Malcolm Gladwell talks problem solving at Western Health Care Leadership Academy Physicians must be mystery solvers, not puzzle solvers, to successfully deal with the problems of the modern era, said New York Times bestselling author and journalist Malcolm Gladwell in his address to hundreds of physicians at the Western Health Care Leadership Academy on Friday. Gladwell, a keynote speaker at the Hollywood event, spent his keynote illustrating the difference between two conflicting types of problems: mysteries and puzzles — a distinction originally made by national security expert Gregory Treverton. According to the theory, puzzles occur when there is not enough information to ... June 2, 2015 General Western Health Care Leadership Academy 0 0 Comment Read More »
IMQ offers free online course on identifying and reporting child abuse The California Medical Association's Institute for Medical Quality (IMQ) announced that it will offer free training on ways to recognize and report child abuse and neglect. This interactive online course was produced by the Child Abuse Prevention center in Sacramento and designed for physicians who, because of their training or their practice, may not be familiar with indications of child abuse. Nurses, social workers and other health care professionals can also benefit from the training, particularly because they often have more extensive contact with patients or families. IMQ has received ... June 2, 2015 General Institute for Medical Quality, Maternal and Child Health, Reporting Abuse/Violence, Continuing Medical Education 0 0 Comment Read More »
CMA supports bill to eliminate RAC incentives that cause punitive and burdensome auditing The California Medical Association (CMA) has announced its support of a bill introduced in Congress on May 22 that would reform the Medicare Recovery Audit Contractors (RAC) system. It is titled the Fair Medical Audits Act of 2015 and was introduced by North Carolina Congressman George Holding. The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 established the Medicare RAC program to combat fraud and waste in the Medicare system. Initially launched in 2005 as a demonstration project in three states (California, Florida and New York), the Centers for ... June 2, 2015 Medicare Advocacy, Federal Legislation, Medicare, Recovery Audit Program 0 0 Comment Read More »
CMA Capitol Insight: May 26, 2015 CMA Capitol Insight is a biweekly column by veteran journalist Anthony York, reporting on the inner works of the state Legislature. Only time will tell As a bill to require children to receive vaccinations before entering public school moved off the Senate floor, the tactics of the California Chiropractic Association were brought into question through a number of independent journalism reports. The California Medical Association will continue to fight hard for what we believe is good public health policy. And while we understand that there can be honest and open disagreement ... June 2, 2015 General CMA Capitol Insight, State Legislative Advocacy, Anthony York 0 0 Comment Read More »
