Member News Alert – March 27
Cigna to Allow Providers to Bill Standard Face-to-Face Visit for Telehealth, Including Telephone-Only Cigna is making an exception during…
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Cigna to Allow Providers to Bill Standard Face-to-Face Visit for Telehealth, Including Telephone-Only Cigna is making an exception during…
Read ArticleLMS President’s Message, April, 2020Our COVID-19 RealityBy Mamata Majmundar, MD The Lexington Medical Society tag line, “Physicians caring for the…
Read ArticleFor the last 2 weeks I have gotten an up-close look at how hospitals are dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic. …
Read ArticleHumana Encouraging Use of Telehealth; Temporarily Updates Policy to Include Phone Service Humana is encouraging the use of telehealth…
Read ArticleKMA, Foundation for Healthy Kentucky Release COVID-19 PSAs KMA and the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky partnered to release…
Read ArticleAnthem Expands Coverage to Include Telephone-only Services for 90-Days Anthem is temporarily expanding telehealth coverage during the COVID-19 emergency…
Read ArticleKMA Signs on to Letter Requesting Congressional Support for PhysiciansKMA has signed on to a letter to Congressional leadership from…
Read ArticleMedicaid Rules for Telehealth ServicesThe Kentucky telehealth law requires Medicaid and managed care organizations (MCOs) to cover medical services provided…
Read ArticleNew Medicare Rules for Telehealth Services For the duration of the COVID-19 emergency, Medicare is expanding telehealth coverage. KMA…
Read ArticleKMA Member Alert: Physician Responses to Practice Changes Amid COVID-19 Outbreak KMA asked members what they are doing in…
Read ArticleThis is a COVID-19 Update presented by Daniel Rodrigue, M.D., of Lexington Infectious Disease Consultants. This presentation was on 3/16/2020…
Read ArticleURGENT: HHS Office for Civil Rights Will Not Impose Penalties on Physicians Using Telehealth in Event of Noncompliance Under HIPAA…
Read ArticleA Message from KMA President Brent Wright, M.D. There is no question that the last several weeks have been challenging…
Read ArticleCOVID-19 Update for Physicians The Kentucky Medical Association (KMA) has streamlined its member and public communications to address ONLY COVID-19…
Read ArticleMarch 10, 2020 Lexington physicians: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its guidance for protection of…
Read ArticleDownload Message, March 7, 2020 Dear Clinician: Due to the availability of laboratory testing capacity for the 2019 Novel Coronavirus…
Read ArticleFebruary 28, 2020 Kentucky Department for Public Health COVID-19 HEALTH ADVISORY UPDATEDownload Message The 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19), first identified…
Read ArticleLMS President’s Message, March, 2020Advocacy in Action on Capitol HillBy Mamata Majmundar, MD The AMA advocacy meeting is an event…
Read ArticleLMS President’s Message, February, 2020Your Influence Makes a DifferenceBy Mamata Majmundar, MD This year Physicians’ Day at the Capitol will…
Read ArticleLMS President’s Message, January, 2020Building a Sense of CommunityBy Mamata Majmundar, MD Belonging to a community of physicians that is…
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Read ArticleLMS President’s Message, November, 2019The Mysterious World of Drug PricesBy Charles L. Papp, MD One of the essential elements of…
Read ArticleLMS President’s Message, September 2019LMS Opioid SymposiumBy Charles L. Papp, MD Recently, we have all been saddened by the tragedies…
Read ArticleLMS President’s Message, July 2019What About Torts?By Charles L. Papp, MD One trigger that can make just about any doctor’s…
Read ArticleLMS President’s Message, May 2019Go Ahead, Stir the PotBy Charles L. Papp, MD Without trying to sound like the Chamber…
Read ArticleLMS President’s Message, May 2019LMS, Building BridgesBy Charles L. Papp, MD In 1990, when I first came to Lexington, I…
Read ArticleLMS President’s Message, April 2019Colon Cancer Screening and Prevention – Let’s Shoot for Best in the U.S.ABy Charles L. Papp,…
Read ArticleLMS President’s Message, March 2019AMA National Advocacy Conference and a Special VisitCharles L. Papp, MD I recently had the wonderful…
Read ArticleVolunteerism Can Help You as You Help OthersCharles L. Papp, MD Remember back when you were applying for med school.…
Read ArticleLMS Presidential TransitionCharles L. Papp, MD I am excited to be the LMS president for 2019 and I want to…
Read ArticleCABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH December 13, 2018 The Kentucky Department for Public Health (KDPH)…
Read ArticleLMS President’s Message, December 2018 Tuyen T. Tran, MD, MBA At our last LMS General Meeting, November 13, 2018, our…
Read ArticleLMS President’s Message, November 2018 Tuyen T. Tran, MD, MBA End-of-Life Care One of the unforeseen challenges resulting from…
Read ArticleLMS President’s Message, September 2018 Tuyen T. Tran, MD, MBA Telehealth One of the major challenges in healthcare is reconciling…
Read ArticleLMS President’s Message, June 2018 Tuyen T. Tran, MD, MBA In recent years, there has been tremendous tension and conflict…
Read ArticleLMS President’s Message, July 2018 Tuyen T. Tran, M.D., MBA There is tremendous discussion regarding our current healthcare system. We…
Read ArticleLMS President’s Message, May 2018 by Tuyen T. Tran, MD, MBA Figure 1. 3 Waves of the Rise in Opioid…
Read ArticleLMS President’s Message, April 2018 by Tuyen T. Tran, MD, MBA Physician burnout is increasing faster than any other profession…
Read ArticleLMS Newsletter, March 2018 article Tuyen T. Tran, MD, MBA Thank you to all of our physicians who attended the…
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