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™