Measles Outbreak Update Of the 22 Orange County cases, five are children, of whom four were not vaccinated and two were hospitalized. Although some of the confirmed cases occurred in people with a history of vaccination, their illness is generally milder and typically not as infectious. Vaccination is critical to prevent the ongoing spread of disease. January 22, 2015 Alert, General, OC Public Health Update Health Care Agency, Health Care Update, measles, Measles outbreak 0 0 Comment Read More »
NOTICE to OCMA Physicians of Excellence Recipients The full list of Physicians of Excellence will be published in one of the Orange County Register publications in early spring 2015. December 23, 2014 Alert, General 2015 Physicians of Excellence, OC Register, Physicians of Excellence, POE 0 0 Comment Read More »
Updated Ebola Guidance from the OC Health Care Agency Algorithm for Emergency Department Evaluation and Management of Patients with Possible Ebola Virus Disease November 11, 2014 Alert, General, OC Public Health Update Ebola, Ebola Guidance, Ebola Update, Ebola Virus, Health Care Agency, OC Health Care Agency 0 0 Comment Read More »
"No on 46" Campaign Victorious "No on 46" Campaign Victorious November 5, 2014 Alert, General, Press Release MICRA, MICRA Coalition, No On 46, No On 46 Campaign, Prop 46 0 0 Comment Read More »
Ebola Resources from the OC Health Care Agency Health care providers should remember to obtain a travel history for any patients with febrile illness, and be familiar with Ebola's clinical presentation and infection control requirements. Any suspect cases meeting the clinical and epidemiologic criteria for EVD should be reported immediately to Orange County Public Health Epidemiology October 21, 2014 Alert, OC Public Health Update Ebola, Ebola Resources, Ebola Virus, Health Care Agency, OCHCA 0 0 Comment Read More »
Prop 46 Update for Physicians: Proposition 46 isn’t the CURE(S) On November 4, voters will be asked to weigh in on Proposition 46, a costly and deceptive measure funded and sponsored almost exclusively by trial lawyers. October 3, 2014 Alert, General No On 46 Campaign, Advocacy, No On 46, Prop 46, Prop 46 Update 0 0 Comment Read More »
New guidance from CDC on Ebola Guidance for Safe Handling of Human Remains of Ebola Patients in U. S. Hospitals and Mortuaries (August 25, 2014) September 2, 2014 Alert, General CDC, CDC guidance, Ebola, Ebola Virus 0 0 Comment Read More »
No On 46 Campaign Launches First Statewide TV & Radio Media Buy Highlighting the High Cost of Prop 46 The No on 46 campaign announced today that it has launched its first statewide television and radio ad buys in both English and Spanish. August 20, 2014 Alert, Press Release MICRA, No on 46, No on 46 Campaign, Prop 46 0 0 Comment Read More »
Communicable Disease News: Pertussis Epidemic in OC & Ebola Virus Update An update from the Orange County Health Care Agency August 20, 2014 Alert, OC Public Health Update Communicable Dieases, Ebola, Ebola Virus, Health Care Agency, OC Health Care Agency Alert, OCHCA, Pertussis 0 0 Comment Read More »
Noridian incorrectly denies 300,000 claims for E&M services Notice: Noridian denials of E&M Services August 11, 2014 Alert, General Claims denial, EM Services, Member Notice, Noridian, practice management 0 0 Comment Read More »