9/6 Workshop: Conducting Clinical Trials in Geriatric Psychiatry Everything you wanted to know about clinical trials and were afraid to ask. This workshop will provide an overview and practical guide to conducting clinical trials in geriatric psychiatry. August 26, 2016 Educational Event Clinical trials, Cognitive Impairment, Dementia, Geriatrics, Neurology, Psychiatry, Workshop 0 0 Comment Read More »
Letter from Surgeon General on Opioid Epidemic View an advance copy of a letter from the Surgeon General on the opioid epidemic. SFMS urges physicians to respond to the Surgeon General's call to action on safe prescribing education, access to treatment for opioid use disorder, and compassionate care without stigma. August 25, 2016 Medications, Physician Resource Addiction, Opioid Use Disorder, Opioids, Surgeon General 0 0 Comment Read More »
Seamless Conversion to Medicare Advantage Some questions have been raised about recent press coverage on plans enrolling new Medicare beneficiaries in Medicare Advantage without the beneficiary’s knowledge. The American Medical Association (AMA) raised concerns and a number of questions with senior officials at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Included in this blog posting are CMS’ answers. August 23, 2016 AMA, Covered California, Managed Care, Medi Cal, Medicaid, Medicare AMA, CMS, Dual-Eligibles, Medicare, Medicare Advantage 0 0 Comment Read More »
CDC Health Advisory - Zika Recommendations CDC Expands Guidance for Travel and Testing of Pregnant Women, Women of Reproductive Age, and Their Partners for Zika Virus Infection Related to Mosquito-borne Zika Virus Transmission in Miami-Dade, Florida August 22, 2016 Public Health CDC, health advisory, Zika 0 0 Comment Read More »
Practices Encouraged to Take DHCS Medi-Cal Provider Satisfaction Survey The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is conducting a customer service satisfaction survey for Medi-Cal providers. August 17, 2016 Medi Cal, Practice Management, Reimbursement DHCS, Medi-Cal 0 0 Comment Read More »
