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Telemedicine Policy, Regulations, and Reimbursement in Texas

WEBTexas has been a leader in telemedicine-done-right for decades. Physicians at the Texas Tech Health Science Center in Lubbock have long used telemedicine to bring their …

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Public Health; Public Health in Texas; infectious …

WEBAdditional Public Health Resources. What Physicians Need to Know About Texas Organ Donation TMA supports the ethical principles of organ donation and access to life-altering and life- saving transplants for end …

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Health Information Exchange

WEBPublic health information exchanges (HIEs) can provide information about patients at the point of care. Some of the information includes lab results, medications, hospitalizations, and radiology reports. Each HIE is …

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TMA Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resource Center

WEBMental Health Support. The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Dial 9-8-8. Veterans Crisis Line: Dial 9-8-8, option 1. 24/7 Crisis Text Line: Text TX to 741741. Texas 2-1-1: Dial 2-1-1, option 8. 24/7 Local Mental Health …

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Texas Immunization Laws, Requirements, and Exemptions

WEBTexas law allows physicians to write medical exemption statements for vaccines that would be medically harmful or injurious to the health and well-being of the child or a household member. Parents or guardians can …

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State Board Finalizes Medically Accurate Health Education Standards

WEBThanks to an organized push by the Texas Medical Association and its physician members, the State Board of Education last week approved new Texas …

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2025 Goals and Strategies

WEBPromote access to health care for all Texans. Goal: Trusted Leader: Strengthen physicians' trusted leadership role. Objectives. a. Enhance the public image …

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Affordable Care Act

WEBThe Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), passed in 2010, has engendered intense political and legal debate, and made significant changes in the financing of U.S. health care. It also has thrown huge …

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Health Information Technology

WEBIdeally, all members of a health care team –physicians, hospitals, labs – should be able to use HIT and EHRs to share patient information through a secure network, a process called interoperability. Health Information …

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Texas Laws and Regulations Relating to Telemedicine

WEBthis state, or a health professional acting under the delegation and supervision of a physician licensed in this state, and acting within the scope of the physician’s or health …

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The Uninsured in Texas

WEBTexas is the uninsured capital of the United States. More than 4.3 million Texans - including 623,000 children - lack health insurance. Texas' uninsurance rates, 1.75 times the …

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Texas Medicine Magazine

WEBA Publication of the Texas Medical Association. Texas Medicine is available to TMA members and presents timely information on public health, medicolegal issues, …

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Accountable Care

WEBThe cost and quality of health care are top policy concerns as significant drivers of the growing national debt. With national health care expenditures in 2021 accounting for …

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Membership and Benefits

WEB57,000+ Texas physicians and medical students have it right! Membership in America's largest and most-effective state medical society is well worth the price of admission. …

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ACO Requirements: Regulations, Payment, and Compliance

WEBThe Affordable Care Act established Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) as voluntary groups of physicians, hospitals, and other health care professionals who accept …

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Informed Consent

WEBH-140.989 Informed Consent and Decision-Making in Health Care. (1) Health care professionals should inform patients or their surrogates of their clinical impression or …

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Physician Insurance

WEBAs a benefit of membership, TMA members can take part exclusively in two excellent insurance programs for their practices. TMA Insurance Trust (TMAIT) offers life, health, …

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