"News You Can Use" <> June 10, 2014 June 11, 2014 Member Social Physician Compensation, Top Docs, White Coat Gala 0 CONTENTS Member Physicians: Would You LIke Specialty-specific Compensation Data? Is Your Specialty Represented in the 2014 “Physicians of Exceptional Excellence” Voting? SDCMS’s 2014 White Coat Gala Is This Saturday, June 14 Medi-Cal to Delay Payments for Two Weeks in June East County Physician Networking Opportunity & Mixer on July 10 Beginning June 1, Physicians Can Register to Review Their Sunshine Act Data New Medicare Rules Authorize Multi-hospital Systems to Establish System-wide Medical Staffs CMS Proposes Revised Meaningful Use Timeline CMA-sponsored Bill Requiring Sugary Drink Bottles to Display Warning Passes Senate Floor Bill Requiring Physicians Be Paid for Telephone Patient Management Passes Assembly Floor Bill to Ban So-called All-payor Clauses Passes Assembly Floor HHS Requiring DHCS to Modify Primary Care Payment Methodology June 30 Deadline Looms for Physicians Who Want to Opt out of Anthem Blue Cross Individual / Exchange Network CMA Files Amicus Brief in Industry Challenge to State Rescission Rules Case CMA Urges United to Delay Implementation of Premium Designation Program for a Minimum of Six Months Court Limits Application of the Nominal Damages Provision Under the Confidentiality of Medical Information Act Division of Workers’ Comp Seeking Public Comment on Opioids Treatment and Proposed Rules for Medical Provider Networks CMA’s Legislative Hot List — June 3, 2014, Update Please Tell Us Your Stories That Demonstrate Medi-Cal Network Inadequacy and Hindered Access to Continuous, Quality Care Watch SDCMS's May 1 Seminar “Cal Mediconnect: What You Need To Know” Attend a Sunday, July 13 Production of "Ether Dome" at the La Jolla Playhouse Ask Your SDCMS Physician Advocate, Marisol Gonzalez Do You Have the New or the Old Form of Disability Coverage? Follow SDCMS’ Twitter Feed and Get a Treasure Trove of Healthcare News Delivered Daily to Your Smartphone Is Your Office Manager / Practice Administrator Using SDCMS’ Online Forum? Covered California Resources for SDCMS-CMA Members ABOVE THE FOLD SDCMS Member Physicians: If you would like to receive specialty-specific compensation data from our 2013 Physician Workforce and Compensation Survey, email me at Gehring@SDCMS.org. Is Your Specialty Represented in the 2014 “Physicians of Exceptional Excellence” Voting? These Specialties, With 10–20 In-specialty Voters, Will Most Likely Be Underrepresented: Cardiovascular Disease Neurology Pain Medicine Pathology Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Pulmonary Disease Sports Medicine These Specialties, With Fewer Than 10 In-specialty Voters, Will Most Likely Have No Selectees: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Colon and Rectal Surgery Endocrinology Hematology Hospice and Palliative Medicine Infectious Disease Nephrology Plastic Surgery Radiation Oncology Rheumatology Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery Urology Vascular Surgery The Deadline to Vote Is Midnight on June 20 To Vote if You Are an SDCMS Member: If we have your email address, your 2014 ballot invitation to vote for this year’s “Physicians of Exceptional Excellence” was emailed to you with instructions and your password. If we do not have your email, we mailed you your ballot. If you have any questions, contact James Beaubeaux at James.Beaubeaux@SDCMS.org, at (619) 851-1235, or click here. To Vote if You Are a Nonmember: Click Here SDCMS’s 2014 White Coat Gala Is This Saturday, June 14 at the Hyatt La Jolla at Aventine from 6:00pm to 11:00pm: Tickets still available — email JOhmstede@SDCMS.org for details! Medi-Cal to Delay Payments for Two Weeks in June: Click Here for Details East County Physician Networking Opportunity & Mixer on July 10, 5:00pm–8:00pm: Complimentary hors d’oeuvres and drinks will be served! Near Grossmont Hospital. To RSVP, email your name and telephone number to Jen at JOhmstede@SDCMS.org or click here to RSVP online. Questions? Call Jen at (858) 300-2781. FEDERAL Beginning June 1, Physicians Can Register to Review (and Potentially Dispute) Their Sunshine Act Data Reported by Manufacturers of Drugs and Medical Devices: Click Here for Details New Medicare Rules Authorize Multi-hospital Systems to Establish System-wide Medical Staffs: Click Here for Details CMS Proposes Revised Meaningful Use Timeline: Click Here for Details STATE CMA-sponsored SB 1000 — Which Would Require All Sugary Drink Bottles, Cans, Vending Machines, Dispensers, and Restaurateurs to Display a Warning — Has Passed the Senate Floor: Facing significant opposition from the beverage industry, this was a huge win, but the battle continues. AB 1771, Seeking to Require Health Insurance Companies Licensed in California to Pay Contracted