"News You Can Use" <> June 29, 2016 June 30, 2016 CURES, Meaningful Use CURES, IMD, Meaningful Use, Vaccination Exemption 0 Physicians: Quite a few changes going into effect this Friday, July 1, including CMS’s Meaningful Use hardship exception deadline, UHC’s Clinical Data Submission Protocol expansion, the end of the vaccination personal belief exemption, your responsibility to work with payors to ensure their physician directories are accurate, and, of course, the requirement that you register for CURES. As always, let us know how we can help, and thank you for your membership! — Paul Hegyi, CEO, SDCMS WHAT TO KNOW … CMS’s Meaningful Use Hardship Exception Deadline Is July 1 UHC’s Clinical Data Submission Protocol Expanded Beginning July 1 Personal Belief Exemption Removed From Vaccine Requirement July 1 There Has Been a Recent Increase in IMD in Southern California California Will Spend $100 Million to Support / Expand Primary Care GME Medi-Cal Will Reimburse Physicians for Advanced Care Planning New Medi-Cal Provider Enrollment Portal Delayed Until September UHC Will Exit Covered CA at the End of 2016 DHCS Has Begun Recouping Retroactive Medi-Cal Radiology Cuts CMA Bill Requiring Responsible Beverage Service Training Heads to Senate Bill That Would Have Denied Physicians Right to Due Process Rejected CMA Stopped Unfair Payor Advantage When Negotiating Contracts These Materials Can Help Inform Patients About Cancer Reporting WHAT TO DO … Contact Champions for Health to Receive Maximum Incentive Funds Register for CURES by July 1 Ensure Your Payor Physician Directory Information Is Accurate Now! Sign up to Stay Up-to-Date on MACRA-related Changes Attend This July 27 Heart Attack and Stroke Free Zone Summit Attend SDCMS’s August 5 Physician Social Attend This August 24 Physician Wellness Workshop Subscribe to SDCMS’s YouTube Channel Follow SDCMS on Twitter Receive a 15–25% Discount on Avis and Hertz Car Rentals WHAT TO READ / WATCH … CMA’s June 21 Capitol Insight: Budget and Election Watch CMA’s Tip Sheet on Medicare Quality Reporting Programs CMA’s On-Demand “MACRA and the Quality Payment Program” Webinar Report on San Diego County’s Physician Workforce and Compensation SDCMS President Dr. Mihir Parikh’s June 14 Video Update TDC’s “How Do Pharmaceutical Costs Impact Physicians?” Video “The way the inevitable came to pass was effort.” — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., American Jurist (1841–1935) Comments are closed.