California Physicians' EHR Systems Fall Short of Meaningful Use Criteria Although most California physicians use electronic health record systems, only 30% of them use EHR systems that have the ability to meet the requirements of the meaningful use program. June 18, 2012 EHR, Physician Resource, Technology, UCSF EHR, meaningful use 0 0 Comment Read More »
Your Input Needed on Gross Receipts Business Tax Reform Two separate ballot measures to reform San Francisco's business tax policies were introduced at the Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday. Both proposals, one put forward by Mayor Ed Lee and board president David Chiu and the other by Supervisor John Avalos, seek to eliminate the city's 1.5 percent payroll tax and replace it with a gross receipts tax that would tax the annual revenue of a business. June 14, 2012 Local Events, News gross receipts tax, San Francisco business tax reform 0 0 Comment Read More »
Why the FDA Said No to a Ban of Bisphenol-A in Food Packaging Not Exactly an Erin Brockovich Hollywood Ending: Why the FDA Said No to a Ban of Bisphenol-A in Food Packaging. SFMS President's Column from the June 2012 San Francisco Medicine. June 13, 2012 San Francisco Medicine, SFMS Member FDA, Bisphenol A, Peter Curran 0 0 Comment Read More »
Coalition of Health Care Organizations Issues Joint Letter Opposing Governor's Dual Eligible Proposal In an open letter to members of the California State Legislature, nearly twenty organizations representing a wide variety of health care stakeholders urged their representatives to oppose Governor Brown’s dual eligible proposal. The proposal would move patients eligible for both Medicare and Medi-Cal into a Medi-Cal Managed Care program, ultimately disrupting care and harming patients. June 13, 2012 Advocacy, CMA, Medi Cal dual eligibles 0 0 Comment Read More »
Considering BPA: State of the Art or Willful Ignorance? While it is technically correct that the FDA did not ban bisphenol A (BPA), the Wall Street Journal misled readers when it ignored the clear FDA statements that we need to reduce BPA exposure of our most vulnerable citizens. This is a prototype example of the spin-versus-spin arguments that characterize most of the environmental chemical debate. These arguments are not about truth. They are about control of public perception. It is time for willful efforts to skip the spin, outline the challenges, and answer the questions that affect the safety of our children and grandchildren. June 13, 2012 CPMC, Physician Resource, San Francisco Medicine, SFMS Member bisphenol A, Shanaz Dairkee, William Goodson III, BPA 0 0 Comment Read More »
