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Dear Health Care Provider,

Thank you for being a trusted partner of both the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) and the Department of Human Services (DHS). We have immense gratitude for health care providers across the state who have worked to educate and vaccinate as many patients as possible. We have fully protected more than 70% of our state’s population from COVID-19, leading Pennsylvania to be one of the top states for vaccinations. However, millions of Pennsylvanians, both adults and children, are still not protected by these lifesaving vaccines. It is essential that we get more people vaccinated and ultimately protected. The last few miles of our journey to vaccinate as many people as quickly and equitably as possible will likely look different. We are asking for your help as a trusted source of health advice, counsel, and care as we go forward. To continue our efforts we are asking you help SEEK, ASK, VACCINATE, and EMPOWER (SAVE) your patients or customers. SEEK: Seek your patients’ COVID-19 vaccination status. ASK/EDUCATE: If your patient isn't vaccinated, ask them about the vaccine and offer education if they’re unsure. To help, order free materials to educate your patients about COVID-19 from PA Unites Against COVID-19 here: https://www.pa.gov/covid/covid-resources-order-form/. VACCINATE: If your patient agrees to vaccination, provide them with a COVID-19 vaccine or a referral to a location that provides COVID-19 vaccination: https://www.vaccines.gov/search/ EMPOWER: Empower your patients to share their vaccination status with the community. PA DOH and DHS are committed to working with our provider partners to combat the continued COVID-19 pandemic, and have identified the following z-code for vaccine counseling that does not result in a vaccination:

Z28.20 – Immunization not carried out because of patient decision for unspecified reason

This new code will allow us to follow vaccine counseling visits, and take more steps to vaccinate Pennsylvanians. Thank you for your ongoing collaboration. Together, we can stop the spread. Sincerely,

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Allegheny County Medical Society announces search for Executive Director

A Search Committee of Board of Directors for the Allegheny County Medical Society is working with Nonprofit Talent to recruit an Executive Director who will lead the organization through an exciting chapter of growth as the organization recalibrates its services, membership model, and strategic focus areas to meet the evolving needs of the regional healthcare ecosystem.

The position announcement is available at the Nonprofit Talent website https://jobs.nonprofittalent.com/ . Specific questions related to the position may be emailed to Michelle Pagano Heck, President, at Michelle@NonprofitTalent.com.

The candidate will be energized by a passionate and committed Board of Directors, and will be experienced in board governance, facilitation, and consensus building. An experienced nonprofit leader, the ED will model active listening in their approach to building a collaborative, high performing work culture rooted in trust and a collective pride in the rich history of the organization.

According to Dr. Peter Ellis, Chair of the Search Committee, “We are excited to identify our next leader who will embrace and build upon the organization’s legacy of successful membership, advocacy and grantmaking.”

2022 Bulletin Photo Contest Winners

Congratulations to Malcolm Berger, MD, whose photo, “A River Lightening,” was the first-place winner

of the 2021 ACMS Bulletin Photo Contest. His photo will appear on the January 2022 cover of the Bulletin.

Additional winners include: David Sacco, MD, – “Lake McDonald Glacier Park” Nina Verghis, MD – “Sunset” and “Waterfall” Alexanndra Kreps, MD – “Tranquility, Cooks Forest, PA” Mark E. Thompson, MD – “Shenandoah Sunset” Elias Y. Hilal, MD – “Ohiopyle” and “City of Bridges” Mark Thompson, MD – “Lenhart” Robert C. Cicco, MD – “Tower of Voices at Flight 93 Memorial” Terence W. Starz, MD – “Perfection” and “Pittsburgh Sunrise”

These photos also will appear on 2022 Bulletin covers. Congratulations to all winners and thank you to all who participated in the 2021 ACMS Bulletin Photo Contest!

ACMS Bulletin / November 2021

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