San Diego County Medical Society

Historic agreement to modernize MICRA has been reached. Read more here.

CMA is sponsoring SB 250 (Pan) to comprehensively reform the prior authorization process in California and is supporting federal legislation, HR 3173 authored by Rep. Ami Bera, M.D., and others to standardize and streamline prior authorization processes. San Diego Physicians can help CMA explain to lawmakers how prior authorization policies are harmful by sharing their unique experiences here: https://www.cmadocs.org/survey/testcd/CMA_PRIORAUTH/cd/-1

Happy #NationalDoctorsDay2022 to San Diego County's physicians who have worked so hard and sacrificed so much during the past two years. Thank you for serving your community and always putting patients first!

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is recommending COVID-19 boosters for those 65 years or older, as well as anyone over 18 that lives in a long-term care setting, has underlying medical conditions or lives in a high-risk setting. And as we enter the holiday season, now is the time to remind your eligible patients to get their #COVID19 booster shot. Please also consider becoming a community-based vaccination site through #CalVaxGrant. Funded by the Californi...a Department of Public Health (CDPH) and administered by Physicians for a Healthy California (PHC), the program reimburses qualified organizations up to $11,000 per vaccination site, up to five sites. Learn more and apply today: CalVaxGrant.org. Applicants can direct questions to PHC representatives at 916-551-2565.

SDCMS' 13th Annual Outstanding Medical Office Manager Contest is now accepting nominations. SDCMS wants to recognize San Diego County's most outstanding medical office manager / practice administrator, i.e., someone who goes above and beyond his or her job description, who anticipates problems before they arise, who works efficiently with the practice's time and resources, and who strikes the right balance between exercising control and boosting morale when supervising staf...f. SDCMS Member physicians can nominate their office managers by explaining in writing (up to 600 words) why their office manager is the BEST in San Diego County. Nominations will be accepted through Friday, December 31st, 2021. The winner will receive a $200 gift card and recognition as San Diego County’s Outstanding Medical Office Manager for 2021! Contest results will also be published in the February 2022 issue of San Diego Physician magazine. Please email your nominations to [email protected]. Remember, only submissions from physician members will be considered.

It might be hard to say the word Happy in front of National Doctors Day after the most difficult year the physician community has faced in 100 years. Instead, we say Thank you on National Doctors Day for your work and sacrifices. #sandiegophysicians #sdcms #CMADocs

Latest #coronavirus updates: * Looking for physician volunteers! Sign up: https://www.cmadocs.org/covid-19 * New #COVID19 FAQ for #CMADocs: ... https://www.cmadocs.org/covid-19/faq * CMS #telehealth toolkits & info on what CMA is doing to facilitate telehealth (reg updates) https://www.cmadocs.org///CMS-releases-telehealth-toolkits

Champions for Health in partnership with the County of San Diego Health & Human Services Epidemiology and Immunization Services program and United Healthcare will be providing free flu shot clinics starting Sunday. Check out the article in the San Diego Union Tribune. https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com//free-flu-shot-clinic

Did you know, through the Food RX program we are working with 2-1-1 San Diego, San Diego Food Bank, San Diego Hunger Coalition and San Diego County Medical Soci...ety to combat food insecurity in San Diego's kids? Our pediatricians screen at physical exams in order to identify children who are considered food insecure, and help them gain access to nutritious food.

SDCMS Immediate Past President James H. Schultz pens an Op-Ed in the San Diego Union-Tribune calling for an end to harassment of public health officers and for San Diegans to wear masks. https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com//stop-harassing-healt

SB 483 is sponsored by the California Medical Association. We cannot continue to subject public health officers to the unfair, uninformed, personal attacks we ...have seen across the state in recent months. The nearly 50,000 members of the California Medical Association want to thank Dr. Pan for stepping up to protect the people who are working to protect public health. This bill is an important step to support our local health officials, who are providing the courage and leadership California needs to continue to navigate our current health crisis, said California Medical Association President Peter N. Bretan, M.D. See more

SDCMS Challenges San Diego Board of Supervisors to Defend Dr. Wooten: "We are extremely disappointed by the failure of the Members of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors to stand up against the personal abuse, attempted intimidation and doxing of our County Public Health Officer, Dr. Wilma Wooten." https://bit.ly/2BB2Gka

COVID19 impacts have led to serious budget shortfalls across the nation. Research from @PacificResearch shows that policy proposals to increase uptake of lower-cost #biosimilars could save the California health care system up to $511 million annually. https://bit.ly/2zIqAcS

I know this is a difficult time for everyone, but we should separate the science from the panic & the fear, & trust in science. SDCMS'

The San Diego County Medical Society expressed strong support for public health officers today, calling the harassment and threats being made against several of them "untenable." Seven county health officials have resigned since mid-April.

San Diego Physicians and office staff, please take the CMA survey and let us know how COVID-19 is affecting your practice. This will help us advocate on your behalf.

A special message from CA physician leaders: We are asking all physicians to answer the call to provide your time, energy and skill to help California help our patients! Please fill out our Google form now: https://www.cmadocs.org/covid-19

Latest #coronavirus updates: * Looking for physician volunteers! Sign up: https://www.cmadocs.org/covid-19 * New #COVID19 FAQ for #CMADocs: ... https://www.cmadocs.org/covid-19/faq * CMS #telehealth toolkits & info on what CMA is doing to facilitate telehealth (reg updates) https://www.cmadocs.org///CMS-releases-telehealth-toolkits

Find CMA's most recent news on COVID-19 here.

If the service is one that would otherwise have been provided in-person but is now being provided via #telehealth, the plans should reimburse for that service a...s if it were provided in person. The letter also says that plans must reimburse a service provided telephonically at the same rate as services provided via video. See more

SDCMS past President, Dr. David Bazzo answers questions on COVID-19 with NBC 7 San Diego yesterday.