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Are
you part
of
the exchange?
By
John K. Wisniewski
BCMS
CEO/Executive Director
BCBS-TX is offering training
sessions for the Blue Advantage HMO, which is one of their products
on the exchange in Texas.
Blue Advantage HMO is new, and to
be a participant, you would have signed a separate agreement earlier
this year. If you're unsure of your status in the Blue Advantage HMO,
the market provider relations office is available by clicking here.
If you are ONLY contracted with the
BCBS PPO network, you can still attend the session, but its primary
focus will be on the new HMO product.
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SAVE THE DATE
Benign and Malignant Hematology: What Providers and
Clinicians Should Know
Saturday, Nov. 2
La Quinta-Medical Center
Sponsored by Alamo City Cancer Council and Cancer Care
Centers of South Texas.
To register,
click here.
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT
TMLT seminar Nov. 5
to address HIPAA Omnibus Rule
Penalties. Fines. Audits.
They can happen if physicians
don't comply with the new HIPAA Omnibus Rule, a rule that
strengthens the privacy protections established by HIPAA. With this
new rule, physicians now face even more scrutiny by the federal
government, as well as new administrative burdens.
Texas Medical Liability Trust
(TMLT) offers its 2013 fall seminar series, including
the 2.5-hour CME seminar, Did You Miss the HIPAA Omnibus?
Protecting Patient Privacy and Patient Safety. The seminar will
provide easy-to-follow guidelines for compliance with HIPAA,
including the Omnibus additions.
The seminar is scheduled for
Tuesday, Nov. 5, at the San Antonio Marriott Northwest,
offering 2.5 CME credits and a 3 percent premium discount.
For information and registration,
click here.
This information is sent on behalf of a valued BCMS
Circle of Friends sponsor at the platinum level, but it is not an
endorsement. Donations from Circle of Friends sponsors help keep
down the cost of dues and allow BCMS to continue to provide quality
service to its members. The society continues its pledge to you and
only will involve itself in services and programs that benefit you,
the member, and your patients.
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TRENDING TOPICS
Important reminder:
New OSHA hazardous materials training must be
completed
by Dec. 1
By Mary E. Nava, MBA
BCMS Chief Governmental and Community Relations
Officer
This is a friendly reminder that
practices have until Dec. 1 to train staff on the new OSHA Hazards
Communication Standard, which applied revisions to the safety data
sheets and the labeling system.
TMA has compiled a number of
resources, available online, including a training requirements fact
sheet, to help practices with staff training. To access the
OSHA training materials, click here.
For local discussion on this
and other practice management topics, consider joining the BCMS
Legislative and Socioeconomics Committee by contacting Mary Nava at
mary.nava@bcms.org.
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PLAN NOW TO ATTEND
 Click image above to
register
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About The Weekly Dose
The Weekly Dose is a service of the Bexar
County Medical Society.
Some of the suggestions conveyed may not be applicable
to your practice today,
but the goal is to offer information over time that returns value
in excess
of the cost of your membership.
If you would like to recommend future topics to share
with your colleagues,
please submit them to the BCMS executive director at john.wisniewski@bcms.org.
All rights reserved. Unauthorized use prohibited.
Copyright © 2013
Bexar County Medical Society, San Antonio, Texas.
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