EDITORIAL: Candidates Hope to Represent All Arizona Physicians By Dr. Gary Figge, PCMS Board of Directors We are all aware of how legislative decisions and actions – good or bad – influence how we practice medicine, get paid for the care we…
What to do about Burnout and Labor Shortages in Healthcare Everyone working in medicine today understands the added pressures we are under and how much more difficult a profession healthcare has become. It feels like practitioners are always fighting something:…
New Exhibit Planned for TMC Museum Following up on the well received History of TMC Nursing exhibit sited, current efforts seek medical artefacts and historical materials for a similar exhibit, featuring OB, Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Neonatology. TMC Museum curators Jerry Freund, Ron Spark, M.D.…
Congressional Candidate Amish Shah Discusses Issues with PCMS Board Amish Shah MD, member of the Arizona State Legislature, who has announced his candidacy for Arizona’s First Congressional District, was a guest at the Pima County Medical Society Board of Directors…
Why Participate in Medical Societies? Physicians are negatively treated from all sides. The Federal government tries to decrease compensation. The Federal and State Governments pass laws to limit and control physician practice. Companies provide insurance options for their employees which…
Recent Observations of Diabetic Drug Pricing According to the CDC, $1 out of every $4 of US health care expenditures are incurred caring for people with diabetes. Both the treatment and complications of diabetes cost a significant amount for individuals,…
Rep for Governor Hobbs Meets With PCMS Board Zaida Dedolph, health policy advisor for Governor Katie Hobbs addressed questions from the Pima County Medical Society Board of Directors meeting on August 29. An invitation was extended to Governor Hobbs’ office…
Medicare Advantage Physician Survey What are your healthcare experiences with Medicare Advantage? Physicians for a National Health Program invites you to complete a survey regarding your experiences providing healthcare to Medicare and Medicare Advantage beneficiaries. This survey will help to identify the key problems that both doctors and patients…
Preventing Maternal Deaths Act The death of a woman during pregnancy, at delivery, or soon after a delivery is a tragedy for her family and for society as a whole. In the U.S., maternal mortality, which is a death during…
When Not to Prescribe an Antidepressant The clinical picture of Mixed States of depression was described by German psychiatrists in the late 19th century. It took over 100 years for the American DSM to recognize and narrowly define Mixed States…