Dec. 21, 2016Wednesday advocacy News in brief Physician advocacy leads to DEA policy reversal The DEA will now maintain its policy of providing a one-month grace period for registrants to reinstate an existing DEA registration.
Nov. 30, 2016Wednesday advocacyleadership Ready, set, serve Election 2016: DOs in several states elected to office Newly elected DOs bring physician voice to state policymaking bodies.
Nov. 17, 2016Thursday advocacy News in Brief Election Day happened. What does it mean for DOs? With a new administration coming on board, learn how you can step up your efforts to advocate for the osteopathic medical profession.
Nov. 16, 2016Wednesday advocacyaoa leadershipwork-life balance Married to medicine Tips for spouses and partners of osteopathic physicians Linda Kazen Garza, AAOA president, shares a few key insights gleaned from her decades-long marriage to a DO.
Nov. 4, 2016Friday advocacy Chief concerns DO takes on new role as Nevada’s chief medical officer John DiMuro, DO, draws on expertise in pain medicine to address the growing opioid epidemic in his state.
Nov. 3, 2016Thursday advocacyosteopathic manipulative treatment Advocacy win #SaveOMT victory: CMS excludes OMT codes from list for potential revaluation The 2017 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule preserves OMT as a frontline, nonpharmaceutical treatment for pain.
Sept. 9, 2016Friday advocacy Advocacy in action Assistant physicians: In Missouri, AOA urges limiting license renewals In the interest of patient safety, quality care and assistant physicians’ own career prospects, AOA says license renewals should stop after two.
Aug. 29, 2016Monday advocacyconcussion Youth sports Concussion safety: New policy harnesses clinical evidence to drive advocacy Here’s how the AOA’s new policy will advance efforts to establish consistency in concussion guidelines across the country.
Aug. 22, 2016Monday advocacyosteopathic manipulative treatment Advocacy update Step 2 of the #SaveOMT campaign: Exclude OMT codes from CMS review OMT has been targeted for review in the 2017 Medicare Proposed Physician Fee Schedule.
Aug. 18, 2016Thursday advocacyscope of practice Public policy Scope of practice update: Recent victories, an ongoing effort and 223,000 comments The osteopathic medical profession is taking on state and federal efforts to expand nonphysician clinicians’ scope of practice.