Physician incomes have been a topic of controversy for years, with physician compensation being criticized as one of the leading causes of high health care costs. Recently, there have been more reports suggesting that physician income has taken a hit,…
Funding for Arizona’s KidsCare, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), expired several days ago even though the program is authorized through Oct. 1, 2019; Congressional action is need to reauthorize funding. KidsCare is available to children in families that don’t…
Opioid poisoning-related reporting will continue beyond the Enhanced Surveillance Advisory time frame established by the Governor’s August 10 Executive Order. The Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) has amended the rules in 9 A.A.C. 4 to include Article 6 –…
The University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center added three cardiologists to its faculty this summer. All provide patient care at Banner – University Medical Centers in Tucson. They are also new members of the Pima County Medical Society. Sophia Airhart,…
Helping health-care providers connect with patients in some of the most underserved areas of the Southwest is the mission of the Southwest Telehealth Resource Center (SWTRC), which recently received a $975,000 cooperative agreement grant from the federal Office for the Advancement of…
Arizonans don’t have to worry about hurricanes, which have caused the release of hazardous materials. However, the Southwest does experience flash floods, high winds, haboobs and wildfires that can trigger leaks of toxic substances into communities, posing serious health risks…
Marvin Weisbard, MD, Tucson psychiatrist and neurologist, died August 12, 2017. He had just celebrated turning 88. Born August 10, 1928, in New York, New York, Weisbard started practicing psychiatry in Tucson in 1969 after completing an internship and residency…
The Arizona Controlled Substance Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) requirements to check the PMP goes into effect on October 16; the requirements require prescribers to obtain a patient utilization report. It’s important that you understand the new law before it goes…
Of course, doctors love it when someone writes something positive, but it can be really discouraging when someone writes something negative. But there are ways to turn a negative review around or having the complaint removed. “While you can’t always…
The Valley Fever Center for Excellence (VFCE) at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson has been awarded a four-year, $4.8 million grant for research to speed development of a vaccine to combat Valley fever, the sometimes…