NYCU June 6, 2023 TUESDAY, JUNE 6, 2023 PHYSICIANS: I wanted to update you on two policies that the California Medical Association’s Center for Economic Services have been advocating on: Cigna Modifier 25 Policy–Delayed We are pleased to report that Cigna has announced that it will delay implementation and re–evaluate the policy that would require the submission of medical records for all Evaluation and Management (E/M) claims billed with CPT 99212–99215 and modifier 25 when a minor procedure is billed. CMA and others in organized medicine have been urging the payor to again rescind their modifier 25 ... June 9, 2023 CMA, CMA Benefits, COVID-19 Vaccinations, DEA, Infectious Disease, Public Health, Regulations, SDCMS 0 0 Comment Read More »
NYCU April 20, 2021 TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 2021 PHYSICIANS: We’re proud to report that after all the final ballots were counted SDCMS Member Dr. Akilah Weber won her election outright in the primary and she was officially sworn into the California State Assembly yesterday! You can read about her impressive victory HERE. Congratulations to Dr. Weber, who now is just the third physician in the California Legislature. SDCMS is proud to partner with the Ilan Lael Foundation to offer free “Healing the Healers” retreats for frontline healthcare workers who have been caring for COVID patients. “Retreats ... April 29, 2021 CMA, COVID-19, COVID-19 Vaccinations, DEA, Infectious Disease, Prescription Drug Abuse, SDCMS 0 0 Comment Read More »
NYCU February 9, 2021 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2021 PHYSICIANS: The 2021 application cycle for the CalHealthCares Loan Repayment Program closes this Friday. Interested individuals must apply by 11:59pm on February 12, 2021, to be considered for an award. The program — which aims to increase access to care for California's 13 million Medi–Cal patients — awards grants of up to $300,000 in loan repayments to encourage and incentivize physicians to provide care to Medi–Cal beneficiaries. The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has contracted with Physicians for a Healthy California (HC) to administer this program. PHC recently ... February 9, 2021 CMA, COVID-19, COVID-19 Vaccinations, DEA, HOD, Infectious Disease, Medi-Cal, Prop. 56, Public Health, SDCMS 0 0 Comment Read More »
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 Janaury 29, 2019 TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2019 PHYSICIANS: We have an urgent and important warning for all physicians about a SCAM being waged against San Diego County physicians. Scam artists are calling doctors at their offices claiming to be from the DEA and will ask for confirmation of the physician's MD#, DEA# and NPI# which they already possess. They ... January 30, 2019 CMA, CMA Benefits, DEA, E-prescribing, General, Medi-Cal, Member Social, Prescription Drug Abuse, Regulations, SDCMS 0 0 Comment Read More »