NYCU December 13, 2022 December 14, 2022 CMA, CMA Benefits, COVID-19, COVID-19 Vaccinations, Infectious Disease, Medicare, Public Health, Regulations, SDCMS 0 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2022 PHYSICIANS: An important event to consider attending if you are a medical provider involved in the treatment of cerebrovascular disorders and stroke is the annual Sun Valley Cerebrovascular Conference 2023 on January 19-21st in Sun Valley, Idaho. This conference is geared towards neurologists, neurosurgeons, primary care providers, emergency physicians, hospitalists, interventional neurologists, interventional neuroradiologists, EMS providers, nurses, stroke coordinators, and allied health professionals associated with stroke care. For more information and/or to register, please CLICK HERE. The County of San Diego Health & Human Services Agency has shared important informed about treating the COVID–19 Omnicron Subvariants: Reports as of November 28, 2022 indicate that the majority of the circulating SARS CoV–2 variants in San Diego County are expected to be resistant to bebtelovimab. All symptomatic patients over the age of 12 years and =40 kg with a positive COVID–19 test of any type should be evaluated for treatment with one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) recommended treatment options. Currently, the primary outpatient treatment options are nirmatrelvir/ritonavir (Paxlovid) and remdesivir (Veklury). Early COVID treatment in multi–generational families, especially families of color, protects grandparents and vulnerable individuals. In addition, please review the CAHAN Alert which is the top item under ‘What to Know …’ below. A final reminder: Earlier this year, California Medical Association (CMA) worked with the Governor and legislature to secure $1.3 billion in the state budget to provide retention bonuses for California’s physicians and other health care providers. The retention bonuses, of up to $1,000, will be available to employees of hospitals, clinics that are 1206(l)s and affiliated with a hospital, or skilled nursing facilities and physicians who provide patient care in those facilities during the eligibility period, which ran from July 30 to October 28, 2022. The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) will be administering the health care worker retention bonus payments. DHCS has created a two–step process to receive a retention bonus. In the first step, qualifying independent/solo physicians will need to register with DHCS. If you are a physician employed by a medical group or other eligible health care facility, your employer is required to apply on your behalf; therefore, you should not register/apply on your own. Contact your employer for more information. The deadline to register is December 21, 2022, but we encourage you to do so as soon as possible to minimize delays. In the second step, the application portal will open on November 29, 2022, and all requests for payment must be submitted by December 30, 2022. DHCS anticipates issuing payments in January 2023. For more details on the process and what information is required, CLICK HERE. Finally, this is the final NYCU before Christmas and New Year’s so on behalf of the San Diego County Medical Society, I wish you and yours Happy Holidays. After such a challenging — and hopeful — year the time we spend with our loved ones and the celebration of Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanzaa and New Year’s Day have particular meaning for so many of us. May we all share together in a healthier and happier year in 2023! As always, let me know if you have any questions! Paul Hegyi, CEO WHAT TO KNOW … CAHAN ALERT Health Advisory: Treatment Options for Current COVID–19 Omicron Subvariants CLICK HERE CDPH Urges Physicians to Prescribe COVID–19 Therapeutics to Mitigate Impact of Winter Respiratory Surge CLICK HERE AMA, Medical Societies Decry Pending Medicare Cuts CLICK HERE A Rural Hospital’s Excruciating Choice: $3.2 Million a Year or Inpatient Care? CLICK HERE How to Avoid Illness as COVID–19 and the Flu Surge CLICK HERE Congress’ Leadership Needed to Stabilize an Overwhelmed Patient Care System CLICK HERE California COVID Hospitalizations Surge 150% in a Month, Echoing Last Year’s Winter Surge CLICK HERE AHA: Average Length of Stay in Hospitals Up 19% CLICK HERE January Deadline Approaches for Signing the State’s First–Ever Data Sharing Agreement CLICK HERE COVID Vaccines Save 3.2 Million US Lives, Researchers Say CLICK HERE Supreme Court Refuses to Block California’s Ban on Flavored Tobacco CLICK HERE WHAT TO DO … DEC 15, 2022: 12–1pm, FREE Webinar for Members, ‘Inequities in Dementia Detection and Cognitive Health Assessments: Primary Care Dementia Screening in Diverse Older Populations’. Hosted by California Medical Association in partnership with the Alzheimer's Association and the UCSF Dementia Care Aware project. Learn about the prevalence and projections of Alzheimer's disease in California; the impact in diverse communities disproportionately affected by the disease and significantly impacted by social determinants of health; how to do screening for dementia in diverse patient populations; and how to help patients optimize physical and cognitive health and support them and their