From CMS: As COVID-19 vaccines continue rolling out across the country, CMS is taking action to protect the health and safety of our nation’s patients and providers and keeping you updated on the latest COVID-19 resources from HHS, CDC and CMS. With information coming from many different sources,…

You are invited to join AFMC for a complimentary educational webinar: Monoclonal Antibodies – Response to the COVID-19 Outbreak Friday, Feb. 5 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Audience: Primary Care Providers, Specialists and Nurses Please join AFMC’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Chad Rodgers and Dr. Atul Kothari, Senior Physician…

Starting next week, the Arkansas Department of Health will be providing, on a one-time basis, point-of-care COVID-19 Antigen test kits (ABBOTT BINAX Kits) to physician clinics across the state. These tests are intended for diagnostic use on symptomatic patients, not for screenings. These point of care tests are packaged…

AMS received notice from the Arkansas Department of Health that vaccine distribution has reached a level where physicians can begin the process to get their clinic staff vaccinated. Please review the ADH letter below. Summary: Select the most convenient pharmacy (or other site if you are in Newton,…

Update, 12-23-20: We have received several question asking when private practice physicians and their staff will be able to get vaccinated. As soon as the supply is available, the Arkansas Department of Health will put out a health alert notifying physicians which pharmacies in their area that have…

From the Arkansas Department of Health, November 25, 2020: On Nov 9, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an EUA to permit the emergency use of the unapproved product bamlanivimab (manufacturer Eli Lilly) for the treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19 in adults and pediatric patients…

The AMS is working with the Wisconsin Medical Society and over 30 other medical societies to help fill the need for N95 masks made by Honeywell. The masks are $3.85 each and require a minimum order of 2 boxes (100 per box). This is a limited time group…

The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) would like to share information about the COVID-19 Point-of-Care Reporting Portal. We are hopeful that this will be a better way for you to report the results of antigen or other POC tests you do in office for COVID-19. We know that…

We received 790 boxes of PPE yesterday! We will begin sorting and distributing it to more member and non-member clinics around the state. We'd like to send a big thank you to the UAMS medical students who came to help unload the 18-wheeler truck.  Aubrie Hanson, Ashley Alston,…

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the state has seen a decline in pediatric immunizations and encourages parents to get their children vaccinated for not only diseases like measles, whooping cough, and tetanus, but also the flu. Last month ARKids First and the U.S. Department of Health…

If your clinic continues to have difficulty finding PPE through private suppliers, visit https://www.arkmed.org/pperequestform/ NOTE: If you have previously filled out a form, it is important that you complete a new one. Please only list those items that you are unable to purchase or unable to purchase at…