ABMS Sets Time Limits for Attaining Board Certification Physicians no longer have an indefinite amount of time to achieve board certification. A new American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) rule now requires doctors to be certified three to seven years after completing residency training. Time limits will vary by specialty, with each of the ABMS 24 member boards to set policy by April 16. March 20, 2012 News ABMS, American Board of Medical Specialties, board certification 0 0 Comment Read More »
Medicare Announces Another Extension of HIPAA 5010 Enforcement The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced yesterday that they would again extend the enforcement discretionary period, allowing practices an additional 90 days to become fully compliant with the use of HIPAA 5010 transaction standards. March 16, 2012 HIPAA, News, Payment, Physician Resource 5010, 5010 conversion 0 0 Comment Read More »
HHS Issues Final Rule on State Health Insurance Exchanges Today HHS issued a final rule to implement state health insurance exchange provisions of the federal healthcare law. The rule outlines details of the exchanges, or insurance marketplaces, which are scheduled to launch January 1, 2014. They will offer insurance plan options for individuals and small businesses, as well as federal subsidies for premiums. March 12, 2012 Health Care Reform, News Health insurance exchange, HHS, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services 1 1 Comment Read More »
Bill to Provide Parents Immunization Information to Prevent Outbreaks Aimed at reducing infectious outbreaks, Dr. Richard Pan (D-Sacramento) introduced AB 2109 to provide parents with health information that they can use to help keep their children and other members of the community safe and prevent epidemics like the 2010 pertussis outbreak that caused over 9000 infections, 800 hospitalizations, and ten deaths in California. March 2, 2012 Advocacy, CMA, News, Public Health vaccination, AB 2109, CMA-sponsored bill, Richard Pan 0 0 Comment Read More »
16% of Kids' Daily Diet Consist of Sugar A new report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics found that about 16% of U.S. children’s daily calories come from sugar. Please join SFMS and CMA to support AB 1746, which would ban the sale of sugary sports drinks on middle and high school campuses throughout California. March 1, 2012 Advocacy, News, Public Health AB 1746, CDC National Center for Health Statistics, sugar consumption 0 0 Comment Read More »
