December 2023

• Munson Medical Center is a Comprehensive Stroke Center
• Grand Traverse Mental Wellness Center
• Da Vinci XI Surgical System Arrives at Charlevoix Hospital
• Foster Family Primary Care Opened Nov. 27
• Virtual Spine Center Now in Roscommon
• Home Infusion Pharmacy Services
• Uptick in Regional HIV Diagnoses
• Provider Moves
• Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Navigation Program
• Munson Healthcare One of Nation's 15 Top Health Systems
• Munson Medical Center and Munson Cadillac Hospital Receives Leapfrog ‘A’ Grade
• Manistee Hospital Receives Level IV Trauma Designation
• Munson Healthcare Provider Symposium | Jan. 12-13, 2024

November 2023

• Ask-A-Nurse Now Available 24/7/365
• Petoskey Community Health Hub
• Jason Bennett, DO, Receives ROSA Certification
• Outpatient PICC Line Insertion Available at OMH
• Ordering Lab Coats and Business Cards
• Birthing Classes
• Lab Updates
• Infusion Order Requirements
• Hepatitis C Testing Guidance
• Provider Moves
• Advance Care Planning
• Time to "Talk Turkey"
• Voting Now Open - Voices for Youth Mental Health Art Contest
• Lung Screenings
• Provider Symposium Registration Now Open

October 2023

• Regional Care Transformation Plan
• October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
• Informed Consent: Witness Not Required for Phone Consents
• Ambulatory Standing Order Pre-procedure COVID-19 Testing
• Charlevoix Women's Health Expands Services to Harbor Springs
• New Traverse City MHC Home Medical Equipment Location
• MHC Receives Grant Towards Pediatric Behavioral Health Services
• Infusion Order Requirements
• RSV Updates
  • RSV Testing Not Recommended
  • RSV Vaccine for Babies, Toddlers Now Available
  • Vaccine for Pregnant Individuals to Prevent RSV in Infants
• Vaccine Preventable Diseases in Children
• Provider Moves | September 2023
• Registration Opening Sooon! MHC Provider Symposium  | January 12-13, 2024

September 2023

• Sepsis Awareness Month
• Cadillac Lab Updates
• Additional Site for MRI Services
• CT SI Joint Injection Medical Necessity Guidelines
• mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine Update
• ICD-10 Now Required for Ancillary Services
• Provider Moves
• Upcoming Community Events and Education

August 2023

• Expanded Neurosurgery Services
• Manistee Wellness Center Now Open
• Available Soon at OMH: Outpatient PICC Line Insertion Service
• New Workflow: How to Request Radiology Images
• Reminder: Collaborative Practice and Prescriptive Authority Delegation Agreements
• Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Questions for Patients
• Provider Moves
• Advance Care Planning
• Provider Onboarding/Offboarding Resources
• Updated Home Mailing Address for Providers
• CMS 5-Star Recognition Awarded to Cadillac Hospital and Munson Medical Center
• Registration Now Open for Northern Lights Fun Run | September 8, 2023
• Farms, Food, and Health Conference: Culinary Medicine | September 22-24, 2023
• 2023 Northern Michigan HIV Summit | September 29, 2023
• Save the Dates! Munson Healthcare Provider Symposium | January 12-13, 2024

July 2023

• Munson Healthcare and Partners Receive Funding for Mental Health Center
• Pregnancy Health and Postpartum Depression
• Same-Day Care
• CDC Health Advisory | Measles
• RSV Vaccine for Older Adults
• ICD-10 Now Required for Ancillary Services
• Collaborative Practice and Prescriptive Authority Delegation Agreements
• Provider Moves
• Updated Home Mailing Address for Providers
• New Substance Use Disorder Services in Wexford

June 2023

• OBGYN Offers New Treatment for Pelvic Organ Prolapse
• 3D Mammography Available Systemwide
• Collaborative Practice and Prescriptive Authority Delegation Agreements
• New CDC Respiratory Illness Data Dashboard
• Updated COVID-19 Vaccine Guidance
• Updated MHC Surgical/Procedure Guidelines Following COVID-19
• Providers Moves
• Updated Home Mailing Address for Providers
• New Training Requirements for DEA License Renewal

May 2023

• Readership Survey
• For Provider Website | New Look
• Medicaid Enrollment
• Northwoods Obstetrics and Gynecology Joins Munson Healthcare
• OMH Anticoagulation Clinic Closing
• Neurology E-consults
• COVID-19 Stats
• Masking Policy Changes
• Visitation Policy Changes
• OMH Anticoagulation Clinic Closing
• Every Child Deserves a Healthy Future
• Science of Substance Use Disorder
• Provider Moves

April 2023

• Narcan Now Available Over-the-Counter
• N. MI Flu Activity Report | Testing No Longer Recommended
• Medical Records Must be Completed Within 7 Days
• Informed Consent FAQs
• Grand Traverse Area Laboratory Appointments
• Manistee's Traverse Heart and Vascular Location Change
• Diabetes Toolkit
• Rollin' With the Colon | Colorectal Cancer Awareness Event
• My Way to Wellness
• Provider Moves
• Cures Act | Information Blocking
• Cadillac Hospital Named Top 20 Hospital for 3rd Time

