A Year in Review: Physician Perspectives on Information Blocking Regulations (AMA Reprint) A Year in Review: Physician Perspectives on Information Blocking Regulations (Reprinted from the American Medical Association-AMA) Over a year has passed since the Information Blocking compliance date (April 5, 2021). Several critical components necessary for physicians to fully comply with the regulations are still missing. These include a final set of regulations from The US Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) and HHS policies on provider Actor disincentives. Yet, all Actors subject to HHS’ Information Blocking regulations (i.e., providers, EHR vendors, and health information ... April 27, 2022 General information blocking 0 0 Comment Read More »
Outstanding Awards Nominations Due April 21, 2022 Have you submitted your nomination yet for this year's SBCMS Outstanding Awards? Nominate yourself or a colleague to receive one of these prestigious awards which will be presented at the SBCMS Annual Installation of Officers on June 22. DEADLINE TO SUBMIT YOUR NOMINATION: APRIL 21 AT 11:59PM PT (CLICK HERE FOR NOMINATION FORM) We look forward to celebrating our shining stars! Thank you for helping us pay tribute to exceptional individuals whose contributions to medicine and the community have changed all of our lives for the better. Questions? Please email Debbie at debbie@sbcms.org. April 8, 2022 Awards, General SBCMS Outstanding Awards 0 0 Comment Read More »
Deadline to Submit Vaccine Administration Claims is April 5, 2022 Submit Your Vaccine Administration Claims for Reimbursement by the April 5, 2022 Deadline The COVID-19 Coverage Assistance Fund which reimburses for the claims for testing, treatment and vaccine administration is running out and the deadline to submit for vaccine administration claims is quickly approaching. Claims will be accepted through April 5, 2022, at 11:59 pm via the COVID-19 CAF portal. Claims submitted to the portal after the April 5, 2022, deadline will not be adjudicated. The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) notes that claims submitted by the deadline will be ... March 31, 2022 General CAF Portal, COVID-19 vaccine administration claims 0 0 Comment Read More »
2022-2023 SBCMS Board of Directors & CMA District II San Bernardino Delegation Nomination Slate TO: SBCMS BOARD OF DIRECTORS FROM: CHRIS TSAI, MD, CHAIRPERSON, NOMINATING COMMITTEE RE: NOMINATING COMMITTEE REPORT and DRAFT SLATE OF OFFICER AND DELGATION MEMBERS FOR 2022-23 DATE: JANUARY 19, 2022 / UPDATED MARCH 10, 2022 The Nominating Committee held a Zoom meeting on January 19, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. Members in attendance were Christopher Tsai, MD (Chair); Kristy Roloff, DO; Javier Sánchez, MD; Tarek Moqattash, MD; William Jih, MD; Rahul Nayyar, ... March 21, 2022 General 2022-2023 SBCMS Nomination Slate 0 0 Comment Read More »
Monoclonal Antibody Treatment Center (Riverside County) As many of you have experienced, there is a shortage of oral antiviral medications to treat SARS-COV-2 in our regional. The Riverside County Monoclonal Antibody Treatment Center in Moreno Valley is administering IV infusions of Sotrovimab for high risk patients in both Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. Both self-referrals and physician referrals are accepted and appointments will be scheduled the same day or the following day. PATIENTS MUST MEET THREE OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA: Positive SARS-CoV-2 test result Post Exposure Prophylaxis to people exposed to a SARS-CoV-2 infected individual or who are at high risk of ... March 7, 2022 General MAB, monoclonal antibody treatment center 0 0 Comment Read More »
PHO Message: Covid-19 Therapeutics Treatments Message from Michael A. Sequeira, M.D., Health Officer, County of San Bernardino Department of Public Health February 11, 2022 San Bernardino County COVID-19 Provider, Thank you for your partnership as we continue to provide COVID-19 therapeutic treatments to our San Bernardino County communities. The COVID-19 therapeutics sotrovimab, evusheld, paxlovid and molnupiravir continue to be allocated to providers and pharmacies throughout San Bernardino County although these treatments remain in limited supply. As a result, we understand there may be a need for providers to refer patients to other facilities for immediate treatment. Additionally, patients may ... February 11, 2022 General COVID-19 therapeutic treatments, SBCDPH 0 0 Comment Read More »
PHO Message - Physician Guidance in Death Certificate Completion Message from Michael A. Sequeira, M.D., Health Officer, County of San Bernardino Department of Public Health January 25, 2022 To All Hospital and Medical Staff: As we are in the midst of the peak of the most recent (Omicron) Covid surge, we have found our hospitalizations, ICU capacity and deaths rising to higher levels. Mortuaries and funeral homes are currently nearing or reaching maximum capacity in receiving decedents. In efforts to help alleviate the negative impact on mortuaries and funeral home, it is crucial that all medical staff complete death certificate data in ... February 10, 2022 General County of San Bernardino Dept. of Public Health, Electronic Death Registration System (EDRS), SBCDPH 0 0 Comment Read More »
$39 Million Awarded to Expand CA GME thru PHC CalMedForce Physicians for a Healthy California (PHC) announced more than $39 million in CalMedForce awards across the state to support medical training and residency programs and help grow the physician workforce. The fourth round of CalMedForce funding, generated by the voter-approved Proposition 56 tobacco tax of 2016 and administered by PHC, supports 214 residency positions in 114 graduate medical education (GME) programs at hospitals and clinics, with an emphasis on those serving medically underserved groups and communities. This cycle marks the largest applicant pool to date, with 125 applications requesting over ... January 21, 2022 General CalMedForce, Loma Linda University Health Education Consortium 0 0 Comment Read More »
CDC Health Advisory: Using Therapeutics to Prevent & Treat COVID-19 OFFICIAL CDC HEALTH ADVISORY Distributed via the CDC Health Alert Network Friday, December 31, 2021, 5:00 PM ET CDCHAN-00461 Using Therapeutics to Prevent and Treat COVID-19 Summary The SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant has quickly become the dominant variant of concern in the United States and is present in all 50 states. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that eligible individuals should get all vaccines and booster shots as the best preventive measure available against severe disease, hospitalizations, and death due to COVID-19. Therapeutics are also available for preventing and treating ... January 4, 2022 General CDC Health Advisory 0 0 Comment Read More »
CMA/AMA Successful in Getting Congress to STOP Physician Medicare Cuts U.S. Senate votes to stop nearly all of the Medicare payment cuts facing physicians for 2022 CMA has some good news to share on the federal front: Tonight the U.S. Senate voted to stop nearly all of the Medicare payment cuts physicians were facing on January 1, 2022. Earlier this week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the legislation which included provisions to increase the debt ceiling – a must-pass bill for Congress and the nation. President Biden is expected to sign the bill before the debt ceiling deadline of ... December 11, 2021 General, Medicare Medicare Payment Cuts 0 0 Comment Read More »
