"News You Can Use" <> October 21, 2016 October 21, 2016 CMA, HOD, MACRA AB 72, HOD, MACRA 0 More than 500 physicians from across California convened in Sacramento this past weekend for CMA’s annual House of Delegates (HOD) meeting. The HOD now meets to establish broad policy on current major issues affecting physician members, the association, and the practice of medicine. This year, the major issues discussed were MACRA, maintenance of certification, opioids, physician burnout, ACA changes, and public health. We will share with you the final reports detailing the actions taken by the delegates as soon as they become available. Several SDCMS members were honored as well, including Dr. Ted Mazer, elected president-elect of CMA, Dr. Al Ray, awarded the Gary F. Krieger Speaker’s Recognition Award for distinguishing himself with his contributions to patients, to the profession, to CMA, and to the HOD, Dr. Bob Wailes, who received the Joseph Boyle, MD, Young at Heart Award from CMA’s Young Physician Section (YPS), given to a CMA member for supporting and mentoring California’s young physicians, Dr. Lase Ajayi, inducted as this year’s CMA YPS chair, and Dr. Susan Kaweski, elected vice chair of CALPAC, CMA’s political action committee. Finally, for the first time in CMA’s 160-year history, membership has surpassed 43,000 — your California Medical Association is bigger and stronger that it has ever been! Thank you for your support, and, as always, let me know how we can help by emailing me at President@SDCMS.org. — Mihir Parikh, MD, President, SDCMS WHAT TO KNOW … Dr. Ruth Haskins From Folsom Was Installed as CMA’s 149th President • CLICK HERE The MACRA Final Rule Exempts 1/3 of Medicare Physicians From MIPS • CLICK HERE CMA Has a MACRA Resource Center • CLICK HERE AMA Has MACRA Resources: Transition Podcast Series • Payment Model Evaluator Blue Shield Will Update Its Fee Schedule Effective Dec. 1 • CLICK HERE WHAT TO DO … Take Advantage of Our Newest Member Benefit (SBA Loan Discounts) • CLICK HERE Conduct a HIPAA Risk Assessment of Your Organization • CLICK HERE Take the County’s 15-minute Vector-borne Diseases Survey • CLICK HERE Post Nondiscrimination Notices if You Haven't Already Done So • CLICK HERE Verify Your CHPI Data by November 11 • CLICK HERE Submit Your Nomination for Our “Outstanding Office Manager” Contest • CLICK HERE Encourage Patients to Take Back Their Drugs on Oct. 22 • CLICK HERE Purchase Your Tickets for the Oct. 29 Top Doctors Gala • CLICK HERE Attend This Oct. 29 “Life After Residency” Workshop at UC San Diego • CLICK HERE Sign up for SDCMS’s Nov. 3 Physician Social • CLICK HERE Attend SDCMS’s Dec. 1 Medicare Seminar / Webinar • CLICK HERE WHAT TO READ & WATCH … The Final MACRA Implementation Rule Executive Summary • READ HERE CMA Response to the Final MACRA Implementation Rule • READ HERE CMA FAQ on Controversial New Law to End “Surprise Billing” • ACCESS HERE CMA Webinar on AB 72: How It Works, Who It Impacts, How to Avoid It • WATCH HERE CMA 2016 Legislative Wrap-up • ACCESS HERE An Open Letter to Dr. Zeiderman From Physicians Across California • READ HERE CAHAN San Diego’s Zika Advisory #6 • READ HERE The County of San Diego’s Oct. 19 Influenza Watch • READ HERE Study Finding 80% of Physicians Overextended or at Capacity • READ HERE “I read part of it all the way through.” — Samuel Goldwyn, Film Producer (1879–1974) Comments are closed.