A Texas Stance Against Resistance
Michael P. Fischer, MD
Infectious Disease Control Unit
Texas Department of State Health Services
Editor’s Note: Nov. 13-19 is Antibiotic Awareness Week. The following post discusses adherence to...
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Source: TMA Blogged Arteries - November 15, 2017 Category: Health Management Authors: Me and My Doctor Source Type: blogs
Medical Considerations Behind Emotional Support Dogs
By James G Baker, MD
Member, TMA Council on Science and Public Health
If a patient asks you to sign a letter supporting his emotional support dog, should you do it?
For a canine to be...
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Source: TMA Blogged Arteries - September 27, 2017 Category: Health Management Authors: Me and My Doctor Source Type: blogs
Physicians Can Help Stop Teen Drug and Alcohol Abuse
By James Baker, MD
Austin Psychiatrist
Member, TMA Council on Science and Public Health
It takes a community to prevent adolescent substance abuse, and physicians can play an important part in...
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Source: TMA Blogged Arteries - September 8, 2017 Category: Health Management Authors: Me and My Doctor Source Type: blogs
Physician Viewpoint: Physician, Heal Thyself (with Help)
This article was originally posted on Austin Regional Clinic's leadership blog.
Doctors see firsthand the toll that today’s increasingly stressful
society takes on patients:...
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Source: TMA Blogged Arteries - August 17, 2017 Category: Health Management Authors: Me and My Doctor Source Type: blogs
The Missing Link: Patient Responsibility for Health Records
This article was originally published at Hayes Management Consulting.
Sitting on the exam table...
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Source: TMA Blogged Arteries - July 31, 2017 Category: Health Management Authors: Me and My Doctor Source Type: blogs
Video: Legislative Session Victories Snapshot
Watch this TMA Legislative News Hotline video summary of a few of the biggest issues addressed in the regular session of the 85th Texas Legislature, which concluded a bit more than a week ago. TMA...
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Source: TMA Blogged Arteries - June 11, 2017 Category: Health Management Authors: Steve Levine Source Type: blogs
Texans on the Dias
(CHICAGO) As usual at meetings of the American Medical Association House of Delegates, Texans from the youngest to the most experience are playing a lead role in the 2017 summer meeting.
Former TMA...
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Source: TMA Blogged Arteries - June 11, 2017 Category: Health Management Authors: Steve Levine Source Type: blogs
Video: Legislative Session Victories Snapshot
Watch this TMA Legislative News Hotline video summary of a few of the biggest issues addressed in the regular session of the 85th Texas Legislature, which concluded a bit more than a week ago. TMA...
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Source: TMA Blogged Arteries - June 11, 2017 Category: Health Management Authors: Steve Levine Source Type: blogs
Texans on the Dias
(CHICAGO) As usual at meetings of the American Medical Association House of Delegates, Texans from the youngest to the most experience are playing a lead role in the 2017 summer meeting.
Former TMA...
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Source: TMA Blogged Arteries - June 11, 2017 Category: Health Management Authors: Steve Levine Source Type: blogs
MOC - It's All About the $$ - Yes to SB 1148
Oppose Vendor Greed That Isn ’t Shownto Improve QualitySenate Bill 1148, scheduled for debate on the floor of the Texas House of Representatives today, clearly states that hospitals and health plans cannot use maintenance of certification (MOC) to differentiate among physicians for payment, contracting, or credentialing. The bill prohibits the state from using MOC as a requirement for state licensure or renewal. It would, however, allow MOC requirements if facilities or teaching faculty need them for specialty designation or accreditation.The bill ' s author is Sen. Dawn Buckingham, MD (R-Lakeway). As a practicing opthal...
Source: TMA Blogged Arteries - May 23, 2017 Category: Health Management Authors: Steve Levine Source Type: blogs
