CMA elects new chair and vice chair of its board of trustees On Sunday, December 7, 2014, the California Medical Association (CMA) Board of Trustees elected David H. Aizuss, M.D., as the new chair and Robert E. Wailes, M.D., as vice chair. Dr. Aizuss is a board certified ophthalmologist practicing in Los Angeles. Through the David H. Aizuss, M.D., Medical Corporation, and the Ophthalmology Associates of the Valley Medical Surgical Group, a partnership of medical corporations, Dr. Aizuss focuses exclusively on direct patient care. He also serves as an assistant clinical professor of Ophthalmology at the UCLA Geffen School of Medicine. Dr. Aizuss ... December 16, 2014 CMA House of Delegates, Physician Leadership, Board of Trustees 0 0 Comment Read More »
CMA passes five tobacco-related resolutions The California Medical Association (CMA) has been a tireless advocate for stronger restrictions on the tobacco industry for decades. This weekend, the CMA House of Delegates (HOD) continued that tradition, adopting five antismoking resolutions. The resolutions address increasing the legal age for tobacco sales, the use of electronic cigarettes and a tobacco-free military. Resolution 104-14 asks CMA to support the removal of the tobacco control pre-emption from the California Penal Code so that local governments would have the ability to increase the legal age of tobacco sales to 21. Resolutions 101-14, ... December 9, 2014 General Public Health, Tobacco, House of Delegates 0 0 Comment Read More »
CMA president sets sights on tort reform, burdensome regulations and membership growth The new president of the California Medical Association (CMA), Luther Cobb, M.D., spoke to the 500-member House of Delegates (HOD) in San Diego on Saturday saying that CMA must use the political capital it has ‘banked’ by recently defeating the trial lawyers’ Proposition 46 to further reshape the future of medical liability. “Now that the trial attorneys have so amply demonstrated the wrong way to do it, CMA can chart a course for meaningful and durable reform, that is fair to those truly injured by medical mishaps, while protecting the ... December 9, 2014 General House of Delegates, CMA Governance 0 0 Comment Read More »
Highlights from AMA's 2014 interim meeting The nation’s physicians gathered at the 2014 American Medical Association (AMA) interim meeting in Dallas, Texas, this past week. The delegates debated a large number of resolutions, establishing new policies related to the worldwide Ebola epidemic, expanded network access for the Affordable Care Act and electronic health records. A number of these resolutions were put forward by the California delegation. Below are highlights of some of the resolutions adopted as policy. Ebola: Resolution 925 put forth by the California delegation was incorporated into AMA policy that calls on AMA to ... November 17, 2014 General AMA, House of Delegates, American Medical Association 0 0 Comment Read More »
Online testimony for 2014 House of Delegates opens Friday at 5 p.m. The California Medical Association's (CMA) 2014 House of Delegates (HOD) will convene in San Diego, December 5-7. The HOD is CMA's legislative body, which establishes the policies that govern the association. At this year's meeting, physicians from across the state will debate and set policy on important health care issues. During the three-day meeting, more than 500 delegates will address nearly 100 resolutions on key issues that affect the practice of medicine. CMA invites all members to visit its online forum starting this Friday, November 7, at 5 p.m., to discuss ... November 6, 2014 General House of Delegates, CMA Policy 0 0 Comment Read More »
House of Delegates Highlights House of Delegates acts on hospital care The California Medical Association (CMA) House of Delegates has voted to take action on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) "outpatient patient observation" status, finding it to be a practice that places undue financial burden on patients, complicates the practice of medicine and often results in physicians receiving reduced payments for services provided. ​Resolution 211-13, which received strong support on the floor of the House, was submitted as an emergency resolution and asked that CMA request that CMS eliminate its "outpatient patient ... October 14, 2013 General Advocacy, California Political Action Committee, CALPAC, Electronic Health Record, Health Information Technology, MICRA, Professional Liability, EHR, House of Delegates, Insurance/Reimbursement 0 0 Comment Read More »
Get involved: Submit a resolution to the 2013 House of Delegates The most effective way an individual member can influence CMA's policies and activities is to submit resolutions to the House of Delegates, the association's legislative body. The delegates meet annually to debate and act on resolutions and reports dealing with myriad medical practice, public health, and CMA governance issues. This year's annual meeting is October 11-13 at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim, and the deadline to submit resolutions is August 12. Any CMA member may author a resolution, but a delegate, alternate delegate, component medical society, or specialty delegation must ... July 19, 2013 General House of Delegates, CMA Governance, CMA Policy 0 0 Comment Read More »
Highlights from AMA's 2013 House of Delegates The California delegation to the American Medical Association’s (AMA) House of Delegates presented a number of important resolutions at the AMA annual meeting in Chicago. The following are summaries of some of the California resolutions that the AMA House of Delegates adopted as policy. 1. Health Risks of Sitting (Res. 413): The delegates adopted a resolution that asks AMA to recognize that there are potential risks of prolonged sitting and encourage efforts by employers, employees and others to make available alternatives such as standing work stations and isometric balls, and ... June 27, 2013 General AMA, American Medical Association, House of Delegates 0 0 Comment Read More »
