Whooping Cough: What Clinicians Need to Know Bay Area counties are offering free or discounted pertussis (whooping cough) vaccines as the bacterial infection spreads throughout California. July 9, 2010 News, Physician Resource, Public Health pertussis, whooping cough 0 0 Comment Read More »
Health Information Technology Implementation Pearls and Resources If you are thinking about adopting an EHR in your practice, there is one thing you cannot do enough of: Plan. Here are some (free) resources to get you started. May 19, 2010 Primary Care, San Francisco Medicine, Technology EHR, electronic health records, electronic medical records, EMR, health information technology, HIT 3 3 Comments Read More »
Health Care "Reform": A Historic Step Forward? After a year of partisan political warfare and rhetoric ranging from high-minded to hateful, Speaker Pelosi and colleagues have sent President Obama legislation"resurrected like Lazarus" (New York Times) from what seemed like legal euthanasia a short time ago. March 24, 2010 News health care reform, insurance reform 1 1 Comment Read More »
Second Hand Smoke Ordinance Victory in San Francisco! The San Francisco Board of Supervisors this week adopted San Francisco's comprehensive secondhand smoke ordinance on its second reading. The new policy, introduced by Supervisor Eric Mar and approved unanimously, tightens up existing rules and helps SF to "catch up" with some other municipalities. March 18, 2010 Advocacy, News, Public Health, SFMS Member Steven Fugaro, San Francisco secondhand smoking ordinance, San Francisco smoking ban 2 2 Comments Read More »
