November 10, 2022
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its recommendations for clinicians providing pain care for adult outpatients with short- and long-term pain and removed dose limits that have led to forced tapering for patients with chronic pain.
November 10, 2022
The MMA’s Board of Trustees met on November 5 to discuss the MMA’s legislative priorities. Because the meeting was held prior to the recent elections, the board acknowledged that these will be reviewed and updated as needed.
November 10, 2022
Democrats were the big winners in Tuesday’s election, including flipping control of the Senate from a Republican to Democratic majority, and the election of three DFL physicians - Matt Klein, MD, Kelly Morrison, MD, and Alice Mann, MD.
November 3, 2022
Several volunteer opportunities for physicians are now available through the Secretary of State’s website.
November 3, 2022
Next week, the MMA will host the second session in the Conversations on Race and Equity (CORE) series, which provides a virtual space for physicians to discuss topics related to anti-racism, implicit bias, and cultural humility.
November 3, 2022
The MMA will host a physician forum at noon on Wednesday, November 9, titled, “The silent epidemic; the importance of suicide awareness in medicine.”
November 3, 2022
On November 1, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2023 Medicare Physician Payment Schedule final rule, which includes improvements to the evaluation and management codes (E/M), but results in a reduction of the conversion factor (CF).
October 27, 2022
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has issued a Health Advisory to be aware of the recent Ebola outbreak in central Uganda.
October 27, 2022
According to a recent report from Definitive Healthcare, 117,000 physicians left the workforce in the fourth quarter of 2021. Overall, Definitive estimated that more than 333,000 healthcare providers left the field that year.
October 27, 2022
On October 25, the Minnesota Hospital Association (MHA) released new data that highlights plunging hospital and health system financials that are being exacerbated by the spiking healthcare staffing crisis.
