Mandatory Flu Vaccination or Mask for Health Care Workers The Alameda County Public Health Department issued an alert regarding mandatory flu vaccination or masking of all health care workers. October 4, 2019 General, Hospitals, Public Health, Regulatory Requirements Alameda County, Flu Read More »
ACCMA Launches 2019 Physician Leadership Program Registration is now open for the 2019 Physician Leadership Program, an innovated program developed in 2016 by physician leaders in collaboration with faculty from the UC Berkeley School of Public Health and Haas School of Business. August 8, 2019 General, Misc, Public Health Physician Leadership, Physician Wellness, Public Health Read More »
CalHealthCares Awards $58.6M in Physician Loan Repayment Under a new program created to expand access to care for Medi-Cal patients, Physicians for a Healthy California (PHC) announced a commitment to pay off $58.6 million in student loans for physicians. Awardees include 16 physicians in Alameda County and 6 physicians in Contra Costa County. July 9, 2019 General, Medi-Cal, Medicare, Public Health CalHealthCares, Loan Repayment, MediCal Read More »
Updated Sexual Harassment Prevention Training Requirement Beginning January 1, 2019, California employers with 5 or more employees are required to provide one hour of sexual harassment prevention training to employees, while supervisors and managers must undergo two hours of training. July 9, 2019 Misc, Regulatory Requirements Employee Training, Sexual Harassment Read More »
New Option for Completing Pain Management CME Requirement A new law took effect on January 1, 2019 that updated the mandatory continuing medical education (CME) requirement for pain management. This new law creates an alternative method by which physicians can satisfy the California’s pain management CME requirement. July 2, 2019 Medical Board/Licensing CME, Medical Board of California, medical licensing, pain management Read More »
Increase in Public Naloxone Use in SF Data suggests that in San Francisco, individuals of the public who carry naloxone, the opioid-overdose reversal drug, may be reversing as many overdoses as paramedics, or more. June 13, 2019 Drug Prescribing/Dispensing, Emergency Care/On-Call, General, Public Health Naloxone, Opioids, Public Health Read More »
Measles Case Confirmed in Berkeley The city of Berkeley and Alameda County have released a Joint Health alert regarding a recently confirmed case of measles in a Berkeley adult resident. The infected individual visited a local grocery store, Berkeley Bowl, on May 7. May 20, 2019 General, Hospitals, Public Health Berkeley, Measles Read More »
Anthem Blue Cross Modifiers Recently, Anthem Blue Cross released two articles relating to policy and contractual updates. Anthem has updated their modifier 25 policy and has released a fee schedule notification. May 1, 2019 Billing and Coding, Medicare, Reimbursement Anthem Blue Cross, E/M Services, Reimbursement Read More »
ACCMA and CMA Physicians Show Support for Vaccine Bill in Sacramento ACCMA and CMA physicians spoke to state lawmakers on Wednesday in support of SB 276, a bill that aims to limit, review, and track all medical exemptions, which allow parents to forgo their children's state-required vaccines. April 25, 2019 Health Care Reform, Legislation, Medical-Legal Issues, Public Health, Regulatory Requirements Public Health, Public Policy, Vaccines Read More »
CalHeatlhCares Physician Loan Repayment Program $220 Million Available for Medical Student Loan Repayments, administered by Physicians for a Healthy California (formerly CMA Foundation). Applications open through April 26. April 22, 2019 General, Misc Loan Repyament, Medical School Read More »