Texas Medicine Today - October 2023

Oct. 31, 2023

• CDC Grant Funds Drug Overdose Data Collection in Texas
• Smith County Podcast Sparks Alliance Connections

Oct. 30, 2023

• Feds Update HIPAA Security Risk Assessment Tool
• Proposition 8 Aims to Expand Broadband Access

Oct. 27, 2023

• New E-Tobacco Tool Integrates Intervention Into EHRs
• Feds Extend Telemedicine Prescribing Flexibilities Through 2024
• Corpus Hospital Closes ER Residency
• CMS to Implement Street Medicine Code
• DEADLINE: Nominate a Public Health Leader for the Nickey Award by Oct. 31

Oct. 26, 2023

• CMS to Implement Street Medicine Code
• “We Can Compete:” Direct Payment Models Present Opportunity for Independent Practices
• Pay-for-Quality Programs Increasingly Address Nonmedical Drivers of Health 

Oct. 25, 2023

• Corpus Hospital Closes ER Residency
• New E-Tobacco Tool Integrates Intervention Into EHRs
• DEADLINE: Nominate a Public Health Leader for the Nickey Award by Oct. 31

Oct. 24, 2023

• TMA Has Your Mandated CME – For Free 
• Got Questions? TMA’s Knowledge Center Has Answers, With a Human Touch 

Oct. 23, 2023

• Feds Extend Telemedicine Prescribing Flexibilities Through 2024
• Physicians’ DEA Registration Now Requires Training on Substance Use Disorder

Oct. 20, 2023

• National Study of Physician Practice Expenses Underway to Support Payment Reform
• First-Ever MIPS Penalties Surface; Share Your Story With TMA
• CPAN CME Bolsters Phone Consult Service
• Government Shutdown Could Delay Medicare Claims Payments, Reform

Oct. 19, 2023

• Government Shutdown Could Delay Medicare Claims Payments, Reform
• National Study of Physician Practice Expenses Underway to Support Payment Reform
• “We Can Compete:” Direct Payment Models Present Opportunity for Independent Practices

Oct. 18, 2023

• New RSV Vaccine Out For Pregnant Mothers
• FDA Approves New RSV Vaccine, COVID-19 Booster

Oct. 17, 2023

• First-Ever MIPS Penalties Surface; Share Your Story With TMA
• "Annual, Incessant" MIPS Changes Persist in Medicare Fee Schedule
• Reminder: Revalidate Your Medicare and Medicaid Enrollment

Oct. 16, 2023

• Broadband Boom: An Influx of Funds Could Turbocharge Telehealth Access
• Proposition 8 Aims to Expand Broadband Access
• Feds Extend Telemedicine Prescribing Flexibilities Through 2024

Oct. 13, 2023

• U.S. House Committee Spotlights TMA Leadership on Surprise-Billing Rules
• AI Shows Potential in Health Care, With Limitations
• “We Can Compete:” Direct Payment Models Present Opportunity for Independent Practices
• Texas’ Newest Medical Schools Founded to Improve Care for Underserved

Oct. 12, 2023

• Arbitrations Resume for Some Federal Surprise Billing Claims
• U.S. House Committee Spotlights TMA Leadership on Surprise-Billing Rules
• TMA Resumes In-Person Meetings with Major Texas Payers

Oct. 11, 2023

• Physicians Prepared for Market, Regulatory Changes at Business of Medicine Conference
• “We Can Compete:” Direct Payment Models Present Opportunity for Independent Practices
• Impact of TMA’s Legislative Wins for Practices Addressed at Business of Medicine

Oct. 5, 2023

• Business of Medicine Conference Offers More – And More Practical – Educational Programming

Oct. 4, 2023

• Texas’ Newest Medical Schools Founded to Improve Care for Underserved
• How This Physician Champions Health Across Borders
• Diana L. Fite, MD, Carried TMA During COVID-19 Pandemic
• Rotations, Applications, Testing Fees? TMA Low-Interest Loans Can Help

Oct. 3, 2023

• How Payers Are Using AI
• TMA Pushes for Elimination of Excessive Electronic Funds Transfer Fees

Oct. 2, 2023

• AI Shows Potential in Health Care, With Limitations

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