CME ONLINE LECTURE OF THE MONTH

MSMA, in partnership with Graduate Education Foundation (GEF) announces the August Lecture of the Month. ... Continue

JACKSON SPINE SURGEON INAUGURATED PRESIDENT

Dr. J. Patrick Barrett was unaugurated as MSMA's 140th President at the association's annual meeting in Biloxi.

REPORT INSURERS NOT ADHERING TO SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS

Speak up, your voice will be heard.  MSMA has teamed up with the AMA to offer an easy way to file a complaint against third party payers. ... Continue

HIPAA AND HEALTH PLAN COMPLAINTS

Register complaints about unfair business practices you encounter with health plans and third party payers with the American Medical Association.

ORIGINAL ARTWORK TO COMMEMORATE THE SESQUICENTENNIAL

MSMA introduces two original artworks to commemorate the Sesquicentennial.  Proceeds from the print sales will benefit the MSMA Foundation. ... Continue

MS HEALTH POLICY RESEARCH CENTER ISSUES NEW BRIEFS

The Mississippi Health Policy Research Center at Mississippi State University has issued two new policy briefs entitled "Medicaid Reimbursement and Access to Physicians:  Does Lower Reimbursement Mean Less Access to Care?" and "Medicaid HMOs in Mississippi:  A Post Mortem". 

DISASTER PREPAREDNESS FOR PEDIATRICIANS

Dr. Scott Needle, a Gulf Coast pediatrician, weathered Hurricane Katrina and wrote a disaster plan for pediatricians. ... Continue

FAMILY READINESS KIT NOW AVAILABLE

The Mississippi Chapter of the Academy of Pediatrics has prepared a Family Readiness Kit to help families with disasters. ... Continue

NEW 1500 CLAIM FORM RELEASED

The National Unifrom Claim Committee has released a new version of "the 1500". ... Continue

MC HIMSS CHAPTER FORMATION UNDERWAY

A Mississippi Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Chapter is being formed which will emphasize lessons learned about electronic medical records from Hurricane Katrina.... Continue

NEW RESOURCE FOR EMR ASSISTANCE

The American Medical Association has launched a new web resource on health information technology to hlep members understand electronic medical records functionality and usability. ... Continue

MSMA OFFERS ONLINE CME

MSMA has partnered with Graduate Education Foundation to offer Grand Rounds Online CME series. ... Continue

PANDEMIC PLAN PROMULGATED

The Mississippi Department of Health has promulgated a state plan for pandemic flu. ... Continue

GET CURRENT HEALTH INSURANCE FORMS

The current (12/90) version of the CSM-1500 form will be discontinued in April. ... Continue

MSMA ALLIANCE WINS NATIONAL AWARD!

The MSMA Alliance has won the 2007 Health Awareness (HAP) Award! ... Continue

MEDICAID TO REQUIRE NPI

November 23, 2007 deadline set by Division of Medicaid for NPI.... Continue

DEADLINE FOR TAMPER PROOF PRESCRIPTION PADS IS APRIL 1

April 1 is deadline for tamper-resistant pads for Medicaid patient prescriptions. ... Continue

MISSISSIPPI CASE FRONT PAGE OF AMA NEWS

McComb otolaryngologist Larry Stewart is the one paying the price for being wrongfully sued.

MSMA PRESIDENT FEATURED IN CLARION LEDGER

Clarion-Ledger Southern Style section features MSMA President Dr. Dwalia South-Bitter.

2008 GOVERNMENT POCKET DIRECTORY

The 2008 Mississippi Government Pocket Directory is ready for you to use to contact your legislators. ... Continue

NEW PROGRAM ON PHYSICIAN DEPRESSION AND SUICIDE

Struggling in Silence:  Physician Depression and Suicide is a one hour high definition documentary that was made available to public television stations in May 2008. ... Continue

TUPELO DOCTOR WINS 2008 AMA-YPS COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD

Dr. James Lundy, a Tupelo physician and delegate to the AMA-YPS Annual Meeting, has been named a winner of the AMA-YPS 2008 Community Service Award. ... Continue

JOURNAL GUIDELINES FOR AUTHORS

Would you like to write an article for Journal MSMA?

PUT AN AD IN THE JOURNAL MSMA

Reach out to Mississippi physicians with an ad in the Journal MSMA. ... Continue