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UAPD Updates

Negotiations in Santa Cruz County

While the budget remains tight, Santa Cruz county received an extra influx of money last year from doctors voluntarily contributing their electronic health record incentive moneys.  UAPD believes part of that money should be directed towards the doctors’ next...

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Private Practice Insights: Medical Homes

By Stuart A. Bussey, M.D., J.D., UAPD President My old UCI family practice attending doc recently spoke at our Departmental meeting.  He set out six standards for the new patient centered medical homes—enhanced access, management of patient population rather than...

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The State of Our Union 2012

By Dr. Stuart A. Bussey, UAPD President Life Begins at Forty was the title of a book written by psychologist William Pitman, about all the possibilities of middle age. But the deeper meaning  of the phrase was supplied by the 19th century philosopher Arthur...

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Scenes from the 2012 Triennial Convention

More than 200 people assembled at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel in San Francisco the first weekend in November for a very special Triennial Convention, marking the 40th anniversary of UAPD.  The weekend opened with a four-credit CME...

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In CalPERS? Learn About Air Time

Most of the changes to CalPERS associated with the passage of AB 340 do not affect current employees.  One change that does affect current employees regards Additional Retirement Service Credit (ARSC), more commonly known as "Air Time." According to the CalPERS...

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