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A Healthy Knowledge: Improving Patients' Health Literacy

WebHealth literacy’s importance goes beyond COVID-19, Dr. Sanchez says. It’s about building a perspective informed by scientific concepts that are explained in easy-to-understand …

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TMA: Why Texas Needs a Stronger Public Health System

WebOne recent study estimates Texas spends more than $13 billion each year on mental health. TMA strongly encourages DSHS to promote communications with …

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Systematic Learning: Health Systems Science Shapes Med Ed

WebHealth systems science is new and evolving but the American Medical Association defines it as “understanding how care is delivered, how health care professionals work together to …

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A Social Shift: COVID-19 Disparities Prompt Emphasis on Value …

WebMedicare’s acknowledgment of health disparities was “a very welcome step in the right direction,” said Houston hospitalist Rupesh Nigam, MD, medical director of population …

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The State of Health in Texas

WebThe Health Consequences of Smoking — 50 Years of Progress. A Report of the Surgeon General. Rockville, MD: US Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for …

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"Hey, Doc": What If My Doctor Doesn’t Take My Marketplace …

WebMarketplace rules require plans to publish an online directory of participating doctors on Healthcare.gov. It’s important to check those lists before you buy insurance to find out if …

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Meet Texas’ Critical Public Health Needs

WebExceptional Items 4 and 7: Improve Texas Vital Records and State Public Health Data Our state’s vital records provide critical data needed by the state, local jurisdictions, and …

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Health Care for Undocumented Immigrants in Texas

WebSend correspondence to Rajeev Raghavan MD, 6620 Main St., 11th Floor, Houston, TX 77030; email: rajeevr [at]bcm [dot]edu. Abstract. Providing health care to the 1.6 million …

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Pandemic Pressures:COVID-19 Poses Serious Behavioral Health …

WebThe mental health fallout caused by COVID-19 radiates throughout Texas, with the most severe damage occurring where the virus hits most directly. “Entire families are affected,” …

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New TMF Network Aims to Improve Adult Immunization Rates

WebThe network's goal is to improve referrals for tracking and reporting immunizations via certified electronic health records and evaluate opportunities to …

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Medical Community Grant Program

WebTMAF’s objective for the 2016-2017 Medical Community Grants Program is to fund initiatives that compliment one or more of TMA’s active public health or science areas of …

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Protecting Patients, Society

WebAny change in law needs to take rural health infrastructure and resources into account." Crystal Zuzek can be reached by telephone at (800) 880-1300, ext. 1385, or (512) 370 …

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County Hospitals and Regional Medical Care in Texas

WebFirst, regional plans must consider indigent health care from a larger vantage than the county unit. In Texas, the 11 public health regions may represent the best organizational …

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Grants and Awards

WebThe Champion of Health Award focuses on exceptional projects that address urgent threats to the public’s health, address TMA science and public health priorities, and further …

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Preserving Do No Harm: Supreme Court Tosses Challenge to …

WebTwenty years after it took effect, Texas’ medical ethics committee review law has withstood challenge after challenge. The Texas Supreme Court is on the verge of ending the latest …

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Traditions and transformations: How Texas Medicine Changed in …

WebPhysicians have always competed with other "health providers" for status, power, and money. As members of city, county, state, regional, and national societies, doctors have …

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Summary of Texas Medical Professional Liability Law

WebIn the spring of 1977, the Texas legislature — led by Rep. Pike Powers and Sen. Ray Farabee — passed the Medical Liability and Insurance Improvement Act (MLIIA), which …

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TDI FAQs Address 90-Day Grace Period, Prompt Pay

WebHealth plans must give the patient 90 days to catch up. Insurers must pay physicians for services provided in the first 30 days of the grace period. Federal rules, however, allow …

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Fees for Copies of Medical Records

WebTexas Health and Safety Code §241.151 et seq. creates special medical records release provisions for licensed hospitals — and only licensed hospitals. They do not apply to …

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Defusing a Time Bomb: TMA Leadership Impacts Border Health

WebWhile TMA's early efforts to tackle border health issues focused on public health, border physicians also recognized that access to care was a major problem. To address access …

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Get out! Humana Kicks Physicians Out of Its Networks

WebThe health benefit plan issuer gives the physician at least 45 days written notice of the proposed rating, ranking, tiering, or comparison, including the methodologies, data, and …

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No Longer an Option

WebThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) used to encourage physicians in Medicare and Medicaid to adopt …

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