"News You Can Use" <> May 18, 2016 May 18, 2016 SDCMS HIPAA, White Coat Gala 0 CONTENTS Please Join Your Physician Colleagues and Honored Guests at Our 2016 SDCMS / Champions for Health White Coat Gala Free “HIPAA Compliance: Key Risks All Physicians Should Know” Webinar on Thursday, June 30, at 11:30am Limited Availability of Long-acting Bicillin (May 10 CAHAN Alert) California’s End-of-Life Option Act Becomes Effective June 9, 2016 National Advice Line for Providers “With New Medicare Benefit, Doctors Look Beyond ‘Death Panels’” On May 31, Noridian Will Begin Deactivations for Failure to Revalidate HHS Takes First Step to Implement Legislation Modernizing How Medicare Pays Physicians for Quality HHS Begins Phase 2 of HIPAA Audit Program Health Care Costs 101: ACA Spurs Modest Growth Ensure You Receive Maximum Incentive Funds DHCS Begins Recouping Retroactive Medi-Cal Radiology Cuts State's High Court Upholds MICRA's Longstanding Definition of Professional Negligence Read CMA’s May 10 Capitol Insight With Anthony York: Budget Battles Begin All CMA-sponsored Bills Survive Key Committee Deadline La Costa Canyon High School Looking for MDs and DOs to Conduct Sports Physicals on June 6, 4:00pm–6:30pm Physicians: Help Spread the Message of Health by Making a Brief Presentation in Your Community Champions for Health Project Access Volunteer Physicians Needed May 2016 CMA Practice Resources (CPR) New POLST Toolkits Available in English and Spanish Free IMQ Online Training Course on Child Abuse and Neglect (1.25 CME) ABOVE THE FOLD Please Join Your Physician Colleagues and Honored Guests at Our 2016 SDCMS / Champions for Health White Coat Gala: 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 Free “HIPAA Compliance: Key Risks All Physicians Should Know” Webinar on Thursday, June 30, at 11:30am: Click Here to Register TOP MEDICAL Limited Availability of Long-acting Bicillin (May 10 CAHAN Alert): Click Here California’s End-of-Life Option Act Becomes Effective June 9, 2016: Click here to download CMA’s ON-CALL FAQ document #3459, “The California End of Life Option Act.” National Advice Line for Providers: The Clinical Consultation Center is open Monday–Friday, 7am–3pm, and is managed by UCSF physicians certified in primary care and addiction treatment. Physicians are encouraged to call for confidential clinical advice on patients with substance use disorders: (855) 300-3595 “With New Medicare Benefit, Doctors Look Beyond ‘Death Panels’”: Click Here TOP FEDERAL On May 31, Noridian Will Begin Deactivations for Failure to Revalidate: Click Here HHS Takes First Step to Implement Legislation Modernizing How Medicare Pays Physicians for Quality: HHS will accept comments until June 27. Click here for details. As well, CMS will host an event on May 24 to help physicians get ready for changes that are coming. The event, held in Baltimore from 10am to 3:45pm EST, will be simulcast via YouTube. To join the live stream event, click here on the morning of May 24, and click here on the afternoon of May 24. HHS Begins Phase 2 of HIPAA Audit Program: Over the next several months, the HHS Office for Civil Rights will notify selected covered entities to request documentation for a desk audit. Click Here Health Care Costs 101 — ACA Spurs Modest Growth: Click Here Ensure You Receive Maximum Incentive Funds: Champions for Health 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 DHCS Begins Recouping Retroactive Medi-Cal Radiology Cuts: Click Here State's High Court Upholds MICRA's Longstanding Definition of Professional Negligence: Click Here Read CMA’s May 10 Capitol Insight With Anthony York — Budget Battles Begin: Click Here All CMA-sponsored Bills Survive Key Committee Deadline: AB 2121: Responsible Beverage Service Training; AB 2209: Prohibiting Secret Treatment Plans; SB 867: Emergency Medical Services; SB 1177: Physician and Surgeon Health and Wellness Program. Click Here for Details TOP LOCAL La Costa Canyon High School Looking for MDs and DOs to Conduct Sports Physicals on June 6, 4:00pm–6:30pm: Contact Jake Waldron, ATC, CAFS, head athletic trainer, La Costa Canyon High School, at (760) 436-6136, ext. 6034, or at (815) 514-0723. Physicians: 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@championsFH.org at Champions for Health. Champions for Health Project Access Volunteer Physicians Needed for the Following Specialties: endocrinology, ENT or head and neck, general surgery, GI, gynecology, neurology, ophthalmology, orthopedics, pulmonology, rheumatology, and urology. For more information, contact Andrew Gonzalez at (858) 300-2787 or at Andrew.Gonzalez@ChampionsFH.org, or visit www.ChampionsforHealth.org. TOP MEMBER BENEFITS & PRACTICE MANAGEMENT May 2016 CMA Practice Resources (CPR): Noridian Replaces Eligibility and Claim Status Web Portal: Click Here New 2016 Drug Testing Codes Impacting Payor Payment Policies: Click Here Physicians: Get Ready for New Provider Directory Accuracy Law: Click Here Reminder: Deadline to Register for CURES Is July 1, 2016: Click Here The Coding Corner: Coding to Support an Injection Procedure With a Same-day E/M Service: Click Here New POLST Toolkits Available in English and Spanish: Click Here Free IMQ Online Training Course on Child Abuse and Neglect (1.25 CME): Click Here TOP “Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.” — Will Rogers, American Cowboy, Vaudeville Performer, Humorist, Newspaper Columnist, Social Commentator, and Stage and Motion Picture Actor (1879–1935) Comments are closed.