SFMS Physician Inducted as a Fellow in the American College of Radiology SFMS board member Roger S. Eng, Jr., MD, MPH, has been inducted as a Fellow in the American College of Radiology (ACR). The induction took place at a formal convocation ceremony during the recent 89th ACR Annual Meeting and Chapter Leadership conference April 21-25, 2012, in Washington, DC. May 2, 2012 SFMS Member ACR, Roger Eng, American College of Radiology 0 0 Comment Read More »
“Red Flags” in the Emergency Department: Pain Treatment vs. the Painful Epidemic of Addiction Every emergency clinician knows them, and most learn to dread them—the patients who might be “drug-seekers” or might be in real physical pain—or might be both. How to screen the addicts from the "legitimate" pain patients? May 1, 2012 Physician Resource, San Francisco Medicine, SFMS Member addiction medicine, opioid, pain treatment 0 0 Comment Read More »
Survey Confirms Physicians Have the Blues Over the Blues CMA has received complaints from physicians regarding Blue Cross and Blue Shield’s refusal to honor assignment of benefits, highlighting the burden and cost it places on the physician practice to act as debt collectors rather than physicians, and in many cases, this policy has jeopardized the physician-patient relationship. CMA conducted a survey completed by over 1,100 physician practices to obtain additional information about what criteria they consider when deciding whether to contract with a payor. April 27, 2012 Advocacy, CMA, Payment, SFMS Member AB 1742 0 0 Comment Read More »
Urgent Survey Response Requested: State Releases Plan to Move Medicare/Medi-Cal Patients into Managed Care Plans California releases plan to move all Medicare/Medi-Cal patients into managed care plans.SFMS/CMA needs your input. April 25, 2012 CMA, Medi Cal, Medicare, Payment, SFMS Member Medi-Cal, Reimbursement, Insurance, Medicare 0 0 Comment Read More »
After Hours Medical Clinic Fills Void in San Francisco San Francisco's first After Hours Medical Clinic for busy families, residents, and tourists open its doors in March 2012. Staffed by family physicians, the clinic provides much needed non-office, after-hours medical care at reduced cost for both patients and insurers. April 24, 2012 Physician Resource, Primary Care, SFMS Member Brown and Toland , Sophia Mirviss, After Hours Clinic 0 0 Comment Read More »
