TMA Practice Well

Running an independent practice has many challenges and TMA can help! In this Ask the Expert episode, TMA staff and guests answer physicians’ questions and provide clarity on compliance, billing, nonphysician practitioners, and more. To claim CME for this episode, visit texmed.org/CMEtoGO and find all the Ask the Expert episodes here.

You may not focus on the noncompete clauses of your employment contract when you land that job. You should, however - they are very prevalent in these contracts and can have a big impact on where you can practice if you decide to leave your group or hospital. In this Hot Topic episode, veteran health care attorney Amanda Hill explains what’s reasonable in noncompete clauses and what’s required by Texas law. To claim CME for this episode, visit texmed.org/CMEtoGO, and to receive a summary and tips, contact Amanda Hill via hillhealthlaw.com.

Carra Benson, TMA Practice Management & Reimbursement Services Manager, provides an update on incident-to, telehealth codes, and a series of coding modifier descriptors that have already taken effect as of 2022 or will happen soon.

An important part of any practice’s plan is to stay accessible to the patients you have today and to future patients. Your practice website is a key tool for patient access. Jonathan Sibio with Officite is a specialist in medical practice websites and shares easy-to-use strategies to get the most out of your website. Claim CME for this episode at www.texmed.org/CMEtoGO.

Health care attorney Amanda Hill has helped many physicians avoid bad contracts and sometimes even back out of one after the fact. In this hot-topic episode, Ms. Hill shares cautionary tales from real situations physicians face more frequently than you might think. Claim CME for this episode at www.texmed.org/CMEtoGO and to receive a print-ready summary and tips from this episode, contact Amanda Hill via hillhealthlaw.com.

Your website is your billboard, your marquee, your business card that patients will find when searching to schedule an appointment or choose a new doctor. Play this CME to Go episode to learn the three most important things your practice website should have. Claim CME for this episode at www.texmed/org/CMEtoGO. 

Many physicians are struggling to keep their medical practices staffed. TMA’s resident human resources expert shares tips for interviewing and hiring staff for your practice. Get more help on this topic in TMA's Education Center.

“We are living in the days of rage – “ says Fred Burton, personal safety expert and former counterterrorism special agent. How will you respond if attacked? Mr. Burton shares personal safety and protection tips you can use at work and in your personal life. To claim CME credit and to access more education on this topic visit the TMA Education Center at www.texmed.org/Education.

Get 10 practical actions physicians and practice managers can take now for a prosperous year. Carra Benson, manager of practice management and reimbursement services and her team helped Texas physician practices recover over half a million dollars from payers in 2021. This quick tips episode gives to-do now actions to help avoid loss of payment from health plans.  TMA members can contract TMA consulting services for revenue and practice operations. Go to www.texmed.org/consulting for more information.

To all of our listeners, Thank you for a great year. We’re working on new content and taking time to celebrate the holidays with our loved ones. TMA Practice Well will be back in January. We wish everyone a safe, healthy, and happy holidays. Until next time stay well.