families with resources CLICK HERE JAN 12, 2023: 12:15–1:15pm, FREE Webinar for Members and Non–Members sponsored by California Medical Association, ‘2023 Health Care Transitions for Patients with Medicare and Medi–Cal’. More information to come closer to the event CLICK HERE JAN 17, 2023: 12:15–1:15pm, FREE Webinar for Members, $99 for Non–Members, Free for Member’s staff with promo code, sponsored by California Medical Association, ‘The Future of Telehealth’. During the COVID–19 pandemic, many practices implemented telehealth for the first time. Now, physicians and their patients are starting to think about what happens to telehealth if–and–when the public health emergency comes to an end. Recent developments at the state and federal level are bringing the future into focus CLICK HERE JAN 19, 2023: 12:15–1:15pm, FREE Webinar for Members and their Staff [with Promo Code], $99 for Non–Members, ‘2023 E&M Coding Updates’, sponsored by California Medical Association and presented by Lynn Handy, CPC, CPC–I, COC, CCS–P, LPN. Lynn Handy brings more than 30 years of health care experience in medical office management, insurance billing and coding, and professional nursing. She is an accomplished medical practice consultant and an experienced educator in the areas of insurance billing and coding, physician coding and documentation training, computerized insurance billing and Medicare compliance. Lynn is a certified coding instructor through the AAPC and was a board member for a major project in San Diego to develop and implement a comprehensive hospital coding program. She has also been ICD–10 trained by AHIMA. Lynn speaks at various National Coding, Compliance and Auditing Associations as well as supporting local coding chapter meetings as a frequent speaker CLICK HERE FEB 9, 2023: 12:15–1:15pm, FREE Webinar for Members and their Staff [with Promo Code], $99 for Non–Members, ‘2023 CPT Coding Updates’, sponsored by California Medical Association and presented by Lynn Handy, CPC, CPC–I, COC, CCS–P, LPN. Lynn Handy brings more than 30 years of health care experience in medical office management, insurance billing and coding, and professional nursing. She is an accomplished medical practice consultant and an experienced educator in the areas of insurance billing and coding, physician coding and documentation training, computerized insurance billing and Medicare compliance. Lynn is a certified coding instructor through the AAPC and was a board member for a major project in San Diego to develop and implement a comprehensive hospital coding program. She has also been ICD–10 trained by AHIMA. Lynn speaks at various National Coding, Compliance and Auditing Associations as well as supporting local coding chapter meetings as a frequent speaker CLICK HERE FEB 23-25, 2023: Los Angeles County Medical Association (LACMA) in partnership with ICD Events will be hosting a ‘Healthcare Burnout Symposium’ at the UCLA Luskin Conference Center. They have secured HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra as the morning speaker on day one, and new California Surgeon General Diana Ramos to be the lunchtime speaker CLICK HERE FEB 28, 2023: 12:15–1:15pm, FREE Webinar for Members and their Staff [with Promo Code], $99 for Non–Members, ‘2023 ICD–10 Coding Updates’, sponsored by California Medical Association and presented by Lynn Handy, CPC, CPC–I, COC, CCS–P, LPN. Lynn Handy brings more than 30 years of health care experience in medical office management, insurance billing and coding, and professional nursing. She is an accomplished medical practice consultant and an experienced educator in the areas of insurance billing and coding, physician coding and documentation training, computerized insurance billing and Medicare compliance. Lynn is a certified coding instructor through the AAPC and was a board member for a major project in San Diego to develop and implement a comprehensive hospital coding program. She has also been ICD–10 trained by AHIMA. Lynn speaks at various National Coding, Compliance and Auditing Associations as well as supporting local coding chapter meetings as a frequent speaker CLICK HERE WHAT TO READ, LISTEN & WATCH … CMA in the Courts READ HERE Podcast ‘What the Health?’ Congress Races the Clock LISTEN HERE CMA Webinar: Telehealth Reimbursement and Privacy Laws: COVID–19 Emergency WATCH HERE CMA Webinar: What is Value–Based Care and What Does it Mean for My Practice? WATCH HERE SDCMS Webinar: Physician Financial Wellness (Part 1) WATCH HERE SDCMS Webinar: Physician Financial Wellness (Part 2) WATCH HERE SDCMS Webinar: Best Practice: Documenting Disruptive Patient Behavior WATCH HERE SDCMS Webinar: Understanding Malpractice Risks for NPs, PAs, and Supervising Physicians WATCH HERE SDCMS Webinar: COVID–19 for the Long Haul: Post COVID Recovery and Care WATCH HERE SDCMS Webinar: How to Avoid Being Reported to the Medical Board WATCH HERE SDCMS Webinar: Understanding the Risks: How to Dismiss a Patient from Your Practice WATCH HERE SDCMS Webinar: Physician Wellness WATCH HERE SDCMS Webinar: Biosimilars Overview & Policy Landscape WATCH HERE Alzheimer’s Project Clinical Roundtable Free On–Demand CME Webinar Series on Dementia WATCH HERE Please Consider Supporting Our Advertisers … Thank You! Comments are closed.