JULY 2015 33 PRACTICE MANAGEMENT


Living the dream of private practice


When starting a private practice, physicians often face numerous legal, staffing, and real estate hurdles. Many turn to TMA Practice Consulting for help.


BY KATE HARRINGTON 47 PUBLIC HEALTH


Following the science A bill requiring student athletes to have an EKG before their first and third years of participation in school athletics didn’t pass this legislative session. TMA and other organiza- tions say the scientific evidence doesn’t support mass screening.


BY JOEY BERLIN 2 TEXAS MEDICINE July 2015 53 LAW


Documenting patient care in EHRs


New Texas Medical Board rules attempt to underscore the impor- tance of accurate information in the data-saturated electronic health record system and make doctors’ reporting requirements clearer.


BY JOEY BERLIN 59 QUALITY


Technical assistance required Medicare’s Quality and Resource Use Reports help doctors gauge their performance in federal quality reporting mandates. But unravel- ing the mystery of scattergrams and composite scores is not easy.


BY AMY LYNN SORREL


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39 EDUCATION Choosing fellowship


Fellows tend to practice where they train, making re- tention critical to an adequate physician workforce. But as subspecialties grow, some question whether the trend is narrowing access to much- needed general care.


BY AMY LYNN SORREL


“We try so hard to do it right, and Medicare just makes it impossible.” Page 24


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