Contra Costa Health Services Issues Provider Health Alert Update for COVID-19 Contra Costa Health Services issued a "Provider Health Alert Update" for COVID-19 that supersedes previous guidance. March 11, 2020 General COVID-19, Public Health Read More »
COVID-19 Testing Updates - Alameda County The Alameda County Public Health Department sent out two alerts regarding testing guidance for suspected COVID-19 patients. March 9, 2020 General COVID-19, Public Health Read More »
East Bay Physicians Should Prepare for Widespread COVID-19 East Bay physicians should be advised that local public health official are preparing for COVID-19 to become more widespread in the coming days and weeks. March 4, 2020 General COVID-19, Public Health Read More »
Health Care Workers Test Positive for COVID-19 The Alameda County Public Health Department and Solano Public Health are reporting that two health care workers are presumptive positive for COVID-19. March 2, 2020 General COVID-19, Public Health Read More »
CDC Coronavirus Update CDC releases update about coronavirus. February 10, 2020 General 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 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 Programs 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 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 General 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 Opioids/Substance Use CME, Medical Board of California, medical licensing, pain management Read More »