California Democratic Party Remains Neutral on Prop. 46 Backers of Proposition 46, the MICRA lawsuit measure, were dealt another severe blow this weekend when, despite their intense lobbying, the Executive Board of the California Democratic Party (CDP) rejected their efforts to gain an endorsement, instead voting to remain neutral. July 15, 2014 Advocacy, MICRA, News, Politics and Medicine Proposition 46, MICRA, Prop 46 0 0 Comment Read More »
Change in Mailing Address for Medi-Cal TAR Submissions Effective for dates of service on or after July 1, 2014, all paper treatment authorization requests (TAR) currently being mailed to the Los Angeles Field Office and the Northern and Southern Pharmacy Sections should be mailed to 820 Stillwater Rd, West Sacramento, CA 95605. July 11, 2014 Medi Cal, Physician Resource Medi-Cal, Medi-Cal TAR, treatment authorization request 0 0 Comment Read More »
DEA Controls Tramadol as a Schedule IV Controlled Substance Effective August 18, 2014, tramadol will be classified as a Schedule IV drug, according to a rule recently published by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). The final rule imposes the regulatory controls and administrative, civil and criminal sanctions applicable to schedule IV controlled substances on persons who handle or propose to handle tramadol. July 9, 2014 News, Physician Resource DEA, Controlled Substances, Schedule IV, tramadol 0 0 Comment Read More »
Anthem, Sutter, UCSF and Brown & Toland Form Bay Area ACOs Focusing on Chronic Care Anthem Blue Cross announced three major Bay Area health care providers, UCSF Medical Group, Brown & Toland Physicians and several medical foundations linked to Sutter Health have agreed to join regional Anthem ACOs that focuses on patients with two or more chronic conditions. July 9, 2014 ACOs, News ACOs, Anthem Blue Cross, Brown & Toland, Accountable Care Organizations 0 0 Comment Read More »
2015 Medicare Fee Schedule Includes Chronic Care Billing Code, Sunshine Act Changes Beginning in 2015, primary care physicians and others could begin billing separately for chronic care management services if the Physician Fee Schedule proposed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is adopted. July 7, 2014 Medicare, News, Payment, Practice Management 2015 Medicare Fee Schedule, PFS, Sunshine Act, chronic care management services, Physician Fee Schedule 0 0 Comment Read More »
