Table of Contents: July 2022 Texas Medicine

Volume 118, Number 6 - July 2022

The Value-Based Care Issue

Cover package
What’s New in Value-Based Care (pages 12-18)
Here’s a look at upcoming changes and how practices can adapt. By Emma Freer

Innovation for All (pages 20-24)
Small practices can switch over from fee-for-service, even without the resources and economies of scale of larger groups. By Emma Freer

The Only Alternative (pages 26-28)
Practices focused on treating Medicaid patients may not be viable without value-based care. By Joey Berlin

Under Construction (pages 30-32)
APMs pose certain challenges for specialists compared with their primary care counterparts. By Emma Freer

Other news

Law: Pay Now or Pay Later (pages 34-35)
The Texas Supreme Court rejected a lump-sum payment in a negligence case, creating more clarity around a key piece of tort reform. By Joey Berlin

Economics: Preparing for Records Requests (pages 36-37)
Here's what to know if OIG asks for patient records in an investigation.

Public healthMaking a Comeback – Not the Good Kind  (pages 38-41)             
Texas leads the nation in congenital syphilis cases. All physicians can help change that. By Sean Price

Public health: Countering Controversy (pages 42-43)
New CME from TMA shows physicians how to have difficult conversations with patients. By Sean Price

Vaccines: Getting Another Shot (pages 45-47)
Physicians look to put childhood vaccines back on track as hesitancy grows. By Sean Price

Also in this issue:   

Rounds, Deaths (pages 4-11)
Profile: Victor Test, MD, awarded AMA Medal of Valor (page 48)

 

Last Updated On

July 29, 2022

Originally Published On

June 29, 2022