Senator Holly Mitchell to keynote 2018 NEPO Summit Physicians for a Healthy California is thrilled to announce that California State Senator Holly Mitchell (D-Los Angeles) is joining the 2018 Network of Ethnic Physician Organizations (NEPO) Summit as keynote speaker. Senator Mitchell is a strong advocate for children, passionate defender of women’s rights and the environment, and fighter for equity and justice. She is also the founder and chair of the Senate Select Committee on Women and Inequality. The 2018 NEPO Summit will be held September 13-15 in Pasadena. This year's theme, Building the Best You: Celebrating the Joy of Medicine, will address issues of physician burnout and provide solutions to create a culture of wellness and physician well-being. The three-day summit is an innovative educational event for physicians, public health professionals, health care advocates and community leaders that offers policy and best practices for reducing health disparities, building diversity in the workforce and increasing cultural competency in clinical care. Other featured topics and speakers include: Sleep medicine for physicians and patients: Raj Dasgupta, M.D. (as seen on The Doctors) Providing care to undocumented immigrants: Lilia Cervantes, M.D. LGBTQ cultural competency: John Madrigal Advancing diversity and inclusion: Christine Santiago Improving diagnosis of dementia: Freddi Segal-Gidan, Ph.D. Medi-Cal funding and Prop 56: Jodi Black, CMA Vice President of Economic Services and Janus Norman, CMA Senior Vice President and Chief Lobbyist. Women physicians in leadership roles: Eleni Linos, M.D., MPH, Dr.PH Mental health disparities: Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola, M.D., MPH Health care in immigration detention centers: Scott Allen, M.D. The California Medical Association/Institute for Medical Quality (CMA/IMQ) designates this live activity for a maximum of 10 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. The California Medical Association/Institute for Medical Quality (CMA/IMQ) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. August 29, 2018 CMA, General Cultural Competency, Physician Leadership 0 0 Comment Read More »
2018 NEPO Summit: Register by Aug. 27 and save $100 Act now to save $100 off registration for the 2018 Network of Ethnic Physician Organizations (NEPO) Summit, to be held September 13-15 in Pasadena. This year's theme, Building the Best You: Celebrating the Joy of Medicine, will address issues of physician burnout and provide solutions to create a culture of wellness and physician well-being. The three-day summit is an innovative educational event for physicians, public health professionals, health care advocates and community leaders that offers policy and best practices for reducing health disparities, building diversity in the workforce and increasing cultural competency in clinical care. Featured topics and speakers include: Sleep medicine for physicians and patients: Raj Dasgupta, M.D. (as seen on The Doctors) Providing care to undocumented immigrants: Lilia Cervantes, M.D. LGBTQ cultural competency: John Madrigal Advancing diversity and inclusion: Christine Santiago Improving diagnosis of dementia: Freddi Segal-Gidan, Ph.D. Medi-Cal funding and Prop 56: Jodi Black, CMA Vice President of Economic Services and Janus Norman, CMA Senior Vice President and Chief Lobbyist. August 16, 2018 General Cultural Competency, Physician Wellness 0 0 Comment Read More »
Learn about end-of-life care through a cultural lens on April 7 Physicians are invited to attend Building Bridges: End-of-Life Care Through a Cultural Lens, a one-day seminar hosted by the Coalition for Compassionate Care of California (CCCC). This event is a unique opportunity to learn about the “culture” of health care while investigating how your own cultural biases and behaviors may influence the care you provide. Participants will learn how to compare and contrast the culture of health care and end-of-life care; discuss the prominent cultural features of your work environment and how they relate to end-of-life care; define cultural competency, cultural humility and cultural dignity in the context of health care; and critique your own cultural biases. This event is scheduled for April 7 from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Nonprofit Innovation Center in Sacramento. The cost for CCCC members is $199; non-member registration is $249. For more information or to register, click here. March 31, 2016 General End of Life Issues, Cultural Competency 0 0 Comment Read More »
Highlights from AMA's 2013 interim meeting More than 1,000 physicians gathered just outside our nation's capital for the American Medical Association (AMA) interim meeting. The delegates debated a large number of resolutions, establishing new policies related to the Affordable Care Act, culturally and linguistically competent care and the Medicare sustainable growth rate. A number of these resolutions were put forward by the California delegation. Below are highlights of some of the resolutions adopted as policy. Medicare Payment Reform: Following robust discussion in various meeting venues, the AMA House of Delegates passed an amended resolution regarding repeal of Medicare’s sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula. In addition to reaffirming relevant AMA policy, the resolution directed the AMA to support a full SGR repeal and to continue its strong advocacy for positive updates and for its pay-for-performance principles and guidelines. AMA was also directed to advocate with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and Congress for alternative payment models to be developed in concert with specialty and state medical societies, including a private contracting option. Payments of Penalties to Physicians for RAC Audits: The delegates adopted a California resolution directing the AMA to advocate for penalties and interest to be imposed on the auditor and payable to the physician when a RAC audit or appeal for a claim has been found in favor of the physician. Culturally, Linguistically Competent Care and Outreach for At-Risk Communities: The delegates adopted as amended a California resolution that asks the AMA to encourage greater cultural and linguistic-competent outreach to ethnic communities including partnerships with ethnic community organizations, health care advocates and respected media outlets. Health Exchange Benefit Designs and Tax Deductibility of Out-of-Pocket Expenses: The delegates reaffirmed existing policy asking the AMA to support efforts to develop benefit designs in the health insurance exchanges that appeal to young and healthy people and support legislation allowing full tax deductibility of all out of pocket health care expenses. Health Insurance Exchange and 90-Day Grace Period: The delegates adopted a resolution directing the AMA to oppose efforts to mandate physician participation in health insurance exchange products; support insurance identification cards that contain contact information for verifying eligibility and coverage; support that authorization of eligibility and coverage will be a guarantee of payment for services rendered; oppose the preemption of state law by federal laws relating to the federal grace period for subsidized health benefit exchange enrollees; and support the suspension of coverage in months two and three of the federal grace period for subsidized health benefit exchange enrollees who fail to pay premiums. Opioid-Associated Overdoses and Deaths: The delegates directed the AMA to develop a set of best practices to inform clinical use of these drugs in managing persistent pain. The policy also calls for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to collect more robust data on unintentional opioid poisonings and deaths to develop appropriate solutions for preventing such occurrences. ICD-10 Implementation: The delegates adopted two policies related to the Oct. 1, 2014 implementation deadline for the ICD-10 code set. One policy calls for continued advocacy to delay or cancel implementation, and another asks the AMA to seek federal funding assistance for physician practices to alleviate the financial burden associated with implementation costs, including upgrades and staff training. Contact: Nick Birtcil, (916) 551-2570 or nbirtcil@cmanet.org. December 3, 2013 General American Medical Association, Cultural Competency, Health Insurance Exchange, ICD-10, Recovery Audit Contractor, SGR, Sustainable Growth Rate, AMA 0 0 Comment Read More »
