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…
District Trustee Voting Now Open
Vote Today for the 2022 AMS Board of Trustees It’s important to our Society that all eligible members have the opportunity to choose the physician leaders who will represent them on the Board of Trustees in the coming year and lead the AMS. All AMS members (except affiliate…
AMS President Speaks at UAMS Virtual White Coat Ceremony
AMS President Danny Wilkerson, MD, spoke to the incoming freshman at the UAMS College of Medicine White Coat Ceremony held on August 6, 2021. Although originally scheduled to be in-person, this year’s ceremony was changed to virtual again because of the recent increase of COVID cases in Arkansas.…
2021 AMS Student Leadership Award
The Arkansas Medical Society is seeking nominations for the 2021 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…