Urgent Survey Response Requested: State Releases Plan to Move Medicare/Medi-Cal Patients into Managed Care Plans California releases plan to move all Medicare/Medi-Cal patients into managed care plans.SFMS/CMA needs your input. April 25, 2012 CMA, Medi Cal, Medicare, Payment, SFMS Member Medi-Cal, Reimbursement, Insurance, Medicare 0 0 Comment Read More »
Pain and Pain Medication Abuse: Two Epidemics in Tension Pain and Pain Medication Abuse: Two Epidemics in Tension April 24, 2012 Physician Resource, San Francisco Medicine pain management , Addiction and Recovery, Cannabinoids, Chronic Pain, Pain medicine 0 0 Comment Read More »
After Hours Medical Clinic Fills Void in San Francisco San Francisco's first After Hours Medical Clinic for busy families, residents, and tourists open its doors in March 2012. Staffed by family physicians, the clinic provides much needed non-office, after-hours medical care at reduced cost for both patients and insurers. April 24, 2012 Physician Resource, Primary Care, SFMS Member Brown and Toland , Sophia Mirviss, After Hours Clinic 0 0 Comment Read More »
Essential Health Benefit Bill Clears Committee Bill Monning introduced AB 1453, which laid out a plan for what essential benefits will be covered in California under the Affordable Care Act. The proposed set of benefits is modeled on the Kaiser small group HMO plan. April 11, 2012 Health Care Reform, News Affordable Care Act, AB 1453, Essential Health Benefit Bill 0 0 Comment Read More »
HealthShare Bay Area Founding Members to Form Health Information Exchange Eighteen Bay Area health care organizations will be founding members of the region’s first community health information exchange (HIE) program, HealthShare Bay Area (HSBA). April 10, 2012 Local Events, News, SF Dept of Public Health, Technology HealthShare Bay Area, Health Information Exchange, HSBA 0 0 Comment Read More »
