More recent coverage of the proposed Medicare payment regulations under the Medicare and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA): Medical Economics: Summary of what physicians need to know about the coming changes Physicians […]
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CMS Announces Proposed Medicare Payment Regulations
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on April 27 announced proposed regulations on the new Medicare payment models prescribed under the Medicare and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA). Starting in […]
SLMMS Member Dr. Luis Giuffra Discusses Medication Treatment for Opiod Addiction on FOX 2 News in the Morning
SLMMS Member Dr. Luis Giuffra appeared on FOX 2 News in the morning on Monday, March 7, 2016 to discuss medication assisted treatment for opiod addiction. To view the full […]
HHS announces major commitments from healthcare industry to make electronic health records work better for patients and providers
Read full announcement Read AMA pledge of support U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced on Feb. 29 that companies that provide 90 percent […]
St. Louis County Proposes Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
(St. Louis Post-Dispatch) (Read article) Legislation has been presented to the St. Louis County Council that would establish a prescription drug monitoring program in St. Louis County. The legislation, proposed by […]
AMA Creates Online Zika Virus Resource Center
The American Medical Association has created an online Zika Virus Resource Center as a clearinghouse for information from the CDC, other respected health organizations, and The Journal of the American Medical […]
PSA Campaign Targets the 86 Million American Adults with Prediabetes
American Diabetes Association, American Medical Association, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Ad Council Join Forces to Reduce the Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes, One of the Nation’s […]
Outgoing VA St. Louis director says access is better, but needs to be monitored
Outgoing director says access is better at St. Louis VA, but needs to be monitored (St. Louis Public Radio) Read or listen to interview The VA St. Louis Health Care […]
Assistant Physician Implementation Delayed (Post-Dispatch)
New laws to ease doctor shortage see long delays, criticism(St. Louis Post-Dispatch/Associated Press) JEFFERSON CITY • A new Missouri law offered a first-of-its-kind solution to the physician shortage plaguing thousands […]
What Physicians Can Do to Stop the Opioid Overuse Epidemic
Patrice Harris, MD, chair-elect of the American Medical Association Board of Trustees, discusses the recommendations of an AMA-convened task force on opioid overuse in this AMA Wire post. The recommendations […]
