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The Weekly Dose Jan. 26, 2020 |
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Important Physician News and Deadlines |
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January 31 Deadline Resolutions for TMA House of Delegates ·
Submit
2019 QPP Data by March 31 to Avoid a 7% MIPS Payment Cut ·
SA
Metro Health/DSHS HEALTH ADVISORY: Mercury
Poisoning Linked to Tainted Skin Creams January 21 ·
SA
Metro Health ADVISORY: Novel
Coronavirus January 21 ·
First
Travel-related Case of 2019 Novel Coronavirus Detected in United States January 21 ·
CDC Interim
Guidance for Healthcare Professionals 2019 Novel Coronavirus |
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In This Issue of The Weekly Dose |
Circle of Friends Support
Those Who Support BCMS |
BCMS Programs |
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LifeBridge Physician
Wellness Program |
LifeBridge
Free Physician Counseling |
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Stressed? Depressed? Just
need someone to talk to? Help is just a click away! The BCMS LifeBridge Physician
Wellness Program is a free benefit available to all members of the
Bexar County Medical Society. Click here to learn more about the program or click here to be linked to
BetterHelp.com and start your free
30-day unlimited counseling.
All sessions are completely confidential and conducted by Texas-licensed
counselors. |
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Check out the Auto Review by
Stephen Schutz, MD in the January edition of San Antonio Medicine. Looking at another vehicle check out our Auto Review Archives. The
BCMS Auto and Truck Concierge can find your next vehicle. To use the Auto Program service let us
know the year, make, model, color and equipment desired and BCMS handles the
details for you. Three ways to access the
Auto Program: Wide range of Franchise dealers with New
and thousands of Pre-Owned vehicles. Financing as low as 2.5% With
approved credit. |
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Do
you know an issue(s) facing medicine that should be addressed by the TMA
House of Delegates? The
BCMS Delegation will meet in early February to review resolutions submitted
by BCMS members. Resolutions supported by the BCMS Delegation will be
submitted to the TMA House of Delegates at TexMed
2020, which will be held May 1-2 at the Omni Fort Worth and Fort Worth
Convention Center. A
sample resolution form is available at this
link. The deadline to submit your resolutions to BCMS is Thursday,
January 31. To submit
your resolution(s) or learn more about getting involved with the BCMS
Delegation to TMA, please contact Mary Nava, chief government affairs officer
and delegation liaison at mary.nava@bcms.org. |
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UHS Weekly
News Digest, January 24 ·
January 30 MGMA
San Antonio Practice
Management 101 Inventory Management and Purchasing Controls ·
February 7 San Fernando
Cathedral Health Fair Gala Posthumously Honoring Dr. Jose
Benavides, 1984 BCMS President ·
February 12 American Heart Go
Red for Women Summit and Fashion Show ·
February 20 MGMA San
Antonio Annual Education Conference ·
April 2-3 UT MD Anderson |
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Circle of Friends Gold Sponsors |
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Thank you to our BCMS Circle of Friends sponsors! 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 patients. |
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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
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Executive Director at steve.fitzer@bcms.org. All rights
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