Risk Management: Bronx/Westchester CME

Wednesday 2/29/2012 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Mario’s Restaurant, 2342 Arthur Avenue, Bronx, NY 10458.  Visit your old Bronx friends once again at Mario’s in the heart of the Bronx’s charming Little Italy district.  For desert, Charles D. Cash, JD, LLM, PRMS Senior Risk Manager will speak on “The Basics of Risk Management in Psychiatric …

You’re Invited: NYC DB on Tech Risks

PSW Members are invited to a CME event on Thursday, 1/26/12,  7:00 pm, presented by the New York County District Branch.  “Legal and Risk Considerations in the Age of Technology”  Presenter, Kristen Lambert, JD, MSW, LICSW. Location:  Salmon River Restaurant, 3 East 40th St. at Fifth, NY, NY 10016.  RSVP 212-685-9633. Turn your nameless worries …

25th Annual Legislative Brunch 12/11/11

Meet with federal, state and local legislators to discuss issues relevant to our profession and the needs of our patients. Reservations by 12/8, call (914) 967-6285.  11:00 AM – 1:30 PM, Crown Plaza Hotel, White Plains. Parking $2 per hour.

Joint Bronx ~ Westchester Meeting March 16

Once Again, (This time at St. Vincent’s in Westchester) The Bronx DB and the Westchester DB will jointly host a dinner CME meeting. Reconnect with colleagues and take in Dr. Nigel Bark’s talk on “Did Schizophrenia Change the Course of English and American History?” RSVP 967-6285 or email centraloffice@wpsych.org. 275 North Street, Harrison, 7:00 PM …

Job Fair Wednesday March 2, Free!

Jobs & Networking: Wednesday, 4-8 PM, light dinner served. This year’s event, as before will be held at 333 Westchester Avenue, White Plains, South Building Conference Room.  (WALK PAST MAIN LOBBY AND MAKE A RIGHT FOLLOWING YELLOW CORRIDOR. THE CONFERENCE ROOM WILL BE ON YOUR LEFT) RSVP to Christina (914) 967-6285.  or email centraloffice@wpsych.org. See …

NY Says Yes to E/M Codes

NYSPA reports success in urging the New York State Insurance Commission to remind insurers that they can’t refuse E/M claims from Psychiatrists. Circular Letter No. 17 now affirms it, so if you don’t know how to use E/M codes, be sure to attend the PSW Technology Update (See post below). You will get the whole …

Psychiatry & Technology CME Day, Sat. 11/6/10

10 AM to 3:00 PM Saturday, November 6, The Psychiatric Society of Westchester Presents not one but FOUR updates to bring you to the cutting edge of technology. 1.  “Understanding CPT Coding & Documentation to Optimize Insurance Billing Receivables,” Seth Stein, Esq, Executive Director and General Counsel, NYSPA 2.  “Information Technology & Psychiatry, Challenges and …

Kick-Off CME September 22

George J. Makari, MD, acclaimed historian of psychoanalysis will present on the subject of his recent book. Here’s what Booklist has to say:  “With psychoanalysis under intellectual siege in recent decades, Makari retrieves its original radicalism in this history of its formative decades. Establishing the context of its origin, Makari discusses thought current in Europe in …