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Michigan Medicine Magazine

A Publication of the Michigan State Medical Society

Michigan Medicine® is available to MSMS members and presents timely information on public health, medicolegal issues, medical economics, science, medical education, and legislative affairs affecting Michigan physicians and their patients.

January - February 2020


Cover Story:

Physician Leadership: What it Looks Like and Why it Matters

Also In This Issue:

  • Good Leadership Can't be Outsourced
  • January is Cervical Health Awareness Month 
  • Legal and Regulatory Resources at Your Fingertips
  • Tackling Physician Burnout Requires Unprecedented Leadership 

November - December 2019


Cover Story:

Pioneering Changes in Health Care Delivery

Also In This Issue:

  • Exempt (Salaried) Earning Thresholds Set to Increase
  • Preventing Influenza During the 2019-2020 Flu Season
  • Health Care Delivery News Briefs
  • Terminating Patient Relationships

September - October 2019


Cover Story:

Celebrating Women in Medicine

Also In This Issue:

  • Accounting for Travel Time: To Pay or Not to Pay?
  • Protect Your Adolescent Patients Before They go Back to School!
  • Legal and Regulatory Resources at Your Fingertips
  • When Treating Children, Avoid These Risks

July - August 2019


Cover Story:

Better Payer Contracts for Better Outcomes

Also In This Issue:

  • One Snarky Comment Too Many? 
  • October is Liver Awareness Month!
  • Billing and Coding Resources
  • Challenges of Culture Diversity in Health Care: Protecting You and Your Patients

May/June 2019


Cover Story:

Fresh Faces on the Frontlines of State Departments Work to Support Physicians

Also In This Issue:

  • May is Hepatitis Awareness Month
  • Understanding the Independent Contractor Relationship. Who Qualifies? 
  • MSMS Regulatory Advocacy
  • Wearable Medical Devices Give Abundant Data - and Risks

March/April 2019


Cover Story:

HEALTH CAN'T WAIT

Also In This Issue:

  • It's Time for Kindergarten Roundup: Make Sure Your Pediatric Patients are Up-to-Date on Vaccines
  • WHEN can you Google search a job applicant? That is the question.
  • New Controlled Substance Prescribing Rules in Effect
  • Survey: Doctors Conflicted but Patients Still Top Concern