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Encourage Your Patients About the Benefits of Colorectal Cancer Screenings
The Arkansas Medical Society is encouraging every physician in the state to visit the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) ‘Colorectal Cancer Screening Appropriate Use’ web page to download some great patient education resources, including a printable office/practice poster, patient letter templates (for positive and negative test results),…
Barnes Inaugurated as 2022-2023 AMS President
Hot Springs internist Seth Barnes, MD, has been named president of the Arkansas Medical Society (AMS) effective May 6, 2022, and will lead the physician advocacy group over the next year. A Fordyce native, Dr. Barnes attended undergraduate studies at the University of Arkansas Monticello, earned his medical…
Congress to Vote on Scope-of-Practice Expansion Bill TODAY, June 7
Urge Your Congressman to Vote NO to H.R. 6087 Your action is neededNOWto stop a scope-of-practice expansion bill in Congress.H.R. 6087,“Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act,” is being fast-tracked in the U.S. House of Representatives and is scheduled fora House floor vote today,June…
Two Easy Ways to Step Up and Help
By H. Scott Smith, JD - AMS Director of Governmental Affairs With the primary elections scheduled for this Tuesday, May 24, 2022, physicians still have time to make a positive impact for organized medicine by taking two quick and easy steps. First, find out who’s running for the…
AMS Announces Strategic Partnership with Panacea Financial
The Arkansas Medical Society is excited to announce a new strategic partnership with Panacea Financial to provide preferred physician-centric banking services to AMS members. A division of Primis, Panacea is a nationwide financial services company headquartered in Little Rock that was created for doctors, by doctors to provide…
AFMC Seeking Specialty Physician Reviewers
The Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care performs utilization management services for Arkansas Medicaid, and through this contract, AFMC may approve or deny a prior authorization, or retrospective review, based upon medical necessity standards. This contract requires that AFMC work with subspecialties for specific review types. Physician reviewers can…
Urge Gov. Hutchinson to Put Patient Safety First
From the American Society of Anesthesiologists - Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson is considering eliminating physician oversight of surgical anesthesia without any opportunity for public input from the state’s medical/surgical community. This concerning and unilateral decision would conflict with Arkansas state statute, would not lower costs or increase access…
Use of Treatments for Outpatients with Mild to Moderate COVID-19 With Increased Risk for Severe Disease
From the Arkansas Department of Health - The CDC has issued an update about the availability and use of recommended therapies for COVID-19 and advises against using unproven treatments that have known or potential harms for outpatients with mild to moderate COVID-19. For patients with mild to moderate…
A Brand “New” Issue of the Journal: Spring 2022
By Laura HaywoodManaging Editor, The Journal When a publication has been around since the 1890s (yes, you read that correctly - eighteen ninety!), it's not surprising that said publication has undergone many changes through the years. What once was the only way of sharing Society news and information…
Preserving History: Joseph P. Runyan, MD (1869-1931)
Joseph P. Runyan, MD By Ray Hanley Born on a farm in Columbia County, Arkansas, Joseph P. Runyan, MD (1869-1931) earned his medical degree in 1890 from Tulane University, specializing in general surgery. After moving to Little Rock, Dr. Runyon became very active in civic and medical institutions. …