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100th birthday in San Mateo County, a guide on domestic violence, and a look at personalized medicine
San Mateo County’s Century In the San Mateo County Medical Association Bulletin, Michelle B. Caughey, M.D., President of the San Mateo County Medical Association, reflects on the society’s 100th anniversary. “On September 21, the SMCMA will host an event celebrating 100 years of (somewhat) organized medicine on the Peninsula. A full-length book will debut in September as […]
How HMOs spend health care premiums; campaigning against Medicare cuts; and the evolving immunity of sexually transmitted diseases
Why health insurance costs so much The Bulletin Humboldt-Del Norte County Medical Society, summarizes the California Medical Association’s report on health plans that spend the least of the premium dollar on health care. Those spending less than 10 percent on administration included Scripps Clinic, Sharp, Kaiser, Cal Optima and others. Those spending 15 to 25 percent […]
HIPAA Guidelines (finally), From Kaiser to Private Practice, Pain Management, Majority Leader’s MD, Mert’s Musings, New Physician ID Number, Lawsuits Threaten Health Care, Physicians Without Healthcare
Federal Government Finally Issues Compliance Rules: HIPAA’s Little Instruction Book Curtis Franklin, Jr, reports in Network Computing, www.nwc.com, that the federal government has finally issued, after nine years, guidelines for complying with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. He concludes: “The publication would have been worth its weight in gold nine years ago. But if […]
The rewards of solo practice, health concerns of female athletes, effects of day care, an arc for MICRA
Doing the Right Thing – Return to Solo Practice Eric Holmberg, MD, a Petaluma family physician , writes the featured article in Sonoma Medicine. He left a salaried position at the Petaluma Health Center and embarked on a solo medical practice. “This move seemed to fly in the face of common sense because the number […]
A solution for the lawyer problem, computerized pizza purchases, HIPPA’s leakage, socialized medicine
Vital Signs, the official organ of the Fresno-Madera Medical Society, is a 12-page non-glossy magazine published monthly. It is primarily written by physicians and thus a true “Voice of Medicine.” Hats off to a medical society whose members still communicate with each other on a monthly basis. We’ve selected two “Voices” from the last two issues. […]
Obesity policies, bottled water hype, a Grimm Medicare tale, new cancer research, active duty and thoughts on rights, privileges and Medicare
Are Obesity Policies Too Thin? Russell Jackson reports in Southern California Physician: Obesity is an increasingly urgent medical issue. A Journal of the American Medical Association report says that obesity-related deaths – those caused by lousy eating and exercise habits – rose by one-third from 1990 to 2000, to about 400,000 a year. By comparison, smoking-related deaths totaled […]