Medicare Quality Reporting Programs: What eligible professionals need to know for 2016 There is still one more performance year to go under the current Medicare quality reporting programs— the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) and the Medicare Electronic Health Record Incentive Program (meaningful use). May 23, 2016 Medicare Meaningful Use, Medicare, PQRS 0 0 Comment Read More »
SFMS Member, Dennis Song, MD, DDS, Attends National Security Forum Dennis Song, MD, DDS received a personal invitation from the Secretary of the Air Force and attended the 63rd annual National Security Forum at the Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. May 12, 2016 SFMS Member Dennis Song, National Security Forum 0 0 Comment Read More »
Anti-Tobacco Victories for California Governor Jerry Brown signed five SFMS/CMA-supported tobacco control bills into law as part of the Governor’s special legislative session. "The Legislature's passage and Governor Brown's signing of these six laws represents Sacramento standing up against Big Tobacco. May 5, 2016 Advocacy, News, Public Health Anti-Tobacco, Jerry Brown, Public Health 0 0 Comment Read More »
Kristin Hudacek, MD: SFMS March 2016 Member of the Month Dr. Kristin Hudacek has roots in the East Coast, but is now a full-fledged San Francisco Giants fan. She majored in Chemical Engineering at Princeton University, and then received her medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania. She completed her dermatology residency at Drexel University College of Medicine/Hahnemann University Hospital in Philadelphia, where she served as chief resident in her final year. May 4, 2016 Member of the Month, SFMS Member Kristin Hudacek, Member of the Month, SFMS member 0 0 Comment Read More »
SFDPH Health Advisory: Request to Report Overdoses and Deaths due to Illicitly Obtained Fentanyl The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has instituted a surveillance effort based on hospital reporting to local public health departments in response to overdoses believed to be caused by illicitly obtained fentanyl, an extremely potent opioid analgesic. May 4, 2016 Public Health, SF Dept of Public Health fentanyl, health advisory, overdoses, San Francisco Department of Public Health 0 0 Comment Read More »
