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CAP members can now sign up for paperless billing and enjoy the ease and convenience of managing their account online. Save time and money by easily opting in to receive statements via email, pay your bill online, and eliminate the need for another piece of mail.

What You Need to Know About California’s New Prescribing Mandate

On and after January 1, 2022, healthcare practitioners authorized to issue prescriptions must do so by electronic data transmission means, and pharmacies must be able to accept and process a Rx electronically transmitted. The failure to comply with these provisions requires referral to the licensing board for administrative sanctions.

An Overview of Value-Based Care for Primary Care Practices

Over the past decade, the healthcare industry has gone through significant change. With value-based care, physicians are reimbursed based on quality rather than volume. The goal is to support patients at their highest possible level of wellness rather than wait to provide care until they get sick, which is often more complex and expensive.

How to Find the Right Vendors for Your Practice

Searching for vendors to support your medical practice with the critical services and products it needs to run efficiently can be cumbersome and overwhelming. You need to make sure that you are getting the best value for your dollar… and the high level of service and quality you need.

The Physician’s Contribution to the Greater Good

Gandhi said “You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” One may ask, “How can I, in my own small way, live up to the ethical responsibility of assuring the equitable distribution of resources and promoting equitable healthcare to all?"

Your Vote Counts!

The elections for the Cooperative of American Physicians, Inc. (CAP) Board of Directors and for the Mutual Protection Trust (MPT) Board of Trustees are currently underway—and the July 21st annual meeting date is fast approaching!

Ask My Practice: Take the Pulse of Your Practice with a Free Virtual Practice Management Assessment

When was the last time you conducted a general check-up on the health of your practice? It may seem obvious, but clinical excellence aside, the care you provide for your patients may be impacted by the efficiency and effectiveness of your practice operations.

Affordable Insurance Benefits Now Available for CAP Member Practices

Providing valuable insurance benefit options for your employees is one way to help keep your practice operating smoothly. Your staff are one of your most valuable assets and when they have peace of mind about their personal well-being, they will have more energy to devote to you and your patients.

Physician Adaptability and Resilience in the Face of COVID

As terrible as the pandemic has been, with its sweeping devastation to medical practices, COVID-19 has prompted physicians to develop new systems and procedures to treat patients. As a result, physicians have turned their shrinking practices into busy offices providing vital services to patients.

Business Relief Resources for Physicians and Medical Practices

CAP is committed to keeping members apprised of federal and state funding opportunities for practices facing financial hardship as a result of the pandemic.

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Financial Relief for Medical Practices through the CARES Act (H.R. 748)

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Funding Opportunities

Growing Cyber Threat to Medical Practices

Medical practices are increasingly coming under attack by cyber criminals. This makes it all the more important that physicians take steps to improve their security efforts.

Optimize Your Business Operations with My Practice

My Practice is part of CAP’s ever-growing suite of practice management support programs offering personalized one-on-one guidance to help address common administrative and operational business challenges associated with running an independent practice.

Ask My Practice: California Anti-Harassment Training Deadline

My practice has more than five employees, so I am already aware of the California requirements regarding anti-harassment training. Do you think California will once again push back the deadline?

Employment Practices Liability Risks During COVID-19

According to the COVID-19 employment law litigation tracker implemented by the Fisher Phillips law firm. Employers with 50 or fewer employees have been sued at a far greater rate than larger employers, facing a staggering 38 percent of COVID-19-related lawsuits.

Are Your Prescription Pads Compliant?

In response to the growing public health and safety crisis associated with prescription drug abuse, California lawmakers have introduced a series of legislative bills creating a set of rules and practices to help curb prescription drug abuse and increase controls over the prescribing process itself.

Ask My Practice: Office Space

Question: The lease for my medical office space is set to expire at the end of the year. Should I try to renegotiate my lease with my landlord? I don’t know where to start.

Ransomware Prevention Tips

Ransomware rates exploded in 2020 and predictions indicate it will not slow down in 2021. Here are protective measures you should be taking against ransomware.

Update Your Membership Information to Help with Your Year-End Planning

If you are contemplating a change in your practice, please notify CAP as soon as possible so our Membership Services Department can review your options with you and make your coverage transition a smooth one. Changes include, but are not limited to: Retirement from practice at age 55+, part-time practice (e.g., 20 or fewer hours per week or 16 hours for anesthesiologists), or reduction or any change in the scope of your practice.

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