="left"&gt;&lt;font size="-1"&gt;The Pennsylvania Medical Political Action Committee (PAMPAC) is the political grassroots of the Pennsylvania Medical Society.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 12:19:58 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Organizations accepting surplus 
medical equipment and supplies 
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&lt;A HREF="http://www.acms.org/donations.html" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt; Local Organizations accepting surplus 
medical equipment and supplies 
&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;table width="75%"&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="left"&gt;&lt;font size="-1"&gt;Contact information for local organizations that accept medical supplies and equipment.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 06:58:46 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>How to Best Select an EHR System

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&lt;A HREF="http://www.ehrbestpractice.com/seminars/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;How to Best Select an EHR System

&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;table width="75%"&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="left"&gt;&lt;font size="-1"&gt;Selecting an Electronic Health Record (EHR/EMR) system can be a costly, time-consuming process. With more than 250 EHR/EMR vendors in the marketplace, where do you begin? How do you safeguard against the risks of implementation?
&lt;br&gt;June 4, 2008 - 6PM &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 09:24:59 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>ACMSA Newsletters 
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<link>http://www.acms.org</link>
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&lt;a href="http://www.acms.org/acmsa"&gt;ACMSA Newsletters &lt;/a&gt;&lt;table width="75%"&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="left"&gt;&lt;font size="-1"&gt;Catch up on the news from the ACMS Alliance.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:21:58 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Renew Your Membership Online Today </title>
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&lt;A HREF="http://www.pamedsoc.org/membership" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Renew Your Membership Online
&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;table width="75%"&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="left"&gt;&lt;font size="-1"&gt;Update your membership information and pay your dues for the AMA, PMS and ACMS online.&lt;br&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;i&gt;link opens in a new window&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:21:57 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Dear “Make way for collaboration, integration and respect, by Adam Gordon, MD
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&lt;A HREF="http://www.wpahospitalnews.com/pdf/PHN_03_08_pgs_1-24.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;Make way for collaboration, integration and respect, by Adam Gordon, MD&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;table width="75%"&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="left"&gt;&lt;font size="-1"&gt;Hospital News (3/08)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:57:56 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>2008 Medical Office Occupational Health and OSHA Update</title>
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&lt;A HREF="http://www.acms.org/email/osha.html" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;2008 Medical Office Occupational Health and OSHA Update&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;table width="75%"&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="left"&gt;&lt;font size="-1"&gt;A program directed to administrative personnel, physicians, nurses in schools and business, medical offices, clinics, nursing homes and other health professionals.&lt;br&gt;Wednesday, April 9, 2008&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:57:56 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Dear Doctor: Enlarged prostate gland is common in older men
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&lt;A HREF="http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08086/867870-114.stm" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;Dear Doctor: Enlarged prostate gland is common in older men
&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;table width="75%"&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="left"&gt;&lt;font size="-1"&gt;Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (3/26/08)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:30:12 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>How to Improve
Your Practice
Financial
Performance</title>
<link>http://www.acms.org</link>
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&lt;A HREF="http://www.acms.org/conomikes.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;How to Improve
Your Practice
Financial
Performance
&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;table width="75%"&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="left"&gt;&lt;font size="-1"&gt;New Half-Day
Workshop Specially
Designed for
Physicians,
Practice Managers,
and Key Office Staff&lt;br&gt;Thursday, May 8, 2008&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:33:45 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>How to Improve
Your Practice
Financial
Performance</title>
<link>http://www.acms.org</link>
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&lt;A HREF="http://www.acms.org/conomikes.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;How to Improve
Your Practice
Financial
Performance
&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;table width="75%"&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="left"&gt;&lt;font size="-1"&gt;New Half-Day
Workshop Specially
Designed for
Physicians,
Practice Managers,
and Key Office Staff&lt;br&gt;Thursday, May 8, 2008&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:33:45 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Health insurance reform bill may finally pass Pennsylvania House muster</title>
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&lt;A HREF="http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/stories/2008/03/24/story6.html" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;Health insurance reform bill may finally pass Pennsylvania House muster&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;table width="75%"&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="left"&gt;&lt;font size="-1"&gt;Pittsburgh Business Times (3/12/08)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:58:07 -0700</pubDate>
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