A message from SFMS President-Elect: 2012 SFMS General Meeting SFMS President-Elect and Membership Committee Chair Shannon Udovic-Constant, MD discusses the top 3 reasons for members to attend the September 10 General Meeting. August 10, 2012 SFMS Member Events networking mixer, SFMS General Meeting, General Meeting 0 0 Comment Read More »
San Francisco Hospital Update: Dignity Health, UCSF, CPMC San Francisco hospital news roundup for the week of August 10, 2012. August 10, 2012 News, UCSF Dignity Health, UCSF, CPMC 0 0 Comment Read More »
Why We Walk; Join SFMS for the Golden Gate Walk on September 15 Your San Francisco Medical Society is sponsoring the American Heart Association Heart Walk in Golden Gate Park on September 15. The executive committee of the SFMS Board voted unanimously to sponsor a booth at the event to showcase organized medicine's commitment to local health improvement efforts. Volunteers and survivors representing several local hospitals will walk a scenic three-mile course in Golden Gate Park to raise awareness for fighting heart disease. August 9, 2012 Local Events, Public Health, SFMS Member Events community service, Golden Gate Heart Walk, AHA 0 0 Comment Read More »
Ask the SFMS: Can I Bill a Medicare Advantage Patient When He/She Chooses to Seek Treatment Outside of the Network? So, what happens if your practice sees a longtime Medicare patient who has, unbeknownst to you, switched to a Medicare Advantage plan for which your physician is not contracted? Can you bill the patient? Based on information from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the answer is yes, but with limits. August 8, 2012 Payment, Physician Resource Ask the SFMS, Medicare Advantage 0 0 Comment Read More »
Safety-Net Hospitals Face Funding Cuts on Two Federal Fronts Representatives of California’s safety-net hospitals say the devil is in the details concerning the federal government’s plans to reduce funding for hospitals caring for a disproportionate share of low-income patients. The Affordable Care Act will reduce by at least half the amount of Medicaid money set aside to help safety-net hospitals provide uncompensated care for patients with no insurance and no cash. August 7, 2012 Medicaid, News, San Francisco General CAPH, Medicaid cut 0 0 Comment Read More »
