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Webinar on Step Therapy

October 10, 12:30 pm CST

Current step therapy protections, which were enacted this year by the legislature and go into effect January 1, 2018 offer patients and physicians a clear process to obtain a step thereapy protocol exception. The Iowa Medical Society webinar will provide a synopsis of those protections and guidance on how they can be best utilized. CME credit will be given. Call the IPS office, 515-633-0341, for more details.

Changes to ICD-10-CM go into Effect October 1, 2017

The 2018 release of ICD-10 CM  includes new, updated or deleted codes for medical conditions which have been approved within the past yar. A handful of these changes pertain to mental disorders, and thus effect the coding of DSM-5 Disorders. Understand and be prepared to make these changes. Check out the APA website for more information.