NYCU October 29, 2024 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2024 PHYSICIANS: A week from today is November 5th, Election Day! If you haven’t already, please be sure to vote and urge your family members, co–workers, neighbors, and friends to cast a ballot in support of Proposition 35, the ‘Protect Our Health Care’ ballot initiative. This is one of the most significant health care ballot measures in California’s recent history. Prop 35 dedicates ongoing funding to increase access to care to the nearly 15 million Californians on Medi–Cal, including half of the state’s children. That is why passage of ... October 30, 2024 Advocacy, CMA, Controlled Substances, HOD, ICD-10, Infectious Disease, Medi-Cal, Physician Workforce, Practice Management, Prior Authorization, Public Health, SDCMS, Transgender Healthcare 0 0 Comment Read More »
NYCU October 15, 2024 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2024 PHYSICIANS: Please let me draw your attention to an important and free webinar happening this evening, October 15th, from 6 to 7 pm. The webinar is titled ‘Prop 35 and Medi–Cal Access to Care — What Physicians Need to Know’ and I hope you can join it. The presenters will be Tanya W. Spirtos, President of California Medical Association and Dustin Corcoran, CEO of California Medical Association. On California’s ballot this November, Prop 35 is one of the most significant health care initiatives in our state’s history. Prop 35 ... October 29, 2024 Advocacy, Breast Cancer, CAHAN Alerts, CMA, Cyber Security/Attacks, Dementia, Infectious Disease, Opioids, SDCMS 0 0 Comment Read More »
NYCU October 2, 2024 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2024 PHYSICIANS: I’m pleased to report that California Medical Association is wrapping up another successful legislative session in Sacramento advocating for California’s physicians and patients. The Governor has signed into law several important pieces of legislation strongly supported by CMA. The bills cited below were part of CMA’s ‘Priority Bills Package’ for the legislature. He signed Assembly Bill 977 authored by Assemblymember Freddie Rodriguez, a bill sponsored by CMA to protect health care workers while at work in emergency departments. Previously, assaults against health care workers inside an ... October 14, 2024 Advocacy, Artificial Intelligence, Champions for Health, CMA, COVID-19, COVID-19 Vaccinations, Infectious Disease, Maternal Health, Mental Health, Physician Workforce, Practice Management, Public Health, Regulations, Reproductive Rights, 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 6, 2024 TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 2024 PHYSICIANS: The 4th Edition of Physician Guidelines created by San Diego County Alzheimer’s Project Clinical Roundtable is now available for download at ChampionsforHealth.org/Alzheimers. The website also includes links to the updated free CME training modules on screening, evaluation, care planning and management, and behavioral management of dementia. Providers seeing Medi–Cal only patients may be interested in receiving the Dementia Care Aware one–hour training needed to be eligible for billing. All training and materials are available without charge. PROPOSITION 35 WILL ADDRESS OUR MOST URGENT HEALTH CARE PRIORITIES & HOW ... August 16, 2024 Advocacy, Artificial Intelligence, CMA, COVID-19, Dementia, Infectious Disease, Maternal Health, Public Health, Reproductive Rights, SDCMS, Transgender Healthcare 0 0 Comment Read More »
NYCU July 27, 2024 TUESDAY, JULY 23, 2024 PHYSICIANS: This past month has brought news that two of San Diego’s most important ‘Health Care Heroes’ during the COVID–19 pandemic have retired from public service at the County’s Health & Human Services Agency. We first learned that Dr. Wilma Wooten was retiring at the end of June as San Diego County’s Public Health Officer after 23 years of service, the last 17 as Public Health Officer. During Dr. Wooten’s career, she prioritized the prevention and control of infectious disease, protection from environmental hazards and promoted injury prevention. ... July 30, 2024 CMA, CMA Benefits, Cyber Security/Attacks, Infectious Disease, Leadership, Mental Health, Public Health, SDCMS 0 0 Comment Read More »