Memphis Medical Society

10/03/2025

Thanks to everyone who joined us for our Fall Resident Happy Hour, including the team from event sponsor Ashford Advisors.

University of Tennessee Health Science Center and Baptist Health Sciences University residents mixed with long-time Society and MMS board members, our staff, the sponsorship team, and enjoyed a lovely night under Wiseacre Brewing Company's awesome tent at their Broad Ave location.

10/01/2025

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services contingency plan, during a lapse in funding, the Medicare Program will continue. CMS has sufficient funding for Medicaid to fund the first quarter of FY 2026, based on the advance appropriation provided for in the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025.

Read more from American Medical Association's John Whyte, MD, MPH, on our blog.

Sharing on behalf of John Whyte, MD, MPH, American Medical Association, CEO and Executive Vice President.

09/28/2025

Join The Memphis Medical Society for THE annual event for Resident Physicians.

Get to know your peers, including attending physicians, Society Board of Directors members, other residents, and more. Register now!

https://tinyurl.com/2s4xf9zy

The event is sponsored by Ashford Advisors.

09/23/2025

TMA warns member medical practices to closely review EOBs to identify automatic downcoding of their claims, especially E/M codes, by many health insurance compaines.

Cigna announced recently that, effective Oct. 1, it will start automatically downcoding E/M codes that it determines are “not in alignment with American Medical Association (AMA) E/M service guidelines.” By doing so, Cigna joins Humana, Aetna, and BlueCross BlueShield in implementing this type of policy.

This alert was submitted by TMA's legal department. For questions, please contact legal@tnmed.org.

09/22/2025

Presented in part by Thrive, a resource we offer physicians providing confidential counseling in a safe, judgement-free environment. Register for the webinar at the link and learn more about Thrive on our website.

https://tinyurl.com/mmsthrive

09/19/2025

The Mid-South Healthcare Leadership Institute 2025 Fall Cohort joined MGMA and MMS last night for the season’s opening session. Dr. Mario Brown, Chief Talent Officer at First Horizon Bank, taught the group DiSC, a personal assessment method proven to improve teamwork, communication, and productivity. He got the group on their feet and engaged them with concepts designed to be immediately adapted to their workplace.

09/18/2025

Some highlights from last weekend’s inaugural Rallying for Skin Cancer and Conditions Tennis Tournament, hosted by Tennessee Dermatological Society at the Leftwitch Tennis Center. The turnout was great and the competition was fierce. Check them out and tag your friends.

09/17/2025

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09/16/2025

Thanks to everyone who joined MGMA and MHCE for their happy hour last week. It was a great night with colleagues.