Episodes
Thursday Apr 13, 2023
Ask the Expert: End of the Public Health Emergency
Thursday Apr 13, 2023
Thursday Apr 13, 2023
After more than three years and 11 extensions, the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) will expire May 11. TMA experts answer member questions about how their practice will be affected by the end of the PHE. Claim CME for this episode and get the links to resources discussed at www.texmed.org/education. Click here to find more Ask the Experts topics.
Thursday Mar 30, 2023
The Rise of E-Cigarette Use in Teens
Thursday Mar 30, 2023
Thursday Mar 30, 2023
The tobacco industry has manipulated consumers for decades, and your most susceptible patients are prime targets. Dr. Lindy McGee, advocate and champion against the rise of e-cigarette use, provides an in-depth look at how vaping became so prevalent amongst teens and young adults and discuss what physicians can do to help patients avoid and overcome nicotine addiction. Claim CME for this episode and get the links to resources discussed at www.texmed.org/education.
Thursday Feb 16, 2023
Quick Tip: 2023 Billing and Coding Checklist
Thursday Feb 16, 2023
Thursday Feb 16, 2023
Make sure you get paid correctly and on time in 2023! TMA’s Reimbursement Services staff have put together a list of practical actions you can take at the to keep your billing and collections on track throughout the year.
If you have questions about billing and coding or payer policies, email reimbursementservices@texmed.org or call (800) 880-1414, or call the TMA Knowledge Center at (800) 880-7955.
For in-depth help with billing and collections improvement, consider a Revenue Cycle Assessment from TMA Practice Consulting; ask for more information at (800) 523-8776, or email practice.consulting@texmed.org. Also, visit the TMA Education Center for courses about collection techniques, and to obtain a copy of TMA’s Policies and Procedures: A Guide for Medical Offices.
Thursday Feb 02, 2023
Hot Topics: Sticky HR Issues Part 2
Thursday Feb 02, 2023
Thursday Feb 02, 2023
In this CME to Go episode, experts continue the discussion on common challenges physicians regularly encounter in managing staff. To claim CME for this episode, visit texmed.org/CMEtoGO, and to get all of the Hot Topics episodes with Amanda Hill here. To receive a summary and tips for this episode, contact Amanda Hill via hillhealthlaw.com.
Thursday Jan 19, 2023
Quick Tip: Easy Ways to Elevate Patient’s Customer Service
Thursday Jan 19, 2023
Thursday Jan 19, 2023
Providing healthcare involves very personal interactions and as such require not only excellent technical knowledge and skills, but excellent people skills as well. TMA consultant Teri Deabler is continually amazed at how little physicians know about what's happening over their phones, at their front desk and in their billing departments. The total patient experience influences how your patients perceive their care and can affect their confidence in the physician. Here are some tips Teri shares for improving customer service in your practice today. Get more training on customer service at TMA Education Center.
Thursday Jan 05, 2023
Hot Topics: Sticky HR Issues
Thursday Jan 05, 2023
Thursday Jan 05, 2023
Of all the expenses your practice incurs, few are as significant — and perhaps avoidable — as unhappy, unproductive employees and employment law issues. In this CME to Go episode experts discuss challenges physicians regularly encounter in managing staff. To claim CME for this episode, visit texmed.org/CMEtoGO, and to receive a summary and tips, contact Amanda Hill via hillhealthlaw.com.
Thursday Dec 22, 2022
Happy Holidays
Thursday Dec 22, 2022
Thursday Dec 22, 2022
We'll be back in January with new episodes. Have a healthy, safe, and happy holiday! Check out all of TMA's programs at www.texmed.org/education.
Monday Dec 12, 2022
Ask the Expert: Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
Monday Dec 12, 2022
Monday Dec 12, 2022
The 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, which takes effect Jan. 1, and brings with it a mixed bag of consequences for physicians. TMA experts answer physician member questions about the coming changes. Claim CME for this episode and get the links to resources discussed at www.texmed.org/education.
Tuesday Nov 22, 2022
Happy Thanksgiving
Tuesday Nov 22, 2022
Tuesday Nov 22, 2022
TMA Practice Well podcast gives thanks to all our wonderful listeners and physician members. Thank you for all you do and your dedication to making healthier Texans. We’ll be back next week with a new hot topics episode. Until next time, stay well.
Thursday Nov 10, 2022
Taste of TexMed: Addiction in Chronic Pain Patients
Thursday Nov 10, 2022
Thursday Nov 10, 2022
In this Taste of TexMed Michael Sprintz, DO, board certified in addiction medicine, discuss delves into the “pain patient” and addiction. To get the full program, learn how to recognize substance-use disorders in pain patients and the basics of safe management for the patient and your practice, and claim CME play the ondemand webinar Addiction in Chronic Pain Patients: How to Know and What to Do in the TMA Education Center.
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