4/17 Legislative Lobby Day: Meet California Legislators and Gain Leadership Development Skills All SFMS members are invited to participate in the 2012 CMA Legislative Leadership Conference/Lobby Day. Join more than 400 physicians, residents, and medical students from across California as they convene in Sacramento to lobby their legislative leaders as champions for medicine and their patients. March 14, 2012 Advocacy, CMA, Leadership development, Local Events, Resident/Young Physicians, SFMS Member Events leadership development, Legislative Leadership Conference, Lobby Day 0 0 Comment Read More »
The Affordable Care Act: What Californians Should Know The federal Affordable Care Act (ACA), aimed at reforming the nation's health care system, became law in March 2010, but its implementation is staged over a number of years. Some provisions have already taken effect and others will be implemented in 2014 and beyond. March 14, 2012 Health Care Reform ACA, Affordable Care Act, California Healthcare Foundation 0 0 Comment Read More »
HHS Issues Final Rule on State Health Insurance Exchanges Today HHS issued a final rule to implement state health insurance exchange provisions of the federal healthcare law. The rule outlines details of the exchanges, or insurance marketplaces, which are scheduled to launch January 1, 2014. They will offer insurance plan options for individuals and small businesses, as well as federal subsidies for premiums. March 12, 2012 Health Care Reform, News Health insurance exchange, HHS, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services 1 1 Comment Read More »
Physician Networking Event a Huge Success! More than 40 San Francisco residents and physicians participated in SFMS' Spring Networking Mixer at 83 Proof yesterday. Attendees were able to meet local physicians to expand their professional network and share experiences. March 9, 2012 SFMS Member Events networking mixer, SFMS mixer 0 0 Comment Read More »
Assistance with EHR Adoption Are you a primary care provider looking for assistance with Meaningful Use and EHR? SFMS is partnering with Lumetra, a local extension center for San Francisco, to fill available slots for priority primary care providers (PPCPs) to receive subsidized services from CalHIPSO. March 7, 2012 EHR, Physician Resource, Technology CalHIPSO, EHR, Lumetra, meaningful use, PPCP 0 0 Comment Read More »
