Common Disputes in Employed Physician Contracts Many times, contract disputes arise because of misunderstandings about what hospitals and health systems expect of physicians. SFMS lists the top 5 common contract disputes and offers resources to help. April 10, 2013 Physician Resource contract disputes, contract review, physician contract, physician employment agreement 0 0 Comment Read More »
What Providers Need to Know about EHR Audits All eligible professionals, eligible hospitals, and critical access hospitals attesting to receive an incentive payment for either the Medicare or Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program may be subject to an audit. CMS has released new information about audits under the EHR Incentive Program. April 10, 2013 Medicaid, Physician Resource, Practice Management CMS EHR Incentive Program, EHR Audit, Medicaid EHR Incentive Program 0 0 Comment Read More »
Medical Philanthropy in San Francisco – Zero Prostate Cancer Run Golden Gate Urology physician David Kornguth, MD talks about the 2013 ZERO Prostate Cancer Run in San Francisco. April 9, 2013 Local Events, SFMS Member David Kornguth, Golden Gate Urology, PSA, prostate cancer, ZERO Prostate Cancer Run 0 0 Comment Read More »
Health Policy Report: Medical Policy-Making 2012 The 2012 SFMS delegation to the California Medical Association’s (CMA) annual House of Delegates meeting took a wide range of proposed resolutions for consideration by the statewide gathering. Each resolution, some with modification, moved important health care issues forward in the areas of health care delivery, health care mandates, and pharmaceutical industry issues, including medication disposal and insurance coverage. April 8, 2013 Advocacy, CMA, Public Health, SFMS Member CMA House of Delegates, SFMS advocacy, SFMS Policymaking, 2012 HOD 0 0 Comment Read More »
SFMS/CMA-Sponsored SB 640 Bill to Stop Implementation of Medi-Cal Cuts Introduced Today Senator Ricardo Lara (D – Long Beach) introduced Senate Bill 640 today, which is sponsored by SFMS and CMA. SB 640 would block the 10% Medi-Cal provider rate cut and would stop the state from ‘clawing back’ rate cuts from providers dating back to 2011. April 4, 2013 Advocacy, CMA, Medi Cal, News, Payment Ricardo Lara, Medi-Cal, Medi-Cal provider rate cut, SB 640 0 0 Comment Read More »
