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John P. McGoff, MD, served as the 135th President of the Indianapolis Medical Society in 2008-2009.
Born and raised in the Broad Ripple area of Indianapolis, John attended St. Pius X Catholic Grade School with his five brothers and sisters. He graduated from North Central High School in 1977. When not in school or at wrestling practice, Dr. McGoff volunteered in the Wishard Hospital Emergency Department, and it is there that he decided to become a physician.
In 1980, at the age of 20, Dr. McGoff graduated from Indiana University with a degree in biology and then matriculated into the IU School of Medicine. During his third year of medical school, he joined the Medical Officer20Training Corps with the Indiana National Guard and he has been serving in the military ever since. Upon completion of medical school in 1984, he performed his three-year residency in Emergency Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. There, he met a young nurse named Karen Strom, now his wife. They have a 13-year-old daughter, Ava. After finishing his residency in 1987, John returned to Indianapolis and began working in the Emergency Department at Community Hospital, where he has since helped tens of thousands of patients from many different backgrounds.
Dr. McGoff has continued with the National Guard and has been recently confirmed by the US Senate for promotion to Brigadier General. He currently serves as the Air Guard Assistant to the United States Air Force Surgeon General at European Headquarters. John has deployed extensively around the world with operational tours in Antarctica, Turkey, Jordan, Bahrain and Germany and has currently logged over 600 hours of flight time. In 2001, he graduated from the Air Force's Air War College. He returned last January from a tour in Iraq, where he served as the Director of Emergency Services at the 332 EMDG, Joint Base=2 0Balad.
In addition to his roles as a father, physician, and Colonel, Dr. McGoff remains an active member of the community in many other ways. He has served on a variety of national, state and local boards including the Board of Directors for Community Hospitals, Marion County Forensic Science Commission, Indiana Organ Procurement Organization, Indiana Brain Injury Leadership Board, and Past-President of the Indiana Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians.
Dr. McGoff has also been active in Republican politics in Marion County and Indiana for many years. In 1996, he was elected Marion County Coroner, serving two terms. In May 2008, he narrowly lost an election for the Republican nomination for Indiana's Fifth Congressional District.
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- ADVANTAGE Health Solutions
- IMS offers its members a discount on group health insurance through ADVANTAGE Health Solutions, a local health plan owned by local providers. To find out more about this program call Acumen Benefit Solutions at (317) 564-4003.
- Hertz
- Indianapolis Medical Society members special year-round discounts on your daily, weekly, weekend, and monthly rentals for business or pleasure; traveling in the U.S. or worldwide.
- Your IMS/Hertz CDP# is the key. For your IMS/Hertz membership card, please call the IMS membership department at (317) 639-3406. A card will be sent to you via email.
- Visit the Hertz website or call (800) 654-2210 or when making your reservation. Then present your Hertz Indianapolis Medical Society Member Discount Card at the time of rental. It's that easy!
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- Take advantage of this IMS Member Benefit. We have partnered with America's largest privately owned debt collection agency since 1993. Phone I. C. System today! (800) 279-3511.
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- 20% Discount OfficeEMR™ from iSALUS for the first year. OfficeEMR™ is a fully-integrated medical records system for solo practioners, groups and large medical organizations.
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- Exclusive discounts for IMS members through Staples ... for your practice, home office and home. Call the IMS at (317) 639-3406 to set-up your access.
IMS Introduces Praesentia's Benchmark Database®
The Indianapolis Medical Society is pleased to offer members a new payer contracting resource. The Benchmark Database®, an online proprietary database of CPT® reimbursement fees, allows providers to confidentially and legally compare their managed care reimbursement rates to market averages.
The Benchmark Database®, developed by Praesentia Consultation LLC, benchmarks more than 450 CPT® codes against average negotiated rates in Indianapolis, five Ohio markets and two nearby Midwest cities. Results can be used in negotiations with health insurers, as a tool for physician recruitment and/or to analyze trends in reimbursement relative to an individual practice.
Pricing for IMS members is as little as $45 per month with a three-month minimum purchase, which is a 24 percent discount on the standard rate. Access to the service lets subscribers create reports benchmarking three managed care fee schedules. Practices can purchase additional credits to create reports or stay subscribed beyond the three months and receive additional credits each month.
Praesentia complies with the Federal Trade Commission's antitrust regulations, including confidentiality protections and assurance that the data represents a minimum number of practices in a geographic area.
For more information on IMS' partnership with the Benchmark Database®, contact Josh Kaufmann at (866) 515-3870 or josh@praesentiallc.com.
About Praesentia
Started in Cincinnati, Praesentia's consultants train physician practices to negotiate effectively with managed care companies. Notably, their instruction has enabled small and large practices alike to leverage the shared interests of patients and employers. Their approach can neutralize the more robust financial resources available to health insurers. For more information, visit www.PraesentiaLLC.com.