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Aug. 2, 2015
Vol. 4, No. 47
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TMA
releases 84th Legislative wrap-up
Home
runs, saves, base hits and wild pitches mark session
Chief
Governmental and Community Relations Officer
Here are the
results of the 84th legislative session and how TMA priorities fared
in the final score. To
read TMA's report, click
here.
For
local discussion on this and other legislative advocacy topics,
consider joining the BCMS Legislative and Socioeconomics Committee by
contacting Mary Nava.
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BCMS
THANKS A CIRCLE OF FRIENDS
SPONSOR
AT THE SILVER LEVEL
HEARTLAND
SECURE
Will your
business be EMV compliant
by
the October 1st deadline?
What is EMV?
- Visa,
MasterCard, Discover and American Express have announced
that EMV chip card acceptance is coming to the
United States.
- The
EMV chips are embedded in credit/debit cards that
also have a magnetic stripe to be used at businesses that
support either EMV or magnetic stripe.
Why is it
important to update to accept EMV?
- The card brands
have instituted a liability shift for fraudulent
transactions that occur at the point of purchase
beginning in October 2015.
- Merchants
that do not have a terminal or
POS system capable of reading EMV cards
will be responsible for chargebacks and fraudulent card
acceptance beginning October 2015.
- EMV
is not a government or card brand mandate for
merchants.
- Improved card
security and global interoperability are the main
reasons that Visa, MasterCard, Disver and American Express
are moving to EMV chip
card technology.
Become
Heartland Secure
- Heartland Secure
is a comprehensive card data security solution that
protects merchants against the ever-evolving sophistication
of today's cybercriminal. Backed by
the most comprehensive breach warranty in the
industry, Heartland is able to
protect credit card data from the moment a
card is used.
- Through
the innovative implementation of EMV, Heartland E3
end-to-end encryption and tokenization, Heartland Secure
eliminates all clear text card data, removing the risk of
that data being stolen.
Silver-level Circle of Friends sponsors
contribute $3,000
or more to BCMS annually.
Support our sponsors; our sponsors support us!
Thank you to our BCMS Circle of Friends sponsors! This
information is sent on behalf of a valued sponsor at the silver
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 patient.
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To learn more, click here
BCMS
thanks Dale Carnegie Training for supporting the 2015
New
Member Welcome event as a medicine visionary title
sponsor.
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Medical Society
6243 I-10 West,
Suite 600
San Antonio, TX
78201
210-301-4391
www.bcms.org
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