CMS Announces Relief in Response to COVID-19 CMS Announces Relief for Clinicians, Providers, Hospitals and Facilities Participating in Quality Reporting Programs in Response to COVID-19. March 25, 2020 General, Public Health, Regulatory Requirements CMS, COVID-19, Public Health Read More »
Bay Area Jurisdictions Joint Press Release Seven Bay Area jurisdictions, including Alameda, Contra Costa, and the City of Berkeley, issued a joint press release on March 24 with new reporting requirements for laboratories that test for COVID-19. March 25, 2020 General, Public Health, Regulatory Requirements COVID-19, News, Public Health Read More »
CDC Coronavirus Update CDC releases update about coronavirus. February 10, 2020 Hospitals, Public Health, Regulatory Requirements CDC, Coronavirus, Public Health Read More »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Free Webinar on CURES 2.0 Compliance Effective October 2, physicians will be required to consult the CURES database, California's prescription drug monitoring program, before prescribing Schedule II, III, or IV controlled substances. July 6, 2018 Regulatory Requirements Regulatory, Requirements Read More »
CDPH Revises Guidelines on Parkinson's Reporting Requirements The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has revised its guidelines on what cases of Parkinson's disease must be reported tohttps://hie.cdph.ca.govby physicians beginning July 1, in response to concerns from the California Medical Association (CMA) and others. June 27, 2018 Regulatory Requirements Regulatory, Requirements Read More »
Rating QPP Performance Measures A recent study published in theNew England Journal of Medicinefound that about one-third of the MIPS/QPP performance measures for ambulatory general internal medicine used by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) were not valid for evaluating the benefits and harms of a medical intervention. May 7, 2018 Regulatory Requirements Regulatory, Requirements Read More »