Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Receives National Recognition for Quality and Safety Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center has been recognized by the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP) for achieving exemplary outcomes in surgical procedures. November 8, 2012 SFMS Member ACS NSQIP, American College of Surgeons, National Surgical Quality Improvement Program, Kaiser Permanente San Francisco 0 0 Comment Read More »
Help Shape the Future of SFMS. Cast Your Vote in the 2012 SFMS Election! Please cast your ballot to elect SFMS officers, board, and delegation members to represent SFMS at CMA by November 13, 2012. All physicians currently in practice, residents, and UCSF medical students who held current membership with the SFMS are eligible to vote. One ballot per member. November 8, 2012 SFMS Member, SFMS Member Events SFMS Election 0 0 Comment Read More »
2013 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Contains Good and Bad News As SFMS reported last week, CMS released the final 2013 physician payment rule, which sets payment rates and related policies for next year. Read below for notable highlights from the ruling affecting physicians. November 7, 2012 Medicare, News, Payment 2013 physician payment rule, Medicare payment cuts, transitional care CPT codes 0 0 Comment Read More »
Election 2012: Update of Candidates and Issues that SFMS Was Watching This Election Cycle. Election 2012: Update of candidates and issues that SFMS was watching this election cycle. November 7, 2012 News, Politics and Medicine Election 2012, Proposition 30 0 0 Comment Read More »
Sooji Rugh, MD: SFMS November 2012 Member of the Month SFMS is proud to announce Sooji Rugh, MD as our November 2012 Member of the Month. Dr. Rugh is a bariatric physician with board certification in Internal Medicine and Obesity Medicine, and the medical director of Greenlite Medicine. November 7, 2012 SFMS Member Greenlite Medicine, Sooji Rugh 0 0 Comment Read More »