AMS Elects New Officers
On May 3, 2014, Alan Wilson, MD of Crossett was installed as the 2014-2015 president of AMS. Omar Atiq, MD, of Pine Bluff, will serve as Immediate Past President. The AMS House of Delegates elected or re-elected members to the following positions: (# newly elected; *re-elected; ^ serving…
Dr. Joseph Bates Receives High Honor for His Contributions to Arkansas Health Care
UAMS Professor and Associate Dean, Joseph Bates, MD was recently awarded the Asklepion Award by the Arkansas Medical Society for his monumental contributions to health care in our state. The Award, named for the Greek god of medicine, annually recognizes a physician who promotes the art and science…
River Valley Christian Clinic Founder Honored by State Medical Society
Mike Miller, one of the initial founders of the River Valley Christian Clinic, recently received the Arkansas Medical Society’s Shuffield award, considered the highest honor in the medical community for a non physician. The award recognizes an Arkansan who has done outstanding community work in the health care…
Countdown: 14 Days Until Federal Deadline for CMV Certification
Beginning May 21, 2014, you must be certified and listed on the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners to perform physical examinations for CMV (Commercial Motor Vehicle) drivers. What If I Miss the Deadline? Training and testing can occur after the deadline. However, if you are not certified…
Physicians and Social Media: Take Home Points
Adapted from presentation by Wes Glinsman with the Oklahoma State Medical Association. Why physicians want to participate in social media Low cost Gives you a chance to reach people where they are and to reach out to your community Lets you get your information out on search engines, above…
Fraud Alert: All Physicians and P.A.s should take action now
AMS has been made aware that the Social Security numbers of many physicians and physician assistants in a few areas in the U.S. may have been compromised resulting in fraudulent tax returns being filed with the IRS. Physicians and PAs are becoming aware only after attempting to file…
Medicare Physician Cuts Patched Again
This past Monday night, the U.S. Senate passed H.R. 4302, the "Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014," thereby postponing the 24 percent Medicare physician payment cut until April 1, 2015. Instead, the current 0.5% update will remain in place to the end of the year, followed by…
AMS ICD-10 Coding Seminar Cancelled
Due to the delay in ICD-10 Implementation, the AMS has cancelled it's upcoming seminars on the topic. For more about the cancellation, see Senate Approves ICD-10 Delay.
Senate Approves ICD-10 Delay
Article from Health Data Management.com By a vote of 64 to 35, the U.S. Senate on March 31 approved legislation that includes a provision to delay the ICD-10 implementation deadline by one year to Oct. 1, 2015. The bill will be sent to President Obama for his expected…
Congratulations to New Pulaski County Leaders
We would like to congratulate the following AMS members for being elected to leadership positions within the Pulaksi County Medical Society. We appreciate all the work you do for health care for the state and in your local community. President: Dr. Tracy Baltz President-elect: Dr. Lydia Lane Vice…
Latest Addition of AMSNewsBriefs Now Available
The March edition of AMS NewsBriefs is now available. You will find articles from the newsletter on the latest news page. AMS members can access the entire NewsBrief as a pdf in the publications section.