Managing Childhood Concussion
Nearly
60 percent of high school students in the United States participate in
organized sports, and the number of younger athletes increases annually.
Because back to school means back to sports for most Texas children, the identification and management of concussion is becoming an even bigger public health issue than in
years past. (Source: Blogged_Arteries)
Source: Blogged_Arteries - September 30, 2013 Category: Health Management Source Type: news
Keep Those Anson Jones Nominations Coming
The TMA Anson Jones, MD, Award honors
outstanding health journalism, and we need your help to find the best stories of
2013. If you've seen, heard, or read an outstanding story this year, nominate it for an award. (Source: Blogged_Arteries)
Source: Blogged_Arteries - September 30, 2013 Category: Health Management Source Type: news
TMA Seminars Prepare You for Medicare in 2014
It's
time again to start thinking about Medicare for 2014. TMA's Medicare
2014 seminar series will help you and your
staff get on top of next year's changes and make your current Medicare process
more efficient. (Source: Blogged_Arteries)
Source: Blogged_Arteries - September 30, 2013 Category: Health Management Source Type: news
Higher Medicaid Primary Care Payments Coming Next Year
Eligible primary care physicians in the Medicaid program should begin receiving higher payments by March 1, 2014, the program's director says in a letter to physicians. The Affordable Care Act authorizes the fees. (Source: Blogged_Arteries)
Source: Blogged_Arteries - September 20, 2013 Category: Health Management Source Type: news
TMA Answers Your Patients' Health Insurance Marketplace Questions
"Hey Doc," TMA's multimedia patient education campaign about the Affordable Care Act health insurance marketplace, debuts this week on video, on the Internet, and in the news media. To keep up with the program or to refer your patients, go to heydoc.texmed.org. (Source: Blogged_Arteries)
Source: Blogged_Arteries - September 17, 2013 Category: Health Management Source Type: news
Use CHIP Patients' New IDs Oct. 1 or Later … or Else
Patients in the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) are receiving new identification numbers that physicians must use to bill for services provided on or after Oct. 1. That's because the Texas Health and Human Services Commission placed CHIP cases in the Texas Integrated Eligibility Redesign System (TIERS). (Source: Blogged_Arteries)
Source: Blogged_Arteries - September 17, 2013 Category: Health Management Source Type: news
Aetna to Pay $120 Million in Claims Dispute
Aetna's creation of a $120 million fund to pay physicians for out-of-network claims moved closer to reality last month when a New Jersey federal judge tentatively approved a settlement of the class action lawsuit by the Texas Medical Association and its organized medicine partners. Final approval is scheduled for March. (Source: Blogged_Arteries)
Source: Blogged_Arteries - September 11, 2013 Category: Health Management Source Type: news
You Can Help Design TMA's New PSO
TMA is establishing the TMA Physician Services Organization (PSO), a physician-led organization that will offer services that bolster clinical and financial autonomy, and you have an opportunity to help us design it. (Source: Blogged_Arteries)
Source: Blogged_Arteries - August 30, 2013 Category: Health Management Source Type: news
CMS Webinars On EHRs, 1500 Claim Forms
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will conduct webinars on Stage 2 of the Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program and an updated 1500 Claim Form in September. (Source: Blogged_Arteries)
Source: Blogged_Arteries - August 30, 2013 Category: Health Management Source Type: news
Medicare Data Release Worries Medicine
The potential release of Medicare physician claims data to the public "can have unintentional, adverse consequences for patients, providers, and the health care system" if not done correctly, the Texas Medical Association, the American Medical Association, and other state medical societies warned federal officials in August. (Source: Blogged_Arteries)
Source: Blogged_Arteries - August 30, 2013 Category: Health Management Source Type: news
“Hey Doc” Gives You Answers to Patients’ ACA Questions
Americans’ physicians are their most trusted source for information on the Affordable Care Act (ACA), according to a new national poll, but that’s not where they’re getting their news. (Source: Blogged_Arteries)
Source: Blogged_Arteries - August 30, 2013 Category: Health Management Source Type: news
State Warns of Measles Outbreak
Four confirmed cases of measles in the past month and nine cases for the year prompted the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) to issue a health alert and urge immunization. DSHS asked physicians and other health care professionals to watch for potential exposures and patients with measles symptoms, particularly in North Texas. DSHS said you should consider measles in your diagnosis if you have a patient with a rash and fever. If you suspect measles, report it to your local health department as soon as possible. (Source: Blogged_Arteries)
Source: Blogged_Arteries - August 17, 2013 Category: Health Management Source Type: news
HIPAA Security Requires Practice Risk Analysis
The HIPAA Security Rule addresses administrative, physical, and technical safeguards to ensure confidentiality, integrity, and availability of electronic protected health information (e-PHI). It also requires that every practice perform a risk analysis to look for potential risks and vulnerabilities to the confidentiality, availability, and integrity of all e-PHI that an organization creates, receives, maintains, or transmits. (Source: Blogged_Arteries)
Source: Blogged_Arteries - August 15, 2013 Category: Health Management Source Type: news
Texas Company Recalls Sterile Use Products
Sterile Compounding of Cedar Park has voluntarily recalled all products it produced and distributed for sterile use because of reports of bacterial bloodstream infections possibly related to the company's calcium gluconate infusions. (Source: Blogged_Arteries)
Source: Blogged_Arteries - August 15, 2013 Category: Health Management Source Type: news
Vaccinations Available at Fall Conference
Do you need a flu or Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis) vaccination? If so, you can get one or both at TMA’s Fall Conference. (Source: Blogged_Arteries)
Source: Blogged_Arteries - August 9, 2013 Category: Health Management Source Type: news
