FOCUS ON MEMBER SERVICES: WORK/LIFE BALANCE
You may know TMA fights for physicians professionally with outstanding advocacy at the state and federal levels. But with your help, TMA also has provided more than $3.8 million to physicians in need and has established wellness courses, travel programs, and community health initiatives that can help physicians balance work and home life. For more infor- mation on all the ways TMA can help you balance work and life, visit
www.texmed.org/balance. As a TMA member, you can connect with your peers, your profession, and your community using these resources:
• Awards, scholarships, and loans: See how TMA invests in physicians and in the future of medicine with various awards, scholarships, and student and resident loan pro- grams. Visit
www.texmed.org/awards for more information.
• TMA-approved travel programs: Find adventure, relaxation, and great deals. Or get exclusive discounts on your next hotel booking or car rental (members only). Visit www
.texmed.org/travel for more information.
• Continuing medical education (CME) for physician health and wellness: Get convenient, on-demand access to CME that focuses on how to manage the challenges you face every day. Visit
http://texmed.inreachce.com, and select the Physician Health category to learn more.
• Public health outreach programs: Get involved with your community through events like Hard Hats for Little Heads, Walk With a Doc, and Be Wise — ImmunizeSM
. Visit www
.texmed.org/communityoutreach for more information about these programs.
If you are the victim of a cyber
crime, report it to the FBI, www.fbi .gov/report-threats-and-crime. The Texas Medical Liability Trust
(TMLT) includes comprehensive cy- ber liability coverage in all of its poli- cies. TMLT also offers customized services to help practices of all sizes arm themselves against online threats. Learn more about TMLT’s cyber li- ability coverage by visiting tma.tips/ TMLTCyberCoverage. For more information on cyber se-
curity, contact TMA’s health informa- tion technology helpline at (800) 880- 5750 or
HIT@texmed.org. Also, check the TMA Education Center, https://
texmed.inreachce.com, for continuing medical education courses on related topics.
Do you comply with the new policy on texting?
THE JOINT COMMISSION has up- dated its policy on texting orders, and TMA’s free member benefit Docbook- MD remains the best way to ensure your practice’s compliance. The new Joint Commission policy
reads:
Licensed independent practitio- ners or other practitioners in ac- cordance with professional stan- dards of practice, law and regula- tion, and policies and procedures may text orders as long as a secure text messaging platform is used and the required components of an order are included.
How does this affect you and your
practice? It means you can take advan- tage of the ease and efficiency of com- munication that text messaging brings, but you need a secure platform on which to do so. The built-in messag- ing app on your phone just won’t cut it. A secure texting platform must
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