The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued updated ransomware and cyber threat guidance for healthcare organizations. The new guidance was issued after the latest ransomware known as WanaCry infected information tech systems around the world. HHS recommends the…
Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced Tucson podiatrist Dr. Loren Scott Wessel pleaded guilty to Forgery, a class four felony in Pima County Superior Court. This case stems from a joint investigation conducted by the Arizona Attorney General’s Office Health Care…
While the nation debates the policy and payment issues in healthcare, a quiet crisis may be brewing behind the scenes. “Access to care,” is the buzzword used by every administrator, policy maker and payer who wants to relay a convincing…
In September, the Arizona department of Health Services (ADHS), Bureau of Vital Records will launch the state’s new electronic death registration system call the Database Application for Vital Events (DAVE). It replaces the current system called the Vital Systems Information…
Large sums of graduate debt are a harsh reality of practicing medicine for the majority of new physicians. With almost $200,000 in median debt, managing student loans in a smart manner can save you tens of thousands of dollars. The…
How do your staff salaries line up with other regions of the country? Our Staff Salary Survey had 1,082 respondents, and we broke that data down for a deeper comparison. Check out our regional data on key positions in…
You may have heard that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is reviewing claims and letting practices know which clinicians should take part in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). MIPS is an important part of the new…
Health policy expert Daniel Derksen, MD, the Walter H. Pearce Endowed Chair and professor of public health policy and management at the UA Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, has been appointed president of the Arizona Academy of…
John G. “Mac” McGregor, MD, gastroenterologist and Pima Medical Society 50-year Member, died March 6, 2017. He was 88. A native of southern Arizona, McGregor was born June 8, 1928 in Bisbee. He attended Stanford University before earning his medical…
Robert S. Hirsch, MD, who served as president of the Pima County Medical Society and Arizona Medical Association, died April 8, 2017. He was 86. Hirsch an internal medicine and hematology/oncology practitioner was born October 24, 1930, in New York…