House Bill 333 Makes Changes to Prescribing—What You Need to Know
A new law, House Bill 333, took effect June 29, 2017, and will affect rules related to prescribing Schedule II controlled substances.
Sarah Cronan Spurlock, an attorney with Stites and Harbison, will discuss HB 333's general prescribing prohibition, as well as its exceptions and other circumstances when it will not apply, at KMA's Annnual Meeting on Friday, Aug. 25 during the Meet the Mandates and on Saturday, Aug. 26 during the Kentucky Physicians Leadership Academy.
UofL Medical Student Strives to be Innovator on the Front Lines of Medicine
David Hagan has a head start on his goal to identify problems and develop solutions in the health care system. He’s already had the chance to help design and invent medical devices during serval co-ops at a medical device company. This experience confirmed the former engineering major’s decision to become a physician.
Domestic Violence Reporting—What Are Physicians’ Requirements?
One in four women and one in nine men were victims of domestic violence—contact sexual violence, physical violence and/or stalking—by an intimate partner with some sort of negative impact from 2010 to 2012, according to the CDC’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control.
Caitlin Willenbrink, training coordinator at The Center for Women and Families, will discuss the challenges facing domestic violence victims—along with statistics and reporting requirements of physicians—during the KMA Meet the Mandates, Aug. 25, at the Hyatt Regency Downtown Louisville.
More Compassion Equals Better Health Care Melinda Ruberg, fourth year medical student at the University of Louisville School of Medicine, writes about her experience at the 2017 Healthcare Leadership School, an event that drew participants from around the world.
KMA Business Advocacy Manager Lindy Lady explains the Medicare Chip Reauthorization Act and the Merit Based Incentive Payment System as well as what physicians need to know to avoid penalties.
Newly minted M.D.s joined residency programs at the University of Kentucky and University of Louisville. KMA, Lexington Medical Society and Greater Louisville Medical Society were on hand at orientations to welcome them to the family of medicine.
MEMBER NEWS
Neurologist Discusses Baptist Health Paducah Stroke Program
KMA member Joseph Ashburn, M.D., discusses why Baptist Health Paducah’s stroke program received a national quality achievement award in an article on surfky.com.
