"News You Can Use" <> April 24, 2014 CONTENTS: Vendor-agnostic, Free, Members-only Workshop on Financial and Legal Life Skills Executive Director Comment: Two More Examples of Tangible Member Benefits Caveat Signor: Read Very, Very Carefully the Anthem Exchange Addendum Language The San Diego U-T Publishes Article on Our GPCI WIN — Front Page, Above the Fold! SDCMS’s 2014 White Coat Gala on Saturday, June 14, 2014 Labor Unions Announce Opposition to MICRA Lawsuit Initiative Commit to ... April 29, 2014 GPCI, MICRA All Products Clauses, Anthem Exchange Addendum, GPCI, MICRA 0 0 Comment Read More »
Special "News You Can Use" on SGR, GPCI, and ICD-10 Click Here to Read the April 5 U-T San Diego Article Titled: "State Medicare Reimbursements to Rise" Executive Director Comments: After almost a decade of struggle, the GPCI inequity for San Diego County is finally resolved — and this is not, repeat not, an April Fool’s joke. Yesterday evening, the president signed HR 4302 / S 2000, the details of which can be read by clicking here, which does three big things plus a lot of other little stuff that we'll talk about in future NYCUs: kicks the can down ... April 2, 2014 GPCI, ICD-10, SGR GPCI, ICD-10, SGR 0 0 Comment Read More »
Urgent "News You Can Use" <> Please Act Today to Repeal & Replace the SGR! Physicians: Call Your Congressperson and Senators Today to Repeal and Replace the SGR! A bill to permanently repeal Medicare’s fatally flawed Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula is finally before Congress: The SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 (HR 1415 / S 2000). There is significant pushback from non-physician groups, so Congress needs to hear from every San Diego County physician today that this matters and that it must pass! We don't want Congress to kick the can down the road AGAIN! 1) Please Contact All Three of Your Federal ... March 5, 2014 GPCI, Medicare, SGR GPCI, Medicare, SGR 0 0 Comment Read More »
"News You Can Use" <> December 10, 2013 CONTENTS Starting on January 1, Verifying Eligibility for Patients — New and Current — Becomes Mission Critical Want to Know if You Are Listed as a Covered California Provider? Practice Managers / Office Managers: Please Take the 2013 SDCMS Medical Office Salary Survey! CMS Releases Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule — 24% Pay Cut Scheduled for January 1, 2014 Free SDCMS “Preparing to Launch” Workshop for Residents and Young Physicians on February 1 ... December 9, 2013 Covered California, E-prescribing, Meaningful Use, MICRA, Public Health, Trial Lawyers Chickenpox, Covered California, E-prescribing, GPCI, Meaningful Use, MICRA, PQRS 0 0 Comment Read More »
"News You Can Use" <> November 22, 2013 CONTENTS: Are You Interested in Serving on SDCMS’s Board of Directors? Practice Managers / Office Managers: Please Take the 2013 SDCMS Medical Office Salary Survey! “Moneying up” for the MICRA Fight Executive Director Comment on the GPCI Inequity Executive Director Note: The Holidays Are the Best of Times, and the Worst of Times Influenza Update Offered Online Through CMA’s Institute for Medical Quality (IMQ) for CME New Medi-Cal ... November 21, 2013 Covered California, Medi-Cal, MICRA, SDCMS GPCI, Medi-Cal, MICRA, SDCMS Board of Directors 0 0 Comment Read More »
"News You Can Use" — May 7, 2013 CONTENTS: SDCMS Video Update MICRA Fight Stopping Medi-Cal Cuts TRICARE Delays Duals Project Delayed HIPAA Seminar Recording E-Rx Penalties / Incentives H7N9 Update Tuberculin Shortage Anthem to Pay Up GPCI Update TRICARE Delays Palmetto Protest Denied Lawsuit Against EHR Vendor HIPAA Privacy Law Misread ... May 9, 2013 General, Public Health, TRICARE Dual Eligibles, E-prescribing Penalties, GPCI, H7N9, Medi-Cal Cuts, MICRA, TRICARE 0 0 Comment Read More »