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 TMA Action Dec. 15, 2017   News and Insights from Texas Medical Association

 

18 Privacy Pitfalls. One Easy (and Free) Mobile Solution
This Month in Texas Medicine
 
 

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18 Privacy Pitfalls. One Easy (and Free) Mobile Solution


Think about it, can everybody on your staff instantly name all 18 protected health information identifiers (PHI)?

That’s important information to know, particularly if your practice is increasingly using mobile phones and the like to communicate about patient information.

If you want to make sure all of your practice’s mobile communications stay complaint with HIPAA regulations, you should check out DocbookMD.

DocbookMD is a HIPAA-complaint messaging app that allows entire care teams to communicate securely with one another, even across practices. The app is free for TMA members (seriously!): All you have to do is claim your free DocbookMD profile. 

With the app, physicians and practice staff have access to real-time lab reports, pager service responses, and discharge paperwork.

For access to enhanced app features – like a dedicated practice directory, message auditing, and remote wipe capability – DocbookMD is offering a 50-percent discount on team service plans to TMA members. Use coupon code: 50TMA100 on or before Dec. 31 to receive the discount (for one full year). 

So join more than a quarter of your TMA colleagues who are currently using DocbookMD in their practice, and be sure to take advantage of the TMA-exclusive discounts on team pricing options.

Action, Dec. 15, 2017


This Month in Texas Medicine


The December issue of Texas Medicine focuses on Senate Bill 507, by Sen. Kelly Hancock, which expands balance billing mediation to all physicians and other practitioners who provide out-of-network services at certain in-network facilities, and also expands mediation to out-of-network emergency care. Other articles look into a constitutional challenge to the state's Advance Directives Act; reference pricing, which has emerged as a potential strategy for health plans to keep premiums low and address the problems that managed care plans are facing; and steps physicians can take to prepare for natural disasters and other sudden calamities.

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TMA Practice E-Tips, a valuable source of hands-on, use-it-now advice on coding, billing, payment, HIPAA compliance, office policies and procedures, and practice marketing, also is available as an RSS feed. This is a valuable resource for your office staff, as well.

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Action, Dec. 15, 2017



Deadlines for Doctors

TMA's Deadlines for Doctors alerts you and your staff to upcoming state and federal compliance timelines and offers information on key health policy issues that impact your practice. 

CMS Quality Payment Program Deadlines   

12/31
Last Day of the 2017 MIPS Performance Year

TMA Education Center

The TMA Education Center offers convenient, one-stop access to the continuing medical education Texas physicians need. TMA's practice management, cancer, and physician health courses are now easier than ever to find online.  

On-Demand Webinars

Innovation in Education for Cardiovascular Risk Patients: Heart Healthy Diet and Lifestyle

Making Discussions About Death and Dying Easier

HIPAA Training for Medical Office Staff

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March 23, 2010