05/18/2012
We want to learn how best to expand our use of social media as communication methods with physicians in Washington state.
05/18/2012
The U.S. Senate Finance Committee began a bipartisan series of discussions last week examining the escalating Medicare physician payment crisis.
05/18/2012
A two-year delay, the AMA argues, would allow time for CMS to conduct an in-depth analysis of the costs and benefits of implementing the new code set.
05/07/2012
A total of 255 terminally ill adults have received medication since law passed in 2009.
05/07/2012
Deadline extended to June 1.
04/30/2012
Over 180,000 people are enrolled to date; every resident in the state of Washington is eligible, regardless of age or income.
04/23/2012
Responding to physician concerns, the proposed rule would move the compliance deadline to October 1, 2014.
04/23/2012
April 28 is National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. Encourage your patients to drop off their unused or expired medications for safe disposal.
04/17/2012
Read a recap on the latest legislative session in Olympia as it relates to some of WSMA's priority issues.
04/03/2012
An outbreak of hundreds of cases of whooping cough is on a pace to set a record number this year in the state.
03/27/2012
The Immunization Action Coalition of Washington makes these schedules available free of charge to physicians each year.
03/27/2012
The choice process, beginning in April, lets physicians choose the brands of vaccine they want to use in their clinics.
02/29/2012
The Weigh What Matters app lets patients make daily entries to track their weight, eating habits and physical activity.
02/29/2012
An electronic survey will be sent to all practicing physicians in the country beginning in March. Please look for the survey email and respond to it.
02/27/2012
With increasing public fears about the safety of certain vaccinations, physicians are reminding patients and parents of the role vaccines play.
02/17/2012
Physicians will get a 10-month reprieve from a 27 percent cut in Medicare payments scheduled for March 1 under a tentative agreement reached Tuesday.
01/27/2012
In a letter to Congress this week the AMA once again calls for an end to the failed payment formula that threatens access to care for seniors.
01/12/2012
A new brochure from the AMA and AARP helps physicians encourage their Medicare patients to take full advantage of available services.
01/12/2012
Insurance premiums in many states remain higher than they were during the height of the last medical liability crisis, according to an AMA report.
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