Support Prop 29: Cut Health Care Costs, Spur the Economy, and Cure Cancer Prop 29, the California Cancer Research Act, will benefit every Californian by lowering health care costs in the state, by enhancing California's economy, and by funding life-saving research that produces new diagnostics, treatments and cures for patients. May 8, 2012 Advocacy, CMA, News California Cancer Research Act, Prop 29 0 0 Comment Read More »
SFMS Physician Inducted as a Fellow in the American College of Radiology SFMS board member Roger S. Eng, Jr., MD, MPH, has been inducted as a Fellow in the American College of Radiology (ACR). The induction took place at a formal convocation ceremony during the recent 89th ACR Annual Meeting and Chapter Leadership conference April 21-25, 2012, in Washington, DC. May 2, 2012 SFMS Member ACR, Roger Eng, American College of Radiology 0 0 Comment Read More »
“Red Flags” in the Emergency Department: Pain Treatment vs. the Painful Epidemic of Addiction Every emergency clinician knows them, and most learn to dread them—the patients who might be “drug-seekers” or might be in real physical pain—or might be both. How to screen the addicts from the "legitimate" pain patients? May 1, 2012 Physician Resource, San Francisco Medicine, SFMS Member addiction medicine, opioid, pain treatment 0 0 Comment Read More »
Survey Confirms Physicians Have the Blues Over the Blues CMA has received complaints from physicians regarding Blue Cross and Blue Shield’s refusal to honor assignment of benefits, highlighting the burden and cost it places on the physician practice to act as debt collectors rather than physicians, and in many cases, this policy has jeopardized the physician-patient relationship. CMA conducted a survey completed by over 1,100 physician practices to obtain additional information about what criteria they consider when deciding whether to contract with a payor. April 27, 2012 Advocacy, CMA, Payment, SFMS Member AB 1742 0 0 Comment Read More »
SB 1318 Moves Out of Senate Committee The bill aimed to improve public health passes – SB 1318 (Wolk) – moved out of the Senate Labor and Industrial Relations Committee on Wednesday afternoon. SB 1318 requires all health care workers in health care facilities, including physicians, to either receive the influenza vaccination or wear a mask in patient care areas during flu season. April 26, 2012 Advocacy, CMA, Public Health immunization, flu, SB 1318 0 0 Comment Read More »
