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Physician Practice Opportunities


We have exciting opportunities for board certified/board eligible physicians to join Covenant Medical Group. The ideal candidate should have experience and a Texas license.


TMA prepares you for ICD-10 in 2014


The U.S. Department of Health and Hu- man Services (HHS) has reconfirmed its plans to delay the implementation of the ICD-10 coding system for a year, from October 2013 to October 2014. The de- partment previously announced it was delaying ICD-10 because of objections from TMA and others. However, HHS did say it expects ev-


Emergency Medicine - Lubbock, TX Endocrinologist - Lubbock, TX Family Medicine With OB - Littlefield, TX Family Medicine With OB - Snyder, TX Family Medicine - Denver City, TX Hospitalist - Lubbock, TX OB/GYN - Plainview, TX Pediatric Hematology/Oncology - Lubbock, TX Pediatric Intensivist - Lubbock, TX Pediatric Neurologist - Lubbock, TX Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon - Lubbock, TX Pediatrician - Plainview, TX


Covenant Medical Group (CMG) is affiliated with Covenant Health System in Lubbock, Texas. CMG is a multi-specialty group with more than 150 physicians across West Texas and Eastern New Mexico. We offer a competitive salary and excellent benefit package. CV should include salary requirements and can be forwarded to Covenant Medical Group, Attn: Kelly Fortney, 3420 22nd Place, Lubbock, TX 79410 or faxed to (806) 723-7476. For telephone inquiries, call (806) 725-7875. E-mail: kfortney@covhs.org


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eryone eventually to begin using ICD- 10. “All covered entities must transition to ICD-10 at the same time to ensure a smooth transition to the updated medi- cal data code sets,” it said. “Failure of any one industry segment to achieve compliance with ICD-10 would nega- tively impact all other industry segments and result in rejected claims and provid- er payment delays.” TMA advises you to begin prepar-


ing as if there is no delay so you will be ready whenever ICD-10 takes effect. TMA is your resource for all things ICD- 10. TMA will offer a variety of training opportunities including live seminars, hands-on workshops, and live and on- demand webinars that will begin as a broad introduction to ICD-10 and nar- row in scope and topic as the deadline approaches. TMA now offers an easy-to-use elec-


tronic ICD-9 to ICD-10 GEMs mapping software (www.texmed.org/GemsTool/) to help practices with the transition. The downloadable tool will help you quickly and easily identify which ICD-10 codes replace the ICD-9 codes your practice uses now. It allows you to:


• Search by code, code description, or key words;


• Create and save a “favorites” list of commonly used codes; and


• Develop and print quick reference lists.


TMA Practice Consulting is available


for customized and private, on-site train- ing programs. Call (800) 523-8776.


DHSH to begin SCID screening


The Department of State Health Servic- es (DSHS) Newborn Screening Program will add severe combined immunode- ficiency (SCID) to the Texas Newborn Screening Panel in September. The SCID testing will use the same newborn blood specimen collected from a heel stick. DSHS says the SCID group of genetic


disorders characterized by profound de- fects in the immune system is one of the most serious and life-threatening forms of immune system problems. It can oc- cur in about one in 40,000 to one in 100,000 newborns. It can be treated if identified early; if not, most affected in- fants die within their first year. Log on to www.dshs.state.tx.us/new born/expandprofessional.shtm for more information.


Scholarship funds honors late student


Contributions are being accepted for a scholarship fund in memory of the late Natalie Ashton Kjar, a second-year stu- dent at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston who died last October. She was the school’s recruitment of-


ficer for TMA and the American Medical Association. The students and the school are trying to create a scholarship to hon- or her memory and to help other stu- dents like her succeed in medical school. The school’s newsletter described


Natalie as “a beloved friend to all, dedi- cated student, and active member in AMA/TMA. Natalie truly impacted the lives of the people she encountered.” You can make contributions to:


Natalie Ashton Kjar Scholarship Fund UT Medical School PO Box 203366 Houston, TX 77216-3366 n


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