From the Arkansas Department of Health - The CDC has issued an update about the availability and use of recommended therapies for COVID-19 and advises against using unproven treatments that have known or potential harms for outpatients with mild to moderate COVID-19. For patients with mild to moderate…
**The following information does not apply to private physicians’ practices. On January 13, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) Health Care Staff Vaccination Standards, which gives CMS the authority to enforce its interim final rule requiring many Medicare- and Medicaid-certified providers…
Based on the continuing Federal Public Health Emergency (PHE), Arkansas Medicaid has authorized a continuation of the temporary increase in the reimbursement rate for the administration of COVID-19 vaccines. This continued temporary increase will be effective through April 15, 2022. The increase applies to both first (1st) and…
Join us for a very important webinar on Wednesday, January 12 at 12 p.m. with the Arkansas Department of Health on an update on COVID-19 Therapeutics. This webinar is free to attend, but you must register. Speakers: Elizabeth Woodland Division ChiefHealth Preparedness and Response Arkansas Department of Health Atul…
Due to Pfizer legal restrictions, we were unable to record today's webinar. However, Pfizer holds these update sessions daily and their content will be updated as needed to reflect new information and changes that evolve. For session links and information, please visit: https://www.pfizermedicalinformation.com/en-us/medical-updates The speaker also shared two…
Is your clinic providing or wanting to provide the COVID vaccine to your patients, but need a little extra help? The AMS Our Fight Against COVID Mini-Grant Program is a resource to help physicians, their patients, and their communities in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. This will…
In an effort towards increasing the state’s vaccine distribution efforts, the Arkansas Medical Society has been awarded a $1.5 million grant from the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) to implement a three-year project to improve COVID-19 vaccination rates across the state and increase vaccine confidence. AMS will launch…
The American Medical Association continues to advocate for federal support of physician practices and provides this update to our members. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), has announced a new application cycle for $25.5 billion in COVID-19 provider…
On August 25, the Arkansas Medical Society Board of Trustees adopted a health policy statement encouraging physicians and health care workers to be champions of the vaccine in their communities. Since then, the following organizations have added their names to the list of supporters encouraging that all health…
As we continue to see high numbers of COVID 19 community cases and hospitalizations in Arkansas, your assistance is requested in recommending and providing monoclonal antibody therapy to patients in need. There are two monoclonal antibody products available, which are highly effective in early treatment of COVID 19.…
The Arkansas Medical Society Board of Trustees has adopted the following health policy statement encouraging physicians and health care workers to be champions of the vaccine in their communities. The AMS policy statement has already received the backing of the Arkansas Osteopathic Medical Association and more medical organizations…