NYCU October 20, 2020 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2020 PHYSICIANS: The SDCMS Board of Directors recently received a presentation from Dr. Susan Little of UCSD about various Phase III COVID trials they are coordinating locally. We'd like to help recruit participants, particularly in groups disproportionately impacted by this disease (African Americans, Latinos, Asian/Pacific Islanders and Native Americans/Alaska ... October 20, 2020 COVID-19, DEA, Infectious Disease, Influenza, Leadership, Public Health, SDCMS 0 0 Comment Read More »
NYCU October 6, 2020 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2020 PHYSICIANS: Champions for Health, the non profit arm of the San Diego County Medical Society, is once again conducting its Free Flu Shot Clinics. As you know all too well, flu shots are more important than ever this year. I'm encouraged to say that the response from the public ... October 20, 2020 COVID-19, Infectious Disease, Influenza, Public Health, SDCMS 0 0 Comment Read More »
NYCU September 8, 2020 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2020 PHYSICIANS: The California Medical Association and SDCMS are urging all physicians to contact Gov. Newsom and tell him to veto dangerous legislation, AB 890 — the Nurse Practitioner Scope bill, and protect patient safety. This bill would undermine physician–led care and could create a lower tier of care ... September 8, 2020 CMA, COVID-19, Infectious Disease, Influenza, Public Health, Scope of Practice, SDCMS 0 0 Comment Read More »
NYCU February 18, 2020 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2020 PHYSICIANS: I'm happy to share that after much work and effort by the California Medical Association, Noridian, the California Medicare contractor, has recently advised that it will begin reprocessing claims impacted by errors in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Geographic Practice Cost Indices (GPCIs) file. ... February 24, 2020 CMA, CMA Benefits, General, Infectious Disease, Influenza, new, Public Health, Regulations 0 0 Comment Read More »
NYCU January 21, 2020 TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2020 PHYSICIANS: We just received an urgent message from the California Medical Association that CMS has issued a proposed rule that will significantly reduce our state's Medicaid funding, exacerbate provider shortages and undermine patient access to medical care. We need as many physicians as possible to submit UNIQUE comments. Immediate action ... January 22, 2020 Budget, CMA, CMA Benefits, Influenza, new, Physician Workforce, Prop. 56, Public Health, SDCMS 0 0 Comment Read More »
NYCU April 10, 2019 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2019 PHYSICIANS: The California Medical Association is seeking applicants for a new Diversity and Inclusion Technical Advisory Committee (TAC). This committee is charged with assisting the CMA Board in ... April 20, 2019 CMA, CMA Benefits, General, Infectious Disease, Influenza, Leadership, Member Social, Public Health 0 0 Comment Read More »