DOs, medical students and PhDs have until Jan. 31, 2019, to apply for a grant. Grants also are available for new investigators and for organizations to present live CME on opioid prescribing.
CHICAGO—November 2, 2018—Yesterday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released for public inspection the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule for calendar year (CY) 2019, announcing modifications to its proposals for office and outpatient Evaluation and Management (E/M) visits for new and established patients. The American Osteopathic Association (AOA) applauds CMS for adopting … Read More
A proposed 50 percent pay cut for OMT is delayed, and at the same time, burdensome documentation requirements are going away.
AOA members can get steep discounts on entertainment via the organization’s new partnership with MemberDeals, a members-only discount site.
Do you love the idea of a patient population that includes babies, toddlers and teens? Simrin Atwal, DO, did too. Here’s how she found her match.
People on both sides of the Match process open up about what’s important to them from an understanding of personal wellness to finding a good work culture.
CHICAGO—October 30, 2018—The American Osteopathic Association warns that the continuing push to grant independent practice rights to non-physicians may force patients with complex health conditions to see less qualified health care providers instead of doctors in their communities. In response to the physician shortage, many states are carving doctors out of patient care, an AOA … Read More
As APRNs and nurse-midwives ramp up their efforts to practice independently, DOs are fighting back. Here’s what they’re doing.
CHICAGO—October 29, 2018—Lifestyle interventions, medication and surgery for patients diagnosed with pre-diabetes is proven to delay or prevent Type 2 diabetes in the majority of patients, but limited access to the often expensive treatments is fueling rising rates of the disease, according to research in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association. Currently, one in … Read More