THE WEEKLY DOSE

Aug. 28, 2016 Vol.5, No. 33

GENERAL MEMBERSHIP FREE ETHICS CME

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

Doctors sought to volunteer in emergencies

BCMS, through its Emergency Preparedness Committee, is charged with providing medical services for relief shelters that are setup in San Antonio during the first 72 to 96 hours of an emergency disaster situation. These may be natural or manmade disasters such as floods, hurricanes, tornados, terrorism or hazardous spills, etc.

The Texas Gulf Coast Hurricane Season usually reaches its peak in September. We have been very fortunate that there has not been a need to evacuate to San Antonio for the last several years, but we need to be prepared for the unknown!

We are looking for physician volunteers who would make up medical teams to provide basic medical care during an emergency. We need a core group of family practice, internal medicine, pediatrics, orthopedics, geriatrics, etc. but all physicians are encouraged to volunteer. It just depends on the type of incident as to what other specialties will be needed and who will be contacted first. If a disaster response is needed from BCMS, physician volunteers will be assigned to coordinate medical care, with medical teams volunteering for shifts of up to eight hours in a shelter.

Additionally:

As a volunteer, you have the right to say "yes" or "no" to any requests for your services.
Physicians do not assume any liability or obligation to volunteer.
Your information will be kept secure and shared only with emergency-management officials during a disaster response.
You have the right to decide how far you are willing to travel and how long you are willing to serve.

To register as a volunteer with BCMS click here.

CME OPPORTUNITY

E&M Coding Made Easy!

A full-day, hands-on training session that will change the way you approach coding and auditing!

This training will cover:

· History of the encounter,

· Defining the 1995 and 1997 exam,

· Medical decisionmaking,

· Medical necessity,

· Audit policy parameters,

· Grey areas of coding, and

· Standardization in auditing.

· Ask the expert your questions!

Where/When

September 14

Bexar County Medical Society

4334 N Loop 1604 W., Suite 200

San Antonio, TX 78249

8 am Check-in

8:30 am-4:30 pm Training

Registration Fee

$299 Member’s office staff

$399 Nonmember office staff

Your registration includes:

· Printed E&M workbook

· Laminated coding tools

· Breakfast and lunch included

· 7 hours AAPC credit

· 7 hours CME credit for physicians

Register today at www.texmed.org/EMtraining

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