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Apr 24, 2024, 13:42 PM
Summary of Federal Trade Commission Noncompete Clause Rule
Recently, in a three-to-two vote, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approved a final rule that will ban noncompete clauses for workers nationwide except in limited circumstances. This rule will take effect 120 days following its publication in the Federal Register. The date of publication in the Federal Register is not known at this time.
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Apr 22, 2024, 09:00 AM
Press Release: Dauphin County Physician Awarded PAMED International Voluntary Service Award
Virginia E. Hall, MD, FACOG, FACP, a double board-certified physician in internal medicine and obstetrics and gynecology from Dauphin County was awarded the International Voluntary Service Award from the Pennsylvania Medical Society.
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Apr 11, 2024, 09:23 AM
PAMED and AMA file brief in mental health case
Last week PAMED and the AMA filed a brief as amici curiae (friends of the court) in Wunderly v. St. Luke’s Hospital, et al., a case currently before the PA Supreme Court.
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Apr 10, 2024, 20:54 PM
Patient Safety Authority Public Meeting
The Patient Safety Authority (Authority), established by the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error (MCARE) Act, will have a virtual Board meeting at 1 PM on Thursday, April 25, 2024.
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Apr 4, 2024, 08:45 AM
Diabetes Mellitus: Commonly Diagnosed, Commonly Miscoded
Stay out of harm’s way when it comes to risk adjustment compliance. Granite GRC Consulting presents a series of monthly articles for the Pennsylvania Medical Society’s DOSE newsletter. This is the fourth article in the series.
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Apr 3, 2024, 15:06 PM
Department of Health Renal Disease Advisory Committee Meeting
The Renal Disease Advisory Committee established by the Renal Disease Treatment Act will hold its quarterly public meeting on Friday, April 19, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
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Mar 27, 2024, 14:03 PM
Change Healthcare Cybersecurity Attack
PAMED has heard from members who have been affected by a recent cybersecurity attack against Change Healthcare, the claims processing platform for Optum.
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Mar 21, 2024, 09:38 AM
The PAMPAC Pulse - March 2024
A message from the PAMPAC's Chair...
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Mar 15, 2024, 08:17 AM
PA Department of Health: Sexual Assault Victim Emergency Services Regulation
Sexual Assault Victim Emergency Services Regulation Listing of Hospitals That May Not Provide Emergency Contraception and Hospitals That May Not Provide Any Sexual Assault Emergency Services
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Feb 22, 2024, 11:32 AM
Rethinking Risk Adjustment
Stay out of harm’s way when it comes to risk adjustment compliance. Granite GRC Consulting presents a series of monthly articles for the Pennsylvania Medical Society’s DOSE newsletter. This is the first in the series.
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Feb 15, 2024, 11:27 AM
How Pay Transparency Laws Are Promoting Fair Wages for Physicians
Unfortunate wage gaps have long existed among members of the American workforce, physician or otherwise.
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Feb 8, 2024, 11:45 AM
5 Easy Ways to Improve Documentation
Stay out of harm’s way when it comes to risk adjustment compliance. Granite GRC Consulting presents a series of monthly articles for the Pennsylvania Medical Society members. This is the second article in the series.
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Feb 6, 2024, 14:00 PM
PAMED Applauds Governor Shapiro’s Inclusion of Programs for Medical Debt Relief in the 2024-2025 Budget Address
The Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMED) applauds Governor Shapiro in his 2024-2025 Budget Address that would establish a Medical Debt Relief Program for Pennsylvanians.
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Feb 1, 2024, 11:23 AM
Pa. Supreme Court Breathes New Life into Abortion-related Case
Earlier this week, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a significant ruling concerning abortion rights in Allegheny Reproductive Health, et al. v. Pa. DHS, et al.
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Jan 25, 2024, 09:04 AM
CMS Finalizes Rule to Streamline the Prior Authorization Process
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently finalized the CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization Final Rule taking significant steps to improve the electronic exchange of health information and the prior authorization process.
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Jan 24, 2024, 08:23 AM
Pennsylvania Medical Society Inaugurates Berks County Physician as 174th President
After a 1-year term as vice-president and president-elect, Kristen Sandel, MD, FACEP, FAAEM, an emergency physician from Ephrata, has been inaugurated as the 174th President of the Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMED).
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Jan 23, 2024, 12:44 PM
2023 Distinguished Service Award Recipient: Edith P. Mitchell, MD
When Edith Mitchell, MD, left her home in rural Tennessee to attend college, she knew she wanted to make a difference, but had no idea where the path would lead.
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Jan 12, 2024, 09:00 AM
Volunteer Licenses: What Physicians Should Know
Here are PAMED's answers to physicians' frequently asked questions on volunteer medical licenses.
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Jan 11, 2024, 00:00 AM
Medical Student HOD Resolution Success Story
by Elhaam Jawadi
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Dec 21, 2023, 13:59 PM
2024 Medical Record Copying Fees Available to Members in Convenient Chart
Members can find the Department of Health's 2024 medical copying fees on PAMED's convenient chart.