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"News You Can Use" <> March 11, 2016

CONTENTS 2015 Meaningful Use Attestation Deadline Today, March 11 Physicians: Please Join SDCMS and Your Colleagues at Our Next Physician Social on April 26 CDC Factsheet on Penicillin Allergies (PDF) Geographic Practice Cost Index (GPCI) Articles — Your SDCMS at Work! New / Updated FAQs on Public Health Reporting Requirements for the EHR Incentive Programs HHS Issues HIPAA Guidance on Exchange of PHI Without Patient Consent Reminder: CMS ...

"News You Can Use" <> February 24, 2016

CONTENTS Register Today for Our March 10 "Medicare Updates 2016" Seminar / Webinar Your Member Services Quiz Updated Zika Virus Resources 2015 Meaningful Use Attestation Deadline Extended to March 11, 2016 2015 Meaningful Use Hardship Exception Filing Deadline Is March 15, 2016 SDCMS-CMA Meaningful Use Member Benefits CMS Publishes Final Rule on Medicare Overpayments Help CMA Pass the 2016 Cigarette Tax Initiative by Collecting Signatures ...

"News You Can Use" <> February 4, 2016

CONTENTS Register Today for Our March 10 Medicare Updates 2016 Seminar / Webinar Your Member Services Quiz Zika Virus Resources Report Your Patients’ Blood Pressure Readings as Part of Love Your Heart Day on Thursday, February 11 Apply for a Meaningful Use Exception by March 15 Are You Aware of the Meaningful Use Measures Changes? Noridian Posts Updated Medicare Physician Fee Schedule AMA Publishes Guide ...

"News You Can Use" <> January 19, 2016

CONTENTS Are You Aware of the Meaningful Use Measures Changes? Your Member Services Quiz Report Your Patients’ Blood Pressure Readings as Part of Love Your Heart Day on Thursday, February 11 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) Recommendations Free Jan. 23 Workshop to Help Raise Adult Immunization Rates Read the County of San Diego’s Jan. 13 Influenza Watch Congress Authorizes CMS to Grant Blanket Exemptions for Physicians From Meaningful ...

"News You Can Use" <> December 18, 2015

CONTENTS Executive Director Final Message Your Member Services Quiz New POLST Forms Take Effect January 1 Free Workshops to Help Raise Adult Immunization Rates Read the County of San Diego’s Dec. 16 Influenza Watch AMA Update on Federal Legislation Interested in Becoming an AMA Alternate Delegate? Why Verify Your Patients’ Eligibility and Benefits for 2016? United Healthcare to Delay Premium Designation Assessment ...

Special "News You Can Use" <> December 9, 2015

Please, Please, Please, Quadruple Please, Take Five Minutes for SDCMS’s 2015 Physician Workforce & Compensation Survey We need your input — irrespective of mode of practice — to make it accurate. All answers are de-identified, anonymized, and cannot be traced back to individual submitters. CLICK HERE TO TAKE THE SURVEY NOW File by Next Wednesday, December 16, to Avoid Medicare PQRS and Value-based Modifier Penalties! Problems with how CMS has been collecting and analyzing data related to the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) and the value-based payment modifier (VM) may lead to ...