The FDA issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for PAXLOVID (nirmatrelvir co-packaged with ritonavir) for the treatment of mild-to-moderate COVID-19 in certain adults and pediatric patients at high risk for progression to severe COVID-19, including hospitalization or death. On July 6, the FDA revised the EUA to let pharmacists prescribe and dispense PAXLOVID to eligible patients without seeing a doctor […]
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This week Secretary Becerra sent a letter to all hospitals and healthcare providers reminding them of their obligation to comply with EMTALA. The Secretary’s letter clarifies that EMTALA requirements preempt any state laws that restrict access to stabilizing medical treatment, including abortion procedures and other treatments that may result in the termination of a pregnancy. […]
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On July 7, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the proposed rule for the 2023 Medicare physician payment schedule. While American Medical Association (AMA) staff will analyze and develop a summary of the 2,000+ page proposal, they wanted to make physicians aware of three key issues. Notably, the 2023 Medicare conversion […]
The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) needs your help to contain the current monkeypox outbreak that is growing rapidly in the United States and across the globe. To date, Virginia has three reported monkeypox cases. Other suspected cases have been reported, investigated, and ruled out with testing conducted at Virginia’s Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services […]
Violence against children, nurses, doctors, healthcare workers, or any individual in our workplaces, our communities, our houses of worship, and most certainly our schools, cannot be tolerated. The MSV is appalled at the recent attacks in Buffalo, Uvalde, and Tulsa. Gun violence is unacceptable and something must be done to address it. MSV stands in […]
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The Medical Society of Virginia (MSV) has been awarded a Top Workplaces 2022 honor by Richmond Times-Dispatch Top Workplaces. The list is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by employee engagement technology partner Energage LLC. The anonymous survey uniquely measures 15 culture drivers that are critical to the success of […]
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…Melina Davis, who serves as the C.E.O and E.V.P for the Medical Society of Virginia, said that when healthcare workers are having mental health issues, many times they do not feel comfortable coming forward for fear of repercussions. “If you can’t talk to somebody, not only are you isolated, but there’s a building level of […]
https://www.msv.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/msv-logo_340x156.png00adminhttps://www.msv.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/msv-logo_340x156.pngadmin2022-05-16 18:20:172022-05-16 18:28:01Virginia nurse urges colleagues to ask for help: ‘Lean on your people’
COVID-19: FDA Authorizes Pharmacists to Prescribe PAXLOVID with Certain Limits
The FDA issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for PAXLOVID (nirmatrelvir co-packaged with ritonavir) for the treatment of mild-to-moderate COVID-19 in certain adults and pediatric patients at high risk for progression to severe COVID-19, including hospitalization or death. On July 6, the FDA revised the EUA to let pharmacists prescribe and dispense PAXLOVID to eligible patients without seeing a doctor […]
AMA Update: Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Enforcement of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA)
This week Secretary Becerra sent a letter to all hospitals and healthcare providers reminding them of their obligation to comply with EMTALA. The Secretary’s letter clarifies that EMTALA requirements preempt any state laws that restrict access to stabilizing medical treatment, including abortion procedures and other treatments that may result in the termination of a pregnancy. […]
Proposed Physician Payment Schedule Rule
On July 7, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the proposed rule for the 2023 Medicare physician payment schedule. While American Medical Association (AMA) staff will analyze and develop a summary of the 2,000+ page proposal, they wanted to make physicians aware of three key issues. Notably, the 2023 Medicare conversion […]
Monkeypox Outbreak Update
The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) needs your help to contain the current monkeypox outbreak that is growing rapidly in the United States and across the globe. To date, Virginia has three reported monkeypox cases. Other suspected cases have been reported, investigated, and ruled out with testing conducted at Virginia’s Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services […]
We Must Take Positive Steps to Address Gun Violence
Violence against children, nurses, doctors, healthcare workers, or any individual in our workplaces, our communities, our houses of worship, and most certainly our schools, cannot be tolerated. The MSV is appalled at the recent attacks in Buffalo, Uvalde, and Tulsa. Gun violence is unacceptable and something must be done to address it. MSV stands in […]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Names the Medical Society of Virginia a Winner of the Greater Richmond Area Top Workplaces 2022 Award
The Medical Society of Virginia (MSV) has been awarded a Top Workplaces 2022 honor by Richmond Times-Dispatch Top Workplaces. The list is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by employee engagement technology partner Energage LLC. The anonymous survey uniquely measures 15 culture drivers that are critical to the success of […]
Virginia nurse urges colleagues to ask for help: ‘Lean on your people’
…Melina Davis, who serves as the C.E.O and E.V.P for the Medical Society of Virginia, said that when healthcare workers are having mental health issues, many times they do not feel comfortable coming forward for fear of repercussions. “If you can’t talk to somebody, not only are you isolated, but there’s a building level of […]