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August 2010 J1 A/B MAC Medicare Advisory now available on the J1 Website.
Providers are encouraged to review the information and to share with their staff.
http://www.palmettogba.com/palmetto/providers.nsf/vMasterDID/87MRBX3556?opendocument
Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease Provider Reference Guide Now Available!
The reference guide includes:
· Guidelines supporting the screening and diagnosis of type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia & hypertension
· Approaches to the clinical management of type 2 diabetes and related cardiovascular complications
· Effective communication techniques
· Health care provider and patient education resources
· Billing and procedure codes
To learn more about the Foundation’s Advancing Practice Excellence in Diabetes Program, please contact Senely Navarrete, MPH, Project Director at snavarrete@thecmafoundation.org
New requirement for California Physicians
Effective June 2010, all physicians practicing in the State of California will be required to notify patients that they are licensed by the Medical Board of California. The notice must include the following information:
NOTICE TO CONSUMERS
Medical doctors are licensed and regulated by the Medical Board of California.
(800)633-2322
www.mbc.ca.gov
Information may be distributed in one of 3 ways:
- Prominently posting a sign in an area conspicuous to patients in at least 48 point Arial type.
- Including the notice in a written statement, signed and dated by the patient or the patient’s representatives and kept in the patient’s file, stating that the patient understands the physician is licensed and regulated by the board.
- Including the notice in a statement on letterhead, discharge instructions, or other document given to the patient or the patient’s representative, where the notice is placed immediately above the signature line for the patient in at least 14 point type.
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