Public Health Confirms First Case of 2019 Novel Coronavirus in Los Angeles County January 27, 2020 The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed the first case of 2019 novel coronavirus ... Read More
LA County Monitoring Novel Coronavirus as CDC Conducts Screenings at LAX January 22, 2020 LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) is cooperating with the Centers for ... Read More
Act Now! Proposed Federal Rule Will Dramatically Reduce CA’s Medi-Cal Funding January 20, 2020 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a proposed rule— Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulation (CMS-2393-P)—that will significantly reduce ... Read More
Physicians Targeted by New Phone Scam January 15, 2020 The California Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) has issued a warning about a new fraud scheme aimed at licensees ... Read More
Elevated Influenza Activity: Influenza B/Victoria and A(H1N1)pdm09 Viruses are the Predominant Viruses January 15, 2020 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reminds clinicians that influenza B viruses can cause severe illness in people ... Read More
LACMA Executive Committee Retreat, Manifest MedEX HIE, Food Pharmacies, and Save the Dates. January 13, 2020 ... Read More
Happy New Year! LACMA Executive Committee, CMA Resolutions Deadline and CMA Year in Review. January 6, 2020 ... Read More
Medicare transitions to MBI Jan. 1 January 6, 2020 Physicians are reminded that the transition period to the new Medicare Beneficiary Identification (MBI) numbers ended on December 31, 2019. Beginning ... Read More
Update on Lung Illnesses and Deaths Associated with Vaping in LA County January 6, 2020 The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) continues to warn residents about the use of vaping ... Read More
CMS implements new rebuttal process for Medicare providers who have been deactivated December 19, 2019 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has developed a new rebuttal process for providers whose Medicare enrollments ... Read More
Measles Exposure Advisory: A confirmed case of measles traveled through LAX December 18, 2019 Measles Exposure Advisory: A confirmed case of measles traveled through LAX ... Read More
Monday Rx: Surprise Billing, EHR, Cyber Crooks, and LACMA Holiday Closure. December 16, 2019 Surprise Billing Remains on Center Stage Protect patients from surprise bills. With Congress adjourning for the year in just two weeks, ... Read More