[9/23/2020]
The Indiana State Department of Health, the Indiana Department of Child Services and other stakeholders have released a detailed framework for conducting forensic exams of prepubescent children who have been sexually abused.
[9/23/2020]
September is Suicide Prevention Month, as well as Sepsis Awareness Month. To help physicians and staff educate themselves and patients about suicide and sepsis prevention, the Indiana Hospital Association’s Indiana Patient Safety Center (IPSC) has cr
[9/23/2020]
The AMA and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have released an extensive update to the 2021 Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) codes, set to take effect Jan. 1. Two free CME webinars from ISMA are planned to help physicians and
[9/23/2020]
In April, ISMA joined the AMA in a letter asking Congress to extend repayment terms for loans provided through the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs (MAAPP).
[9/23/2020]
Covid-19 relief funds need not be recorded as offsets to expenses on health care providers’ Medicare cost reports, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced.
[9/23/2020]
The Indiana Attorney General’s 11th Annual Drug Abuse Symposium is offering both virtual and in-person attendance on Thursday, Oct. 22. In addition, two opportunities remain to participate in a global webinar on treating lung cancer patients in the o
[9/23/2020]
The ISMA joined the AMA, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) and 85 other state and specialty medical organizations yesterday (Sept. 22) in strongly urging U.S. House committee leaders to reject the Medicare Mental Health Access Act.
[9/23/2020]
New educational modules from the AMA offer proven strategies for health care organizations to support physicians’ well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic, the organization said in a news release.