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SAVE
THE DATE FOR
BCMS
EVENTS
BCMS Foundation Golf Tournament
Quarry Golf Club
Sept.
24
BCMS Fall General Membership Meeting
6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
Hilton San Antonio Airport,
611 N.W. Loop 410
CME and legislative updates
Click here for information and
reservations.
Oct. 2-3
BCMS Fishing Tournament
Departs from Rockport
For information, call 301-4391
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New BCMS Website Feature of the Week
with 100 percent membership in BCMS and TMA
100 percent member practices are recognized
in BCMS publications and at events.
Resources specifically for physicians who are new to Texas
also are available.
For more information, call BCMS at
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Dr. Gabriel
Bietz (above), a vascular surgeon at Peripheral Vascular
Associates, takes the ALS ice water challenge. PVA is a BCMS/TMA
100 percent
large group practice.
The MS2 class
of UTHSCSA was nominated for the challenge by their neurology
faculty. Students talk about the personal impact of ALS and
complete the challenge in this video.
Impact Urgent
Care staff took the challenge, too. Facebook users can watch their
video here.
For information
on the challenge, which benefits research into amyotrophic lateral
sclerosis, visit the Muscular Dystrophy Association at mda.org.
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TRENDING TOPICS
If you are not yet participating in the Medicare EHR
incentive program, time is running out
2014 is the last year to begin participating in the
program
Chief Governmental and Community Relations
Officer
Please read the accompanying link
for additional information on the Medicare electronic health record
(EHR) incentive program. There is still time for physicians to
begin the program (by Oct. 1, 2014) and still receive up to $24,000
over the next three years. However, there are specific details
relating to required reporting periods and attestation deadlines
you will want to read carefully.
To learn more,
click here.
For local discussion on this and other practice
management topics, consider joining the BCMS Legislative and
Socioeconomics Committee by contacting Mary Nava.
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Lecture: 'The Archaeology of Health in the Ancient
Mediterranean World'
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Dr. Alain Touwaide will present a lecture on "The
Archaeology of Health in the Ancient Mediterranean World"
at 7:30
p.m. Oct. 20 in Chapman Hall at Trinity University.
The event is free and open to the public.
Dr. Touwaide is a science
historian who specializes in the history of medicinal plants in the
cultures that flourished around the Mediterranean Sea from
antiquity to the 17th century CE. His lecture is sponsored by the
Southwest Texas Archeological Society (SWTAS), a branch of the
Archeological Institute of America.
Financial support is being sought
to cover the approximate cost of $2,000 for expenses. Contributions
of all sizes are appreciated by the SWTAS, which is a 501(c)(3)
organization. Contributions can be sent to AIA SWTAS. The
check should be mailed to: Laura Childs, 2858 Burning Log, San
Antonio, TX 78247. The check should stipulate Touwaide Lecture.
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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 steve.fitzer@bcms.org.
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Antonio, Texas.
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