State Economy Forces Significant Budget Reductions
Wyoming Department of Health Announces Difficult Budget Reductions August 26, 2020 Due to severe state economic challenges, Governor Gordon has asked all state agencies to prepare significant budget reductions for the 2021-2022 biennium, which began July 1, 2020....
Major Changes Coming to Medicare E/M Office Visits
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (AMA) RELEASE August 4, 2020 CHICAGO — Major modifications are coming to the coding, documentation, and payment of evaluation and management (E/M) services for office visits as Medicare has signaled its intention to implement...
WMS Announces 2020 Physician of the Year
CONTACT: WHITNEY HARMON 307-635-2424 WHITNEY@WYOMED.ORG FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 13, 2020 WYOMING DOCTORS NAME STATEWIDE PHYSICIAN OF THE YEAR CHEYENNE, WY – James J. Naramore, MD, of...
Wyoming Looks Closer at Healthcare Costs
The Wyoming Legislature has been talking about the cost of healthcare in our state for quite some time. This conversation was recently elevated and made more serious by enabling legislation during the 2019 Session for the state to hire a consultant to conduct a...
WWAMI Admissions Committee
Interested in playing an instrumental role in supporting the future of Wyoming medicine? Serving on the University of Washington School of Medicine Wyoming-WWAMI Admissions Committee is a wonderful way to do that. WMS is accepting applications for any physician member...
WMS Announces 2019 State Physician of the Year
CONTACT: Whitney Harmon 307-635-2424 Whitney@wyomed.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 3, 2019 Wyoming Doctors Name Statewide Physician of the Year Casper Psychiatrist to be honored with 2019...
2019 WMS and WAPA Annual Meeting
WMS is returning to the Jackson Lake Lodge this summer for our annual conference and exhibition. We are thrilled to be partnering with the Wyoming Association of Physician Assistants as well as other prominent Wyoming specialty societies, such as the Wyoming...
Opioid Addiction
Opioids continue to be a topic of heated debate across the country and here in Wyoming. The Wyoming Medical Society is ensuring that the physician perspective is top-of-mind for state lawmakers as they work to find and create solutions for Wyomingites. WMS Opioid Task...
GAGME Launches New Residency Program
****For Immediate Release*** GAGME Launches New Residency Program Dedicated to Putting Paperwork First. –New Residency Program Elevates Paperwork to Its Rightful Status– Clark, WY – (April 1, 2018)- The Group Association for Graduate Medical...
2018 Annual Meeting
CHANGES COMING TO WMS ANNUAL MEETING IN 2018 Big changes are coming to the Wyoming Medical Society’s marquee event of the year. On June 1 at Jackson Lake Lodge, the WMS Board of Trustees voted to change the organization’s Annual Meeting from a three-day summer event...