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

Save the Date!  Officer Installation -  Tuesday, January 23, 2018

TMA'S ANNUAL MEDICARE SEMINAR
Back to the Future of Medicare - November 30, 2017

Feeling paralyzed by Medicare's rules and regulations?

Concerned about having to comply with guidelines 
you barely understand?

Worried about declining revenue?

Register today a t www.texmed.org/medicarefuture or print the registration 
form 
here.
UT HEALTH NORTHEAST'S
ANNUAL CANCER CONFERENCE
December 2, 2017

Convenient continuing education for physicians, mid-levels and other health professionals on Saturday, December 2. The Keynote Speaker is Edward Chang, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery MD Anderson Cancer Center. He will be discussing Innovations in Breast Cancer - Advances in the management of Lymphedema plus additional topics. 

COOK WITH A DOC 
December 7, 2017 at Natural Grocers

Our Cook With a Doc program resumes in December! 
This month endocrinologist Dr. Shreya Patel will be in the kitchen and will teach us how to prepare her chick pea and spinach curry with quinoa basmati rice pilaf.  O ptional food tastings will be available for participants.  Learn More
NETWORKING SOCIAL - SCMS & ALLIANCE
WAS A GREAT SUCCESS!
The Smith County Medical Society had another successful networking social for our Physicians on November 8th at Walk On's Bistreaux & Bar. Over fifty Physicians and spouses attended this fun filled night of networking and comradery. Our next networking social will be in February and we hope to see you there!







PREVIEW YOUR QUALITY PERFORMANCE SCORES BEFORE THEY BECOME PUBLIC

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is giving you or your group practice the chance to preview your performance scores before they're published on the Physician Compare website for all the world to see  
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FIGHT THE RESISTANCE: EDUCATE YOURSELF ON ANTIBIOTICS



As more and more organisms stop responding to drugs and antibiotics, we could return to a time when simple infections were fatal. Learn More
RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP
Renew your membership today and continue to help make a difference for your
practice, your profession, and your patients.

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