Contra Costa Public Health Confirms One Measles Case Some Contra Costa residents and visitors may have been exposed to measles recently after a Contra Costa County resident visited several public venues while contagious. August 23, 2018 General Health, Public Read More »
State Health Advisory for Influenza A (H1N2) Two cases of influenza A (H1N2) variant virus infection have been lab-confirmed in persons who had pig exposure at the California Mid-State Fair in Paso Robles, CA (July 17 to 29, 2018). August 20, 2018 General Health, Public Read More »
UHC Releases Latest Premium Designation Physician Results In late July UnitedHealthcare (UHC) released its latest rankings of physicians within 16 specialty categories on both national and specialty-specific quality and cost-efficiency benchmarks. August 6, 2018 General Care, Managed Read More »
New Medical Board App for Patients The Medical Board of California (MBC) has released a free mobile app that notifies patients about changes to their physician's license status. August 6, 2018 General Board, Licensing, Medical Read More »
CMS Proposes New 2019 Medicare Fees & QPP Rules On July 12, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a plan to combine Medicare paperwork and levels of payment into one form and one flat rate for each office visit with a patient, with the option of filing for an �add-on� payment of $67 for more complex patients. August 6, 2018 General Medicare Read More »
UHC Releases Latest Premium Designation Physician Results In late July UnitedHealthcare (UHC) released its latest rankings of physicians within 16 specialty categories on both national and specialty-specific quality and cost-efficiency benchmarks. August 6, 2018 General Measurement, Quality Read More »
CMS Proposes New 2019 Medicare Fees & QPP Rules On July 12, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a plan to combine Medicare paperwork and levels of payment into one form and one flat rate for each office visit with a patient, with the option of filing for an �add-on� payment of $67 for more complex patients. August 6, 2018 General Reimbursement Read More »
ACCMA Nominating Committee Report The ACCMA Nominating Committee is pleased to announce its nominees to fill positions of ACCMA Officers, ACCMA Councilors, CMA Trustees, and AMA Delegates that are up for election this year. August 6, 2018 Advocacy Misc Read More »
Hospital Mergers Affect Quality of Care A high of 115 hospital or health system mergers occurred in 2017, and a recent study found three key sources of safety risks because of system expansion. August 3, 2018 General Hospitals Read More »
What to Do If Your Medicare Patient Doesn't Have Their New Card The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has finished mailing new cards to Medicare patients in California. August 3, 2018 General Medicare Read More »