CMA's Organized Medical Staff Section (OMSS) represents medical staffs of California hospitals, health facilities and emerging delivery systems by providing education and advocating for strong self-governance and quality patient care. JOIN TODAY!

COVID-19 Resources

Check out CMA's COVID-19 resources for breaking news, physician toolkits on telehealth, financial assistance and employment issues, FAQs on the latest developments; and other resources to help physicians navigate the pandemic.  Medical staffs may be especially interested in the following resources:

• Webinar: COVID-19 Flexibilities for Medical Staff
• FAQ: Hospital and medical staff issues
• FAQ: Waivers impacting scope of practice for non-physicians
• FAQ: Fraud/abuse issues and waivers related to physician self-referral
• CMA Model Medical Staff Policy: Granting Disaster Privileges to Licensed Independent Practitioners During the Declared State of Emergency Over the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 Assembly and Education Conference

OMSS will hold its 2021 Annual Assembly virtually on Friday, October 22, 2021, prior to the virtual House of Delegates. CMA staff and OMSS board members are currently working on the virtual meeting agenda (tentatively from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. with an optional post meeting presentation on the MICRA initiative) and will provide updates as soon as possible. If you have already registered for the 2021 OMSS Assembly, you do not need to do anything else. An access link to the virtual meeting will be sent to you in October.

Membership

• It's time for 2021 renewals! To prevent any interruption in your benefits, submit your membership dues as soon as possible. 
• Explore benefits of OMSS membership
• Share information about OMSS at your next medical staff meeting!
• Is your hospital a member already? Check here
• Join today: Membership Application and Dues Schedule
• Subscribe to the quarterly newsletter, OMSS Advocate

Resources

• CMA Webinar: Model Medical Staff Bylaws: Help for California Physicians (Elizabeth Snelson, Esq.)
• See also: PowerPoint presentation

Medical staffs across California continue to face challenges, including threats to self-governance, increasing regulatory burdens of EMTALA, reductions in reimbursement, and ability to provide quality care with decreasing financial resources. 

The OMSS Executive Board is responsible for the planning and oversight of activities and reports to the House of Delegates and to the Board of Trustees.

OMSS Executive Board members are elected by the designated OMSS representatives at the annual OMSS Assembly in October. To learn how you can be elected, please contact medstaffhelp@cmadocs.org.