DMU Receives Accreditation As CME Provider

The Iowa Medical Society (IMS) is pleased to announce that Des Moines University (DMU) has met all requirements to become an accredited provider of continuing medical education (CME) through...
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DHS Changes Course on Medicaid Waiver for Iowa Health and Wellness Plan

DHS announced this week that it will be changing the manner in which it seeks to implement the new Iowa Health and Wellness Plan (PDF 163KB). Through initial conversations with the Centers f...
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Join us for a great day of golf at the Physicians Golf Challenge!

We want you to be the first to know that we have open slots left for this year's Physicians Golf Challenge that will be held on Friday, September 20, at the Bos Landen Golf Club in Pella. As...
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DUR seeks physician feedback

The Iowa Medicaid Drug Utilization Review (DUR) Commission is seeking physician feedback on proposed changes to clinical prior authorization criteria. The proposed changes affect the following: Oral Constipation Agents Long-Acting Narcotics Multiple Sclerosis - Oral Agents Thrombopoietin Receptor Agonists Details of the proposed changes are...

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IDPH offers free nicotine replacement patches and gum during June

During the entire month of June, The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) is offering four weeks of free nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) in the form of patches and gum to Iowa smokers who choose to make a quit attempt using Quitline Iowa. Quitline Iowa offers tobacco cessation coaching services...

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Iowa Supreme Court reverses district court fluoroscopy decision

In a disappointing decision, the Iowa Supreme Court, with the Chief Justice dissenting, reversed the decision of the Polk County District Court and upheld the rule making of the Iowa Board of Nursing and the Iowa Department of Public Health permitting advanced registered nurse practitioners (ARNPs) to supervise fluoroscopy. The Iowa Supreme Court stated its decision was “controlled...

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DHS updates plans for Medicaid 1115 Waiver

The Iowa Department of Human Services (DHS) has announced that the state will continue to move forward with its previously announced public comment schedule for a Medicaid 1115 Waiver to extend health coverage to low income Iowans. The state had originally released a draft waiver application to implement the Governor’s...

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June 30 deadline for avoiding 2014 E-Prescribing penalty

In 2014, a Medicare payment penalty of 2 percent will be applied to individual eligible professionals or group practices participating in the Electronic Prescribing Group Practice Reporting Option (GPRO) if they are not successful electronic prescribers. CMS will automatically exclude from the penalty...

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FDA issues new tanning beds regulations

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cites longstanding AMA policy that minors need to be protected from the dangers of tanning beds in its new proposed regulations for sunlamps. The proposals are intended to enhance government oversight of these devices and require warnings aimed at discouraging young people under the age of 18 from using them....

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Microcystin poisoning continues reportable disease designation

This is the fifth year the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) director has designated suspected or confirmed cases of exposure to microcystin (a toxin produced by blue-green algae) as a reportable disease in Iowa to study its occurrence and epidemiology in the state. This designation is in place...

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Groundbreaking liability legislation passed in Georgia

The AMA Wire says a bill in Georgia is the first piece of legislation “to ensure physicians can exercise their clinical judgment without running afoul of medical liability claims based on new federal regulatory guidelines, including those in the Affordable Care Act (ACA).” The law was based...

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IMS seeks applicants for Leadership Scholarships

If you are a student leader and could use some help paying for your medical education, the Iowa Medical Society would like to invite you to apply for a Leadership Award Scholarship through the Iowa Medical Society Foundation (IMSF). All eligible candidates must be student members of the Iowa Medical...

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IMS 2013: Shape Your Future!

Physicians, medical students and clinic and hospital administrators gathered in Coralville for a weekend of education and networking at IMS 2013: Shape Your Future. The Saturday session included presentations by the Dean of the Carver College of Medicine, Debra Schwinn, MD; Iowa Representative Chip...

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IME releases results of ICD-10 Provider Readiness Survey

The Iowa Medicaid Enterprise (IME) has released the results of its second ICD-10 Provider Readiness Survey which was launched in February of this year. Intended to gauge how prepared providers are for transitioning to the ICD-10 code set on October 1, 2014, the survey found a slight increase in...

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The AMA Wire says a bill in Georgia is the first piece of legislation “to ensure physicians can exercise their clinical judgment without running afoul of medical liability claims based on new federal regulatory guidelines, including those in the Affordable Care Act (ACA).” The law was based...

The Iowa Medicaid Enterprise (IME) has released the results of its second ICD-10 Provider Readiness Survey which was launched in February of this year. Intended to gauge how prepared providers are for transitioning to the ICD-10 code set on October 1, 2014, the survey found a slight increase in...

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