San Francisco Raises Tobacco Buying Age to 21 SF Board of Supervisors unanimously approve SFMS-endorsed Tobacco 21 ordinance to raise tobacco buying age to 21. March 1, 2016 Advocacy, News SFMS advocacy, Tobacco 21 0 0 Comment Read More »
SFMS Endorses San Francisco's Tobacco 21 Ordinance The San Francisco Medical Society strongly endorses Supervisor Scott Wiener's proposal to ban the sale of tobacco products to anyone aged 18 to 20, effectively raising the legal age to 21 (amending Health Code Sec.19H.14-1). February 22, 2016 Advocacy Supervisor Scott Wiener, Tobacco 21 0 0 Comment Read More »
New Health Laws 2016 Affecting California Physicians SFMS in partnership with the Cooperative of American Physicians have compiled a list of the most important bills pertaining to the practice of medicine and/or impacting physicians in 2016. December 15, 2015 Advocacy, News, Physician Resource, Politics and Medicine AB X2-15, SB 277, 2016 laws, AB 637, AB 679, SB 299 0 0 Comment Read More »
What Physicians Need to Know about the New EHR Regulations CMS released more than 1,300 pages of new regulations in October 2015 outlining requirements for the electronic health record (EHR) meaningful use program, with several changes applying this year. SFMS has gathered some of the most important changes that will affect your practice. November 9, 2015 Advocacy, EHR, Physician Resource Break the Red Tape, EHR, Meaningful Use 0 0 Comment Read More »
San Francisco Health Commission Votes to Support SFMS-Endorsed “Screen at 23” Campaign The San Francisco Medical Society joins a growing list of medical and public health experts in endorsing use of body mass index (BMI) of 23 as a risk factor to consider for diabetes testing among Asian Americans. The San Francisco Health Commission approved the resolution at its October 20, 2015 meeting. October 21, 2015 Advocacy, Public Health, SF Dept of Public Health, SFMS Member Asian BMI, BMI 23, Edward Chow, San Francisco Health Commission, Screen at 23 0 0 Comment Read More »
