tal Security Income (SSI) benefits may voluntarily enroll in STAR+PLUS. (STAR Health, which provides coverage for chil- dren in foster care, is not affected by the changes.)
In June, the state mailed enrollment
packets to Medicaid patients in the 28 counties. Patients must select a health plan and primary care physician by Aug. 12. Patients who do not select a plan will be assigned one by the state. For more information about the con- tiguous county expansion, including sample enrollment packets sent to pa- tients, visit
www.hhsc.state.tx.us/med icaid/
CCES.shtml.
HIEs necessary for meaningful use
Exchanging data is one of the 15 re- quired measures physicians must meet to achieve meaningful use for the fed- eral Medicare or Medicaid incentives. The objective for this particular mea- sure states that a physician must have the “capability to exchange key clinical information (for example, problem list, medication list, medication allergies, and diagnostic test results) among pro- viders of care and patient authorized entities electronically.” Connecting to a local health information exchange (HIE) enables data exchanges. Earlier this year, 17 Texas HIEs re- ceived grants from the Texas Health Ser- vices Authority through funds provided by the federal Office of the National Co- ordinator for Health Information Tech- nology. The purpose of the program is to fund electronic health information ex- change networks to support higher qual- ity, safer, and more efficient health care. Texas physicians planning to ex- change clinical data should commit to participating in a local HIE. Doing so does not prevent you from participating in another HIE, especially since some re- gions have multiple HIEs. The benefits of HIE participation
include:
• Exchange of patient data among dis- parate health care systems;
Deaths
L. Roger Knight, MD, 80; Tyler; Baylor College of Medicine, 1955; died June 9, 2011.
Milam E. Leavens, MD, 84; Houston; Baylor College of Medicine, 1948; died May 3, 2011.
Charles A. McAdams, MD, 82; Denton; McGill University, Montreal, Canada, 1954; died May 21, 2011.
Phillip P. McElvaine, MD, 59; El Paso; Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, 1979; died May 22, 2011.
Walter D. Moore Jr., MD, 86; League City; Baylor College of Medi- cine, 1952; died June 5, 2011.
William J. Nelson, MD, 82; El Paso; The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, 1953; died May 27, 2011.
Jackie R. Norris, MD, 57; Denton; Creighton University School of Medicine, 1980; died April 24, 2011.
Clifford T. Sarnacki, MD, 74; San Antonio; Ohio State University Col- lege of Medicine, 1963; died June 9, 2011.
Carlos F. Serna, MD, 83; San Antonio; Medical School of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, 1954; died May 7, 2011.
Thomas A. Sinclair Jr., MD, 88; Kerrville; Baylor College of Medicine, 1946; died April 23, 2011.
Delmar W. Waddell, MD, 84; Bacliff; The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, 1967; died May 19, 2011.
William M. Welch, MD, 77; Corpus Christi; University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 1959; died June 8, 2011.
John F. Whitaker, MD, 74; Dallas; The University of Texas Southwest- ern Medical School, Dallas, 1962; died April 26, 2011.
John H. White, MD, 84; Waynesboro, Va.; University of Arkansas Col- lege of Medicine, 1954; died May 19, 2011.
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