The Value of Advocacy. In the legislature and the public policy arena, MSMS is always there as a powerful voice of influence regarding medical policy issues. The value of MSMS legislative successes are felt in each practice in Michigan in terms of increased reimbursement from government and private health plans, reduced medical liability costs, and less onerous administrative burdens. In addition, physicians know they can call MSMS with any medical practice-related problem. Convenient Educational Programs.
Physicians can fulfill most of their requirements at the three-day Annual Scientific Meeting.
Thousands of our members attend. It offers programs of interest to all specialties. Then there are other topical conferences throughout the year that address Bioethics, Palliative Care, and Women's Health, among others. MSMS also identifies the hot business topics of the day and organizes educational programs to keep physicians up to speed. One of those topics happens to be computer technology, which is the cover story of this magazine edition.