& Healthcare Partnership (TMHP) pro- vider portal (
www.tmhp.com). Maximus and the HMOs use the information to populate the provider directories. If a patient arrives at your office ready to select a plan or wanting to change plans, the patient may call Maximus from your office, but the patient must actually speak to a company representa- tive directly. Physicians cannot act on the patient’s behalf. The Maximus patient enrollment number is (800) 964-2777. To avoid administrative and claims snafus when the HMOs become opera- tional and to better assess how well each plan will work for a practice, TMA en- courages physicians to sign up with all the health plans in their area, at least initially.
HMOs will discount out-of-network
(in-area) physicians’ fees by 5 percent (or a rate negotiated with the plan).
TexMed 2012 May 18–19 in Dallas
Free continuing medical education (CME), a chance to influence TMA policy, and an opportunity to mingle with your peers will be available during TexMed 2012: The Future of Health Care Is in Your Hands, May 18–19 at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel. Here’s the tentative agenda:
Thursday, May 18 Business meetings 6:30–9:30 pm: TMA 50-Year Club Dinner and Dance
7–10 pm: TEXPAC Golden Anniversary Celebration
Friday, May 19 Business meetings 6:30-–7:30 am: TexMed Orientation 7:30 am–3:30 pm: CME Tracks 8–9:30 am: House of Delegates Opening Session
9:30 am–noon: House of Delegates refer- ence committees
11:30 am–1:30 pm: Networking Lun- cheon in Expo Hall
4–5 pm: General Session — Legal and Ethical Considerations in Crisis Care, with Anna Pou, MD
Deaths
George M. Boswell Jr., MD, 91; Dallas; The University of Texas South- western Medical School, Dallas, 1950; died Dec. 5, 2011.
Robert L. Brownhill, MD, 81; Houston; Baylor College of Medicine, 1955; died Dec. 6, 2011.
John W. Buchanan Jr., MD, 78; Marble Falls; The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, 1958; died Oct. 3, 2011.
Milton C. Butler Jr., MD, 82; San Antonio; The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, 1953; died Oct. 9, 2011.
Joseph H. Corbett, MD, 84; Elm Mott; The University of Texas Medi- cal Branch, Galveston, 1952; died Nov. 9, 2011.
Aurelio Diaz, MD, 83; San Antonio; The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, 1955; died Oct. 7, 2011.
Carl A. Dillaha, MD, 87; Fluvanna; University of Arkansas College of Medicine, 1951; died Dec. 27, 2011.
Adolph H. “Buddy” Giesecke, MD, 79; Irving; The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, 1957; died Dec. 24, 2011.
Alexander Goldstein Jr., MD, 75; Houston; Baylor College of Medi- cine, 1961; died Oct. 26, 2011.
Max P. Goodfried, MD, 95; Dallas; New York University School of Medicine, 1941; died Oct. 27, 2011.
Robert W. Griffin, MD, 87; San Antonio; Case Western Reserve Uni- versity School of Medicine, 1949; died Sept. 5, 2011.
Robert E. Gustafson, MD, 91; The Woodlands; University of Iowa Col- lege of Medicine, 1945; died Nov. 16, 2011.
William T. Harbour, MD, 79; Tomball; University of Mississippi School of Medicine, 1964; died Dec. 18, 2011.
Harry M. Henderson, MD, 88; San Antonio; Georgetown University School of Medicine, 1946; died Dec. 31, 2011.
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