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?…
Dr. Theresa Cullen, MD, MS, a PCMS board member, provided Pima County Medical Society with a Pima County Health Department Director’s Update. AGENDA Updates: COVID-19 update Vaccination update: CDC Guidance for 5-11 boosters CDC guidance on definition of up-to-date for…
Pima County Medical Society’s Friends of the Society member Mutual Insurance Company of Arizona (MICA) is offering a telehealth guide that you might find beneficial to your practice. Click here for more information on accessing the guide and learn ways…
Leigh Myles UA College of Medicine – Tucson MD Student "Life transitions impact us all, deeply if we let them." That was the opening of my personal statement I wrote nearly three years ago when applying to medical school, after…
As Pima County enters into a new phase of the pandemic, the Pima County Health Department still recommends that eligible individuals should get all vaccines and booster shots as the best preventive measure available against severe disease, hospitalizations and death…
Dear VAPAC members, Given the increasing supply of oral antivirals for Arizona, as well as the ability of pharmacy partners to meet demand with allotted supply, ADHS has approved moving into Tier 3 of the Antiviral Prioritization Criteria. As discussed…
The Arizona Center for Rural Health is looking for experienced and less experienced medication assisted treatment (MAT) providers to participate in the AzMAT Mentors Program. The program is designed to support less experienced MAT providers to increase their capacity to provide MAT services. These are difficult…
The Pima County Medical Society is aware that the practice of medicine and health care have changed. Some of these changes are constant such as new technology, rising costs of providing care as well as receiving care. Other changes are not…
COVID oral antivirals Dear Pima County Medical Providers, COVID-19 is being transmitted at record levels in Pima County and our health care system is under enormous stress to care for COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients. Arizona now has access to therapies that can decrease…
Your feedback is needed on an important new law backed by the Arizona Medical Association (ArMA) — the Arizona Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions (DIFI) will be approving two standardized “prior authorization” forms in response to the implementation of…