Welcome back to the CMA’s Social Media Digest! Below you will find snippets all the content that has been shared on the CMA platforms for the past week, in case you missed them, and how you can share, like, or comment.
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Take a moment to watch this great testimonial from an anonymous patient, who also happens to be a nurse, at the Physicians CareConnection free Monday night clinic.
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URGENT NEED FOR BLOOD DONATIONS
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Due to fewer blood donations during the pandemic, and the rise in demand as people resume normal activities, the entire country is currently experiencing a blood shortage. The situation is especially serious in central Ohio.
Donated blood products are used for many conditions and procedures such as surgeries and organ transplants, pregnancy complications, traumatic injuries, burns, blood disorders, and much more.
There is no blood substitute – it must come from donation. One donation of a pint of blood can save up to three lives, according to the American Red Cross.
Currently in central Ohio, some hospitals are approaching critical shortages and may soon have to take steps to conserve blood supplies.
If you are a regular blood donor, you are urged to please donate again. If you have ever considered donating blood, now is the time to come forward to help save lives. Learn more about how to donate here:
Watch past CMA President, Dr. Beth Liston (D-Ohio State House) speak with CNN's Erin Burnett about the testimony of Sherri Tenpenny, an anti-vaccine doctor who falsely claimed the shot caused recipients to become magnetized.
Read this great blog from COPC's Dr. Robert Stone about how quickly practices implemented telehealth services during the pandemic and how it's important to continue to provide them in an effort to move from fee-for-service medicine into value-based medicine.
Take a moment to read this great article about former CMA President and current Ohio House Representative, Dr. Beth Liston teaming up with Rep. Sara Carruthers to introduce HB 153 to stop mid-year non-medical switching by insurance companies in Ohio. Testimony is also quoted from our CEO Dr. Robert Falcone and our public policy committee co-chairs, Dr. Stephanie Costa and Dr. William Cotton.
Currently, basic vaccination law is under threat at the Ohio Statehouse. HB 248 not only impacts exemptions for COVID vaccines but all vaccinations by weakening Ohio law and if passed this legislation has the potential to reverse decades of immunity from life-threatening and vaccine-preventable diseases. Click the link below to read more about what the CMA is doing and how you can help oppose HB 248.
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