SSV Medical Society News - 2017 - Volume 6 - Issue 12 - December Dear Colleagues: Please join us at the SSVMS & Alliance Annual Installation and Awards Dinner on Thursday, January 11th at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Sacramento. In addition to celebrating SSVMS’ 150th anniversary, we will be honoring Golden Stethoscope Award recipient Mary Pat Pauly, MD, Medical Honor Award recipient Gordon S. Garcia, MD, Medical Community Service Award recipient My Sister’s House, and the Dorothy Dozier Helping Hands Award recipient Kim Majetich. Tickets to the event are $72 per person. Click here to register. If you would like to sponsor a medical student to attend the event, contact Chris at cstincelli@ssvms.org. It has been my pleasure serving as your Medical Society President this past year. I hope to see you next year at a SSVMS sponsored event! radams@ssvms.org. -Ruenell Adams Jacobs, MD, President Time to join or renew your SSVMS membership for 2018! Click here to renew and pay online, or contact Megan Sharpe at msharpe@ssvms.org or (916) 452-2671. SSVMS/CMA Events Joy of Medicine Physician Peer Groups Monthly meetings in various Sacramento Region Locations, Learn More 2018 SSVMS Membership and Awards Dinner January 11, 2018, Hyatt Regency Sacramento, 6:00pm – 8:30pm, Register Here CMA Legislative Advocacy Day Wednesday, April 18, 2018, Sacramento, Save the Date 2018 SSVMS 150th Anniversary Celebration Saturday, May 5, 2018, Sutter’s Fort Sacramento, 6:00pm – 8:30pm, Save the Date CMA Webinars are free for members. Click here to explore on-demand webinars. In The News Dr. Lee Snook, Sacramento Pain Specialist, Receives CMA Nye Award 1 in 5 Physicians Wants to Reduce Clinical Work Hours Physicians Affected by NorCal Fires will be Granted Automatic MIPS Exceptions Medicare 2018 Fee Schedule Finalized for 2018 Anthem Blue Cross Announces Plans to Significantly Cut Reimbursement on E/M Services Federal Funding Doubled for California’s Primary Care GME Programs DMHC Fines Anthem $5 Million for Failing to Address Consumer Grievances Do You Know What, When and How to Report Child Abuse? Please Consider Making a Tax-Deductible Contribution to SSVMS Community Programs Service Spotlight In 2017, there were 45 volunteer physicians that dedicated their time, expertise and services to help uninsured patients in our community receive specialty care through the SSVMS SPIRIT program. SSVMS would like to thank each physician for their generosity and compassion to help members of our local community lead healthier and productive lives. Learn More Here For more information on volunteering or making a tax deductible donation to SSVMS' community programs, click here. Other Events UC Davis School of Medicine - 38th Annual Silent Auction and Wine Tasting Benefit Saturday, January 6, 2018, 4610 X Street, Sacramento - Medical Education Building, 5:00pm-10:00pm, Learn More Here Stepping Up to Leadership, IMQ/PACE Platinum Training Program February 22 - 23, 2018, Paradise Point Hotel & Spa, San Diego, CA, Learn More Here Read the November/December issue of the Sierra Sacramento Valley Medicine (SSV Medicine) CLICK HERE Sponsored By: #SSVMSCares #SSVMSTeaches #SPIRITHeals December 21, 2017 2017 - Volume 6 2017 - Volume 6, Issue 12, SSV Medical Society News 0 Comment Read More »