Tag: Michigan Medicine
Exciting New Ways to Connect with the World of Medicine in...
The concept that the only constant is change dates back to the ancient Greeks. Sometimes this is noted with a touch of wistfulness, other...
Medical License Renewal: What You Need to Know
Every 3 Years
Medical doctors are required to complete 150 hours of continuing education of which a minimum 75 hours of the required 150 hours...
Michigan’s Prior Authorization Statute: What Clinicians Need to Know
Legislation was signed in April 2022 with the support of the MSMS-initiated and led Health Can’t Wait, a coalition with more than 50 healthcare,...
Increasing Awareness of Michigan Local Health Department Immunization Programs
The State of Michigan has 45 local health departments (LHD) servicing the state’s population of 10.08 million with many diverse services. One particularly important...
When Should Pharmacogenomic Results Be Interpreted Differently in Children Than Adults?
Pharmacogenomics (PGx) analyzes genes encoding drug metabolizing enzymes (DMEs) to help predict response and tolerability to medications. These findings can provide additional information to...
New DEA Requirement via the MATE Act
The Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act, part of the federal Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, requires ALL new or renewing DEA-registered practitioners...
Behavioral Health Integration
I. Introduction
Rates of anxiety and depression have risen 25% since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.
The trend began well before COVID. From 2015 to 2019,...
SIDEBAR: SafeHaven™ Offers Michigan Physicians & Health Care Providers Resources to...
While Michigan physicians meet the behavioral health needs of their patients, their own mental health remains critical. The Michigan State Medical Society (MSMS) has...
Primary Care Innovations Can Deepen the Specialty
Like many primary care physicians, I wonder how my specialty will evolve through a period of physician shortage. In 10 years’ time, for every...
Vaccine Accessibility for People with Behavioral Health Challenges
Improving vaccine accessibility for people with behavioral health challenges is a key lesson learned from the COVID-19 pandemic. The urgency to vaccinate many people...
