On-demand CME webinar: Financial Recovery with Pete the Planner

[5/29/2020]

ISMA has updated its Seminars and Webinars page to focus on upcoming offerings. Please watch ISMA Reports for future CME webinars. Also, all our archived webinars are now available on the ISMA Online app.

ISMA, others to warn against scope of practice expansion

[5/29/2020]

ISMA will join the AMA in signing on to a letter from the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPMR) voicing concerns with a proposed change to Medicare scope of practice requirements in the FY 2021 Inpatient Rehabilitation Faci

AMA seeks additional funds, aid in securing PPE for physicians responding to COVID-19

[5/29/2020]

The AMA this week wrote two letters to federal officials, to advocate for additional financial and other assistance for physicians impacted by the COVID-19 public health emergency.

Billing and coding update: Telehealth coverage, COVID-19 tests

[5/29/2020]

Several people have contacted me recently to ask how long the payers are going to cover telehealth visits.

ISMA secures new PPE supply lines for physicians

[5/29/2020]

Nearly 700,000 patient masks. About 600,000 N95 respirators. Over half a million gowns, pairs of gloves or face shields.

Mindfulness: Calm is not separate from the storm

[5/29/2020]

The trauma being experienced by health care providers is not a single event. On a cognitive level, we recognize how thoughtful pondering of possible future decisions can turn from a focused, time-limited effort into endlessly looping worry.

Doctor Your Spirit

[5/29/2020]

Maintaining mental, physical and emotional wellness is more important than ever for physicians during this stressful time. Each week, ISMA will share a few resources to help relieve stress and care for yourself.