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245.008D Patient Physician Terminology

245.008D

245.008Patient/Physician Terminology: TMA approved refraining whenever possible from use of such terms as "provider," "covered lives" and similar terms in all communications with members, the public and the media and that "patient" and "physician" be used in place of these terms (Res. 101-A99; deleted CC Rep. 5-A-02).

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October 07, 2016

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The way the Texas Legislature conducts business during the 2021 session may look different due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But the Texas Medical Association’s commitment to improving health care remains the same. Some of those goals are up against deep cuts to state agency budgets. At the same time, however, the pandemic has created opportunities for medicine to bend lawmakers’ ear on some of its longstanding goals, including advancing access to care, vaccines, health coverage, and telemedicine. Plus, physicians have proven ways to respond to patients’ COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. 

 

 

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