NYCU March 5, 2025 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 2025 PHYSICIANS: San Diego County Medical Society (SDCMS), in partnership with the County of San Diego Health & Human Services Agency (HHSA), invite you to attend a Tijuana River Valley Community Survey Results Clinical Town Hall. This virtual event intended for licensed and other essential medical professionals within the San Diego community is being held Wednesday, March 26, 2025 from 6:00 – 7:00 PM. 1 hour of CME credit will be provided. The meeting will review the current situation of transboundary sewage flow and the CDC’s Community Assessment for Public ... March 5, 2025 Artificial Intelligence, Bird Flu, Champions for Health, CMA, CMA Benefits, Environmental Health Issues, Infectious Disease, Influenza, Member Social, Public Health, SDCMS 0 0 Comment Read More »
NYCU November 26, 2024 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2024 PHYSICIANS: As we enter Thanksgiving Week and the official beginning of the Holiday Season, California’s patients and physicians have — for the first time in a while — much to be thankful for and celebrate. The landslide passage of Proposition 35 will help so many Californians have increased access to health care. But even then there will still be too many who need health care who fall between the cracks. That is why the San Diego County Medical Society formed its non–profit, Champions for Health. Champions has provided ... November 26, 2024 Advocacy, Artificial Intelligence, CAHAN Alerts, Champions for Health, CMA, CMA Benefits, COVID-19, COVID-19 Vaccinations, Infectious Disease, Medi-Cal, Proposition 35, Public Health, Regulations, Retired Physicians, SDCMS, Transgender Healthcare 0 0 Comment Read More »
NYCU November 12, 2024 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2024 PHYSICIANS: Last week was Election Day, and while ballots are still being counted, California patients, physicians and other health care workers had a VERY successful day! Proposition 35, the top advocacy priority for both California Medical Association and San Diego County Medical Society, won an overwhelming victory with 67.5 percent of the statewide vote at last count. CMA co–chaired the coalition that put Proposition 35 before the voters in order to provide a dedicated, ongoing source of funding to increase access to health care. The passage of Prop ... November 22, 2024 Advocacy, Artificial Intelligence, CMA, CMA Benefits, Infectious Disease, Medicare, Public Health, SDCMS, Vaccines 0 0 Comment Read More »
NYCU September 17, 2024 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2024 PHYSICIANS: It’s important that you contact your Member of Congress as soon as possible! For the fifth straight year, physicians are facing a Medicare payment cut unless Congress intervenes. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule, which includes yet another 2.8% cut to physician Medicare payments on January 1, 2025. This cut is mostly due to an expiring 2.93% temporary increase that Congress had previously authorized. Failure to stop these cuts threatens seniors access to physicians and ... October 14, 2024 Advocacy, Artificial Intelligence, CAHAN Alerts, Champions for Health, CMA, CMA Benefits, Medi-Cal, Medicare, Physician Workforce, Proposition 35, SDCMS 0 0 Comment Read More »
NYCU September 3, 2024 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2024 PHYSICIANS: In preparation for the upcoming implementation of an electronic POLST registry, California physicians are urged to participate in a POLST Provider Knowledge Survey by September 30, 2024. This survey is being conducted by the Coalition for Compassionate Care of California and the Emergency Medical Services Authority. Physician Orders for Life–Sustaining Treatment, or POLST, is a legally recognized document, similar to the widely used “Do Not Resuscitate” (DNR) orders. The POLST form, used for patients with a serious illness or whose life expectancy is a year or less, ... September 16, 2024 Advocacy, CAHAN Alerts, CMA, CMA Benefits, Controlled Substances, Dementia, Diabetes, Infectious Disease, Medi-Cal, Physician Workforce, Public Health, SDCMS, Transgender Healthcare 0 0 Comment Read More »
NYCU August 20, 2024 TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2024 PHYSICIANS: Prop 35, the November ballot initiative that would secure dedicated funding to keep hospitals, clinics and doctors’ offices open, has launched a new Action Center to activate supporters. Physicians are trusted messengers across regional and partisan lines and are important advocates to ensure California votes Yes on 35 to protect and expand access to health care. Visit the Action Center now to: Share Your Story: In your own words, tell us why you support Prop 35. Post on Social Media: Share with your friends and family why you are voting ... August 28, 2024 Advocacy, CAHAN Alerts, CMA, CMA Benefits, Cyber Security/Attacks, Dementia, Diabetes, Medicare, Proposition 35 0 0 Comment Read More »