SFMS Joins Supervisor Mark Farrell to Propose Tobacco Ban Legislation The San Francisco Medical Society joined San Francisco Supervisor Mark Farrell (District 2) to introduce a legislation to eliminate the use of all tobacco products—including smokeless tobacco—at all baseball venues and city athletic fields in San Francisco. February 25, 2015 Advocacy, Local Events, Public Health Knock Tobacco Out of the Park, Mark Farrell, Roger Eng, tobacco ban, Tobacco Free Kids 0 0 Comment Read More »
CMA Foundation Releases Adult Vaccine Schedule To help physicians answer questions posed by the recent measles outbreak in California and to educate adult patients about their vaccination needs, the California Medical Association Foundation has release an adult vaccine schedule that physicians can hand out during patient visits. February 25, 2015 CMA, Physician Resource Adult Vaccine Schedule, Measles 0 0 Comment Read More »
Covered California Launches Special Enrollment Period Covered California has launched a special enrollment period for consumers who say they were not aware of the tax penalty for remaining uninsured. February 23, 2015 Covered California Special enrollment period, Covered California 0 0 Comment Read More »
SFDPH Health Advisory: Ocular Syphilis February 20, 2015 SFDPH Health Advisory on ocular syphilis. February 23, 2015 Public Health, SF Dept of Public Health Ocular syphilis, SFDPH health advisory, Treponema pallidum 0 0 Comment Read More »
February 28 Deadline to Review 2013 PQRS Payments and Penalties The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that physicians can use the new Physician Quality Reporting System Look Up tool to verify information without calling the CMS Help Desk. Informal review requests need to be submitted by February 28, 2015. February 20, 2015 Practice Management CMS Help Desk, Physician Quality Reporting System, PQRS 0 0 Comment Read More »
