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Leadership Spotlight
John J. Wernert, MD, MHA, a psychiatrist, was the 132nd President of the Indianapolis Medical Society for 2005-2006. Dr. Wernert, Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, received the John B. Schofield Volunteer Faculty Award for 2011 for his outstanding commitment for over 22 years to the Department of Psychiatry mission of education. Dr. Wernert began full-time medical practice of psychiatry in 1989. He obtained his M.D. degree from the University of Louisville School of Medicine in 1985 and his postdoctoral training included an internship and residency at the Department of Psychiatry of Indiana University School of Medicine. He also pursued his education in the fields of public management and health administration by obtaining postgraduate degrees at the School of Public and Environmental Affairs of IUPUI in Indianapolis. Dr. Wernert completed a Master's Degree in Health Administration from Indiana University in 1996. He is board certified in Adult Psychiatry, and has received added certification in Geriatric Psychiatry and Administrative Medicine. Dr. Wernert has been awarded Distinguished Fellowship in the American Psychiatric Association.
Dr. Wernert currently is performing Integrative Medicine consultations and Medical Management services for various facilities in central Indiana. He most recently served as the Chief Medical Officer and Vice President of Medical Affairs for MDwise, Inc, a 300,000 member Medicaid Managed care plan covering the state of Indiana. Dr. Wernert is a geriatric psychiatrist, and works with adult and geriatric patients, primarily at facilities near St. Francis and St. Vincent's Hospitals in Indianapolis. Dr. Wernert also provides geriatric inpatient services at Westview Senior Adult Unit and Hancock Regional Hospital Reflections Unit. He serves as a clinical consultant to numerous nursing facilities and group homes in central Indiana. He has special interest in working in integrated settings with complicated medical patients, geriatric patients and individuals suffering from memory and behavioral disorders.
Dr. Wernert serves as the Chairman of the Drug Utilization Review Board for the Indiana Medicaid program.
Dr. Wernert has committed his leadership skills and time to many organizations. He served on the Indiana Medical Licensing Board and various state committees related to mental health and Medicaid services in Indiana. Dr. Wernert has also served in leadership in many medical associations and specialty societies. He is currently the Chairman of the American Psychiatric Association Political Action Committee and holds national leadership offices in the APA and the AMA. John is a past President of the Indianapolis Medical Society and serves as the current Speaker of the Indiana State Medical Association's House of Delegates. Dr. Wernert is currently a consultant for the Catholic Archdioceses of Indianapolis and Lafayette, Indiana. He serves on the Board of Overseers for the St. Meinrad School of Theology and is involved in men's ministry programs on the north-side of Indianapolis.
Dr. Wernert lives in Carmel Indiana with his wife Erin, and is the proud father of five amazing children (ages 1 - 25 years). He enjoys fishing, black powder shooting and is an avid Civil War re-enactor.
Headlines & Alerts
Welcome New Members
- Nartker, Matthew J., MD
- IN Radiology Partners
- Diagnostic Radiology, 2010
As president of IMS, I welcome you to membership into an organization representing you as physicians, your patients, and quality medical services since 1848. I encourage your participation in our IMS activities including meetings, Project Health, and written contributions to the Bulletin.
IMS can only be as energized as the members who comprise it, so reach out to your IMS colleagues and get to know them, as well as, our focus of collegiality and quality medical care.
Richard H. Rhodes, MD, IMS President
If you want more information about our newest IMS members, visit them on our physician finder here. A simple search is all that is required.
2012 IMS Pictorial Rosters
Your members' copy of the 2012 IMS Pictorial Roster should have reached you by now. If not, please phone the IMS at (317) 639-3406 to let us know.
Also remember to order your additional copies as quickly as possible. Copies of this must-have reference tool are limited - first requested, first served! Available at the same low-price. Order form available here.
Medicare SGR - Deadline Extended to February 14
A huge Medicare cut looms for doctors and Medicare patients. Who might that affect? People like grandma - and those who love her, as the child in this video shows.
Unless Congress acts, on Jan. 1 doctors who care for Medicare patients face a 27.4-percent pay cut, because of a flawed funding formula called the SGR. Then millions of seniors (like grandma) and people with disabilities -- and military families whose insurance is TRICARE -- might have trouble finding a doctor's care.
We encourage you and your patients to review this video created by TMA.
Exclusive Members Benefit Highlights
- Are increased health insurance premiums strangling your practice's budget?
- Are reductions in health insurance benefits putting more stress on your employees?
- Is your current health insurance coverage anniversary date in the near future?
If you answered yes to any of the above questions, it may be the right time for you to consider other health insurance alternatives. Indianapolis Medical Society is pleased to continue to offer its members a discount on group health insurance through ADVANTAGE HEALTH SOLUTIONS, a local health plan owned by local providers.
