AMS Wins National Communications Award
The Arkansas Medical Society has been awarded the Profiles of Excellence Award in Communications from the American Association of Medical Society Executives (AAMSE) for its marketing and communications efforts in the Our Fight is Against COVID campaign. Given each year at the AAMSE annual conference, the Profiles of…
AMA Report: Disturbing Trends on Overdose Deaths Requires Specific Actions, All-Hands Approach
September 8, 2022 – Little Rock —With a report issued today detailing the horrific toll of the nation’s overdose and death epidemic, the American Medical Association (AMA) calls for an all-hands approach -- policymakers, public health experts, educators, faith leaders, and employers – to help save lives. Download…
Register Today for the 19th Annual AMS Insurance Conferences
The AMS 19th annual Insurance Conferences are back in-person for 2022! This one-day conference is for office managers, clinic administrators, billing and coding specialists, and physicians to hear from the major players in health care to discuss the issues important to their practices. Participating companies and help desks…
The No Surprises Act is Here: Are You Compliant? Webinar – July 20 @ 12 p.m.
Join us on Wednesday, July 20 at 12 p.m. for a one-hour webinar about the No Surprises Act with SVMIC's Laura Watkins. The No Surprises Act (NSA) was designed to protect individuals from surprise medical bills. The Act prohibits balance billing in certain circumstances and provides a better…
Welcome New Members!
We'd like to welcome our newest members to the AMS Community! If you are a physician considering how you can make more of an impact for our state, join AMS today! Half Year Half Dues rate discount is going on now! Join Today!
Barnes Inaugurated as 2022-2023 AMS President
Hot Springs internist Seth Barnes, MD, has been named president of the Arkansas Medical Society (AMS) effective May 6, 2022, and will lead the physician advocacy group over the next year. A Fordyce native, Dr. Barnes attended undergraduate studies at the University of Arkansas Monticello, earned his medical…
AMS Announces Strategic Partnership with Panacea Financial
The Arkansas Medical Society is excited to announce a new strategic partnership with Panacea Financial to provide preferred physician-centric banking services to AMS members. A division of Primis, Panacea is a nationwide financial services company headquartered in Little Rock that was created for doctors, by doctors to provide…
AFMC Seeking Specialty Physician Reviewers
The Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care performs utilization management services for Arkansas Medicaid, and through this contract, AFMC may approve or deny a prior authorization, or retrospective review, based upon medical necessity standards. This contract requires that AFMC work with subspecialties for specific review types. Physician reviewers can…
A Brand “New” Issue of the Journal: Spring 2022
By Laura HaywoodManaging Editor, The Journal When a publication has been around since the 1890s (yes, you read that correctly - eighteen ninety!), it's not surprising that said publication has undergone many changes through the years. What once was the only way of sharing Society news and information…
2022 AMS Student Leadership Award
The Arkansas Medical Society is seeking nominations for the 2022 AMS Student Leadership Award. This award will be presented at the UAMS White Coat Ceremony in August.The Arkansas Medical Society Student Leadership Award recipient will not only receive the honor of this prestigious award and a commemorative plaque…
New District Trustees Elected for AMS Board
The elections for the AMS District Trustees concluded on February 28, 2022. The following members were elected to serve a two-year term that will begin at the May 6, 2022 Board of Trustees meeting. (* indicates incumbent). Officers Elected for 2022-2023: President: Seth Barnes, MD – Hot Springs…