SEPTEMBER 2016 41 ECONOMICS
MACRA: Fix or folly? TMA has recommendations to improve the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposed rule to implement MACRA, which results in numerous compliance and administrative hassles.
BY STEVE LEVINE 49 PUBLIC HEALTH
Standing against addiction Several standing pharmaceutical orders for naloxone, used to rescue those who overdose from opioids, have helped to expand access to the lifesaving drug in Texas.
BY JOEY BERLIN 2 TEXAS MEDICINE September 2016 55 PRACTICE MANAGEMENT
Keep an eye on the books Electronic billing and funds transfers make medical practices vulnerable targets of employee theft. TMA and other organizations have resources to help prevent embezzlement.
BY JOEY BERLIN
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Clearing up the myths TMA is helping to educate physicians on a new law that requires Texas physicians who diagnose a child with Down syndrome to provide parents with state-prepared, evidence-based information on the disorder.
BY JOEY BERLIN
“The freedom to choose is something we gain at the state level through legislation, rather than being held hostage to one single entity.” Page 26
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