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COVID-19: Practice Operations - 11/21/2025

View COVID-19 resources related to practice operations.

Sample Letter: Physician Discontinuing Practice - 11/18/2025

Letter for Physician Discontinuing Practice

Withholding Copies of Records for Failure to Pay Copy Fee - 11/13/2025

Do we have to provide a patient copies of requested medical records if the patient fails to pay the copying fee?

Risk Management - 11/13/2025

Practice e-Tips on Risk Management

Articles and Papers on Legal Issues - 11/13/2025

Articles And Papers-Misc. Medical Records

Follow-Up Failures Are Risky - 11/13/2025

Missed appointments and failures to follow up pose some of the greatest legal risks for physicians. Here are some risk-management tips for your practice.

Develop a No-Show Policy — and Use It - 11/12/2025

Develop a no-show policy — and use it

Copy Fees for Mental Health Records - 11/12/2025

Do Texas Medical Board rules regarding fees for copying medical records apply to mental health records? TMA’s newly updated, free white paper answers this question about fees and more.

Breach Notification Rules Get a Makeover - 11/11/2025

Rules about notifying patients when their electronic protected health information (PHI) has been breached — that is, used or disclosed impermissibly — got stronger under HIPAA, while a new state law brought some relief.

Patient Notification During Practice Transition - 11/11/2025

Patient Notification During Practice Transition

20 Everyday HIPAA Tips - 11/11/2025

 The goal of HIPAA is to make sure the protected health information you are responsible for or come into contact with remains confidential, secure, and available when you need it. Here are basic steps every practice can take to help make this happen.  

Verify Auditor Credentials - 11/11/2025

Be careful about who gets access to your medical records, and to which ones.

How Can I Prevent Embezzlement in My Practice? - 11/11/2025

Medical practices are largely cash businesses and have the highest embezzlement rate of any service industry. Every medical practice, regardless of size, specialty or location, is a potential victim of employee theft and embezzlement.

Did That Employee Quit, or Did You Fire Her? - 11/10/2025

The question of whether an employee quit or was fired is very important if the ex-employee files for unemployment benefits. It determines who has the burden of proof in the case. These tips from the Texas Workforce Commission can help you keep the onus of proof off you.

Stop Embezzlement Before It Starts - 11/10/2025

Embezzlement occurs in medical practices more often than you might think. Follow these tips to reduce the potential for cash embezzlement in your practice.

Solve Conflict With These Four Steps - 11/10/2025

When patients’ emotions are high, their logic is low. To solve a conflict with a patient, you need lower the patient’s emotional level so you can negotiate a reasonable solution.

Practice Financials - 10/20/2025

Get the information you need to keep your practice financials in order.

How to Handle Patient Confrontations - 08/05/2025

Try this three-step assertive response to patients who become angry,stubborn, manipulative,and even abusive.

Top Three Reasons Embezzlement Occurs - 08/05/2025

Medical practices suffer from one of the highest embezzlement rates of all service industries.Several factors can contribute to embezzlement. The top three are opportunity, pressure, and rationalization.

Preventing Embezzlement - 08/05/2025

Preventing Embezzlement

OIG Tips for Recognizing Questionable Consultants - 08/04/2025

OIG Tips for Recognizing Questionable Consultants

Why You Need Business Associate Agreements - 05/07/2025

A medical practice in Illinois in April paid a $31,000 fine because it didn’t have a business associate agreement (BAA) with one of its long-time vendors. Any chance your practice has overlooked signing a BAA with any of its business associates?

Practice e-Tips on Technology - 04/12/2025

TMA Practice e-Tips on issues such as electronic medical records (EMRs), and buying technology for your practice.

What Are HIPAA Transaction and Code Sets Standards? - 03/20/2025

Learn about the HIPAA Transactions and Code Sets Rule that standardizes electronic data interchange (EDI) transactions for submitting, processing, and paying claims. Has your practice met the required standards?

FTC Mandates Vendors Notify Patients of Breaches in Health Information - 11/07/2024

The Federal Trade Commission has amended its Health Breach Notification Rule to require vendors of personal health records and related entities not covered by HIPAA to notify individuals, the FTC, and, at times, the media, when a breach in protected health information occurs. The change will take effect July 29.