MINNEAPOLIS, June 25, 2009 - Nine independent and Fairview-owned medical clinics recently were awarded nearly $60,000 in grant dollars of up to $10,000 each to support projects to improve clinical outcomes and promote innovation.

MINNEAPOLIS, June 25, 2009 - Twenty-five Minnesota hospitals this month received the Minnesota Hospital Association’s Patient Safety Excellence Awards that recognize work to prevent the most prevalent types of adverse health events, such as accidental falls.

MINNEAPOLIS, June 25, 2009 - - MN Community Measurement is making it easier for physicians to participate in a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) program, called the Physicians Quality Reporting Initiative, that pays bonuses to doctors who report quality data.

MINNEAPOLIS, June 25, 2009 - Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota is offering lunch and learn sessions on cross cultural communication and conflict resolution skills.

Bloomington, June 17, 2009—Mayo Clinic CEO Glenn Forbes, M.D., announced that Mayo Clinic will be part of the Phase II expansion of the Mall of America at a press conference at the mall on Wednesday.

Chicago, June 18, 2009—The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has become aware of a scam where perpetrators are sending faxes to physician offices posing as the Medicare carrier or Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC).

St. Paul, June 16, 2009--Primary care physicians will be spared from additional reimbursement cuts in Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s recommendations for plugging a $2.7 billion gap in the state’s 2010-11 budget.

Minneapolis, June 17, 2009—Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., introduced a bill last week aimed at correcting the geographic disparities in Medicare payments and rewarding physicians for delivering efficient care.

Chicago, June 15, 2009—President Barack Obama was warmly welcomed by several thousand physicians attending the American Medical Association’s (AMA) annual meeting in Chicago on Monday as he called on them to work with him to reform the nation’s health care system.

MINNEAPOLIS, June 12, 2009 - The MMA sent a letter to Congressional leaders Thursday calling for them to make Medicare payments equitable between states as they consider health care reform proposals this summer.

MINNEAPOLIS, June 11, 2009 - Don’t have time to go to the Capitol in St. Paul to talk with your legislators?

MINNEAPOLIS, June 11, 2009 – On Monday, the MMA’s delegation to the American Medical Association (AMA) will hear President Barack Obama speak about the need for health care reform at the AMA’s 158th Annual Meeting in Chicago.

MINNEAPOLIS, June 11, 2009 - The American Medical Association (AMA) is working with Microsoft on a new way for physicians and patients to exchange health information online.

MINNEAPOLIS, June 11, 2009 - On Tuesday, Democratic leaders in Congress began to release their health care reform proposals. Members of the Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released a partially drafted bill, and House leaders released a three-page outline of their reform plan.  Here are some of the key points in the proposals and how they align with the MMA’s reform vision as expressed in the Physician’s Plan for a Healthy Minnesota.

MINNEAPOLIS, June 10, 2009 - The U.S. Senate voted 67 to 30 on Tuesday to end debate on the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, which would grant the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authority to regulate tobacco products, according to news reports.