CMA to relaunch webinar program; first program on meaningful use scheduled for Jan. 13 December 7, 2015 General Patient Education, Webinars, Meaningful Use 0 Beginning in January, the California Medical Association (CMA) will relaunch its full webinar program, featuring two to three subjects each month. Geared toward both physicians and their staff, the topics will range from everyday practice management—including contracting with payors, claims and reimbursement, and customer service—to timely issues such as MACRA, meaningful use, CMA governance and HIPAA compliance, among many others. The webinars will take place during the lunch hour, from 12 to 1 p.m. Kicking off the new year and start of the 2016 webinar program will be "Patient Engagement vs. Patient Education - What’s the Difference?" This webinar will be presented on Wednesday, January 13 by Jamie Verkamp, a popular breakout speaker from the 2015 Western Health Care Leadership Academy who specializes in practice management education and techniques. This webinar will examine meaningful use stage 2 and how to meet the requirements in measures related to patient engagement. It will also cover how to educate patients in order to keep them informed without burdening them with too much information. Click here for more information or to register. Contact: Juli Reavis, (916) 551-2046 or jreavis@cmanet.org. Comments are closed.