SB 491—Bill Allowing Allied Health Professionals to Practice Outside of Their Training—Defeated in Committee SB491, a bill allowing nurse practitioners to practice outside of their training, was defeated in Assembly Business & Professions Committee by CMA and the Coalition for Patient Access. August 6, 2013 Advocacy, CMA Paul Phinney, Scope of practice, SB 491 0 0 Comment Read More »
Health, Fitness Apps Pose HIPAA Risks for Doctors Physicians should check apps’ privacy protections before suggesting them to patients. A new report says most apps — especially free ones — don’t offer much privacy. August 6, 2013 HIPAA, Physician Resource health apps, HIPAA 0 0 Comment Read More »
Anthem Blue Cross Announces Changes to Reimbursement Policies and Claims Software In late July, Anthem Blue Cross sent physicians a notice advising of upcoming changes to the insurer’s reimbursement policies and claims editing software called ClaimsXten. The changes will go into effect on November 1, 2013. Because of these changes, physicians may notice a difference in how certain codes and code pairs are adjudicated. August 6, 2013 Payment, Practice Management Anthem Blue Cross 0 0 Comment Read More »
Konstantin Bukov, MD: SFMS July 2013 Member of the Month SFMS is proud to announce Konstantin Bukov, MD as our July 2013 Member of the Month. Dr. Bukov is board certified family physician in solo practice. August 2, 2013 Member of the Month, SFMS Member family physician, Konstantin Bukov, SFMS Member of the Month 0 0 Comment Read More »
Sunshine Act Phone App Available for Physicians The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has launched Open Payments, two smartphone applications that track payments and other transfers of value between the medical device or drug industries and physicians. August 2, 2013 News, Physician Resource, Practice Management CMS, Open Payments, Sunshine Act 0 0 Comment Read More »