February 20, 2020 TMA Virtual Meeting
During the Feb. 20, 2020 TMA Virtual Meeting, Michael Darrouzet, Texas Medical Association executive vice president and CEO, introduced himself and Shannon Vogel, TMA director of health information technology and special projects, spoke about Telemedicine in Texas.
Dr. John Flores from Denton gave an update on the Lone Star Caucus, and Gail Schatte, TMA director of the office of trust fund administration, discussed the TMA Physicians Benevolent Fund.
TMA will continue hosting virtual meetings to keep you updated so keep an eye out for future announcements and let us know how we can make them better, or topics you’d like to hear more about, by emailing us at counties[at]texmed[dot]org.
Here are some helpful links that were discussed:
Telemedicine
www.texmed.org/Telemedicine
If you have a question about Telemedicine, please contact Shannon Vogel.
Lone Star Caucus
www.lonestarcaucus.org
Lone Star Caucus Facebook Page
FREE CME in the TMA Education Center
www.texmed.org/Education
Physicians Benevolent Fund
www.texmed.org/PBF
PBF Wellness Fund
www.texmed.org/Hope
Physician Health and Wellness
www.texmed.org/PHW
TexMed 2020 in Fort Worth, May 1-2
www.texmed.org/TexMed
County Medical Society Resources Page
www.texmed.org/CMSresources
Nov. 12, 2019 TMA Virtual Meeting
During the Nov. 12, 2019 TMA Virtual Meeting, Kelly Walla, Texas Medical Association vice president and deputy general counsel discussed Texas’ new surprise billing legislation (Senate Bill 1264 from the 2019 Legislature). Lenore DePagter, DO, gave members an update on the Lone Star Caucus, the caucus that represents the small to medium counties in the TMA House of Delegates; and Sylvia Salazar, TMA associate vice president of membership and leadership development, discussed TMA member benefits.
TMA will continue hosting virtual meetings to keep you updated so keep an eye out for future announcements and let us know how we can make them better, or topics you’d like to hear more about, by emailing us at counties[at]texmed[dot]org.
Here are some helpful links that were discussed.
A General Overview of Senate Bill 1264 (86th Texas Legislature) and Texas’ New Arbitration Process for Certain Out-of-Network Claims
Lone Star Caucus
www.lonestarcaucus.org
Lone Star Caucus Facebook Page
TMA Practice Consulting
www.texmed.org/CaseStudies
TMA 2019 Advocacy Retreat
www.texmed.org/AdvocacyRetreat
TMA 2019 Winter Conference
www.texmed.org/Winter
FREE CME in the TMA Education Center
www.texmed.org/Education
TMA ROI Calculator
www.texmed.org/ROI
County Medical Society Resources Page
www.texmed.org/CMSresources
Aug. 8, 2019 TMA Virtual Meeting
During the August 8, 2019 TMA Virtual Meeting, Texas Medical Association president, David Fleeger, MD discussed new TMA policy and officers elected at TexMed, TMA’s annual meeting. Darren Whitehurst, TMA vice president of public affairs, gave a recap the 86th Texas legislative session and highlighted TMA’s advocacy wins.
John Flores, MD, gave members an update on the Lone Star Caucus, the caucus that represents the small to medium counties in the TMA House of Delegates; and Sylvia Salazar, TMA associate vice president of membership and leadership development, discussed new member benefits.
TMA will continue hosting more virtual meetings to keep you updated so keep an eye out for future announcements and let us know how we can make them better, or topics you’d like to hear more about, by emailing us at counties[at]texmed[dot]org.
Here are some helpful links that were discussed:
Lone Star Caucus
www.lonestarcaucus.org
Walk With a Doc
www.texmed.org/WWAD
TMA Community Outreach Programs
www.texmed.org/CommunityOutreach
TMA Practice Consulting
www.texmed.org/CaseStudies
TMA Payment Advocacy and Billing/Coding Help
www.texmed.org/BillingAndCoding
Help Understanding MACRA and Participating in the QPP
www.texmed.org/MACRA
FREE CME in the TMA Education Center
www.texmed.org/Education
TMA Ambassador Program
Karen[dot]Kollar[at]texmed[dot]org
(800) 880-1300, ext. 1448
County Medical Society Resources Page
www.texmed.org/CMSresources
TMA 2019 Fall Conference
www.texmed.org/Fall
TMA Virtual Meeting for Small Counties on April 3
Helpful Links
The Lone Star Caucus
TMA Ambassador Program
Email Karen Kollar or call (800) 880-1300, ext. 1448
County Medical Society Resources Page
TMA Education Center
TexMed 2019
Thank you for joining us! If you have feedback or have topics you would like to hear more about, please email us at counties[at]texmed[dot]org.
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