Avoid the e-Prescribing Penalty for 2013 The deadline to apply for a Medicare e-prescribing exemption for 2013 is June 30, 2012. If you have not electronically prescribed 10 times with a qualifying physician fee schedule service, you only have a few more weeks to do so. The 2013 payment reduction penalty of 1.5 percent will be determined by e-prescribing activity between January 1 and June 30, 2012. May 25, 2012 e prescribing, Medicare, Payment e-prescribing penalty, eRX, Medicare eRx 0 0 Comment Read More »
3 Ways Doctors Can Take on Insurers Trying to persuade a health insurer to change a policy, fix a problem or reverse a bad decision can be frustrating for physicians. But it can be done—with persistence, and by gathering strength in numbers. May 24, 2012 CMA, Physician Resource health insurer, payor contract, payor issues 0 0 Comment Read More »
USPSTF Turns Thumbs Down on PSA Testing Healthy men should no longer have PSA measurements as a screening test for prostate cancer, according to a final recommendation from the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). May 23, 2012 News, Physician Resource, Primary Care USPSTF, Prostate-specific antigen, PSA, PSA screening, United States Preventive Services Task Force 0 0 Comment Read More »
Prop 29's Edgy Video Attacks Big Tobacco’s Lies The Yes on Proposition 29 campaign continues to receive a “digital boost” with the release of a YouTube viral video ("California Supports Big Tobacco"). The video exposes the deceitful campaign being waged by Big Tobacco against the June 5 initiative that will raise the price of a pack of cigarettes by one dollar. This extra dollar will only be paid by those who purchase tobacco products. If you don’t smoke, you don’t pay. The extra dollar will fund life-saving research, keep kids from smoking and help smokers quit. May 23, 2012 Advocacy, CMA, SFMS Member Events Tobacco Tax, Big Tobacco, Prop 29, Proposition 29, Smoking Tax 0 0 Comment Read More »
References List from June 2012 San Francisco Medicine The June 2012 issue of San Francisco Medicine focuses on human health and the environment. Please click on the individual article links below to view the references for each article. May 23, 2012 San Francisco Medicine SFM, June 2012 San Francisco Medicine 0 0 Comment Read More »
