RCMA 2023 Year in Review Thank you for your membership and support which enables us to continue supporting the practices of Riverside County. Together we will continue representing the best interests of Riverside County physicians and the patients you serve. January 24, 2024 News, Physician Wellness, Physicians for a Healthy California, Practice Management, RCMA, RCMA/CMA, Resources, Riverside County Community 2023 Year in Review, RCMA, Riverside County, Riverside County Medical Association, Riverside County Physicians, Year in Review 0 0 Comment Read More »
Is It Safe to Send That Text? The Patient Safety and Liability Risks Associated withText Messaging. Texting in a healthcare environment has risks and benefits. In the following article, Mary-Lynn Ryan, Senior Risk Management Consultant with ProAssurance shares ways to avoid risk when using text technology in your practice. November 14, 2023 Health Information Technology (HIT), Physician Wellness, Practice Management, RCMA, Resources, Risk Management , Riverside County Community Physicians, ProAssurance, RCMA, RCMA Docs, Risk Management, Texting Safety 0 0 Comment Read More »
Medi-Cal Redetermination Process As of March 31st, your Medi-Cal patients are required to complete a re-enrollment packet. The redeterminations are based on the beneficiaries’ next annual renewal date. Make sure your patients are aware of these changes so they do not lose their medical coverage. May 8, 2023 Medi-Cal, News, Practice Management, RCMA, Resources, Riverside County Community #Medi-CalRedetermination, Med-CalRe-enrollment, Medi-CalEligibility, RCMA 0 0 Comment Read More »
New DEA Training Requirements Effective June 27, 2023 Physicians are reminded that effective June 27, 2023, prescribers applying for a new U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) registration or renewing their DEA registration must attest to having met the new training requirements for DEA-registered prescribers of controlled substances. May 8, 2023 News, RCMA, Resources, Riverside County Community #RiversideCountyPhysicians, CME, DEARequirements, Physicians, RCMA, RiversideCountyMedicalAssociation 0 0 Comment Read More »
2022 RCMA Year in Review Thank you for your membership and support which enables us to continue supporting the practices of Riverside County. Together we will continue representing the best interests of Riverside County physicians and the patients you serve. January 18, 2023 Community, News, Physician Wellness, Physicians for a Healthy California, Practice Management, RCMA, RCMA/CMA, Resources, Riverside County Community Physicians in Riverside, RCMA, Riverside County Medical Association, Year in Review 0 0 Comment Read More »
Physicians React to Congress' Plan to Cut Medicare Payments by 2.5% in 2023 Medicare physicians will face a 2.5% payment cut in 2023, under the year-end omnibus legislation unveiled this week by Congress. A vote is expected by Friday to avoid a government shutdown. December 22, 2022 California Legislation, Federal Legislation, Legislation, Medicare, Practice Management, RCMA, RCMA/CMA, Resources, Riverside County Community medicare, medicare cuts 2023, RCMA Medicare Update, riverside county medical association 0 0 Comment Read More »
COVID-19 Healthcare Worker Retention Bonus Payments The state of California has developed 2 programs aimed at stabilizing and retaining our state's health care workforce. One program targets Hospital and Skilled Nursing Facility Workers and the other targets Qualified Health Clinic Workers. Physicians may be eligible for these programs and RCMA encourages all physicians to review the requirements and consider applying to to receive a payment. November 18, 2022 Community, Coronavirus, Financial, News, Physician Wellness, Physicians for a Healthy California, Press Release, RCMA, Resources, Riverside County Community covid19, healthcare worker bonus, retention bonus, retention payments, riverside county medical association, riverside county physicians 0 0 Comment Read More »
Information Blocking: Deadline for Sharing All EHI is October 6th. As of October 6th, the information blocking definition of EHI now includes ALL electronic protected health information in the designated record set to including any item, collection, or grouping of information that includes protected health information and is maintained, collected, used, or disseminated by or for a covered entity. Efforts were made by AMA and AHA to postpone the implementation however, the requests were denied by ONC. October 6, 2022 AMA, Health Information Technology (HIT), News, Practice Management, RCMA, Resources, Riverside County Community ehi, infoblocking, informationblocking, informationblockingfaq, informationblockingrule, rcma 0 0 Comment Read More »
RCMA UCR Medical Student Mentoring Program Join our Physician Mentoring Program at the University of California, Riverside School of Medicine. October 1, 2019 Community, Events, Medical Students, RCMA/CMA, Riverside County Community Medical Students, Mentoring, physician mentoring, Physician mentors, UCR School of Medicine 0 0 Comment Read More »
RCMA Launches New Medical Resident & Early-Career Physician Loan Repayment Scholarship Program The Riverside County Medical Association (RCMA) is pleased to announce the launch of a new Medical Resident & Early-Career Physician Loan Repayment Scholarship Program. This program is organized under the Riverside County Physicians Memorial Foundation (RCPMF) and is designed to help physicians repay student loans as a result of their medical training. The goal of this Loan Repayment Scholarship Program is to encourage early career physicians to return to practice in Riverside County. March 15, 2019 Community, Press Release, RCMA/CMA, Riverside County Community Early-Career Physician, New, Residents, Loan Repayment Scholarship Program 0 0 Comment Read More »