PQRS Deadline is Looming For those physicians who have not yet started submitting PQRS measures, the deadline to avoid a 1.5% fee schedule penalty in 2015 is fast approaching. December 10, 2013 Medicare, Physician Resource, Practice Management Physician Quality Reporting System, PQRS 0 0 Comment Read More »
SFDPH Health Advisory: Influenza Influenza health advisory from the San Francisco Department of Public Health for 2013-2014 flu season. November 7, 2013 Physician Resource, Public Health, SF Dept of Public Health influenza, SFDPH health advisory 0 0 Comment Read More »
New Standards Coming January 2014 Can Help Physicians Streamline Payment Effective January 1, 2014, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will require health insurers to standardize business practices for electronic funds transfers (EFT) and electronic remittance advice (ERA); this new criterion will save physician practices time and money by allowing them to automate the tedious process of matching submitted medical claims with payments from insurers. November 7, 2013 AMA, Physician Resource AMA, EFT, ERA, ACA, Affordable Care Act, American Medical Association, Toolkits 0 0 Comment Read More »
Blue Shield Opts-In Some Physicians to Exchange Plans Blue Shield is notifying physician practices that they were being automatically included in Blue Shield’s exchange plans, the Individual Family Plan (IFP) EPO and PPO networks. November 1, 2013 Covered California, News, Physician Resource Covered California, Blue Shield 0 0 Comment Read More »
Covered California FAQs for Physicians The SFMS and CMA have compiled responses to some of the most commonly asked questions physicians and health care providers may have about Covered California. October 29, 2013 Covered California, Health Care Reform, Physician Resource California health benefits exchange, ACA, Covered California 0 0 Comment Read More »