March 2023

• Nephrology | New Clinics Outreach
• Elmira Occupational Health and Medicine Clinic Now Open
• Centralized Patient Transfer and Placement Center
• Munson Medical Center Outpatient Labs | New Hours in Effect
• Informed Consent Forms | New Process
• CMS Auditing MIPS Eligible Providers
• Provider Office Toolkit
• Thank a Physician for Doctors' Day | March 30

February 2023

• 3D Mammography
• Virtual Spine Center
• Outpatient Behavioral Health
• Informed Consent Forms
• Opioid and SUD Treatment
• FDA Withdraws Evusheld Authorizations
• COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Ending in May
• MDHHS Long COVID Support Group
• Advance Care Planning Education Materials
• Radiology Compendium Update
• Provider Moves
• MSMS Care Management Bill Services

January 2023

• Update from MHC Sleep Services
• Getting to Know... Your Providers
• Prescription for Health
• Principals of Motivational Interviewing Series: Support Self-Efficacy
• New Cadillac Occupational Health and Medicine Clinic
• Provider Moves
• Virtual MI Licensure Sessions
• Childbirth Education Courses

December 2022

• Behavioral Health Providers Serving Northern Michigan
• Munson Healthcare Manistee Wound and Hyperbaric Center
• Northern Michigan Flu Activity Update
• Principals of Motivational Interviewing: Roll with Resistance
• Incoming Image Requests for Patient Records
• Holiday Hours
• Provider Moves | November
• MHC Research and Sponsored Programs
• Advance Care Planning Training
• Munson Healthcare Provider Symposium

November 2022

• Interprofessional Headache Consults
• Getting to Know: Colon & Rectal Surgery Team
• Northern Michigan Flu Activity Update
• Lung Cancer Awareness Month
• Principals of Motivational Interviewing Series: Develop Discrepancy
• Holiday Hours
• Cures Act: Electronic Health Information to Include Billing Records
• E-prescribing Required by Jan. 1, 2023
• Provider Moves
• Informed Consent Best Practice
• Online Scheduling Available for Primary Care Clinics
• BLS Renewal Process Change
• 2023 Provider Symposium
• Fixed PET Scanner Open House

October 2022

• Breast Cancer Awareness Month | Mammography and Breast Cancer Care Resources
• Getting to Know: East Region General Surgery Team
• Provider Moves
• Munson Healthcare Orthopedic Institute Press Conference
• Updated Onboarding Documents
• Principals of Motivational Interviewing: Express Empathy
• Pre-procedural Testing No Longer Required
• Flu Vaccine Requirements
• Munson Partners in Health Closed on Mondays
• 2023 Provider Symposium

September 2022

• Update Anesthesia Services at Munson Healthcare Sites
• Neurosurgery Team Enhances Stroke and Neurointerventional Care
• Moving Beyond Crisis: Munson Healthcare Behavioral Health Services and Resources
• Provider Moves
• COVID-19 Update
• Regional Radiology Scheduling
• Breastfeeding Education
• Breast Cancer Screenings

August 2022

• Munson Orthopedic Institute Brings New Technology and Comprehensive Model of Care
• Meet the Munson Orthopedic Institute Team
• Munson Healthcare West Front Medical Office Building
• Provider Moves
• Evusheld Order Process
• Additional COVID-19 Vaccination Record Cards
• How to Navigate Vaccine Conversations with Parents, Patients
• Four General Principals of Motivational Interviewing
• Physician Web Scheduler: Save Time by Using Online Scheduling
• CME Relicensure Requirements for Providers

July 2022

• Munson Healthcare System New Provider Orientation: A Year in Review
• People on the Move: Renae Fogarty
• COVID-19 Vaccine for Ages 6 Months – 5 Years
• Smoking and Tobacco Cessation Programs and Resources
• Welcoming Rheumatologist Katrina M. Lawrence-Wolff, DO
• Name and Address Change for MHC Nephrology Office in TC
• Provider Moves
• How to Protect Lab Specimens from the Summer Heat
• Per Department of VA: No Backdating of Prior Authorizations Permitted
• Enhanced Find a Doctor Directory Has Launched
• Physician Web Scheduler: Create Efficiencies Using Online Scheduling
• New On-Demand CME Courses Available for Providers

June 2022

• The Role of Our Regional Medical Staff Offices (MSOs)
• Getting to Know our MSO Leads
• Treatment of COVID-Positive Outpatients
• Community Connections: Helping Patients Find Community Resources
• Every Child Deserves a Healthy Future
• Specialty Clinics Available in Frankfort
• Provider Moves
• Global Shortage of Iodinated Contrast Used for CT Scans
• Electronic Prescribing: Required by Jan. 1, 2023 for All Prescriptions
• Munson Healthcare Direct Trust Email Search Names to Start with “MHC”
• Cerner Patient Portal Upgrades Now Live
• Implicit Bias Recognition and Remediation Training
• MHC Provider Symposium | Block Your Providers' Calendars Jan. 13-14, 2023!

May 2022 | 1st Issue

• Welcome
• Getting to Know our Physician Liaisons
• COVID Vaccine Allocation to Practices: A Year in Reflectioon
• Manistee Oncology and Infusion Services Becomes Department of Cadillac Hospital
• Provider Moves | April 2022
• Please Notify Munson Healthcare When Either a Provider or Employee Is Leaving Your Practice
• Munson Med Talks Podcast | Social Media Impacts on Pediatric Mental Health
• Education Spotlight: Get to Know eeds™