May 11, 2023
Registration is now open for bestselling author, champion of the patient-physician relationship, and a prominent voice in medicine, Abraham Verghese, MD, MACP, who is keynoting the MMA’s Empowering Physicians Conference on September 21 at Windows on Minnesota, located at the Marquette Hotel in downtown Minneapolis.
May 11, 2023
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Safety Program for Telemedicine is recruiting ambulatory and primary care facilities to participate in its Improving the Diagnostic Process, a free 18-month program that seeks to improve the cancer diagnostic process, specifically to improve diagnostic verification, timeliness, and communication with the patient.
May 11, 2023
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is extending the ability for physicians to prescribe controlled substances based on telehealth visits through November 11, 2023. This method had been set to expire when the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency ended today (May 11).
May 11, 2023
On May 10, the Judiciary and Public Safety Budget Conference Committee approved a budget agreement that includes two firearm safety policies – universal background checks for firearm exchanges and the authorization of extreme risk protection orders, otherwise known as “red flag” laws.
May 11, 2023
Minnesota’s Statehood Day (May 11) always marks the nearing of the end for the legislative session in St. Paul. Legislators have fewer than two weeks to wrap up their work ahead of the May 22 adjournment deadline.
May 4, 2023
The next MMA Physician Forum will focus on “wellbeing through micro-moments" from noon to 1 pm on Wednesday, May 10.
May 4, 2023
The Minnesota Department of Health’s (MDH) Health Care Homes (HCH) Program has several openings on its advisory committee.
May 4, 2023
On May 3, MMA President Will Nicholson, MD, presented the Exceptional Primary Care Community Faculty Teaching Award to Michael N. Stiffman, MD, at the fifth annual Dean’s Tribute to Excellence in Education event at Coffman Memorial Union at the University of Minnesota.
May 4, 2023
Work began May 3 on reconciling the differences between the House and Senate versions of the Health and Human Services omnibus bill.
May 4, 2023
A trio of MMA-supported bills on banning conversion therapy, supporting gender affirming care and protecting reproductive care were signed into law by Gov. Tim Walz on April 27.
