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ROUNDS


Dr. Bailey climbs AMA leadership ladder amid discord in house CMS to sell Medicare data


The death of “private” in private practice


TMB needs physicians to review cases


RxEvent improves patient safety TMA Foundation elects new officers


TMA practice management webinars are a good deal


HCMSA scholarships total nearly $200,000 Former President Bain dies


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16 About the cover


Physicians from across Texas turned out this year to lobby legislators to pass bills that help physicians and improve patient care.


PHOTO BY JIM LINCOLN Don’t mess with TMA


Despite a state budget crisis and attacks by special interests, TMA won passage of numerous laws benefiting patients and physicians in the 2011 Texas legislative session. They included stopping nonphysicians’ scope-of-practice expansion, reforming the Texas Medical Board, and protecting physicians who work for hospitals. BY KEN ORTOLON


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