Sunday, February 25, 2018

SB 1303 (Pan & Gagliani) would replace coroners with medical examiners (Part II)

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Incredible as it may seem, it is still true in February of  2018 that non-medically trained persons are allowed by law to conduct autopsie...
Monday, February 19, 2018

PART ONE: FORENSIC AUTOPSY LEGISLATION, SB 1189 & SB 1303: what happens when someone dies while in administrative custody?

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The first hint that something was wrong in the way forensic autopsies were handled occurred after a psychiatric technician at Patton State...
Wednesday, January 3, 2018

AB 72 (Bonta): Surprise! Network contraction is the new big bad wolf

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Network Contraction, protected by AB 72,  deserves to be obliterated  In healthcare plans including workers' compensation medical pr...
Wednesday, November 29, 2017

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MOC's (Maintenance of Certification) update from the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) deserves review. AAN President Ralph L. Sa...
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Thursday, November 9, 2017

"Trickle Down" economics

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Questions have come our way about "trickle down" economics . i.e., will it work if companies invest, expand their businesses, an...
Wednesday, November 8, 2017

"MY STROKE OF LUCK" by and starring DIANE BARNES, MD

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Today's post is not a political piece: it is a theatre review of a remarkable one woman show. Here's the scoop: a few years a...
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Monday, September 11, 2017

More Unfinished Business: AB 1048 (Arambula):opioid prescribing

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It's no secret that that the State of Opioids in California and elsewhere is a mess. In 1999 the Orgeon medical board sought to discip...
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