NYCU August 29, 2023 TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2023 PHYSICIANS: Congratulations to Dr. David Bazzo, former SDCMS President, on being named by The California Academy of Family Physicians (CAFP) as the 2023 Family Physician of the Year. CAFP presents this prestigious award to an individual who exhibits the finest qualities of family physicians, and who goes above and beyond in service to patients, community, and colleagues. Dr. Bazzo was recently awarded the UCSD Medical Staff Physician Professionalism Award 2023, and recognized in many areas, including: Castle Connolly Top Doctor in 2022, recipient of the San Diego County ... September 7, 2023 Champions for Health, CMA, CMA Benefits, COVID-19, Infectious Disease, Mental Health, Public Health, Regulations, SDCMS 0 0 Comment Read More »
NYCU August 15, 2023 TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 2023 PHYSICIANS: Today the California Medical Association’s grassroots campaign for our sponsored bill, SB 598, to support Prior Authorization Reform, will launch. Here’s the link to the campaign: cmadocs.org/sb598 Your help is needed! This is an urgent priority that affects all California physicians. The bill will be heard in the Assembly Appropriations Committee soon, we want to illustrate the overwhelming support from physicians to reduce the prior authorization burdens. Please note that CMA has won a significant victory in expanding the Federal Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness Program for California ... August 22, 2023 Champions for Health, CMA, CMA Benefits, COVID-19, Infectious Disease, Member Social, Mental Health, Practice Management, Public Health, SDCMS 0 0 Comment Read More »
NYCU August 1, 2023 TUESDAY, AUGUST 1, 2023 PHYSICIANS: The County’s Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) team would like to share the June edition of their quarterly newsletter, which can be found in their Provider Resources section. This quarter’s theme is Harm Reduction and includes information about valuable resources their teams and partners have already been able to get into the community and more that are on the way. Prescribers (i.e., physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, dental practitioners, and pharmacists) will also have the opportunity to provide feedback via a 10–minute survey which will help assess ... August 14, 2023 Champions for Health, CMA, COVID-19, Infectious Disease, Medi-Cal, Practice Management, Public Health, Regulations, SDCMS 0 0 Comment Read More »
NYCU July 5, 2023 WEDNESDAY, JULY 5, 2023 PHYSICIANS: There has been a historic development in Sacramento regarding health care funding and access. The largest Medi–Cal funding increase in state history is set to begin next year. California Medical Association (CMA) President Donaldo Hernandez, MD, explains further: “…the California Legislature passed the health budget trailer bill, which includes the renewal of the state’s Managed Care Organization (MCO) Tax. This important financial mechanism will raise a total of $19.4 billion, with much of it being spent on the state’s health care infrastructure, including the largest Medi–Cal rate increase ... July 18, 2023 Champions for Health, CMA, CMA Benefits, Infectious Disease, Public Health, Regulations, SDCMS 0 0 Comment Read More »
NYCU June 20, 2023 TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 2023 PHYSICIANS: The Annual Meeting of American Medical Association (AMA) concluded in Chicago and as Dr. Kyle P. Edmonds, AMA Delegate from California reported, “The business of the meeting was typically broad and centered around the AMA’s Recovery Plan for Physicians: fighting scope creep, reducing physician burnout, tackling prior authorization, reforming Medicare payment, and supporting telehealth. The delegates broke into a sustained standing ovation at the passage of policy to further amplify the AMA’s efforts to reform our broken Medicare physician payment system and followed that up in ... July 3, 2023 CMA, CMA Benefits, COVID-19, Infectious Disease, Leadership, Physician Workforce, Public Health, Regulations, SDCMS, Top Docs 0 0 Comment Read More »
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 »