Should You Sign the New Blue Shield Agreement? SFMS/CMA has prepared answers to the most common questions received from physicians about the new Blue Shield provider contracts. October 29, 2012 Payment, Physician Resource Blue Shield Provider Agreement, Blue Shield, managed care 0 0 Comment Read More »
San Francisco POLST Coalition Update: Mainstreaming Palliative and End of Life Care San Francisco POLST Coalition Update: Mainstreaming Palliative and End of Life Care October 24, 2012 Physician Resource, San Francisco Medicine, SFMS Member end-of-life care, Palliative Care, POLST 0 0 Comment Read More »
Ask the SFMS: Can I Bill a Medicare Advantage Patient When He/She Chooses to Seek Treatment Outside of the Network? So, what happens if your practice sees a longtime Medicare patient who has, unbeknownst to you, switched to a Medicare Advantage plan for which your physician is not contracted? Can you bill the patient? Based on information from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the answer is yes, but with limits. August 8, 2012 Payment, Physician Resource Ask the SFMS, Medicare Advantage 0 0 Comment Read More »
Summary of Provisions from Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule for 2013 Summary of Provisions from Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule for 2013 August 2, 2012 Payment, Physician Resource eRx Incentive Program, PQRS, VBM, 2013 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule, SGR 0 0 Comment Read More »
California Physicians' EHR Systems Fall Short of Meaningful Use Criteria Although most California physicians use electronic health record systems, only 30% of them use EHR systems that have the ability to meet the requirements of the meaningful use program. June 18, 2012 EHR, Physician Resource, Technology, UCSF EHR, meaningful use 0 0 Comment Read More »
