March 1, 2016 Press Release: Texas Alliance for Patient Access [https://trendsmd.com/tag/tmlt/] by Wayne Wenske Texas doctors will continue to receive a full range of liability protections even when treating New Mexico patients. That issue was in doubt until the New...
January 28, 2016 House Bill 102 – Scope of Practice Act – carried by Rep. Terry McMillan MD received a Do Pass on Committee Substitute in House Health and Human Services Committee. It now proceeds to House Judiciary.
January 23, 2016 The 2016 30-day legislative session opened on Tuesday, January 19th. The thirty-day session is limited by the state constitution to bills dealing with state budget issues, issues that the Governor asks the Legislature to address (her “call”), and...
December 15, 2015 The American Medical Association (AMA) released a set of recommendations to improve the troubled Meaningful Use program so it accommodates the real-world needs of physicians and patients while focusing on promoting the interoperability of electronic...
December 5, 2015 Practices that may have thought they were safe from Medicare payment penalties next year could be in for an unpleasant surprise if they don’t take action now. Problems with how the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has been collecting...
