Governor Brown Signs AB 589 to Create Medical School Scholarship Program On September 17, 2012, Governor Browns signed AB 589 (Perea), which will create a medical school scholarship program for students, helping to increase the physician workforce throughout California. September 17, 2012 Advocacy, News medical school scholarship, AB 589 0 0 Comment Read More »
HHS Releases Interim Final Rule on Electronic Funds Transfers/ Remittance Advice The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released an interim administrative simplification final rule for electronic funds transfers (EFT) and remittance advice (ERA) transactions. The rule is open for public comment until October 9. August 24, 2012 News ERA, EFT, remittance advice 0 0 Comment Read More »
Almost Half Of Doctors Burned Out By Workload About 1 in 2 doctors are burned out, showing signs of emotional exhaustion and little interest in work as patient loads increase, according to a study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine. August 21, 2012 News work-life balance, physician burnout 0 0 Comment Read More »
San Francisco Hospital Update: Dignity Health, UCSF, CPMC San Francisco hospital news roundup for the week of August 10, 2012. August 10, 2012 News, UCSF Dignity Health, UCSF, CPMC 0 0 Comment Read More »
Safety-Net Hospitals Face Funding Cuts on Two Federal Fronts Representatives of California’s safety-net hospitals say the devil is in the details concerning the federal government’s plans to reduce funding for hospitals caring for a disproportionate share of low-income patients. The Affordable Care Act will reduce by at least half the amount of Medicaid money set aside to help safety-net hospitals provide uncompensated care for patients with no insurance and no cash. August 7, 2012 Medicaid, News, San Francisco General CAPH, Medicaid cut 0 0 Comment Read More »
