Together We Are Stronger! The Oklahoma State Medical Association is your best and most effective advocate for you, your patients, and our profession.  In partnership with your local county medical society and the American Medical Association, OSMA is your best and most effective advocate for you, your patients, and our profession. 

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Although the staff here at the OSMA will continue to get email at osmaonline.org, please make every effort to change the extension of the email address in your contacts to okmed.org (example: king@okmed.org). Thank you.

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THE TIME TO BE ENGAGED IS NOW!

Parades, picnics, barbecues and fireworks--everywhere you look during the July 4 holiday you'll see your elected officials. That is why the time to be engaged is now!

The AMA believes that in order for health system reform to truly succeed, Medicare's sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula must be repealed once and for all-no more temporary fixes, no more of the short-term, Band-Aid approaches used in the past. We need real Medicare reform.

If you haven't weighed in yet on the debate occurring in Congress over what to do about Medicare physician payments, you need to do so now, before the decision is made for you and legislation is drafted.

Watch Dr. Jennifer Wiler talk about why it's so important for physicians to be involved in the legislative process, then use our hotline at (800) 833-6354 to call Sen. James M. Inhofe, Sen. Tom Coburn and Rep. Mary Fallin or email them here.

If you've never called a congressional office before, check out our guide to "Communicating with Congress." To see how the cuts will impact patients and physicians in your state, click here and pull down Oklahoma.

Please don't put this off. Your representative and senators need to hear from you now, to protect your practice in the future.

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2009 Annual Meeting Highlights

J. James Rohack, MD, a Bryan, Texas, cardiologist, was inaugurated as the 164th president of the AMA on June 16.
Visit http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/news-events/news-events/rohack-president-inauguration.shtml to view a news release on Dr. Rohack’s inauguration.

Nancy H. Nielsen, MD, PhD, closed out her term as AMA president with an inspirational speech at the opening session of the meeting.
Visit http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/news-events/speeches/nielsen-speech-2009-annual.shtml to view the text of Dr. Nielsen’s speech.

Visit http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/about-ama/our-people/house-delegates/2009-annual-meeting/meeting-highlights/sunday-highlights.shtml to read meeting highlights for June 14.

Visit http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/about-ama/our-people/house-delegates/2009-annual-meeting/meeting-highlights/monday-highlights.shtml to read meeting highlights for June 15.

Visit http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/about-ama/our-people/house-delegates/2009-annual-meeting/meeting-highlights/tuesday-highlights.shtml to read meeting highlights for June 16.

Visit http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/about-ama/our-people/house-delegates/2009-annual-meeting/meeting-highlights/wednesday-highlights.shtml to read meeting highlights for June 17.

Visit http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/about-ama/our-people/house-delegates/2009-annual-meeting/meeting-highlights/section-group-highlights.shtml to read highlights of the section and special group meetings.

 

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Lawsuit Reform Reality in Oklahoma!

On May 21, Governor Brad Henry signed HB 1603 into law, thus creating the most comprehensive lawsuit reform law to pass in Oklahoma in years.

This day has been a long time in coming, and it would not have been possible if it weren't for the efforts of OSMA and Alliance members who came to Medicine Day, took the time to call their legislators or helped us elect medicine-friendly legislators by donating to OMPAC.

For more on this historic achievement, please see the attached letter from Dr. Jack Beller, Chair of the OSMA's Council on State Legislation and Regulation.

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Recovery Audit Contractors Information and Forms

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International Medical Graduate Applications are being accepted for an anticipated fall rotation that will start in September. If you are interested in being a mentor for the observership program,
please email IMG@okmed.org.  

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Red Flags Rule Sample Policy

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Now Available – Aspirin Therapy Materials!
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