| War Savings May Be Key to Long-Term 'Doc Fix' Deal. More |
| Medicare informational charts, figures and more. More |
| Understanding your HCMS dues statement. Drop Date is March 1, 2012 More |
| Join HCMS Alliance in celebrating Doctor's Day on March 25, at The John P. McGovern Museum of Health & Medical Science. More |
| Starry, Starry Night Medicine Ball: Attend the Harris County Medical Society Alliance Medicine Ball on Saturday, March 31, 2012 at Hotel Zaza. For more information or contact Marilyn Davis at 281-242-9689, email:hcmsa2011@yahoo.com! More |
| Are you at the table or on the menu? Read the HCMS President's Page by Dr. Keith Bourgeois in the Feburary 1, 2012 issue of the Harris County Physician Newsletter. More |
| Last-Minute Accord Delays Medicare Cuts by Two Months. More |
| Houston doctors brace for severe Medicare cuts, some ready to pull the plug. Houston Business Journal full article, 12/16/11. More |
| A huge Medicare cut looms for doctors and Medicare patients. Watch this YouTube video and share.click here |
| Organized medicine opposes ICD-10 implementation. To view TMA Board of Trustees member Dr. David Teuscher's testimonyclick here. |
| Revalidation Delayed: The CMS recently announced that the physician revalidation effort will be pushed back through 2015, instead of the originally planned deadline in 2013. More |
| DPS Answers Controlled Substance Certificate Renewal Questions. More |
| HCMS Introduces New Mobile Apps for Members -DocBookMD and TMA Mobile App. More |
| TMA Calendar of Federal Deadlines: TMA developed this calendar, a web-based regulatory compliance tool, to give you and your staff a big-picture view of upcoming state and federal compliance timelines and key health policy issues that impact Texas physicians.click here |
| Hot Member Benefit - Employment Services: Specializing in filling administrative and clinical positions, Medserv's Employment Services Division finds great employees for HCMS members at rates 50% lower than most private employment services. Services include coordinating customized advertising strategies, pre-screening prospective applicatns, administering job-specific skills assessments, conducting preliminary interviews, and investigating backgrounds, including criminal background checks. All positions are posted on the Web site or call the job line at 713-526-1321, ext. 300. Medserv is the service organization of HCMS. Questions? Contact Linda Gonzalez at linda@medserv-hcms.com or 713-526-7378, ext. 217. |
| Need more patients? Try these HCMS services. More |
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| Minority Medical Student Scholarships. Many of the member organizations of the HCMS Council of International and Affiliated Medical Societies offer scholarships directly. More |
| Do you see uninsured patients? Consider joining the Provider Health Network, a group of over 900 physicians who coordinate their charity care, services, and resources to help low income, uninsured patients access health care. This program is supported by the Harris County Medical Society. More |