KMA President’s Message – “And We’re Off…”
My first few weeks serving as President of the KMA certainly got off to a running start. I was proud…
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My first few weeks serving as President of the KMA certainly got off to a running start. I was proud…
Read ArticleLMS President’s Message, November 2020: Fostering Open Dialogue and Meaningful, Respectful Conversations – Covid-19/Healthcare and the 2020 Presidential Election By…
Read ArticleWhile the 2020 Annual Meeting of the Kentucky Medical Association (KMA) looked different than it has previously, KMA was excited…
Read ArticleLMS President’s Message, October 2020: Interview with our new KMA President (and LMS Member) Dale Toney, MD By Mamata Majmundar,…
Read ArticleThe “Meet the Mandates” educational sessions presented during the 2020 KMA Virtual Annual Meeting are now available online at https://kyma.org/MTM2020…
Read ArticleKMA Delegates, KMA Members, friends, and honored guests, I want to welcome you to the 2020 KMA annual meeting via…
Read ArticleThe Kentucky Medical Association (KMA), the Kentucky Foundation for Medical Care (KFMC), the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky and Anthem…
Read ArticleLMS President’s Message, September, 2020Encourage Getting the Flu VaccineBy Mamata Majmundar, MD The fall season is rapidly approaching with schools…
Read ArticleKMA, KFMC, Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky and Anthem Launch “Raise Your Guard, KY” Campaign Yesterday, KMA, the Kentucky…
Read ArticlePhysicians Gather Virtually for KMA’s First COVID-19 Town Hall During 2020 Annual Meeting Physicians from across the state…
Read Article“Wear It For Me:” New Campaign to Focus on Importance of Wearing LOUISVILLE, Ky, July 29, 2020 –…
Read ArticleMembers, A lot of online CME virtual content in August from the KMA, including 4.5 hours of House Bill 1…
Read ArticleZoom Meeting Location:Zoom link will be sent out prior to meeting. When:September 14-15, 2020 Overview:Please join us for this virtual…
Read ArticleRegister Today for KMA’s Virtual Annual Meeting Registration is now available for KMA’s first-ever virtual Annual Meeting, to be…
Read ArticleKentucky COVID Cases See Largest Single-Day Increase Positive cases of COVID-19 saw the largest single-day increase on Sunday since…
Read ArticleGov. Beshear Signs Executive Order Requiring MasksOn Thursday, Gov. Andy Beshear signed an Executive Order requiring Kentuckians to wear face…
Read ArticleThe LMS mentorship program was designed with the busy lives of our physician mentors and medical student mentees in mind.…
Read ArticleKMA Keeping Members, Public Informed During COVID-19 Pandemic; KMA to Host Virtual Annual Meeting The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the…
Read ArticleLMS President’s Message, July, 2020Let’s Light the SparkBy Mamata Majmundar, MD It takes decades to grow a physician and it…
Read ArticleHHS Announces Enhanced Provider Portal, Relief Fund Payments for Safety Net Hospitals, Medicaid & CHIP Providers This week, the…
Read Article2020 KMA Annual Meeting Going “Virtual” The 2020 Annual Meeting of the Kentucky Medical Association (KMA) will be held virtually…
Read ArticleA Message from KMA President Brent Wright, M.D.: Medicine for Humanity Medicine is a profession for humanity. Over the last…
Read ArticleThe Lexington Medical Society Foundation Board is offering a reopening gift consisting of 1 gallon and four 16-ounce bottle of…
Read ArticleLMS President’s Message, June, 2020COVID-19 Era: Embracing Healthcare ReopeningBy Mamata Majmundar, MD As of May 27, we are in Phase…
Read ArticleUK College of Medicine Students Support their University, Community, and Commonwealth during COVID-19 PandemicBy Robert S. DiPaola, MDDean, University of…
Read ArticleCoping in the Ever Changing COVID 19 Health Care EnvironmentBy Tina Fawns, MD During the current COVID 19 environment, things…
Read ArticleHealthcare Phase IV Begins Tomorrow Tomorrow, May 27, begins the fourth phase of Gov. Beshear’s reopening of healthcare…
Read ArticleWe Are More Than the Sum of our FearsBy Hope Cottrill, MD As I write this, I feel like I’m…
Read ArticleGuidance Released for Allocation of Remdesivir to Hospitals Kentucky Public Health Commissioner Steven Stack, M.D. has released a set…
Read ArticleHospital and Healthcare Facility Visitor Restrictions ModifiedMany healthcare facilities are beginning to permit a patient to have one visitor/support person…
Read ArticleClarification Regarding Preoperative COVID-19 Testing On May 8, Gov. Andy Beshear signed an Executive Order regarding the final directives…
Read ArticlePediatric Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome Associated with COVID-19 Due to the recent discovery of Kawasaki-like illness in children with…
Read ArticleHealthcare Phase III Begins TodayPhase III of Gov. Andy Beshear’s four-part plan to reopen healthcare services in Kentucky, begins today,…
Read ArticleExecutive Order Signed for Healthcare Reopening Phases III and IV Gov. Andy Beshear has signed an Executive Order…
Read ArticleAdditional COVID-19 Data Available from CHFSThe Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) has made additional COVID-19 data available…
Read ArticleGov. Beshear Signs Executive Order Regarding Phase II Healthcare ReopeningAs reported in earlier Member News Alerts, Wednesday, May 6 marked the…
Read ArticleKMA, Kentucky Hospital Association Release Joint Public Service Announcement on Healthcare ReopeningKMA and the Kentucky Hospital Association (KHA) have released…