Physicians for Telephone Patient Management, Has Passed the Assembly Floor 76–1 AB 2400, Which Would Ban So-called All-payor Clauses That Require Physicians to Take Every Product if They Sign up for One Insurance Product From a Given Health Plan, Has Passed the Assembly Floor 55–8 CMA Scores Big Victory: HHS Requiring DHCS to Modify Primary Care Payment Methodology: As a direct result of CMA’s advocacy, the U.S. DHHS is requiring the California DHCS to change its payment methodology to ensure that California physicians get the full benefit of the ACA primary care increase. Click Here for Details June 30 Deadline Looms for Physicians Who Want to Opt out of Anthem Blue Cross Individual / Exchange Network: Click Here for Details CMA Files Amicus Brief in Industry Challenge to State Rescission Rules Case: Click Here for Details CMA Urges United to Delay Implementation of Premium Designation Program for a Minimum of Six Months to Allow Time for the Insurer to Address Serious Deficiencies: Click Here for Details Court Limits Application of the Nominal Damages Provision Under the Confidentiality of Medical Information Act: Click Here for Details Division of Workers’ Comp Seeking Public Comment on Opioids Treatment and Proposed Rules for Medical Provider Networks (MPNs): Click Here for Details CMA’s Legislative Hot List — June 3, 2014, Update: Click Here Please Tell Us Your Stories That Demonstrate Medi-Cal Network Inadequacy and Hindered Access to Continuous, Quality Care: Click Here to Tell Your Story Click Here to Watch SDCMS's May 1 Seminar “Cal Mediconnect: What You Need To Know”: Contact SDCMS for login assistance at (858) 565-8888 or at Membership@SDCMS.org. LOCAL SDCMS Physicians (Including Retired Physicians), Family, and Friends Are Invited to Attend a Sunday, July 13 Production of "Ether Dome" at the La Jolla Playhouse: Included is a mixer at 5:30pm at the new Jame's Place, where light appetizers of sliders, fish tacos, and sushi will be served, as well as one drink ticket toward a glass of wine or beer. The play will began at 7:00pm following the mixer. $45 per person. Click here and enter the promo code SDCMSF to order tickets. Promo code extended to June 15 — order your tickets today! BENEFITS / PRACTICE MANAGEMENT Ask Your SDCMS Physician Advocate, Marisol Gonzalez: Member Question: My physician’s license is about to expire. He has asked me to gather all of his CME paperwork as part of the renewal process. Will he need to submit this paperwork to the Medical Board when he gets his license renewed? Answer: When going through the process of medical license renewal, it is only necessary to sign the self-certification statement on the renewal application form, and return it with the renewal payment. CME documentation does not need to be sent with a license renewal unless the physician is being audited for CME completion. For further assistance, please contact Marisol at (858) 300-2783 or at MGonzalez@SDCMS.org. Do You Have the New or the Old Form of Disability Coverage? The new covers your overhead expenses and pays you a personal income benefit if you are too sick or too hurt to work. The rates are increasing after August 31. Until then, women get up to a 43% discount on their premiums, and men get one 10% discount. Arrange for your SDCMS complimentary review of coverage through Wealth Legacy Group by calling R. J. Kelly at (619) 972-4488. Follow SDCMS’ Twitter Feed and Get a Treasure Trove of Healthcare News Delivered Daily to Your Smartphone: Click Here Is Your Office Manager / Practice Administrator Using SDCMS’ Online Forum? Click Here to Join COVERED CALIFORNIA Covered California Resources for SDCMS-CMA Members: Email Membership@SDCMS.org to access a matrix to help answer questions like “Am I contracted to see Covered California patients?” “Which health plans are participating in Covered California?” “How do I check my participation status with these plans?” In-office Education for Staff Provided by the SDCMS Foundation: Email Victor.Bloomberg@SDCMS.org CMA's Surviving Covered California: Tip Sheet #4 CMA’s Got You Covered: A Physician’s Guide to Covered California, the State’s Health Benefit Exchange CMA's "Surviving the Third Month of Covered California" Tip Sheet CMA's Frequently Asked Patient Questions About Covered California CMA's Health Insurance Exchange Resources Webpage for Physicians CMA's "Understanding the Grace Period for Subsidized Exchange Enrollees" Covered California Consumer Materials for Your Office Waiting Room: Call (858) 300-2789 “The best servants of the people, like the best valets, must whisper unpleasant truths in the master’s ear. It is the court fool, not the foolish courtier, whom the king can least afford to lose.” — Walter Lippmann, American Writer, Reporter, and Political Commentator (1889–1974) Comments are closed.