COVID-19 Cases in Santa Clara County Reach 100,000, Nearly One Year After First Case was Confirmed; Vaccination Ramp-Up Continues Despite Limited Supplies As the one-year mark since the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Santa Clara County approaches on Sunday, another unfortunate milestone has been surpassed: yesterday, the case count for the county topped the 100,000 mark. Ongoing vaccination efforts offer hope and are rapidly expanding, even as vaccine supplies remain limited. As of January 28, at least 185,535 doses of vaccine had been administered in Santa Clara County, including 147,838 first doses and 37,697 second doses. “The County and other vaccine providers have made substantial progress in vaccinating our residents age 75 ... January 29, 2021 COVID19, Public Health COVID-19, Santa Clara County Public Health, Vaccine 0 0 Comment Read More »
County of Santa Clara Health System Expands COVID-19 Vaccination to Individuals Age 65 and Older IMPORTANT UPDATE: The County Health System, El Camino Health and Stanford Healthcare are now scheduling vaccination appointments for county residents who are 65 and older. Click here to review eligibility or to schedule an appointment. The State of California has authorized all healthcare systems statewide to vaccinate any persons age 65 and older, in addition to continuing vaccinations for healthcare workers and residents of long-term care facilities. However, due to limited vaccine supply, some healthcare systems in our County are offering vaccination only to people age 75 and older at this time. The County does ... January 28, 2021 COVID19, Public Health COVID-19, Vaccine 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 »
CalHealthCares Physician Loan Repayment Program Inaugural Application Cycle Begins April 1 CalHealthCares is a new loan repayment program that incentivizes physicians to provide care to Medi-Cal beneficiaries by repaying educational debt up to $300,000 in exchange for a five-year service obligation. All awardees will be required to maintain a patient caseload of 30 percent or more Medi-Cal beneficiaries. The inaugural application cycle for CalHealthCares will open on April 1, 2019. The program—which aims to increase access to care for California’s 13 million Medi-Cal patients—was made possible by Proposition 56, which provided a one-time allocation of $220 million for state loan repayment programs. ... April 1, 2019 Physician Workforce, Public Health #PhysiciansLoanRepaymentActProgram, #physicianworkforce, #Proposition56, #publichealth 0 0 Comment Read More »
Opioid Prescription Restrictions at Walmart and CVS Pharmacies In 2018, Walmart (including Sam’s Club) and CVS Caremark implemented dosage and duration corporate policies to restrict opioid prescriptions filled at their pharmacies. Specifically: Walmart restricted initial opioid prescriptions for acute pain to no more than seven days and 50 morphine milligram equivalents (MME) CVS Caremark restricted initial opioid prescriptions for an acute condition to a seven-day supply and 90 MME, although prescribers may request a prior authorization for higher doses up to 200 MME/day Physicians have also reported being asked for extensive medical documentation such as treatment agreements, tried/failed ... November 1, 2018 Public Health 0 0 Comment Read More »
