Brown Signs Legislation Requiring Signatures To Opt Out of Vaccination Gov. Jerry Brown signed AB 2109 into law that requires parents who exclude their children from immunization requirements to submit a signed statement that they received information about risks and benefits of immunization. October 1, 2012 Advocacy, Public Health immunization requirement, AB 2109, immunization exemption, vaccination 0 0 Comment Read More »
Brown & Toland Selected as a Top-Performing Physician Group The Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA) has released a list of the top-performing and most-improved physician groups in California as part of a pay-for-performance initiative. Several Bay Area groups were recognized, including Brown & Toland Physicians, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, and Sutter Medical Group. September 28, 2012 News Integrated Healthcare Association, Brown & Toland 0 0 Comment Read More »
Blue Shield Exiting Healthy Families Program on October 1 Physicians are reminded that effective October 1, 2012, Blue Shield of California will no longer provide coverage for over 31,000 Healthy Families patients in California. September 27, 2012 News, Payment Blue Shield of California, Healthy Families 0 0 Comment Read More »
Flexible Scheduling for Physicians For young physicians and practices, the a 4-day workweek is more attractive than job sharing or part-time hours. September 25, 2012 Resident/Young Physicians Flexible scheduling, work-life balance 0 0 Comment Read More »
Palmetto GBA Loses Medicare MAC Contract The Centers for Medicare & Medicare Services (CMS) yesterday announced that Noridian Administrative Services (NAS) has been named the new Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) for Medicare Parts A and B in California, Nevada, and Hawaii, as well as the U.S. territories of American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands (Jurisdiction E, previously called Jurisdiction 1). September 24, 2012 Medicare, News MAC, Noridian Administrative Services, Noridian, Palmetto GBA 0 0 Comment Read More »
