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Welcome to the California Orthopaedic Association
Calendar of Upcoming Events
April 15-18, 2010 REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN. COA 2010 Annual Meeting/QME Course New Ritz Carlton Highlands at the Northstar Village, Lake Tahoe
COA Mandatory 12-Hour Report Writing Course New QMEs are required to take a 12-Hour Report Writing Course before they can be certified as a Qualified Medical Evaluator. This COA course meets the DWC requirements. Click here for the registration form.
Medicare Posts List of PECOS-Enrolled Physicians On-Line Medicare physicians who have not updated their enrollment information in the past 5 years may need to fill out another application or face payment problems as of April 5, 2010. Click here for more information.
Medical Tourism— Are Patients Still Packing Their Bags and Going Abroad for Their Medical Care? · An overview of medical tourism and the experience of a CA orthopaedic practice · Deloitte Report entitled, “Medical Tourism: Update and Implications · MediBid—new medical tourism service opens system January 1, 2010. If you sign-up to participate, use “coa” as your “referred by” code.
Health Reform Being Debated in Congress Attached are Health Reform Principles adopted by COA’s Board of Directors when state health reforms were being considered in California. This document is provided as a resource to you as you discuss the national reforms with Members of Congress or the Administration. Click here for a copy of the COA principles.
California Pan Ethnic Health Network of Interpreters Click here for a list of plans participating and the number to call for an interpreter.
NEW FEATURE: Contact Your Legislator(s) COA is always looking to develop new features on our web page to improve functionality for our Members. Please see the NEW Contact Your Legislator(s) link on the left hand tool bar or click here. This new feature allows you to easily send a personalized message to your state or federal legislator(s).
COA will also be using the Contact Your Legislators link to help our members send communications to legislator(s) on important legislative issues as they arise. Please check back for future COA Legislative Alerts.
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California Orthopaedic Association 5380 Elvas Avenue #221 Sacramento, CA 95819 Phone: 916-454-9884 Fax: 916-454-9882 E-Mail: coa1@pacbell.net Executive Director: Diane Przepiorski |
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