Welcome to our new members who’ve joined the AMS community in March and April! Not a member? Visit www.ARKMED.org/membership to learn more!    … Read More

In our May edition of the Journal, we explore what it means to be a member of the Arkansas Medical Society.  Now more than ever, physicians need an organization that will advocate and fight for… Read More

DocbookMD has transitioned to Medici Connect, and AMS members have an exclusive, free membership to use this communications app. Medici Connect combines the previous features of DocbookMD with new upgrades that include telemedicine. Users will now… Read More

The elections for AMS District Trustees concluded on February 29. The following members were elected to serve a two-year term beginning with the May 1, 2020 Board of Trustees meeting. Officers Elected for 2020-2021: President-elect:… Read More

On March 3, 2020, the American Medical Association, along with the Arkansas Medical Society, filed an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court in support of Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge’s effort to uphold… Read More

As an organization of physicians, the AMS has an obligation to help slow the spread of the virus. Recommendations to avoid large gatherings are changing daily with initial thresholds set at 200, then reduced to… Read More

Walmart has announced they are delaying a January 1, 2020 policy on requiring electronic prescriptions for controlled substances and would continue to receive paper prescriptions for opioids and anti-depressants at all their locations.  The planned… Read More

Members of the AMS Nominating Committee will be meeting soon to prepare the 2020-2021 slate of officers to be elected at the annual meeting on May 1, 2020. The committee is required to submit the… Read More

The Arkansas Medical Society Board of Trustees welcomes two board members to the group. Parker Jenkins, MD, serves as District 4 Trustee in southeast Arkansas, and Joshua Chance, MD, rejoins the board, serving as District… Read More

In recent years, physicians treating Medicaid patients have experienced significant challenges with the prior authorization and re-authorization process in Medicaid. The Arkansas Medicaid Drug Utilization Review (DUR) board is responsible for making clinical recommendations to… Read More

From our Executive Vice President, David Wroten: I’m having dinner with one of my favorite physician friends a few weeks ago. He’s an anesthesiologist specializing in pain management. We don’t usually talk shop, but that… Read More