WMS Membership Update

Public Health Emergency End Date

President Biden has announced that the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) will end May 11, 2023.

President Biden informed Congress that he will end the twin national emergencies for addressing COVID-19 on May 11, as most of the world has returned closer to normalcy nearly three years after they were first declared.

The move to end the national emergency and public health emergency declarations would formally restructure the federal coronavirus response to treat the virus as an endemic threat to public health that can be managed through agencies’ normal authorities.

AMA Update

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HHS Update

CMS Medicare Secondary Payer Alert

A message for physicians, providers, suppliers:

CMS is encountering a severe issue where several providers, physicians and other suppliers are denying services and treatment to Medicare beneficiaries, due to an open MSP record on Common Working File (CWF).

This practice must not be followed. Please share the following immediately with any billing, coding and revenue cycle staff involved.

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2023 WMS Physician of the Year

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: 2023 WMS Physician of the Year

WMS is asking our membership to help us recognize our physicians who go above and beyond in their personal and professional lives within Wyoming's communities.

This is a special honor that the Wyoming Medical Society is proud to facilitate.Please consider nominating a deserving doctor for the 2023 Physician of the Year Award, which will return to being recognized and celebrated at the 2023 WMS Annual Meeting. '

View a listing of all previous award recipients by CLICKING HERE.

To submit a nomination please email the nomination form to: info@wyomed.org

2023 Physician of the Year Nomination Form

The Wire:

Member Communication Tool

Please visit THE WIRE to join in on important WMS policy conversations.

This is the easiest and most efficient way to let your voice be heard from every corner of the state so that the WMS Board and staff can most effectively represent ALL of our members' valued opinions.

Thank you for taking the time to participate!

WMS Membership Renewal

It's time to renew your WMS membership for 2023.

If you have not yet renewed your 2023 membership, please CLICK HERE to renew. If you have any questions at all, please feel free to reach out to Maria or call the WMS office at 307-635-2424.

The Wyoming Health Resources Network (WHRN) works to help improve and enhance rural health services and promote healthier individuals and communities in Wyoming.

WHRN seeks to assess and better understand the needs of Wyoming’s healthcare providers and the communities we serve.

A few key points about the survey:

All responses are anonymous and confidential
Our goal is to identify trends across the state
The survey should take no more than 15-20 minutes to complete.
Please complete the survey on your computer or tablet - the survey may not translate well on smart phones.
The WHRN survey portal will remain open until March 1^st, we appreciate your timely response.

Take Survey Here

The Wyoming Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association is building a Wyoming Dementia Diagnostic Center provider database in partnership with WY 211.

The information provided will populate to the Alzheimer's Association Community Resource Finder and the up and coming 211 Adult Disability Resource Center.

To be considered a Dementia Diagnostic Center, your center must have expertise in diagnosing dementia AND have at least two of the following types of specialist onsite: geriatrician, geriatric psychiatrist, neurologist, or neuropsychologist.

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