The Wyoming Department of Health sent out a pair of announcements in the last two weeks that may offer changes to physician practices or processes of clinic. The first is a change in rules and procedures for Chapter 15 Time Sensitive Emergencies. The new Chapter 15 rules went into effect on March 22 and discuss […]
Category: Announcements
The Doctors Company Announces 2017 Member Dividend
The Doctors Company, the nation’s largest physician-owned medical malpractice insurer, has announced a $26 million dividend, which is made possible by the excellent claims experience of The Doctors Company’s members. Since 1976, The Doctors Company has paid nearly $400 million in dividends, and 2017 marks the 12th year in a row that the company has […]
Announcements from Wyoming Department of Health
The Wyoming Department of Health sent out a pair of announcements in the last two weeks that may offer changes to physician practices or processes of clinic. The first is a change in rules and procedures for Chapter 15 Time Sensitive Emergencies. The new Chapter 15 rules went into effect on March 22 and discuss […]
Events, Conferences, and Announcements for April 7
Announcements The Wyoming Alzheimer’s Task Force, comprised of members from the Governor’s Office, Wyoming Department of Health, St. John’s Institute for Cognitive Health-Jackson, Wyoming Alzheimer’s Association, AARP and others, are working to develop a State Plan to address Alzheimer’s Disease in Wyoming. Over the next couple of weeks, town hall listening sessions will be held […]
Announcements from Wyoming Department of Health
The Wyoming Department of Health sent out a pair of announcements in the last two weeks that may offer changes to physician practices or processes of clinic. The first is a change in rules and procedures for Chapter 15 Time Sensitive Emergencies. The new Chapter 15 rules went into effect on March 22 and discuss […]
WyoPOLST Takes Effect in Wyoming
CHEYENNE – Wyoming physicians and patients received an important tool for end-of-life care as WyoPOLST became law last week. The Wyoming Department of Health filed the rules for WyoPOLST with the Secretary of State’s office on April 12. POLST stands for Providers Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment and seeks to improve end-of-life care in Wyoming […]
Wyoming Physicians Taking Leadership Role on State Boards
Physician, Musician, State Aeronautics Board member. Former WMS board of trustees president Sigsbee Duck, MD, RPh was named by the Governer to the state aeronautics board this week. A few Wyoming physicians have taken leadership roles in the state with the Governor’s release of his appointees for various boards and commissions around Wyoming. Former WMS […]
Join UW School of Nursing for Agua Salada Trip
The University of Wyoming’s School of Nursing has contacted the Wyoming Medical Society regarding an unexpected need for physicians to accompany the CHS brigade to Honduras this March. Ten years ago, The University of Wyoming established bi-annual medical brigades to a poor, isolated, Honduran village, Agua Salada, Intibucá. During that time UW has built a […]
Board of Medicine Emergency Rule – Physician Applications
The Wyoming Board of Medicine filed an emergency rule with the Governor’s Office this morning relating to criminal history record checks on physicians. The rule expands the Board’s authority to request a criminal history recrod report on a physician seeking a letter of qualification for licensure in other states through the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact. […]
Letter from Department of Family Services Director Steve Corsi
Please see the following e-mail which has been approved by Director Corsi from the Wyoming Department of Family Services regarding the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) and Prevention Services. _____ On July 22, 2016, President Obama signed into law the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA). This is the first major federal addiction legislation […]