CMA Issues New Physician Resource on California’s End of Life Option Act CMA has released a new On-Call document to help physicians understand ABX2-15, California’s End of Life Option Act. The guide was developed by CMA’s Center for Legal Affairs to help physicians and patients understand the End of Life Option Act. January 20, 2016 CMA, Physician Resource ABX2-15, End of Life Option Act, physician aid-in-dying 0 0 Comment Read More »
New Approval Time Frames for Prescription Drug Prior Authorizations SB 282, a new law that went into effect on January 1, 2016, requires health plans and health insurers to respond to prescription drug prior authorization requests within 72 hours for non-urgent requests and 24 for urgent requests. January 13, 2016 News, Practice Management Department of Insurance, preauthorization, prescription drugs 0 0 Comment Read More »
Rachel Ekaireb: Second-Year UCSF Medical Student Rachel Ekaireb was born and raised in New York City. She graduated from Pomona College in 2012 with a BA in Neuroscience, where she was a Varsity swim team captain and a TA for introductory genetics classes. She then worked for two years in a cancer biology lab at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia before matriculating at UCSF. January 5, 2016 Medical Student, Member of the Month, SFMS Member Member of the Month, Rachel Ekaireb, SFMS member 0 0 Comment Read More »
CURES 2.0—California’s Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Database—to Launch on January 8 California's prescription drug monitoring program database, the Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System (CURES), is set to launch an upgrade on January 8, 2016. December 23, 2015 News CURES, CURES 2.0, PDMP, Prescription Drug Monitoring Program 0 0 Comment Read More »
Free Online CME Course to Help Providers Identify Child Abuse The California Medical Association’s Institute for Medical Quality (IMQ) is offering a free course on child abuse prevention, recognition and reporting, eliguble for 1.25 CME credits. December 22, 2015 Educational Event, SFMS Member Events IMQ, child abuse, CME, Institute for Medical Quality, professional development 0 0 Comment Read More »
