SFMS Physician Members: Your Help is Needed on an Urgent Legislative Issue! CMA is sponsoring AB 1742 (Pan), that would shore up a loophole in the law and require Blue Cross and Blue Shield PPO products to honor assignment of benefits and pay physicians directly. April 4, 2012 Advocacy, CMA, Payment, SFMS Member AB 1742 0 0 Comment Read More »
Long-Time SFMS Member Honored by UC Berkeley School of Public Health Long-time SFMS member Marcus A. Conant, MD will be honored with the 16th annual Public Health Heroes Award from the University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health along with former president of Ireland Mary Robinson. February 27, 2012 Local Events, News, SFMS Member Berkeley School of Public Health, HIV/AIDS, Marcus Conant, Public Health Heroes Award 0 0 Comment Read More »
San Francisco to start Health Information Exchange HealthShare Bay Area is a health information exchange that will electronically link health records within the San Francisco medical community, as well as the greater Bay Area. Exchange of this data is expected to improve efficiency of healthcare delivery, decrease costs, and ultimately improve patient care within San Francisco. The San Francisco Business Times published an article in its recent issue that discussed HealthShare Bay Area and prominently mentioned SFMS. February 21, 2012 News, SFMS Member, Technology health information exchange, HealthShare Bay Area 0 0 Comment Read More »
SFMS Meets with Local Legislators SFMS, represented by Drs. Peter Curran, John Maa, Andy Calman, and Edward Melkun, attended a January social event honoring newly elected San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee. SFMS took this opportunity to introduce Mayor Lee to the medical society and our work on public health and access to care issues. February 14, 2012 Advocacy, Local Events, SFMS Member Malia Cohen, Mayor Ed Lee, SFMS PAC 0 0 Comment Read More »
Senators Boxer and Feinstein Pledge to Repeal Medicare SGR Senator Boxer, a long-time supporter of repealing Medicare SGR, has sent a letter in response to the SFMS letter to local legislators urging them to advocate for the repeal of SGR. February 10, 2012 Advocacy, Medicare, SFMS Member Senator Barbara Boxer, SGR, sustainable growth rate 0 0 Comment Read More »
