AMA and AMS Submit Brief to U.S. Supreme Court Supporting Regulation of PBMs
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 an Arkansas statute regulating Pharmacy Benefits Managers (PBM). The U.S. Supreme Court is…
AMS To Coordinate PPE Requests
In a recent phone call with AMS staff, Governor Asa Hutchinson expressed his commitment to getting PPE into the hands of community-based physician practices. The Governor has announced plans to make large purchases over the next few weeks and a portion of those purchases will be set aside…
Managing the Stress and Anxiety of COVID-19 for You and Your Patients
Mental health experts at UAMS including Dr. Sacha McBain, the Associate Director of the Center for Trauma Prevention, Recovery, and Innovation (TPRI) and Department of Psychiatry Chair, Dr. Rick Smith, along with many others have been working diligently to meet the mental health needs of healthcare workers and…
AFMC Telemedicine Webinar – Friday (3\26), 12:30 p.m.
Reduce the impact of COVID-19 on your practice with Telehealth: A Panel Discussion Friday, March 27 12:30 p.m. The COVID-19 health crisis is driving us to change the way we practice medicine in Arkansas. In recent days, Governor Hutchinson released an executive order encouraging treatment and communication by…
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April’s Edition of the Journal Now Available
In our scientific online edition, Dr. Over writes a commentary about Medicare for All; Case Studies on Temporalis Muscle Abscess, Withdrawl-Emergent Dyskineska, and use of Thalimoide for Gastrointestinal Angiodysplasia. Also in this issue is the latest people and events, including information on our MIPS webinar on April 9.…
AMS Annual Membership Meeting Cancelled
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 100, and now to 50. Based upon the most current information, the AMS…
COVID-19 Weekly Updates
The Arkansas Medical Society will be providing updates on this rapidly changing COVID-19 situation to our members on a weekly basis. You can read the latest email udpate here. Latest Statistics - 3-13-2020 On March 11, a patient at Jefferson Regional Medical Center was determined to be the…
Update on COVID-19 from the AMA
From the American Medical Association's Senior News Writer, Sara Berg February 21, 2020 Note: The AMA encourages physicians to stay up to date on this fast-moving situation and as provided 19 resources for doctors, other health professionals, and the public. As the number of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19)…
Legislation Goes Into Effect: Updates You Need to Know
Legislative Highlights from the 2019 Regular Session of the Arkansas General Assembly AMS actively tracked and worked 237 of the 1670 bills filed in the 2019 legislative session. The following bills represent some of the more high-profile issues AMS successfully fought for, amended and/or monitored closely that we…
Improving Doctor-Patient Communication
In the March edition of The Journal, we talk about how to improve doctor-patient communication. "“Most people believe they are effective communicators,” said SVMIC Vice President of Medical Practice Services Stephen A. Dickens, JD, FACMPE. “The key is not that you understand what you’re talking about, but that…