"News You Can Use" <> September 29, 2016 PHYSICIANS: Click here to watch my fifth video recording — this one four minutes long — where I talk about five items: Yes on 56 campaign supplies are available at SDCMS; last chance to sign up for this Saturday ’s Sunset 5K Run / Walk at Fletcher Cove; please help the County by taking their 15-minute survey to gauge your knowledge of vector-borne diseases; our Nov. 3 physician social, and our Dec. 1 Medicare seminar / webinar. As always, let me know how we can help (email me at President@SDCMS.org), ... October 3, 2016 Infectious Disease, Medicare, Member Social, Prop. 56 Physician Social, Sunset 5K Run/Walk, Vector-borne Diseases 0 0 Comment Read More »
"News You Can Use" <> September 9, 2016 THANK YOU, SDCMS-CMA PHYSICIANS! Three CMA-sponsored bills are on the governor’s desk awaiting his signature: AB 2121, a life-saving measure requiring alcohol servers and managers to complete a training course on responsible beverage service; SB 1177, establishing a Physician Health and Wellness Program for California physicians; and SB 563, increasing transparency and accountability in the workers’ compensation utilization review process. In addition, CMA killed scope expansion bills by “naturopathic doctors” and certified nurse midwives. Great work, CMA! As always, let us know how we can help, and thank you for ... September 12, 2016 CMA, Public Health, Scope of Practice AB 2121, Certified Nurse Midwives, Naturopathic Doctors, SB 1177, SB 563 0 0 Comment Read More »
"News You Can Use" <> August 15, 2016 PHYSICIANS: Please contact your California legislators today and urge them to … • VOTE NO on AB 72, legislation that, if not amended, would hamper physicians’ ability to effectively negotiate fair rates with health insurance plans. • VOTE NO on SB 538, legislation that would allow a “naturopathic doctor” to independently prescribe Schedule V controlled medications after only 12 months of physician supervision. • VOTE NO on AB 1306, legislation that would delete the statutory requirement that certified nurse midwives perform certain medical procedures only under standardized procedures developed and implemented under the ... August 16, 2016 CMA, Scope of Practice AB 1306, AB 72, SB 538 0 0 Comment Read More »
"News You Can Use" <> August 1, 2016 PHYSICIANS: SDCMS’s Bioethics Commission met last Wednesday evening to discuss patients’ right to treatment of pain and the physician / institutional response in the opioid epidemic era. Our Bioethics Commission has been meeting quarterly since 2007 to discuss bioethics issues, share ideas, and explore standards of practice. If you’d like to get involved in this or one of our two other commissions (GERM and EMOC), please send us an email at SDCMS@SDCMS.org. Both GERM and EMOC will be meeting in August and Bioethics will meet again on October 26. ON ... August 2, 2016 Prop. 56 Bioethics, Physician Fee Schedule, VASDHS 0 0 Comment Read More »
"News You Can Use" <> July 14, 2016 Physicians: As you may have heard, the California Healthcare, Research and Prevention Tobacco Tax Act of 2016 has officially qualified for the November ballot as Proposition 56. Reaching 1 million signatures is a tremendous achievement, but the road to November won't be easy. Big Tobacco has the financial means to lead a tough campaign of its own against us. In the coming weeks and months, I will be asking for your help to prevent a new generation of kids from taking up a deadly, addictive habit. For now though, ... July 14, 2016 Public Health Prop. 56, Tobacco Tax 0 0 Comment Read More »
"News You Can Use" <> June 29, 2016 Physicians: Quite a few changes going into effect this Friday, July 1, including CMS’s Meaningful Use hardship exception deadline, UHC’s Clinical Data Submission Protocol expansion, the end of the vaccination personal belief exemption, your responsibility to work with payors to ensure their physician directories are accurate, and, of course, the requirement that you register for CURES. As always, let us know how we can help, and thank you for your membership! — Paul Hegyi, CEO, SDCMS WHAT TO KNOW … CMS’s Meaningful Use Hardship Exception Deadline Is ... June 30, 2016 CURES, Meaningful Use CURES, IMD, Meaningful Use, Vaccination Exemption 0 0 Comment Read More »