SFMS Supports Bills to Reinstate Medi-Cal Managed Care Organization Tax and Healthy Families SFMS/CMA support SB 301 (DeSaulnier) and AB 826 (Swanson), which would reinstate the Medi-Cal Managed Care Organization (MCO) Tax and the Healthy Families Program. Both bills have support from Republicans and Democrats in both houses. August 27, 2012 Advocacy, CMA, Medi Cal AB 826, Medi-Cal, SB 301, Healthy Families, MCO tax 0 0 Comment Read More »
HHS Delays ICD-10 Coding to October 2014 The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) postponed the use of ICD-10 diagnostic codes until October 1, 2014. The 1-year delay comes in response to complaints by organized medicine about the administrative burden of converting to ICD-10. August 27, 2012 Advocacy, AMA, HIPAA health plan identifier codes, HPID, ICD-10 delay, ICD-10 0 0 Comment Read More »
HHS Releases Interim Final Rule on Electronic Funds Transfers/ Remittance Advice The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released an interim administrative simplification final rule for electronic funds transfers (EFT) and remittance advice (ERA) transactions. The rule is open for public comment until October 9. August 24, 2012 News ERA, EFT, remittance advice 0 0 Comment Read More »
Help Shape the Next Generation of Physicians UCSF is currently recruiting pediatricians to act as preceptors for UCSF second year medical students, and hope you will consider serving in this critically important teaching role. August 23, 2012 UCSF preceptorship, pediatricians, UCSF 0 0 Comment Read More »
SFMS-Sponsored School Vaccine Bill Passes Legislature The California Senate passed AB 2109, a bill that would require a parent or guardian seeking a personal belief exemption from school immunization requirements to first obtain a document signed by a licensed health care practitioner. AB 2109 was sponsored by SFMS and the CMA, and was authored by Assemblymember Richard Pan, MD. August 23, 2012 Advocacy, CMA, Public Health immunization, AB 2109, Richard Pan, vaccination 0 0 Comment Read More »
