The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) has announced that Tracey Haas, DO, MPH, FAAFP, has been appointed as the new Medicaid Medical Director, effective August 11. Dr. Haas brings more than two decades of experience in clinical care, healthcare leadership, and public service. A board-certified family physician, she has dedicated her career to improving access […]
Category: Announcements
State Transition from WIC to Medicaid for Specialty Formula
The Wyoming WIC program asked that Wyoming Medicaid transition to reimburse for specialty formulas for medical indications. To that end, Wyoming Medicaid would like to provide the following clarifying information to clients and providers: For all children who are using Similac Advance, Similac Sensitive, Similac Total Comfort, or Similac Soy Isomil formulas, there is no […]
2024 Wyoming Physician of the Year
CONTACT: Sheila Bush 307-635-2424 [email protected] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 13, 2024 Wyoming Doctors Name Statewide Physician of the Year Star Valley Family Medicine Physician to be honored with 2024 WMS Physician of the Year Award CHEYENNE – Wyoming Medical Society (WMS) today announced the selection of Martha Hageman, MD, of Afton as […]
WWAMI Admissions Committee
Wyoming Medicaid Offers Provider Incentives for Program Participation
By Tom Lacock Wyoming Medical Society The Wyoming Department of Health, Medicaid Division has developed three programs in an attempt to make their own programs more efficient and share some of that savings with Wyoming doctors. Perhaps The Department of Health’s best-known program for physician incentives is its Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) program, which […]
Conferences, Webinars, Announcements, and Publications for August 22, 2017
The Wyoming Medical Society receives several solicitations for products, webinars, conferences, as well as publications from various sources. We share a cross section of this information here without endorsement. Announcements The Wyoming Medicaid newsletter for August offers many items that Wyoming physicians should at least consider. Among the subject matter is a policy change regarding […]
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Wyoming Awards State HIE Contract to Medicity
By Tom Lacock Wyoming Medical Society The Wyoming Department of Health announced this week that Medicity has been awarded a contract to be the vendor to develop the state’s Health Information Exchange (HIE). Contract negotiations are now underway with Medicity. Medicity is based in Utah and also serves Colorado, and Montana, which Wyoming Medicaid […]
Conferences, Publications, and Announcements for August 8
Each week the Wyoming Medical Society received a number of items in which it shares with its members without endorsement. Announcements The 2017 AMPAC Campaign School will be taking place Oct. 27-29 at the AMA Office in Washington, DC. The school is targeted to AMA members, their spouses, residents, medical students and medical society staff who want to become […]
March of Dimes Seeks RFPs for Grant Opportunities
The March of Dimes has released a request for proposals for 2018 grant funding. The community grants fund for 2018 is approximately $20,000. It is anticipated that one to five projects will be funded, with grants ranging from $500 to $20,000 each. Organizations serving American Indian pregnant women and other communities of color are highly encouraged […]