Philadelphia County Medical Society

Welcome to the PCMS Website

The Philadelphia County Medical Society (PCMS) has been representing physicians for more than 160 years as they treat patients, advance science, maintain the standards of the profession, and protect the public health. The Society, a professional membership organization for physicians who live or work in the City of Philadelphia, has a tradition of activism on behalf of practitioners and patients. PCMS provides a common ground for physicians across a range of specialties to discuss health care issues of the day and work for the good of the profession and the public.

Today, its members continue to present the opinions of physicians before legislators and government officials, to protect the public health, and to keep physicians informed on the issues that affect their practice of medicine in Philadelphia.

CMS Webinar – May 21, 2012

May 16, 2012 at 12:27 pm | Local

The Philadelphia Regional Office of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will be hosting an Open Door Forum (ODF) call and webinar for Region III providers on Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP)/Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) Featuring Dr. Kenneth Goldblum, Chief Medical Officer Renaissance Medical Management Company May 21, 2012 12:30 P.M. – 2:00 P.M. [...]

Medicare Proposed Payment Rule Would Promote Improved Inpatient Care

May 2, 2012 at 9:59 am | National

Proposed Rule Would Strengthen Tie Between Payment and Quality Improvement On April 24, CMS issued a proposed rule that would update Medicare payment policies and rates for inpatient stays to general acute care hospitals paid under the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and long-term care hospitals (LTCHs) paid under the LTCH Prospective Payment System (PPS). [...]

CMS Update – 4/17/2012

April 18, 2012 at 2:35 pm | National

National Provider Call: Current Status of Medicare FFS Implementation of HIPAA Version 5010 and D.0 – Register Now Wed Apr 25; 2-3:30pm ET CMS is hosting a National Provider Call regarding the current status of Medicare FFS implementation of HIPAA Version 5010 and D.0. This National Provider Call focuses on addressing the current 5010/D.0 metrics, [...]

PennDOT Launches New Safety Effort, Highlights Distracted Driving

April 17, 2012 at 2:21 pm | State

As part of National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, PennDOT has launched “Just Drive PA,” a new initiative aimed at improving safety on Pennsylvania roadways. “Driving is a serious business that requires a driver’s complete and full attention,” said PennDOT Secretary Barry J. Schoch. “Our new safety effort encourages motorists to ‘Just Drive’ and concentrate only on [...]