SFMS Members Meet with Assemblymember Richard Pan, MD On Wednesday, SFMS physicians met with pediatrician and State Assemblymember Richard Pan, MD to discuss the importance of physician representation in Sacramento. May 24, 2013 SFMS Member, SFMS Member Events Richard Pan, Assemblymember Richard Pan 0 0 Comment Read More »
Your Help Needed to Oppose SB 62 (Bill Requiring Medical Board Investigations for Prescription Drug Deaths) The Senate Appropriations Committee will be considering SB 62, a bill that would require a coroner to file a report with the medical board when a controlled substance is found to be a contributing factor in a death. SB 62 simplifies a very complicated issue to the potential detriment of patients. SFMS/CMA is urging physicians to contact their senators today and ask them to oppose this flawed bill. May 21, 2013 Advocacy, CMA, Politics and Medicine, Public Health SFMS Legislative Action Alert, prescription drug, Professional Development and Licensure, SB 62 0 0 Comment Read More »
Overruns Forcing Lower Payments to Some Providers in Stopgap Health Program The Obama administration said it was cutting payments to doctors and hospitals after finding that cost overruns are threatening to use up the money available in the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan program for people with cancer, heart disease, and other serious illnesses. May 21, 2013 Health Care Reform, Payment Stopgap Health Program, Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan 0 0 Comment Read More »
CMS Announces $1 Billion Initiative to Provide Better, Lower-Cost Health Care U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced second round of Health Care Innovation Awards, a nearly $1 billion initiative that will fund projects to transform the health care system by delivering better care and lowering costs. May 21, 2013 Health Care Reform, News Family Service Agency of San Francisco, Health Care Innovation Awards, Sutter Health 0 0 Comment Read More »
Physician, Tweet Thyself Kim Newell, MD discusses reasons for physicians to be active in social media and online health-related discussions. May 20, 2013 San Francisco Medicine, SFMS Member, Technology Kim Newell, physician twitter, social media 0 0 Comment Read More »
