Enews - Providing information to physicians in Smith County
December, 2017 - In This Issue:

SAVE THE DATE!  New Officer Installation -  Tuesday, January 23, 2018


RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP!

Renew  your membership today and continue to help make a difference for your  practice, your profession, and your patients.

Current Members: Download a FREE copy of the new " Marketing Smart: A Guide for Medical Practices"  when you select Auto-Renew with your 2018 member dues.


 

New Members: Join TMA today and receive free membership for the remainder of 2017 when you pay dues for 2018. Select 'Auto-Renew' to receive an immediate $50 dues credit.


 



SAVE THE DATE!
Doctor's Day
Friday, March 23rd

Join us as we enjoy the music of Take 2. More information to come.
ARE YOU EXEMPT FROM MIPS IN 2018?

You just might be exempt from MIPS next year under the newly released  final rule  for the 2018 Quality Payment 
Program (QPP).

You read that right. See, an increase in the low-volume threshold will make an estimated 63 percent of clinicians who bill Medicare exempt from the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) next year, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Read More
TEXAS HPV NATIONAL RATES  LAGGING 
NATIONAL RATES, STUDY SHOWS

Texas is rapidly falling behind the rest of the country in vaccinating young people against human papillomavirus (HPV), according to a report released this week by The University of Texas System Office of Heath Affairs. Read More

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