in a position to proceed with the transi- tion as efficiently and economically as possible:
1. Learn. Educate yourself and your staff about the differences between the two codes sets and what the implica- tions are for your practice.
2. Plan. Identify every place where the new code set will touch your practice and who needs to do what as a result.
3. Organize. Create a transition plan with timelines and assignments.
4. Implement. Follow your plan step-by- step and track progress to achieve the transition.
5. Analyze. Monitor your post-transition success and make adjustments as needed.
TMA can help you take the over- whelming out of the task ahead. Be sure to bookmark TMA’s ICD-10 resource page,
www.texmed.org/ICD10, for news, tools, education, and updates. For exam- ple, TMA’s new Simple Solutions ICD-10 Transition Toolkit walks your practice through every aspect of preparation, in- cluding policies, procedures, processes, relationships with other organizations, and technology. It comes with two li- censes for Simple Solutions Transition Software and instruction videos. You can view a four-minute demo of the toolkit, available through the TMA Education Center,
www.texmed.org/ CME. Plus, you can watch more inter- views with TMA staff in TMA’s ICD-10 Video Vault at
www.texmed.org/icd10 videos.
The TMA Knowledge Center’s alert
service keeps you up to date with the newest articles and latest developments on ICD-10 and other health care topics. TMA Knowledge Center staff create custom literature searches set to run each week. The results of those searches are emailed directly to you or accessed via RSS feed. TMA Knowledge Center alerts provide citations and abstracts, along with some full-text access. Fill out the online form at
www.texmed.org/ FormProcessor.aspx?ekfrm=15518 to sign up.
HEALTHY PRACTICE
9437.Comp Health
Ad.indd 1 ■ 30 year old Gastroenterology Practice ■ Located at Memorial Hermann Memorial City
■ Practice is tied to an endoscopy center located close to the offi ce ■ Affl uent Spring Branch/Memorial Area
Email:
astillero@aol.com or call 713-984-2770. Ask for Paulina Lietsch.
9454.Paulina Lietsch
Ad.indd 1
September 2013 TEXAS MEDICINE 51 8/1/13 3:02 PM 7/31/13 4:32 PM
HIEs ready to sign physician practices
One of the greatest promises of health information technology and electronic health records is the ability to securely access and share patient information at the point of care. Currently, 12 health information exchanges (HIEs) in Texas, funded with federal grants, can provide information about patients at the point of care.
Some of this patient information in- cludes lab results, current medications, recent hospitalizations, and radiology reports. Each HIE is developing various services according to the needs in its specific region. It is important that phy- sicians reach out to the HIE in their re-
gion to find out what services are offered and to learn details about participation, including cost. Visit
www.hietexas.org/local-hies/
hie-service-areas-and-info for HIE ser- vice area information. The Texas Medical Association has developed a set of ques- tions, available at
www.texmed.org/hie, that physicians should ask before joining an HIE. For more information about HIEs or other health information technology is- sues, contact TMA’s Health Information Technology Department by telephone at (800) 880-5720 or by email at HIT@tex
med.org. n
Crystal Zuzek is an associate editor of Texas Medicine. You can reach her by telephone at (800) 880-1300, ext. 1385, or (512) 370-1385; by fax at (512) 370-1629; or by email at
crystal.zuzek@texmed.org.
Solo opportunity for an Internist north of Dallas, TX.
Join a supporti ve hospital medical staff who provides an income guarantee, start-up costs, and administrati ve support for a solo IM practi ce.
Earning potenti al well over $200k. Experienced practi ce builders are encouraged to apply! Loan repayment and relocati on assistance available.
Please email Nick Maddaloni at
nick.maddaloni@
comphealth.com or call him at 954-837-2692. Ref job #744235.
FOR SALE
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