Asian Health Services Dedicates New Clinic to Long-time SFMS Member Rolland Lowe, MD Asian Health Services dedicates new Oakland clinic to Dr. Rolland Lowe & Mrs. Kathy Lowe. August 14, 2014 News, SFMS Member Kathy Lowe, Asian Health Services, Rolland & Kathryn Lowe Medical Center , Rolland Lowe 0 0 Comment Read More »
Health-related Legislation Passed by the SF Board of Supervisors in July Two health-related legislation were passed at the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in July 2014: Laura's Law and Tax on Sugar. August 4, 2014 Advocacy, News Laura's Law, San Francisco legislation, soda tax 0 0 Comment Read More »
California Physicians Affected by Blue Shield Data Breach The Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) has notified physicians of a data breach that disclosed the social security numbers as well as names, business addresses, telephone numbers, medical groups, and practice areas of over 18,000 physicians who contract with Blue Shield of California. July 16, 2014 News, Physician Resource Blue Shield data breach, data breach, Department of Managed Health Care, Public Record Act 0 0 Comment Read More »
California Democratic Party Remains Neutral on Prop. 46 Backers of Proposition 46, the MICRA lawsuit measure, were dealt another severe blow this weekend when, despite their intense lobbying, the Executive Board of the California Democratic Party (CDP) rejected their efforts to gain an endorsement, instead voting to remain neutral. July 15, 2014 Advocacy, MICRA, News, Politics and Medicine Proposition 46, MICRA, Prop 46 0 0 Comment Read More »
DEA Controls Tramadol as a Schedule IV Controlled Substance Effective August 18, 2014, tramadol will be classified as a Schedule IV drug, according to a rule recently published by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). The final rule imposes the regulatory controls and administrative, civil and criminal sanctions applicable to schedule IV controlled substances on persons who handle or propose to handle tramadol. July 9, 2014 News, Physician Resource DEA, Controlled Substances, Schedule IV, tramadol 0 0 Comment Read More »
