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…
Advocacy in Action: What You Can Do Now
Over and over, surveys and focus groups reaffirm that AMS members see “advocacy” as the main reason for being a member. It is job #1 for AMS, no doubt … but what does advocacy really mean for you? For AMS, advocacy comes in different forms. Whether it’s at…
Update from ADH on Coronavirus
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…
Arkansas Health and Wellness STAT Lab Policy Rescinded
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 to specific codes. Since it's implementation on December 1, 2019, many member physicians…
2020 Brings Changes to the Journal
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 scientific research articles written by Arkansas physicians, residents, medical students, and other healthcare…
Are You Trauma Informed? Find out in the January edition of the Journal.
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 now showing that ACEs can be a root cause of many adult health…
Arkansas Supreme Court Rules Ballot Signatures Must Be Counted
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 ballot. The lawsuit, brought by Safe Surgery Arkansas, challenged the Secretary of State’s…