Beth Karlan, MD * Mark E. Krugman, MD * Warren Johnston, MD * Anmol Mahal, MD * William H. Parker, MD * Theodore Khalili, MD

Governor signs Golden Hour bill, expands scope of practice for oral and maxillofacial surgeons and limits Medi-Cal provider enrollment.

Doctors are celebrating the creation of a new California Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 2007.

Two organized medicine groups express concern about the negative impact King/Drew's closure will have on Los Angeles County's health system.

Physicians can reduce preterm labor and birth outcome disparities with proactive care.

Retiring physicians and practice management experts reveal the process for a successful practice succession. Discover how to make a graceful exit from your business and simultaneously leave your patients in goods hands. Read on for 40 tips and ideas.

As traditional practice modes become more challenging and less rewarding, physicians are searching out new ways to be doctors. Meet four peers who have changed their approach to medicine and learn how they spend a typical day. See what their personal stories mean for the physician community overall. Meet Jae Kim, MD. A board-certified internist with St. Jude Heritage Medical Group, Dr. Kim, 35, works as a hospitalist at St. Jude Medical Center in Fullerton. His service is limited to hospitalized patients under St. Jude Heritage Medical Group's brand-new Department of Inpatient Medicine launched in August 2006.

The woeful state of physician reimbursement deserves careful study. Just how did we get here and how can we fix it?

Arthur E. Auer brings more than 30 years of medical association management experience to the organization.

LACMA and CMA sponsor a Medicare Town Hall Meeting to air concerns about continued claims denials for alleged fraud.

Nearly 150 Los Angeles County providers who serve low-income communities received free e-prescribing technology in August thanks to a new $300,000 pilot program by L.A. Care Health Plan.

America has a lovely, long tradition of a fall holiday whose only purpose is to give thanks. I would like to use this article to offer up my thanks to our partners at the American Medical Association, the California Medical Association and the Orange County Medical Association for fighting the good fight.

All physicians who meet the POE selection criteria are eligible for nomination. It's that simple. There is very little subjective discretion used in the process since every application is measured only against the criteria. Here is advice for future applicants.

Fusion is a word commonly associated with restaurants and food. Have you eaten French-Chinese fare? This morning, I reveled over a strawberry burger. But how does the concept of fusion apply to medicine? Is there an opportunity for us to explore American-Thai medical care? Can you imagine an Orange County-Jaipur cholecystectomy?

RCMA's Finest Receive Honors For Outstanding Contributions
On Oct. 25, 2006, the Riverside County Medical Association recognized three of its members and one longtime staffer for their contributions and achievements. More information about each honoree is below. Congratulations!

The RCMA announces the 2007 Cruisin' Thru CME itinerary.

The Riverside County Medical Association-sponsored charitable group arranges free vision care for Beaumont children. Project K.I.N.D. also receives a community service award itself.

Because the image of politics is soiled, many physicians are reluctant to become part of the political process, and they are skeptical about joining organized medicine.

Nearly 130 physicians and attorneys attended the Sept. 12 medical-legal educational program, "The Last Choice: Is it Yours? Ethically and Legally Navigating End-of-Life Issues," at the San Bernardino Hilton. The Medical Legal Committee of the San Bernardino County Medical Society and the San Bernardino County Bar Association coordinated the meeting.

The San Bernardino County Medical Society board discussed the financial report for the year, pandemic influenza, Medicare cuts and the San Bernardino County Medical Reserve Corps.

On Sept. 19, the Ventura County Medical Association held its quarterly general membership dinner meeting. But the rather generic name of the event doesn't reflect the valuable and meaningful nature of what occurred that evening.

Understanding these seven common problems may help you avoid being sued.

Riverside family practitioner Vien Doan, DO, fulfills a lifelong dream by organizing medical missions to his homeland of Vietnam.