IMS physician practices are benefiting from this discount and the move to ADVANTAGE. The IMS employee group composed of the combined 19 employees of IMS, the Medical Society Exchange and the IMS Foundation, will save more than $200,000 over two years compared to its old Anthem BCBS premiums. Although every situation is different and there is no guarantee of savings, we hope that these actual results to date are compelling enough for you to consider taking advantage of this unique opportunity.
To find out more about the program, or to see if it is a good fit for your practice, please contact the exclusive agents for this product's IMS discount: Call (317) 564-4003, or click here to visit Acumen's website.
DocBookMD is FREE to IMS Members - Android Version is Here!
(Sponsored by Capson Physicians Insurance)
DocBookMD: Now FREE to IMS Members! Indianapolis Medical Society continually strives to introduce its members to mobile communication tools to increase efficiency and save time. By partnering with DocBookMD, we are able to offer a next-generation HIPAA compliant multi-media communication tool exclusively to our Members. DocBookMD, a company created by physicians for physicians, empowers physicians to connect, communicate and collaborate within their own local medical community.
DocBookMD Key Features:- Unparalleled Data Quality from your Medical Society
- Fast Look-Up
- Locate a physician fast - by last or first name or by specialty and contact him/her through messaging, office phone or cell-phone numbers
- Secure Physician-to-Physician HIPAA compliant messaging
- Input important information, patient name, room number or MRN
- Attach a photo (of a wound, xray or EKG)
- Optional time specific notification of message viewed
- Get a 5 min. or 15 min. notification if the message is not opened
- Pharmacy Search
- Find and map a local pharmacy
- Personalize
- Create a list of favorites, add notes or detailed information
Registration is Easy: Contact Indianapolis Medical Society at (317) 639-3406 to get your Medical Society ID and then enroll directly from your phone! Currently available for phone/iPad/iTouch.
DocBook® 3.2 Available FREE
DocBookMD provides a direct and easy registration process right from your phone. Members can quickly register and conveniently send HIPAA-compliant messages to your colleagues in one session. Registration no longer takes place through the DocBookMD website.
DocBook On Demand Messaging: Communicate with your colleagues via HIPAA-compliant messages instantly. You can improve communication efficiency by prioritizing outgoing messages.
To learn more visit: here
You'll need your Indianapolis Medial Society number to register, just call the IMS at (317) 639-3406 and enroll right from your phone.
The Android platform version is here!
... IMS DocBook® is updated weekly with all the phone number and address changes we receive weekly. Also, our Physician Finder is updated weekly as well. We want your patients and colleagues to have the latest information, please make sure to keep us updated. Call the Society at (317) 639-3406 with questions.
... also, remember to "Refresh" your devices with the latest updates ... the database updates don't interfere with the personal notes you have added to your DocBook app.
... DocBook is FREE to IMS members. If someone is missing from your DocBook, ask them to join the IMS. New members are always welcome!
... If your information is incorrect in DocBook or on the website, please contact the IMS at (317) 639-3406 or email tmccauley@imsonline.org with your changes.
... Want a new photo in DocBook and on the web? Just email a digital image to mhadley@imsonline.org or send your photograph to the Society at 631 E. New York Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202.
... If you want to add a pharmacy or change some of the information on DocBook, please email mhadley@imsonline.org and we'll update that database.
... We're adding additional office locations on DocBook and the web. We'll list offices #3 and #4 for your patients and colleagues! Please provide us with this information, another referral benefit for you!
Transworld Systems
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About IMS
The Indianapolis Medical Society was established in 1848. We are a professional membership organization for all licensed Doctors of Medicine and Doctors of Osteopathy in the Indianapolis area. Our offices are located at 631 E. New York St., Indianapolis, IN 46202-3706; our office hours are 8:00 to 4:30, Monday through Friday.
We are well known as producers of our Pictorial Roster of Members, or the "funny book" as nurses in hospitals throughout Central Indiana refer to it! The Roster is the most highly regarded referral source in Indianapolis and surrounding areas. We encourage all physicians in Central Indiana to become members of our prestigious organization to be included in this indispensable referral source. If you are interested in getting your message before our 2,000 physician members (as well as those members of the public who purchase the remainder of the 4,000 Rosters we print each year), please let us hear from you. We are eager to share our surprisingly low advertising rates.
If you are a physician and want additional information on becoming a member of our organization, please call (317) 639-3406 or E-Mail us: ims@imsonline.org.
If you are a member of the general public and want to know if your physician is a member of Indianapolis Medical Society, or if you would like education information on your personal physician, please call (317) 639-3406 or E-Mail us: ims@imsonline.org.
We also provide referrals to physicians if you are new to our area or simply seeking a change of physicians.
Additionally, our Commission on Professional Affairs reviews concerns from patients who might have questions about whether or not their treatment was ethical or appropriate.