Read ArticleHealthcare Phase II Begins WednesdayThe second phase of the reopening of healthcare services begins tomorrow, May 6. Public Health Commissioner…
Read ArticleKDPH Announces Arrival of Battelle CCDSThe Kentucky Department for Public Health (KDPH) has announced the arrival of a Battelle CCDS…
Read ArticleKMA President Brent Wright, M.D. to Appear on KET’s “CORONAVIRUS: A Kentucky Update” KMA President Brent Wright, M.D. will…
Read ArticleCOVID-19 Punched Your Practice in the Face– what will you do now?By Dike Drummond, MD “Everyone has a plan until…
Read ArticleKentucky-Based Laboratories Available to Run COVID-19 Tests Several Kentucky-based laboratories have the capacity to run COVID-19 tests and…
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Read ArticleKMA COVID-19 Physician Survey Results Last week, KMA conducted an online survey of member physicians regarding the impact…
Read ArticlePresident’s Message: The New NormalBy Brent Wright, M.D., KMA PresidentThis week we start anew as we pursue a fresh start…
Read ArticleThe severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which is responsible for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has disrupted all of…
Read ArticleCOVID Pandemic Forces Internal Changes and Fruitful DiscoveriesBy Danesh Mazloomdoost, MD Sometimes, a radical change forces internal changes and fruitful…
Read ArticleTelemedicine in OtolaryngologyBy Gregory Osetinsky, MD FACS Telemedicine has flourished recently out of necessity with the COVID-19 pandemic. To lower…
Read ArticleBy Dan Goulson, MD, CMO, CHI Saint Joseph Health, andTravis Sewalls, MD, CMO, Saint Joseph Hospital, Saint Joseph East, Saint…
Read ArticleUK HealthCare Team Steps Up to Meet Challenges of Patient Care During COVID-19 PandemicBy Kristi Willett, Director, Medical Campus Public…
Read ArticleBelow is a message from Congressman Andy Barr about how he secured clarity the use of telehealth services in hospitals…
Read ArticleAdministration Releases Guidelines for Reopening Healthcare ServicesThis evening, Kentucky Public Health Commissioner Steven Stack, M.D. outlined the administration’s guidelines for…
Read ArticleGov. Beshear Announces Medical Offices, Some Healthcare Services to Reopen Monday Gov. Beshear announced this evening the administration is…
Read ArticleHealthy at Work: Submit Proposals for Reopening BusinessesGov. Beshear on Tuesday announced the Healthy at Work initiative, which is a…
Read ArticleKDPH Clinician WebinarThe Kentucky Department for Public Health (KDPH) will be offering an update for healthcare providers on the COVID-19 situation in…
Read ArticlePlease Complete: COVID-19 Physician Survey KMA has created a survey for physicians regarding a number of aspects of…
Read ArticleMy Experience with TelemedicineBy Charles Papp, MD During the past several years my interest in telemedicine had been minimal. I’m…
Read ArticleCoronavirus Economic Stabilization Act’s Main Street Lending ProgramThe Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act established or expanded several…
Read ArticleEmployee Retention Credit The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act established or expanded several programs to…
Read ArticleBaptist’s Response to COVID-19James Borders, MDChief Medial Officer, Baptist Health Lexington Baptist’s response to the pandemic was early, aggressive, and…
Read ArticleTelehealth: Essential and Efficient in our COVID-19 WorldBy Allison Cook, MDLexington Women’s Health The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us a…
Read ArticleEconomic Injury Disaster Loan & Emergency AdvanceThe Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act established or expanded several loan…
Read ArticleSmall Business Administration Paycheck Protection ProgramThe Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act allocated $350 billion to help small…
Read ArticlePublic Health and Social Services Emergency FundThe CARES Act includes relief to health care providers, including physician practices, who are…
Read ArticleRequesting Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Through the State Emergency Operations Center The Kentucky Department for Public Health has…
Read ArticlePhysician Resource: Accelerated and Advance Payment Program for Medicare Providers In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Centers for…
Read ArticleKMA Signs on to Letter Urging Relief for Physicians Through CARES Act KMA, the American Medical Association (AMA)…
Read ArticleCOVID-19 and Healthcare Providers: Relief, Business and Employment Concerns Online Enduring CME ActivityAn online CME opportunity is now available from KMA…
Read ArticleVolunteers Requested for COVID-19 Relief Efforts The Kentucky Department for Public Health is recruiting volunteer healthcare professionals, including physicians,…
Read ArticleDEA Removes Barrier for Treating Opioid Use Disorder During COVID-19 The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has issued guidance…
Read ArticleCMS Announces New Temporary Telehealth Waivers, Flexible Rules in Response to COVID-19 Yesterday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid…
Read ArticleThis is a COVID-19 Update presented by Daniel Rodrigue, M.D., of Lexington Infectious Disease Consultants. This presentation was on 4/14/2020
Read ArticleLexington physicians, As the numbers of cases of COVID-19 rise in the community, so do the numbers of healthcare workers…
Read ArticleDoctor’s Day 2020: A Moment to Honor & Reflect A message from KMA President Brent Wright, M.D. “…I…
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Read ArticleCigna 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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