The Arkansas Department of Health has issued an update and guidance for providers on the outbreak of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus.  Below is their statement: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) continues to closely monitor an outbreak of a 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China that began in December 2019. This is a new virus, and information is evolving on a daily basis. An outbreak of pneumonia of unknown cause in Wuhan City… Read More

The Arkansas Medical Society was made aware of an issue regarding a new policy with the Arkansas Health and Wellness called Short Turnaround Time (STAT) laboratory that was originally designed to limit in-office laboratory procedures… Read More

For 140 years, the monthly Journal of the Arkansas Medical Society has served Arkansas physicians with education and information covering numerous topics. Published by the Arkansas Medical Society, its purpose is to share independent, peer-reviewed… Read More

Trauma early in life can have lasting impacts on health, and in Arkansas, the statistics are even more alarming.  Over 54% of Arkansas children have one or more Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE), and research is… Read More

Today the Arkansas Supreme Court ruled that the Arkansas Secretary of State must continue to count the ballot referendum signatures that were collected earlier this year to place Act 579 (optometric surgery) on next year’s… 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

In our December edition of the Journal, we highlight the challenges and rewards of physicians who specialize in geriatrics. “I think a lot of people aren’t interested in older folks, but it’s a treat to… 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

The following commentary was written by District 9 Trustee Robert Zimmerman, MD, PhD for the November edition of the Journal.  On June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated, igniting World War I.… Read More