e-Reports 2-29-2024

Patients Over Prior Auth: Share your stories with ISMA to help reform prior authorization

[2/29/2024]

Prior authorization continues to delay patient care and treatment, impact outcomes, and drive up health care costs for all Hoosiers. Physician offices advocate for their patients but are forced to waste valuable time and resources on these burdens.

Hoosier health care professionals still being targeted in financial scam

[2/29/2024]

All Indiana physicians should be aware of a highly sophisticated and dangerous financial scam that is continuing to target Hoosier health care professionals.

With upcoming solar eclipse, IDOH offers recommendations for solar retinopathy

[2/29/2024]

The Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) and Indiana Academy of Ophthalmology recently collaborated to provide guidance to physicians for an anticipated surge in solar retinopathy cases following the total solar eclipse on April 8.

March 19 WIM forum will discuss financial independence

[2/29/2024]

Looking for a path towards financial freedom? Attend the next Women in Medicine Virtual Discussion Forum to start your journey.

ISMA launching Physician Advocacy Advanced Leadership Program

[2/29/2024]

The Indiana State Medical Association is excited to announce the launch of a seven-month Physician Advocacy ADVANCED Leadership Program, commencing in April 2024.

Anthem underpaying on claims

[2/29/2024]

The ISMA was recently informed that practices are being underpaid by Anthem on Evaluation and Management codes, and perhaps other codes as well.

Register now: Legislative post-session webinar planned for March 13

[2/29/2024]

The ISMA Government Relations team will provide a cumulative update of the 2024 legislative session of the Indiana General Assembly, focusing on ISMA’s legislative priorities.

IDOH reports first measles case in 5 years

[2/29/2024]

On Feb. 23, the Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) was notified of a confirmed case of measles in an Indiana resident -- the first confirmed case in the Hoosier State since 2019.

Follow resolution process via Pulse 3.0

[2/29/2024]

ISMA’s online pre-convention resolution publishing and commenting tool, ISMA Pulse, now offers year-round updates for resolutions to all members.

Membership renewals due

[2/29/2024]

For members who haven’t renewed their membership yet for 2024, it will be suspended tomorrow, March 1. On Friday, you will no longer have access to ISMA communications, legal or practice services, ISMA-provided CME or any other benefit of membership.