2024 MSSC Highlights
A look back at the 2024 news and activities of the Medical Society of Sedgwick County and its programs under the leadership of President Howard Y. Chang, MD.
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2024
Kansas Improves on Mental Health
Mental Health America ranked Kansas No. 22 nationally in 2024 for overall mental health. That’s a significant improvement from last year, when it ranked Kansas 51st out of 50 states
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Medicare payments set to decrease again
Without congressional intervention, the Medicare physician payment schedule will decrease again next year, this time by 2.83%. Meanwhile the cost of practicing medicine continues to grow, as CMS projects the
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Removing barriers to SUD treatment
More than 46 million, or 16.5%, of Americans meet the criteria for having substance use disorder, yet 94% receive no treatment, according to a 2021 study. The Sunflower Foundation’s Kansas
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Hagan family tree is loaded with MSSC members
MSSC has several members whose parents or grandparents were also MSSC members. But perhaps the family with the widest and deepest MSSC roots is the Hagans, which is on its
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Mental Health Resources for Physicians
A landmark 1973 report titled “The Sick Physician” declared physician impairment a widespread prob¬lem. In addition to physicians having higher rates of drug addiction than the general population, about 100
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MSSC wants members on the same app
Communicating between clinicians can be challenging — especially when they work at different locations or practices and use different electronic medical records. That is why the MSSC Board of Directors
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Sedgwick County lags state, nation in health outcomes
Sedgwick County ranked below the average county in Kansas and the nation on several health outcomes, according to the 2024 County Health Rankings & Roadmaps prepared by the University of
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Social media and youth mental health
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, called on Congress last month to require a warning on social media platforms stating that social media is associated with significant mental health harms
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Legislative session had successes
Though Gov. Laura Kelly called a special session this month to address tax policy, the 2024 legislative session concluded last month and had significant successes for healthcare and the practice
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