PRMS Blog

After 32 years with the company, Jean Bates, PRMS’ Director of Claims, is retiring. As she approaches her last few weeks with the company in March, she shares a reflection of her experiences over more than three decades, how working in claims and with the mental healthcare community has shaped her, and a few favorite memories along the way. Bates, an Alabama native, avid garden ...

National Wear Red Day, launched by the American Heart Association, is today, Friday, February 4th. Heart disease is one of the leading causes of death in women, and Wear Red Day, raises support and awareness for women’s heart health. PRMS is proud to support this important cause and wear red to work on this day. Learn more by visiting https://www.goredforwomen.org/en/get-involv ...

*This piece is edited from an original article published in the Summer 2021 Queens County Psychiatric Society newsletter. As part of PRMS’ ongoing efforts to support the behavioral healthcare community and promote the organizations that work towards this mission, we are pleased to feature Dr. Richard Young, Editor of the Queens County Psychiatric Society Newsletter and a psychi ...

As part of PRMS’ ongoing efforts to support the behavioral healthcare community and promote the organizations that work towards this mission, we are pleased to feature Dr. Halimah Y. Oral, PGY-3 in Psychiatry at Indiana University and member of the Indiana Psychiatric Society, as a guest blogger this month. Dr. Oral reflects on her first experience attending the 2021 IPS Region ...

It’s that time of year again – the time when we take stock and reflect upon where we have been and where we are headed. Physically, you may have travelled far less in the last 21 months than ever before, but you have, nonetheless, been on quite a journey! Many of you have likely made changes to the way you practice. You may have decided to give up the expense and hassle of work ...

As part of PRMS’ ongoing commitment to mental health, we are pleased to feature Tarak Vasavada, MD, President-Elect of the Indo-American Psychiatric Association, as a guest blogger this month. Dr. Vasavada interviewed his colleague and fellow IAPA member, Jagannathan Srinivasaraghavan, MD, Medical Director at Chester Mental Health Center, Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at Sou ...

At PRMS, our mission extends to supporting the entire behavioral healthcare community and causes that enhance mental health and wellbeing in communities near and far. In advance of the holidays, PRMS employees came together to support our local community partner, Arlington Food Assistance Center, by collecting donations and assisting on-site. Read more about our experience belo ...

*This piece is edited from an original article published in the Spring 2021 PaPS Transactions publication. In an effort to support mental health and initiatives led by the psychiatric community, PRMS is pleased to feature the following edited piece by Niharika Padala, MS4 at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, and Rama Rao Gogineni, MD, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist ...

As part of PRMS’ ongoing efforts to support the behavioral healthcare community and promote the organizations that work towards this mission, we are pleased to feature Dr. Brett Kramer, Resident-Fellow Trustee to the Board of the New Jersey Psychiatric Association and PGY-2 at the AtlantiCare Psychiatry Residency Training Program, as a guest blogger this month. Dr. Kramer refle ...

As part of PRMS’ ongoing commitment to support mental healthcare and in the spirit of the season of giving, we are pleased to announce our annual holiday support of three organizations working to improve mental health and wellbeing in communities across the country this month – Child Mind Institute, Give an Hour, and World Central Kitchen. Each recognizes the unique challenges ...