8 am–5 pm CME tracks
You can get additional details of the activities and register online at www
.texmed.org/texmed2013. April 23 is the deadline to make a hotel reservation and pay the special rate of $199 single/ double. For more information, contact the TMA Knowledge Center by telephone at (800) 880-7955 or by email at knowl
edge@texmed.org.
ICD-10: What should you do now?
Although ICD-10 implementation doesn’t kick in until Oct. 1, 2014, you can take steps to help minimize your stress level in the months leading up to it. Time is on your side, but you must begin prepa- rations to transition your practice soon. In a recent video interview, TMA Practice Management Consultant Heath- er Bettridge sat down with Steve Arter, the chief executive officer of Complete Practice Resources (CPR), and CPR President Denny Flint to get their take on the necessary steps physicians should be taking now. To view the video, log on to
www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9enNt CNjao&feature=
youtu.be.
For an in-depth look at how to get started, TMA is offering a new webinar entitled ICD-10 Starts with Physicians: A Primer for Beginning the Process to provide an overview of the new coding standard, an explanation of the differ- ences from ICD-9, and direction for the first steps you should take. This continu- ing medical education program will give you a head start into the planning pro- cess, and it includes an interactive Q&A session with Mr. Flint. To access the webinar, log on to
http://texmed.inreachce.com/ and look under Medicare. Starting preparations now, delegat-
ing responsibilities, and developing a month-by-month plan will help ensure that your practice is not overwhelmed when the implementation date arrives. For additional questions or services, contact TMA’s certified coders by email at
paymentadvocacy@texmed.org or call (800) 880-1300, ext. 1414, or (512) 370-1414.
TMA exhibits pioneer heart surgeons’ unique artifacts
Imagine being a patient undergoing heart surgery and its success might de- pend on a homemade device called the
“Cooley Coffeepot.” It helped the patients of renowned heart surgeon Denton A. Cooley, MD, in the 1950s, and it’s now on display at TMA. For the first time, artifacts and imag-
es from the collections of Dr. Cooley and the late Michael E. DeBakey, MD, are on display in a new TMA exhibit, “Saving Hearts — Saving Lives.” The two Texas physicians are widely regarded as tower- ing pioneers in the field of cardiovascu- lar medicine in the last half of the 20th century. Dr. Cooley personally selected items
from his collection for TMA to display, including the Cooley Coffeepot. He designed and built the device in 1955 in Houston with materials from a lo- cal kitchen supply store. It oxygenated blood in a patient’s body while he sur- gically repaired the heart. It was one of the earliest heart-lung machines in the nation and the first in Texas. TMA’s display also features the first artificial grafts designed for heart repair, based on Dr. DeBakey’s innovation. He made them in 1952 on his wife’s sew- ing machine using Dacron from a local fabric store. Early heart pacemakers, surgical tools designed by Drs. DeBakey and Cooley for their own use, and artifi- cial devices implanted by both giants of medicine are among other notable arti- facts displayed.
The exhibit also explains why Hous- ton and the Texas Medical Center were uniquely positioned to foster medical innovation and leadership in the 20th century.
Newsmakers
The Harris County Medical Society (HCMS) and the Houston Academy of Medicine (HAM) have new leaders. Russell Kridel, MD, a facial plastic surgeon, is HCMS president, and Bradford Patt, MD, a facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon, is the HAM president.
Lubbock orthopedic surgeon Kenneth Stephenson, MD, is one of three new members of the Lubbock Christian University Board of Trustees.
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Medical knowledge in earlier times was not as reliable as today, the exhibit shows, as 100 years ago physicians were taught that touching a diseased heart would cause it to stop beating. The exhibit is in the History of Medi- cine Gallery on the ground floor of the TMA building at 401 W. 15th St. in Aus- tin through September 2013. It is free and open to the public from 9 am to 5 pm Monday through Friday. For more information about the ex- hibit or to arrange a tour, call (800) 880- 1300, ext. 1552, or (512) 370-1552, or email
betsy.tyson@texmed.org.
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