Texas Osteopathic Medical Association (TOMA) NewScope EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S NEWS BRIEFING FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION
HEALTH CARE REFORM........... signed into law.
"Any activity becomes creative when the doer cares about doing it right or better." ~ John Updike
Time flies. It's up to you to be the navigator. Robert Orben
Education is when you read the fine print. Experience is what you get if you don't. Pete Seeger
IN THIS ISSUE, FOR YOU:
ON THE SCHEDULE AND DISTRICT MEETINGS H1N1 (SWINE) FLU RESOURCES (at end of this email message)
WHAT DOES THE HEALTHCARE REFORM BILL REALLY MEAN FOR DOCTORS? MEDICARE CUTS? BAH! NO NEED TO PANIC EMERGENCY STEPS FOR YOUR PRACTICE IF MEDICARE CUTS TAKE EFFECT WHAT MEDICAID CUTS LOOK LIKE / WITH MEDICAID CUTS, DOCTORS AND PATIENTS DROP OUT COMMENTARY: YOUR PLATE JUST SPILLED OVER FCC NATIONAL BROADBAND TO EXPAND RURAL SUBSIDIES IMPLEMENT AN E.H.R. THE RIGHT WAY MEDICARE RESIDENT, PRACTICING PHYSICIAN AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL TRAINING FACILITATOR'S KIT COMPLAINT NOTICE POSTERS
IF YOU LOSE THE POWER TO LAUGH, YOU LOSE THE POWER TO THINK
Resource Information section will be found in a separate section at the end of this message.
"eTOMA" IS HERE!!
TOMA is going to an all electronic communication system.
Please make sure you have access to email through your office, your staff, your family, or even a friend. Let the TOMA office know what email address to use for you. Choose to receive your copy of the "TEXAS D.O." online, too.
May you be rich in blessings, poor in misfortune, Slow to make enemies, quick to make friends. But rich or poor, slow or quick,
May you know nothing but happiness from this day forward. Irish Blessing
If you're enough lucky to be Irish...
You're lucky enough!
A handful of skill is better than a bagful of gold. Irish Saying
IN THIS ISSUE, FOR YOU:
ON THE SCHEDULE AND DISTRICT MEETINGS H1N1 (SWINE) FLU RESOURCES (at end of this email message)
SENATE DELAYS PHYSICIAN PAY CUT (AGAIN) NATIONAL DOCTORS' DAY, MARCH 30th HEALTH CARE COSTS OPEN $1.7 BILLION HOLE IN TEXAS BUDGET SURVEY: MEANINGFUL USE COMPLIANCE REDUCES PRODUCTIVITY NEW MODEL ADDRESSES CARING FOR PATIENTS WITH MULTIPLE CHRONIC CONDITIONS
WATCHING FOR CUES FROM YOUR PATIENTS HOSPITALS DEBATE THE PROS, CONS OF WHITE COATS FOR DOCTORS REPORT QUESTIONS PATIENT SAFETY TRAINING, RECOMMENDS IMPROVEMENTS (FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS)
IF YOU LOSE THE POWER TO LAUGH, YOU LOSE THE POWER TO THINK
Resource Information section will be found in a separate section at the end of this message.
"eTOMA" IS HERE!!
TOMA is going to an all electronic communication system.
Please make sure you have access to email through your office, your staff, your family, or even a friend. Let the TOMA office know what email address to use for you. Choose to receive your copy of the "TEXAS D.O." online, too.
ON THE SCHEDULE AND DISTRICT MEETINGS:
District 13 Thursday, March 25th, 6:30 p.m. Restaurant Ava 108 South Goliad Street Rockwall, TX 75087 469-698-9920
District 2 Thursday, March 25th, 6:30 p.m. Springcreek BBQ Restaurant on Camp Bowie West Fort Worth, TX
District 10 Tuesday, March 30th, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Orlando's Rest. 2402 ave Q Lubbock, Tx TOMA / ATOMA Presidential / Executive Director Visit
TOMA House of Delegates Saturday, May 1, 2010 Austin, TX
Aug. 14-15 "Ligamentous Articular Strain Techniques" Basic Course
presented by the Dallas Osteopathic Study Group
Doubletree Hotel-Campbell Centre, Dallas, TX 75206 Contact: Conrad Speece, D.O. course director 214-321-2673
August 14-15, 2010 CME: 16 hours OMM category 1-A anticipated from AOA
National Osteopathic Medicine Month April 18-24
March 17 (Wednesday) St. Patrick's Day
April 4 (Sunday) Easter April 21 (Wednesday) Administrative Professionals Day
"Let every man practice the art that he knows best." -Cicero
"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." --Eleanor Roosevelt,
IN THIS ISSUE, FOR YOU:
ON THE SCHEDULE AND DISTRICT MEETINGS H1N1 (SWINE) FLU RESOURCES (at end of this email message)
MEDICARE CUTS DELAYED, NOT ELIMINATED A MEDICAID MESS LITIGATION IN THE FIELD OF PAIN MEDICINE SUCCESSFUL PHYSICIAN RETENTION MUST START DURING RECRUITMENT GENE TEST MAY PREDICT OBESE PEOPLE'S RESPONSE TO DIET PLANS FOUR RIVAL TEXAS HOSPITALS BOND FOR MEANINGFUL USE AND TO IMPROVE CARE MEDICARE'S NEW BOUNTY HUNTERS PRIMARY CARE UPDATE (Primary Care eBook)
IF YOU LOSE THE POWER TO LAUGH, YOU LOSE THE POWER TO THINK
Resource Information section will be found in a separate section at the end of this message.
