Arkansas Family Physicians Lead the Way in EMR
Arkansas’ family practice physicians are outdoing their national peers in converting from paper to electronic records, which promise better efficiency and containment of cost, according a report in the Annals of Family Medicine. About 68 percent of family physicians in the U.S. had converted their practices to electronic…
Asklepion & Shuffield Award Nominations Due
The Arkansas Medical Society is seeking nominations now through March 1 for the 2013 Asklepion Award and the 2013 Shuffield Award. These awards will be presented at the Arkansas Medical Society Annual Meeting, May 4, at the DoubleTree Hotel in Little Rock, Arkansas. 2013 Asklepion Award The Asklepion Award…
Influenza Infections Widespread and Continuing to Rise in AR
In what is clearly the worst influenza season since 2009, the flu has hit early and hard. The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) is currently receiving large numbers of reports of influenza infections, hospitalizations, and intensive care unit admissions from all regions of the state and is already…
AMS Welcomes 79 New Members!
The following physicians have recently illustrated their commitment to improving health care in this community and our state by joining the Arkansas Medical Society. “As a society members, these physicians are part of a statewide network of over 4,000 Arkansas physicians, residents and medical students, dedicated to protecting…
Happy Anniversary!
Congratulations and thank you to these dedicated physicians who are celebrating 5, 15, 25, 50 and 65+ years of continuous membership in the Arkansas Medical Society this year! We applaud the commitment you’ve made to serving your patients and your profession. 65+ Years Art B. Martin, MD, Fort…
2013 Legislative Session
On January 14, the Arkansas General Assembly will get cranked up. This will certainly be a very interesting session. The Republican Party has the majority (although very slim in the House) on both ends of the Capitol for the first time since Reconstruction. Medicaid is facing a $138…
MEDICAID PAYMENT ELIGIBILITY
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently clarified specifics related to the increased Medicaid payment eligibility for primary care physicians, including information about certain subspecialties that may also qualify. Funding has been released to provide a two-year increase in Medicaid payment rates for certain primary…
ARKANSAS HEALTH CARE PAYMENT IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVE
The Arkansas Department of Human Services will continue the monthly Arkansas Health Care Payment Improvement Initiative webinars on Monday, January 14, with the perinatal episode. DHS has committed to provide information regarding episodes of care on a monthly basis. AMS staff attended the first webinar and found it…
Medicare SGR and Sequestration Cuts Averted
It’s over! Late Tuesday, January 1 the House of Representatives passed the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, averting tax increases and spending cuts from going into effect. The House voted 257 to 167 to send the measure to the White House. Among the Arkansas Delegation, Democrat Mike…
AMS Member named President of National Society
Adapted From November 2012 issue of Arkansas Medical News. Congratulations to AMS member, V. Suzanne Klimberg, MD, a breast surgeon at UAMS, who has been named president of the American Society of Breast surgeons. Dr. Klimberg is the director of the Breast Cancer Program at the UAMS Winthrop…
AMS Member, Robert Hopkins, MD, Named Division Director
Congratulations to Dr. Robert Hopkins, AMS member and journal editorial board member, who was recently named UAMS Internal Medicine Division Director. View full article from the December issue of the Arkansas Medical News below. Robert Hopkins, M.D., has been named director of the Division of General Internal Medicine…