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BCMS physicians and staff meet with State Rep. Lyle Larson (second from right).
Texas Medical Association Resources
Available for Physicians
As a member of TMA/BCMS there is a wealth of resources avail-
able to help you in your practice. Many of these resources are avail-
able free as a benefit of membership while others that help with more
complex issues in your practice are available for a minimal cost.
The newest FREE resource is an ICD-10 Code Search Tool
which can help with the migration to ICD-10. This free Members
Only tool provides you and your staff with the ability to apply the
right ICD-10 coding at the point of patient contact, improving the
rate of accepted claims and reducing frustration. Using a combina-
tion of keyword filters, anatomical locations, gender, and age, the
tool offers a highly intuitive way to build a narrow list of billable ically receive member pricing. There are over 31 online categories to
ICD-10 codes based on user preferences.
Having trouble with insurance related problems? TMA has the
Hassle Factor Log program available to you. The collection and
analysis of member complaints continues to benefit members by al-
lowing TMA to document and respond to reimbursement hassles.
TMA helps resolve issues with insurance companies by meeting reg-
ularly with Medicare, Medicaid, health care payment plans, and large
insurers to discuss specific problems brought to their attention
through the Hassle Factor Logs.
Have an urgent question that you need answered? The TMA
Knowledge Center is available to you by calling 800-880-7955 or by
email at knowledge@texmed.org for answers and information about
regulatory compliance, coding, seminars, workers’ comp, claims pay-
ments, legislative priorities, etc.
The TMA Education Center offers convenient, one-stop access
to the continuing medical education (CME) Texas physicians need.
Log in using your TMA website username and password to automat-
select from or you can request TMA experts to come to your practice
to provide CME onsite. The categories range from billing, documen-
tation, EMR/HER, legal, leadership, human resources, quality, just
to name a few. You can also view and print the materials you need.
TMA has a very knowledgeable and professional staff, a great legal
team and legislative advocacy team that are resources for you when
you need them.
For information about these and all the other resources available
to you as a member visit www.texmed.org.
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