CSR permits on the Texas Medical Board (TMB) website,
www.tmb.state
.tx.us/page/licensing. Doing so will align the permit and medical license expiration dates. Before renewing either, check the
DPS website,
www.dps.texas.gov/csr/ index.aspx, to see when your CSR permit expires. If it has the same ex- piration date as your medical license, renew both on the TMB website for quicker service.
TMA, AMA support Sunshine Act Open Payments reporting exclusion
TMA AND the American Medical As- sociation want to ensure certain edu- cational programs and materials are excluded from Open Payments System (tma.tips/GetStartedOpenPayments) reporting. In a letter, TMA, AMA, and dozens of medical organizations and specialty societies assert their support for HR 293 by Texas Congressman Mi- chael C. Burgess, MD. To read the letter, visit tma.tips/ HR293supportletter. The legislation would make perma-
nent the current regulatory exemption for independent continuing medical education. Medical textbooks and journal reprints would be added to the list of exempt transfers of value. The letter states the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services has concluded in its interpretation of the Sunshine Act “that medical textbooks, reprints of peer reviewed scientific clinical journal articles, and abstracts of these articles are not directly bene- ficial to patients, nor are they intended for patient use. This conclusion is in- consistent with the statutory language on its face, congressional intent, and the reality of clinical practice where patients benefit directly from im- proved physician medical knowledge.” The letter concludes: “The Sun-
shine Act was not passed to limit or construct additional barriers to the dissemination of new medical knowl- edge that improves patient health outcomes. HR 293 is needed to ensure patients benefit from the most up-to- date and relevant medical knowledge.”
New TMA membership perk offers HIPAA security compliance help
EVEN THOUGH the HIPAA Omnibus Rule passed more than two years ago, HIPAA security compliance remains a top issue and concern for TMA members. To help, TMA Practice Consulting is now offering members discounted access to a new tool that can assist with HIPAA security com- pliance issues. The Online HIPAA Security Man-
ager,
www.texmed.org/HIPAAsecuri tytool, is now available to TMA mem- bers at a group member discount start- ing at $99 per month. The tool offers HIPAA risk analysis, access to HIPAA experts who identify deficiencies and make recommendations, a dashboard to see risks to security and compliance, automatic documentation of HIPAA activities, online training, and more. The Online HIPAA Security Man-
ager is just one of many discounted services offered through TMA’s group discount program,
www.texmed.org/ discounts. Available only to TMA members, these programs are excel- lent values that can help you save money on products and services you use every day in your practice or in your home.
TMA Foundation gala sets record
THE TMA FOUNDATION’S (TMAF’s) May 1 event, A Lawn Party, held in Austin during TexMed 2015, broke previous TMAF gala fundraising re-
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TMA membership perks
Get the most of your TMA membership by taking advantage of TMA’s group discount programs, www.
texmed.org/discounts, in addition to TMA- endorsed practice management vendors,
www.texmed.org/ endorsed, and TMA’s Practice Resource Guide, www.texmed
.org/practiceresource guide.
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