Important Information for NORCAL Mutual Policyholders This message impacts NORCAL Mutual policyholders with a policy in effect as of February 18, 2020, including any successor policy to a policy in effect on this date.* Act Now! First deadline is April 21, 2021 NORCAL Group and ProAssurance Corporation (NYSE: PRA) have announced the signing of an agreement to combine the companies, which will convert NORCAL from a mutual insurance company to a stockholder company. In conjunction with the pending agreement, all NORCAL Mutual members (policyholders) should have received a “Notice of Proposed Transaction” packet containing full details regarding the stock conversion ... April 15, 2021 General NORCAL, Policyholder 0 0 Comment Read More »
City of San Jose Office of Retirement Services Seeking Proposals from Board Certified Physicians for Disability Medical Evaluations The Boards of Administration for the City of San José Federated City Employees’ Retirement System and Police & Fire Department Retirement Plan (“Boards”) are seeking proposals from qualified medical evaluation services firm/individuals or Board certified physicians who specialize in disability medical evaluations. The Office of Retirement Services (“ORS”) in coordination with the Boards processes approximately 80 disability application-related transactions each year and requires the services of an established disability medical evaluation services firm/individual or physician(s) with a desired expertise in Occupational Medicine who will: 1) provide medical expertise in assisting ... March 25, 2021 General Disability, Medical Evaluation 0 0 Comment Read More »
Public Comment on Draft Research Plan: Screening for Autism Spectrum Disorder in Young Children The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force posted today a draft research plan on screening for autism spectrum disorder in young children. The draft research plan is available for review and public comment from February 25, 2021 through March 24, 2021. To review the draft research plan and submit comments, go here. Any visitor to the Task Force Web site can comment on any of the listed USPSTF draft documents. However, readers should note that the USPSTF writes these documents for researchers, primary care doctors, and other health care providers, using medical ... February 25, 2021 General, Patient Care Autism, Screening 0 0 Comment Read More »
SCCMA Welcomes New Deputy Director, Erin Henke The Santa Clara County Medical Association (SCCMA) is pleased to welcome Deputy Director, Erin Henke. With over 20 years of experience working in health care, Erin has a strong and impressive background having previously worked for the American Medical Association, San Francisco Marin Medical Society, and most recently with the California Medical Association’s physician wellness program. In addition, she worked at Hospice by the Bay, the Coalition for Compassionate Care of California as POLST Program Director, and VSP Vision Care. As a member of SCCMA’s executive leadership, Erin will ... January 28, 2021 General Leadership, SCCMA, Staff 0 0 Comment Read More »
75 years of age and older now eligible for COVID-19 vaccination Vaccines Now Available for Santa Clara County Residents 75 Years and Older SCCFREEVAC.ORG Beginning January 13, 2021, the Santa Clara County Health and Hospital System will be offering COVID-19 vaccinations to Santa Clara County residents who are 75 years of age or older. Any local resident in this age group who is not a regular patient of Kaiser, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, or Stanford Healthcare can now schedule an appointment through one of Santa Clara Valley Medical Center’s (SCVMC’s) vaccination clinic sites by visiting www.sccfreevax.org and clicking on the “schedule a ... January 13, 2021 COVID19, General, Healthcare, Patient Care, Public Health covid19, vaccine 0 0 Comment Read More »
