AMS NEWS

2016 Match Day

On March 18, 2016, 157 UAMS medical students received sealed white envelopes which would reveal where they would spend the next few years. Students were called randomly to the podium in groups of five to 10. An eager crowd of family and friends filled the Embassy Suites ballroom to…

Deadline Extended for Hardship Exemption Application

New and Updated FAQs Provide Guidance on Public Health Reporting Requirements for the EHR Incentive Programs The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is extending the application deadline for the Medicare EHR Incentive Program hardship exception process that reduces burden on clinicians, hospitals, and critical access hospitals (CAHs). The new deadline…

US, Brazil launch campaigns against spread of Zika virus

The Washington Post (2/13, A1, Sun, Dennis) reported that global health officials “are mobilizing to battle the fast-spreading Zika virus, sending rapid-response teams to affected regions, issuing travel warnings for pregnant women, accelerating vaccine trials and even deploying mosquito-fighting troops to hard-hit areas in Brazil.” The Post explained…

Flu Season Begins: Severe Influenza Illness Reported

CDC urges rapid antiviral treatment of very ill and high risk suspect influenza patients without waiting for testing CDC HEALTH ADVISORY: February 1, 2016 Summary Influenza activity is increasing across the country and CDC has received reports of severe influenza illness. Clinicians are reminded to treat suspected influenza in…

Meaningful Use Stage 2 Exemption

Meaningful Use Stage 2 Exemption - Prior to adjourning for the holidays, Congress adopted legislation, S. 2425, the "Patient Access and Medicare Protection Act," which included a provision granting the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) the authority to expedite applications for exemptions from Meaningful Use Stage…