2007-08 President Archive
Jack M. Chapman Jr., M.D.
Click here to view the current President's page
03.19.09 MAG immediate past president nominated for national HIT committee
U.S. Rep. Nathan Deal has nominated Jack M. Chapman Jr., M.D., to serve on the Health Information Technology Policy Committee, which will play an integral role in making recommendations to the national coordinator on the implementation of a nationwide health information technology infrastructure. Dr. Chapman, who is MAG’s immediate past president, has served as the vice chairman of the Health Information Technology and Transparency (HITT) Advisory Committee for the Department of Community Health for the State of Georgia since 2006. He is a member of the Electronic Health Record Work Group for the Department of Community Health of the State of Georgia. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Georgia Partnership for Telemedicine. And, he is chairman of MAG’s new Electronic Health Care Committee.
Read U.S. Rep. Nathan Deal's nomination letter
Read MAG President's letter of support
08.06.08 MAG well represented at trauma forum
The Medical Association of Georgia was well represented at the Trauma Services in Georgia: Building an Effective and Efficient Trauma Care Network forum, which took place August 6 at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University in Atlanta. It was the second part of a three-part series addressing the state's trauma system crisis. The final forum will take place in late September or early October. Attendees included, from left, MAG President Jack M. Chapman Jr., M.D.; Dennis Ashley, M.D., a MAG member who participated in a panel discussion and who chairs the Georgia Trauma Care Network Commission; Gage Ochsner, M.D., who also participated in the panel discussion and who is chief of trauma services for Memorial University Medical Center in Savannah; and William R. Hardcastle, M.D., a MAG member who heads up a Trauma Task Force created by MAG’s Council on Legislation. Tom Kornegay, MAG’s Director of Communications, also was on hand for the event.
06.30.08 MAG leaders urge U.S. Senators to find Medicare solution to support physicians, patients in Sunday conference call
Dr. Chapman provides members with an update on the critical issue of Medicare payments and the steps that MAG leaders are taking to protect the interests of physicians and patients in Georgia - highlighted by a conference call with our U.S. Senators yesterday morning.
H.R. 6331 will reportedly be reconsidered as soon as next Monday, July 7. Dr. Chapman is asking every physician in Georgia to call Sen. Chambliss and Sen. Isakson using AMA's Grassroots Hotline at 800.833.6354 and urge them to support H.R. 6331 when the Senate reconvenes following the July 4 recess. Tell them that we must have a Medicare payments solution so we can provide our patients with timely access to the health care and the peace of mind they deserve.
Read Dr. Chapman's update
06.27.08 Medicare bill fails to advance in Senate, MAG President urging every physician in Georgia to call U.S. Senators
Read Dr. Chapman's alert to Georgia physicians
06.25.08 Atlanta lands National Health Museum
Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue recently announced that Atlanta will be home for the National Health Museum (NHM), which organizers say will deliver health-related messages, inspire America’s next generation of caregivers and life scientists, and help the nation remain at the forefront of health discovery, technology, practice and care.
In a June 24 letter, MAG President Jack M. Chapman Jr., M.D. congratulated and thanked Gov. Perdue for his leadership in bringing the museum to Atlanta.
Read more
06.13.08 MAG President Urges Physicians, Patients to Contact U.S. Senators for Medicare Funding Solution
MAG President Jack M. Chapman Jr., M.D., is calling on all Georgians to become advocates as Medicare physician payment rates are scheduled to be cut 10.6 percent on July 1 of this year and an additional 5 percent or more on January 1, 2009.
Read Dr. Chapman's message
06.11 MAG Leaders Discuss Trauma Care with Lt. Governor
From left, MAG Executive Director David Cook and MAG President Jack M. Chapman Jr., M.D., met with Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle and Dan Rahn, M.D., president of the Medical College of Georgia, on June 10 to discuss trauma care in Georgia, including the need to secure a sustainable source of funding and ways to enhance and expand the system in the state.
05.27.08 MAG President Attends GA Chamber of Commerce Meeting
Georgia Speaker Glenn Richardson (R-Hiram) (center) joined MAG Immediate Past President S. William Clark III, M.D. (left), and MAG President Jack M. Chapman Jr., M.D., at the Georgia Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors Meeting in Savannah on May 22.
05.13.08 MAG Says CMO Reform "Huge Step" for Health Care
On May 13, Gov. Sonny Perdue was in Eatonton to sign HB 1234 into law. On hand for the event were, from left, MAG General Counsel Donald Palmisano Jr., Gov. Perdue, MAG President Jack Chapman Jr., M.D., Rep. Mickey Channell (R-Greensboro), and MAG Director of Third Party Payer Advocacy Cam Grayson.
Read Press Release
05.07.08 MAG Hails Signing of Uninsured Health Care Bill
Read Press Release
05.01.08 MAG Comments on Fulton Co. Superior Court Ruling Against Limits on Medical Malpractice Damages
Read Press Release
04.21.08 MAG President Addresses Savannah Exchange Club
Dr. Chapman spoke at the Savannah Exchange Club on Monday, April 21. He greeted Exchange Club President Tim Beers.
