Community Physicians Critical to Next Phase of COVID-19 Vaccination Effort Many people have already taken advantage of the availability of COVID-19 vaccine at large community sites. However, some patients have expressed the desire to wait until their own doctor can provide the vaccine and discuss concerns they have about the vaccine. Surveys have shown that people trust their own doctor to help them to make important decisions about their health. Physicians can now easily enroll as a COVID-19 vaccine provider and offer the vaccination in their own office. Many physicians and their office staff are already promoting COVID-19 vaccination as ... June 28, 2021 COVID19, Public Health Vaccine 0 0 Comment Read More »
New AMA report on physician practice ownership and other practice attributes A recent report by the AMA describes changes in physician employment status and practice size, type, and ownership between 2012 and 2020. The content of the report is based on the AMA’s Physician Practice Benchmark Survey. Although the 2020 data are consistent with earlier trends, the size of the changes since 2018 suggest that the shifts toward larger practices and away from physician-owned (private) practices have accelerated. 2020 was the first year in which less than half (49.1%) of patient care physicians worked in a private practice, a drop ... May 24, 2021 AMA, Physician Workforce Employment Status, Physician Employment, Practice 0 0 Comment Read More »
Success in Vaccinating County Residents and Low COVID-19 Rates Allow New, More Focused Local Order Today, County Health Officer, Dr. Sara Cody, issued a new, more focused local Health Order related to COVID-19. County officials announced that Santa Clara County has made excellent progress in the fight against COVID-19. Case rates have declined to some of their lowest levels at any point in the pandemic, and test positivity rates have hit an all-time low. The county’s vaccination rates are also among the very highest in the nation, as more than 75% of county residents 16 and older have received at least one dose of vaccine. On ... May 18, 2021 COVID19, Public Health COVID-19, Pandemic, Vaccine 0 0 Comment Read More »
Santa Clara County - One million first dose vaccines administered! COVID-19 Updates for Santa Clara County Last week, Santa Clara County reached a significant milestone: one million people who live in Santa Clara County have now received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Thousands of additional vaccine appointments across multiple sites are available this week. All individuals age 16 and older who live, work, or attend school in Santa Clara County are eligible and encouraged to sign up for a vaccination appointment at sccFreeVax.org. New appointments are added on a daily basis based on available supply, and the County Health System is now scheduling first dose appointments up ... April 26, 2021 COVID19, Public Health COVID-19, Vaccine 0 0 Comment Read More »
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 »
