June 2014 Volume 87, Number 5 Editor Gordon Fung, MD, PhD Managing Editor Amanda Denz, MA Copy Editor Mary VanClay
SFMS Meets with Assemblymember Richard Pan, MD On May 1, SFMS physicians and medical students met with State Assemblymember Richard Pan, MD, to discuss the importance of physician representation in Sacramento. The event was organized by Drs. Lawrence Cheung, Roger Eng, George Fouras, Gordon Fung, Steven Fugaro, and Robert Margolin through the SFMS PAC in support of Dr. Pan’s candidacy for California state senate candidate. With the implementation of the ACA, the attack on MICRA, and ongoing scope of practice issues, it is vital to support members in the legislature who are dedicated supporters of the house of medicine. Dr. Pan is a Sacramento pediatrician and representative for the California State Assembly’s 9th District.
Top Photo—Left to right: Robert Margolin, MD, Yasuko Fukuda, MD, Richard Pan, MD, Lucy Crain, MD, and Robin Harris. Middle Photo—Assemblymember Richard Pan, MD addresses local physicians on the state of medicine in California. Bottom Photo—UCSF medical students Brian Shaw and Rowen Jin with Assemblymember Richard Pan, MD.
Get Ready for Sunshine: Phase 1 Registration Begins June 1 The Physician Payments Sunshine Act (Sunshine Act) requires manufacturers of drugs, medical devices, and biologicals that participate in U.S. federal health care programs to report certain payments and items of value given to physicians and teaching hospitals. Manufacturers are required to collect and track payment, transfer, and ownership information beginning August 1, 2013. Manufacturers will submit the reports to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on an annual basis. CMS will soon allow physicians and teaching hospitals to review Sunshine (Open Payments) disclosures from industry about payments and other transfers of value made to them during the reporting period. Those wishing to review and potentially dispute disclosures must complete a two-phase registration process to access their data. Phase 1 (begins June 1) includes user registration in CMS’ Enterprise Portal. Phase 2 (begins in July) includes physician and teaching hospital registration in the Open Payments system, with 45 days to review and dispute data before its public release. WWW.SFMS.ORG
EDITORIAL BOARD Editor Gordon Fung, MD, PhD Stephen Askin, MD Erica Goode, MD, MPH Toni Brayer, MD Shieva Khayam-Bashi, MD Linda Hawes Clever, MD Arthur Lyons, MD John Maa, MD Chunbo Cai, MD Payal Bhandari, MD David Pating, MD SFMS OFFICERS President Lawrence Cheung, MD President-Elect Roger S. Eng, MD Secretary Richard A. Podolin, MD Treasurer Man-Kit Leung, MD Immediate Past President Shannon UdovicConstant, MD SFMS STAFF Executive Director and CEO Mary Lou Licwinko, JD, MHSA Associate Executive Director, Public Health and Education Steve Heilig, MPH Associate Executive Director, Membership and Marketing Jessica Kuo, MBA Director of Administration Posi Lyon Membership Assistant Ariel Young BOARD OF DIRECTORS Term: Jan 2014-Dec 2016 Benjamin C.K. Lau, MD Ingrid T. Lim, MD Keith E. Loring, MD Ryan Padrez, MD Adam Schickedanz, MD Rachel H.C. Shu, MD Paul J. Turek, MD
Term: Jan 2012-Dec 2014 William J. Black, MD Andrew F. Calman, MD John Maa, MD Todd A. May, MD Kimberly L. Newell, MD William T. Prey, MD Steven H. Fugaro, MD
Term: Jan 2013-Dec 2015 Charles E. Binkley, MD Gary L. Chan, MD Katherine E. Herz, MD David R. Pating, MD Cynthia A. Point, MD Lisa W. Tang, MD Joseph Woo, MD CMA Trustee Shannon Udovic-Constant, MD AMA Delegate Robert J. Margolin, MD AMA Alternate Gordon L. Fung, MD
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