Apply for the Medical Justice in Advocacy Fellowship Using an anti-racist, equity-centered learning framework, the Medical Justice in Advocacy Fellowship provides a mentoring and training platform that equips participants with the foundational skills, tools, and knowledge to engage in institutional and political health advocacy. The fellowship empowers and mobilizes physicians to be part of the next generation of advocacy leaders, driving meaningful policy and structural changes that produce equity and justice in the communities they serve. This Medical Justice in Advocacy Fellowship is a collaboration between the American Medical Association’s Center for Health Equity and Morehouse School of Medicine’s Satcher ... February 15, 2022 Advocacy, Public Health Advocacy, AMA, Fellowship, Medical Justice, SHLI 0 0 Comment Read More »
Join the Second Cohort of Health Equity-Rooted Physicians Committed to Closing the Detrimental Health Gap Using an anti-racist, equity-centered learning framework, the Medical Justice in Advocacy Fellowship provides a mentoring and training platform that equips participants with the foundational skills, tools, and knowledge to engage in institutional and political health advocacy. The fellowship empowers and mobilizes physicians to be part of the next generation of advocacy leaders, driving meaningful policy and structural changes that produce equity and justice in the communities they serve. This Medical Justice in Advocacy Fellowship is a collaboration between the American Medical Association’s Center for Health Equity and Morehouse School of Medicine’s Satcher ... February 15, 2022 Advocacy, Public Health Advocacy, AMA, Fellowship, Medical Justice, SHLI 0 0 Comment Read More »
Order of the Health Officer of the County of Santa Clara Requiring Certain Healthcare Facilities Within The County to Provide COVID-19 Diagnostic Testing DATE OF ORDER: January 31, 2022 Please read this Order carefully. Violation of or failure to comply with this Order is a misdemeanor punishable by fine, imprisonment, or both. (California Health and Safety Code § 120295, et seq.; California Penal Code §§ 69, 148(a)(1); Santa Clara County Ordinance Code § A1-28.) Violation of this Order is also actionable under Santa Clara County Urgency Ordinance No. NS-9.291, which establishes a civil enforcement program and authorizes administrative fines for violations of Health Officer Orders and other laws related to the COVID-19 pandemic. UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF ... February 8, 2022 COVID19, General COVID-19, Health Order, Santa Clara County, SCC 0 0 Comment Read More »
Payor Contracting 101 for Private Practice Physicians Practicing physicians encounter a wide variety of contracts for payment for their services. The American Medical Association (AMA) has published a payor contracting toolkit, which provides an overview of payors and outlines common insurance products and reimbursement structures. The health care landscape is changing rapidly, driven by payment reform, regulatory changes, technology and consumer demands, among other factors. For physicians considering private practice and for those who are already working independently, the AMA provides resources to contribute to the success of this model of care. Current state of private practice Learn more about the current ... February 4, 2022 AMA CME, Physician Practice, Private Practice 0 0 Comment Read More »
Growing Numbers of Californians Are Having Problems Paying Medical Bills — and Half Say They Have Skipped or Postponed Health Care in the Last Year Due to Cost The rising cost of health care continues to be one of California’s most urgent issues, with one in four Californians saying they have struggled to pay at least one medical bill in the past 12 months — up from 20% last year — and 49% saying they have postponed care due to cost, according to a newly released statewide survey conducted by the California Health Care Foundation and NORC at the University of Chicago. Of those who postponed care, the survey finds, 47% report their health condition worsened as a result, ... January 28, 2022 Healthcare, Insurance, Medi-Cal California, Health Care, Medical 0 0 Comment Read More »
