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…
In March of 2020, COVID changed our lives and created chaos. At the time, I was a first-year family medicine resident. I had just found a groove in training and come to love my co-residents as family. I both felt…
At the time this was written, abortion was illegal in Arizona. At the time this was posted here, abortion was legal up to 15 weeks. Imagine a doctor’s visit where a young mother with a year-old baby comes into the…
Nandini Sodhi UA College of Medicine – Tucson MD Student PCMS student member My White Coat Ceremony was a day I have imagined for several years. While studying for the MCAT, writing dozens of applications, reflecting on my mission and interacting with patients — I…
The Pima County Health Department wants to share with our Southern Arizona partners some items for monkeypox (MPX) and provide you some questions for feedback (see survey link at bottom) after our meeting on Wednesday, July 13, 2022. PCHD’s MPX…
What should I do if a patient becomes upset about a bill? Can I ask my patients if they are vaccinated against COVID-19? How do I handle patients who refuse to wear a mask in our office despite our policy?…