"News You Can Use" <> April 28, 2016 April 28, 2016 Public Health White Coat Gala 0 CONTENTS Please Join Your Physician Colleagues and Honored Guests at Our 2016 SDCMS White Coat Gala April 19 CAHAN Alert — Multistate Outbreak of Infections Caused by Elizabethkingia anophelis April 12 CAHAN Alert — Mumps in Colleges and Universities (Update) National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Is This Saturday, April 30 National Advice Line for Providers Open Payments (aka, Sunshine Act) Review and Dispute Period Closes May 15 CMS Announces New Primary Care Payment and Healthcare Delivery Model Ensure You Receive Maximum Incentive Funds Reminder: Deadline to Register for CURES Is July 1 Anthem Reports Widespread Claims Payment Errors in March Help Spread the Message of Health by Making a Brief Presentation in Your Community Will Your Practice Be Ready to Comply With the Requirements Under New Provider Directory Accuracy Law? CMA Practice Resources (CPR) for April New POLST Toolkits Available in English and Spanish Free IMQ Online Training Course on Child Abuse and Neglect ABOVE THE FOLD Please Join Your Physician Colleagues and Honored Guests at Our 2016 SDCMS and Champions for Health — formerly the SDCMS Foundation — White Coat Gala: An Evening to Celebrate 146 Years of Healing: On Saturday, June 4, 6pm–10:30pm at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla at Aventine, we will welcome Dr. Mihir Parikh as SDCMS president for 2016–17 and thank Dr. William Tseng for his service as immediate past president. Hope to see you there! Click Here to RSVP TOP MEDICAL April 19 CAHAN Alert — Multistate Outbreak of Infections Caused by Elizabethkingia anophelis: Click Here April 12 CAHAN Alert — Mumps in Colleges and Universities (Update): 13 mumps cases have been reported to date at USD, and mumps outbreaks continue at schools across the United States. Click Here National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Is This Saturday, April 30: Click Here to Download a Flyer for Your Office National Advice Line for Providers: The Clinical Consultation Center is open Monday–Friday, 7am–3pm, and is managed by the UCSF physicians that do the HIV advice line. The San Diego Prescription Drug Abuse Medical Task Force tested out the system with a case presentation. The physicians answering the phone are certified in primary care and addiction treatment and encourage any provider to call for confidential clinical advice on patients with substance use disorders. Call (855) 300-3595. TOP FEDERAL Open Payments (aka, Sunshine Act) Review and Dispute Period Closes May 15: Click Here CMS Announces New Primary Care Payment and Healthcare Delivery Model: Click Here Ensure You Receive Maximum Incentive Funds: Champions for Health (formerly the SDCMS Foundation) can assist primary care and specialty care physicians with new reporting to ensure you receive maximum incentive funds. Those physicians registered for Medi-Cal (30% of practice) are eligible to receive FREE technical assistance, with very low-cost technical assistance available for Medicare providers. SDCMS members qualify for a 40% discount. For further information, email Barbara.Mandel@SDCMS.org or call (858) 300-2779. TOP STATE Reminder: Deadline to Register for CURES Is July 1: Click Here Anthem Reports Widespread Claims Payment Errors in March: Click Here TOP LOCAL Help Spread the Message of Health by Making a Brief Presentation in Your Community: Educate children, adults, seniors, and employees on how to improve their lives and take charge of their health through the Live Well San Diego Speakers Bureau. Email Andrew.Gonzalez@SDCMS.org at Champions for Health (formerly the SDCMS Foundation) to say YES, you will volunteer just one or two times a year, quarterly, or however your schedule allows. TOP MEMBER BENEFITS / PRACTICE MANAGEMENT Will Your Practice Be Ready to Comply With the Requirements Under New Provider Directory Accuracy Law? Click Here CMA Practice Resources (CPR) for April: Health Plan Group Pilots Program to Improve Physician Directories: Click Here United Healthcare to Post Patient Satisfaction Ratings in Provider Directory: Click Here Last Chance to Appeal Payments Under ACA Primary Care Physician Rate Increase: Click Here CMA Publishes Guide, Hosts Webinar to Help Physicians Prepare for Payor Contract Renegotiation: Click Here CMA and AMA Urge DOI to Oppose Anthem and Cigna Merger: Click Here Reminder: Practices Should Be Wary of Virtual Credit Card Fees: Click Here 2016 Leadership Academy Announces Dynamic New Education Tracks: Click Here The Physicians Foundation Invites Physicians to Participate In Fourth Annual Survey: Click Here The Coding Corner: The Importance of Documenting Medical Necessity: Click Here New POLST Toolkits Available in English and Spanish: Click Here Free IMQ Online Training Course on Child Abuse and Neglect: Approved for 1.25 CME credits, and designed for physicians who may not be familiar with indications of child abuse. 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