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Health care professionals in Arkansas and nationwide face numerous challenges — geographic, economic and educational barriers to patient care; staying up-to-the-minute on the latest standards of care; and keeping up with changing policies, paperwork and payor requirements, to name just a few. And all while serving a growing and increasingly diverse patient population.

Because many of us are current or former clinicians and health care professionals, AFMC understands. We are here as a resource for you and the communities you serve — helping you navigate the Medicare and Medicaid systems; providing information about national standards of care; and offering free tools, such as posters, brochures, chart stickers and fact sheets, that can make patient and staff education and communication easier and more effective.

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Preventing MRSA in health care: The power is in our hands

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has garnered mainstream media attention in recent years, particularly as community-acquired MRSA has become more prevalent. Yet the vast majority of MRSA infections still occur in hospitals and other health care facilities. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that hospital-acquired infections numbered approximately 1.7 million in 2002 and killed as many as 99,000 patients. The Joint Commission and other agencies are taking note and increasing the focus on a low-tech solution: hand hygiene. Read on…

What's New

HITArkansas
Health Information Technology Regional Extension Center
As an Arkansas provider, you may be eligible for incentive payments or reimbursements of $44,000 to $63,750 from the federal government to offset the costs associated with the implementation of an Electronic Health Record (EHR) system, either by purchasing a new system or by improving your existing system to obtain meaningful use certification.
Click here to find out more and complete your Letter of Intent.

Arkansas Department of Health Grant opportunities
www.healthyarkansas.com/grants/grant_announcements.htm

Physician Advisors / Physician Reviewers Needed
AFMC is expanding its Medicaid peer review services, and we need your expertise. We’re looking for periodic physician reviewers in all specialties, especially cardiovascular surgery, psychology, orthopedics and oncology/hematology. Work at home on your own schedule, determine the amount of time you want to spend and the amount of extra money you can make. Find out more...

Click here for the Physician Advisor Manual Physician Advisor Manual PDF

Arkansas Medicaid Inpatient Quality Incentive... Find out more

Resources for providers and your Medicare patients:

Voluntarily report adverse drug events to the FDA:
Medwatch Online Voluntary Reporting