Prior-authorization reform gains traction
Though efforts to reduce the burden of prior authorization didn’t advance in the Kansas Legislature this year, there is hope for reform at the federal level. U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall,
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Black docs initiative earns national award
The Medical Society of Sedgwick County received a national Profile of Excellence award this month for its work to increase the number of Black physicians practicing in the Wichita area.
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Legislative session was mixed bag of wins and disappointments
The 2023 Kansas legislative session included both successes and disappointments on health care issues. The Legislature increased the penalties for violence against health care workers, who have faced a rise
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Cancer drug shortage forces doctors to make some tough decisions
A nationwide shortage of more than a dozen chemotherapy drugs, including several preferred ones used to treat gynecological and other cancers, has forced Wichita providers into difficult conversations about how
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Medicine readies for the AI revolution
Medicine may be on the cusp of a technological revolution. Artificial intelligence and machine learning hold the potential for advancing the practice of medicine and improving patient treatment and outcomes.
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Are you ready for the AI revolution?
Though various forms of artificial intelligence have been in use for many years, the recent release of large language models such as ChatGPT have captivated media attention and raised questions
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Cancer death rate down a third, but work remains
The death rate from cancer dropped 33% over the past three decades, according to a new report from the American Cancer Society. The drop corresponds to an estimated 3.8 million
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New mental health hospital gets boost
Wichita will host a new 50-bed adult psychiatric facility that will address a critical need for mental health services in Kansas. A long-sought-after new mental health hospital in the Wichita
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MSSC event focusing on fentanyl crisis
Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine, has unleashed the most lethal narcotics crisis in U.S. history – and its deadly reach extends to Sedgwick
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MSSC celebrating 120-year anniversary
In 1903, 36 years after the arrival of the first physician in Wichita, the Medical Society of Sedgwick County was formed by 25 local doctors. During the following years and
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