I cannot believe that my first year of medical school is finally coming to an end. The best part of this last year will definitely be going to Washington D.C. on behalf of U of A's AMA-MSS chapter and speaking…

When I started medical school almost a year ago, I had no idea what to expect. All I knew was that medical school was going to be challenging. I also understood that I was one step closer in my mission…

Major changes to AHCCCS and KidsCare occurred on April 1st. During the COVID public health emergency, Arizona did what it could to keep as many people as possible covered with health insurance. The state did this by (1) allowing everyone…

While bureaucracy and paperwork continue to increase, there are a few items of good news. The first and easiest way to decrease paperwork is to join the cohort of clinicians who have abandoned the review of systems (ROS). It has been several…

As a physician, I spend a lot of time trying to figure out why things happen.  Usually, I think about why the patient has their problem, but other times my mind goes to why we physicians have so much busywork…

PCMS is proud to support the confirmation of Carmen Heredia as Director of Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS). Carmen Heredia serves as the director of Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS), Arizona’s Medicaid and CHIP Program, overseeing…