SFDPH Health Advisory: Zika Virus Mosquitoes associated with the Zika virus have been detected in the Bay Area, but none has been found to carry the disease linked to birth defects in newborns in South America. SFDPH has issued a health advisory for San Francisco-based physicians on the Zika virus. January 27, 2016 News, Public Health, SF Dept of Public Health San Francisco Department of Public Health, health advisory, Zika, Zika Virus 0 0 Comment Read More »
SFDPH Health Update: Healthy Super Bowl 50 The San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) is working to support Super Bowl activities to ensure that visitors and local residents have a safe, positive, and healthy experience. San Francisco clinicians are asked to review the January 26, 2016 health alert. January 26, 2016 News, Public Health, SF Dept of Public Health health update, San Francisco Department of Public Health, Super Bowl 50 0 0 Comment Read More »
CURES 2.0 Update; Technical Assistance Available to Users The California Department of Justice has completed its upgrade of the CURES system to CURES 2.0. Physicians requiring technical assistance to register and/or access their account can contact the DOJ CURES Help Desk at (916) 227-3843 or cures@doj.ca.gov. January 21, 2016 News, Physician Resource CURES, PDMP, Prescription Drug Monitoring Program 0 0 Comment Read More »
CMA Issues New Physician Resource on California’s End of Life Option Act CMA has released a new On-Call document to help physicians understand ABX2-15, California’s End of Life Option Act. The guide was developed by CMA’s Center for Legal Affairs to help physicians and patients understand the End of Life Option Act. January 20, 2016 CMA, Physician Resource ABX2-15, End of Life Option Act, physician aid-in-dying 0 0 Comment Read More »
New Approval Time Frames for Prescription Drug Prior Authorizations SB 282, a new law that went into effect on January 1, 2016, requires health plans and health insurers to respond to prescription drug prior authorization requests within 72 hours for non-urgent requests and 24 for urgent requests. January 13, 2016 News, Practice Management Department of Insurance, preauthorization, prescription drugs 0 0 Comment Read More »
