SEPTEMBER 2015 39 TECHNOLOGY
“Better bridges,” better systems
An electronic health record research project illustrates the need for physicians to get involved in usability testing to help vendors improve their products.
BY JOEY BERLIN 45 QUALITY
Medicare pays for chronic care management
Physicians generally cheer Medi- care’s move to pay for care that goes beyond the face-to-face visit, but the Chronic Care Management Pro- gram has some hefty requirements.
BY AMY LYNN SORREL 51 LAW
Regs and pains The Texas Medical Board’s stricter chronic pain management rules prompt liability concerns as the board strives to ensure patients receive treatment that matches the evolving standard of care.
BY JOEY BERLIN 57 ECONOMICS
SGR is gone. Now what? Physicians will have to prepare to participate in one of the new payment systems that will replace Medicare’s Sustainable Growth Rate formula, which Congress eliminated in April.
BY AMY LYNN SORREL
« 33 PRACTICE MANAGEMENT
Farewell to 40 years of service
The impending implementa- tion of the ICD-10 coding system and burdensome regulations spur Austin Internal Medicine Associates to close its doors.
BY JOEY BERLIN
“We really just want to protect the 400,000 whom we take care of.” Page 22
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