Members of the Kentucky Medical Association's Public Health Commission in June proposed a resolution to support removal of pain management from surveys on patient satisfaction when released from the hospital.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on July 6 issued a proposed rule for the 2017 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System that would do just that. CMS is accepting comments on the rule through Sept. 6, just days before the KMA 2016 Annual Meeting will take place.

Julie Lee, MD, Has An Eye For Advocacy

Julie Lee, MD, believes physicians should all speak up for their profession and let their legislators know how they feel. That's exactly what she did recently when she testified during the Kentucky legislative session earlier this year on behalf of Senate Bill 17 regarding Maintenance of Certification.

 

Thanks in part to her efforts, Kentucky physicians' licenses are not contingent upon initial board certification or recertification. 

KMA at UK, UofL New Resident Orientations

KMA Board Chair Randolph Schrodt Jr., MD, of Louisville, top left, and Immediate Past President David Bensema, MD, of Lexington, this month spoke at the new resident orientations at the University of Louisville and University of Kentucky, respectively. KMA leaders and staff attended the orientations to share information about the association with new residents, many of whom picked up information about KMA and the benefits they receive by being a member, pictured at bottom.

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