How to Deal With 'Problem' Patients at Your Healthcare Practice August 14, 2018 Effectively care for angry, flaky, and other "problem" patients to increase satisfaction and boost patient retention. All doctors will encounter ... Read More
2018 Los Angeles State of Reform Health Policy Conference August 13, 2018 Overview Now in our third year in Los Angeles, and our fourth year in Southern California, the 2018 Los Angeles ... Read More
Best Practices: Review Your Monthly Capitation Reports August 10, 2018 Participation in capitated reimbursement contracts (financial arrangements where physicians are paid a fixed amount for each patient assigned to ... Read More
Los Angeles County Health Agency Launches Center for Health Equity Action Plan August 9, 2018 Yesterday, Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas along with the Los Angeles County Health Agency and community partners announced the release of ... Read More
Monday Rx | August 6, 2018 | A Membership Thank you and a Physician's Nightmare August 8, 2018 A Physician's Nightmare Each week I share what's new for members. This week, I begin with some sobering news: how ... Read More
SB 1156 Takes California Back to the Bad Old Days August 6, 2018 Article was originally published on CMADocs.org Not long ago, health insurance companies limited access to insurance and quality health care ... Read More
Monday Rx | July 30th, 2018 | Where Do You Find Value? August 3, 2018 The Value of Your Membership I get asked all the time, "What is the value of today's LACMA membership?" We ... Read More
Payor Updates August 3, 2018 MEDICARE: For prroviders who participated in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) in 2017, the MIPS final score and ... Read More
Los Angeles County Appoints New Health Officer August 1, 2018 This article originally appeared on the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health website On Monday, July 30th, Muntu Davis, ... Read More
Federal Opioid Package Receives Bipartisan Support in the U.S. House July 30, 2018 On June 22, the U.S. House of Representatives passed HR 6, the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery ... Read More
AMA Urges Regulators to Block Aetna/CVS Merger July 27, 2018 The American Medical Association (AMA) has urged regulators to block the proposed acquisition of health insurer Aetna by retail ... Read More
Optimizing Care for Women of Reproductive Age with One Key Question® July 26, 2018 The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health recommends that health care providers routinely screen for pregnancy desire in ... Read More