"eTOMA" IS HERE!!
TOMA is going to an all electronic communication system.
Please make sure you have access to email through your office, your staff, your family, or even a friend. Let the TOMA office know what email address to use for you. Choose to receive your copy of the "TEXAS D.O." online, too.
The SGR attempts to control spending by setting yearly and cumulative spending targets. If actual spending for a given year exceeds the spending target for that year, reimbursement rates are adjusted downward by decreasing the Conversion Factor (CF) for RBRVS RVUs.
Since 2002, actual Medicare Part B expenditures have exceeded projections. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The idea was, if Medicare physician costs grew at a rate faster than we could afford, the docs would retroactively give the money back the next year in the form of compensating fee reductions. The message was clear: become efficient or we'll take the money back next year. Robert Laszewski
March 2nd is Texas Independence Day!
Be like a postage stamp. Stick to one thing until you get there. Josh Billings
"Our bravest and best lessons are not learned through success, but through misadventure." -Amos Bronson Alcott
IN THIS ISSUE, FOR YOU:
ON THE SCHEDULE AND DISTRICT MEETINGS H1N1 (SWINE) FLU RESOURCES (at end of this email message)
HOLDING OF CLAIMS FOR SERVICES PAID UNDER THE 2010 MEDICARE PHYSICIANS FEE SCHEDULE PHYSICIANS FACE DIFFICULT DECISIONS IN WAKE OF 21.2% MEDICARE PAYMENT CUT WITH RATE CUT LOOMING, DOCTORS THREATEN TO STOP ACCEPTING MEDICARE PATIENTS THE MOST FREQUENT ERROR IN MEDICINE AOA HEALTH POLICY NOTE (H1N1) 73% OF DOCS SAY THEY PRACTICE DEFENSIVE MEDICINE TODAY'S DATAPOINT AAFP WEIGHS IN ON CHRONIC DISEASE CARE AT (RETAIL) CLINICS WHY ARE DOCTORS WORKING FEWER HOURS?
IF YOU LOSE THE POWER TO LAUGH, YOU LOSE THE POWER TO THINK
Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one." --Jane Howard (or call it a 'professional association')
"You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with." - Jim Rohn
IN THIS ISSUE, FOR YOU:
ON THE SCHEDULE AND DISTRICT MEETINGS H1N1 (SWINE) FLU RESOURCES (at end of this email message)
PHYSICIANS PRACTICE LIVE, A FREE VIRTUAL CONFERENCE UPDATE ON CLAIMS PROCESSING FOR ORDERING/REFERRING PROVIDERS APPLY NOW FOR AOF SCHOARSHIPS AND GRANTS! DISPARITIES IN CARE DESERVE MORE ATTENTION STUDY FINDS 22% OF DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS GO UNFILLED "THEY FORGOT TO PRACTICE HEALTH CARE" (McAllen, TX) HOW HEALTHY IS YOUR COUNTY? TEXAS 2010 HEALTH OUTCOMES MAP NPs PUSH FOR EXPANDED ROLE AMID PHYSICIAN SHORTAGE
IF YOU LOSE THE POWER TO LAUGH, YOU LOSE THE POWER TO THINK
NEW ISSUE OF "TEXAS D.O." NOW AVAILABLE ON LINE
Click on this link; you don't have to wait for the mail to get it to you now.
Resource Information section will be found in a separate section at the end of this message.
"eTOMA" IS HERE!!
TOMA is going to an all electronic communication system.
Please make sure you have access to email through your office, your staff, your family, or even a friend. Let the TOMA office know what email address to use for you. Choose to receive your copy of the "TEXAS D.O." online, too.
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