MMA Email Newsletter 1/17/2008
MMA questions health reform proposal
The MMA has sent a letter to Governor Tim Pawlenty’s Health Care Transformation Task Force identifying issues of concern related to some of their draft proposals that would significantly change health care payment. MORE
Hospital errors decline in 2006-2007
Deaths from medical errors decreased by more than 50 percent, according to the adverse health events report released in January by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH). "It's encouraging that we're making headway," said MMA President James J. Dehen Jr., M.D. MORE
Family physician group seeks to hone medical home standards
The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) has been busy in recent months promoting the concept of the medical home. MORE
M. Elizabeth Craig, M.D, 1985 MMA president, dies
M. Elizabeth Craig, M.D., passed away January 13. MORE
April 1 deadline for clinics to report major expenditures
The Health Economics Program of the Minnesota Department of Health wishes to remind physicians that April 1 is the deadline for reorting capital expenditures of $1 million or more. MORE
DHS redesigns health care forms for easier use
The Department of Human Services has redesigned the Minnesota Health Care Programs Application (HCAPP) form, making it shorter and easier to use. MORE
Final state recommendations on MRSA are available
The Minnesota Department of Health has released final recommendations for the prevention and control of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in acute care settings. MORE
2008 membership deadline draws near
The dues deadline for 2008 membership in the MMA is Jan. 31 (Jan. 15 for those joining the Multi-Year Membership Plan). Contact Member Relations to ensure your membership is continued. Call (800) 342-5662, ext. 747, (612) 362-3747, or email duesprocessing@mnmed.org.
OTHER STORIES
AHA invites physicians to raise phys ed standards
Waits get longer in U.S. ER waiting rooms
U researchers create a beating heart
Prostate cancer research proposals invited
Final state MRSA recommendations available
State employers paying bonus for better heart care
Do pandemic plans violate civil rights?
$438,000 eligibility outreach initiative announced
Dengue fever at the country's edge
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