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TOA 2009 eConnect Archives

 

 December 2009

 

December 7, 2009
Topics:

Season Of Giving - Don't Forget The Texas Orthopaedic Foundation!
Volunteers Needed For CME Program On MRSA
Thank You To Our Sponsor: Flexrad
2010 TOA Socioeconomic Summit
Thank You To Our Sponsor: Angiotech
This Week In Texas: Mignon McGarry's Memos
Thank You To Our Sponsor: Austin Radiological Association
Georgetown Orthopaedic Surgeon Candidate For Texas House District 20
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 November 2009

 

November 23, 2009
Topics:

Save The Date: 2010 TOA Socioeconomic Summit
BC/BS Medical Quality and Policy
Thank You To Our Sponsor: Flexrad
Charles Schwertner, MD RPh: Candidate for TX House District 20
This Week In Texas: Mignon McGarry Memos
DWC 2010 Conversion Factors - Medical Fee Guideline
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November 9, 2009
Topics:

"Red Flags" Rule Enforcement Date - Extended Again
Featured Legislator: Representative Kevin Brady (8th District)
This Week In Texas: Mignon McGarry Memos
Thank You To Our Sponsor: Angiotech
AAOS BOC Meeting
TOF/TOA Exhibits At The 4th Annual Southern Obesity Summit
Georgetown Orthopaedist Joins Texas House Race
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 October 2009

 

October 26, 2009
Topics:

Save The Date: 2010 TOA Socioeconomic Summit
Featured Legislator: Congressman Ted Poe (2nd District of TX)
Thank You To Our Sponsor: Flexrad
This Week In Texas: Mignon McGarry Memos
Recovery Audit Contractors – An Alert for All Texas Orthopaedic Surgeons
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October 12, 2009
Topics:

Featured Legislator: US Representative Sheila Jackson Lee (18th District)
Thank You To Our Sponsor: Angiotech
This Week In Texas: Mignon McGarry Memos
TMLT Announces Entrust
Thank You To Our Sponsor: Austin Radiological Association
BC/BS Medical Quality and Policy
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 September 2009

 

September 28, 2009
Topics:

Call To Action: Oppose Senator Lincoln's Amendment
Featured Legislator: Representative Kevin Brady (8th District)
Thank You To Our Sponsor: Flexrad
This Week In Texas: Mignon McGarry Memos
DWC Form-074, Description of Injured Employees Employment
Therapeutic Laser Treatment
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September 14, 2009
Topics:

President Obama's Address About Healthcare Reform
Featured Legislator: Chet Edwards (17th District)
This Week In Texas: Mignon McGarry Memos
Thank You To Our Sponsor: Angiotech
Walter R. Lowe, M.D. Named The New Chairman Of The Department Of Orthopaedic Surgery
TDI/TWC Accepting Comments On Informal Working Draft Of eBill Rules
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 August 2009

 

August 31, 2009
Topics:

Recovery Audit Contractor Overview
AAOS Worth Repeating: Are You An E&M Outlier?
Featured Legislator: US Representative Gene Green (29th District)
This Week In Texas: Mignon McGarry Memos
Save The Date: 2010 TOA Socioeconomic Summit
Save The Date: 2010 TOA Annual Meeting
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August 17, 2009
Topics:
Call To Action: Project 535
Featured Legislator: Congressman Lamar Smith
This Week In Texas: Mignon McGarry Memos
Thank You To Our Sponsor: Flexrad
Division Field Offices Host Educational Sessions On WC Legislation From 81st Legislative Session
George H. Lane, MD 1922 - 2009 In Memoriam
TMLT Risk Management Department: Failure To Diagnose, Treat Complications

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August 3, 2009
Topics:
AAOS Nominating Committee Ballot
AAOS Worth Repeating: Tips From The ABOS About Navigating The MOC Process
This Week In Texas: Mignon McGarry Memos
Thank You To Our Sponsor: Angiotech
Healthcare Reform Update
PHA News
WC Educational Conferences Set For Fall In Austin And Dallas
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 July 2009

 
July 20, 2009
Topics:
TOA President
Featured Legislator: Congressman Joe Barton
This Week In Texas: Mignon McGarry Memos
Thank You To Our Sponsor: Flexrad
WC Educational Session Offered In Austin On August 12
WC Educational Session Offered In El Paso On August 13
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July 6, 2009
Topics:
Ballots - AAOS Nominations Committee
The DWC-TDI Is Undertaking A Review Of Peer Review Physicians And Insurance Carriers
This Week In Texas: Mignon McGarry Memos
Town Hall Meeting With Representative Steny Hoyer and Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson
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 June 2009

 
June 22, 2009
Topics:
OIG Issues Advisory Opinion Regarding On-Call Compensation
TDI-WC: Medical Treatments and Services Requiring Preauthorization in the Texas WC System
This Week In Texas: Mignon McGarry Memos
Informal Working Draft of Chapter 180 Rules concerning General Rules for Enforcement & Medical Benefit Regulation
TMLT Wins The Austin Business Journal's Best Places To Work Award & The UnitedHealth Group's Apex Award
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June 8, 2009
Topics:
Health Care Providers Offer Input on Imaging Services
MOC Exam Information (as of June 2009)
This Week In Texas: Mignon McGarry Memos
Update: Bills Of Interest To TOA
Azalea Orthorpedics Honored For Besting Benchmarks

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June 1, 2009
Topics:
Texas District By District: Jim McReynolds
This Week In Texas: Mignon McGarry Memos
Healthcare Reform Talk Ramps Up; AAOS Responds to Senate Finance Committee Report on Policy Options
CMS Releases FY 2010 IPPS Proposed Rule; AAOS Council on Advocacy's Health Care Systems Committee to Work With CMS

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 May 2009

 
May 25, 2009
Topics:
No E-Connect on this date in observance of Memorial Day.
 
May 18, 2009
Topics:
AMA CEJA Report On Financial Relationships With Industry And CME
HVO Launches Orthopaedic Program in Mongolia
This Week In Texas: Mignon McGarry Memos
Memorial Day Observance

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May 11, 2009
Topics:
Board Of Councilors Report From The NOLC
Texas District By District: Lois W. Kolkhorst
This Week In Texas: Mignon McGarry Memos
TMA Request for an AMA Response to the April 1, 2009 JAMA CME Editorial
Texas Senate and House Bill Summaries

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May 4, 2009
Topics:
2009 TOA/TOF Annual Meeting Highlights
Private Insurers Paying At Or Below Medicare Rates
This Week In Texas: Mignon McGarry Memos
13th Annual Texas Safety Summit For Employers May 13-14 In Austin
"Red Flags" Rule Compliance Date Pushed To August 1

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 April 2009

 
April 27, 2009
Topics:
National Orthopaedic Leadership Conference
Texas District By District: John Davis
This Week In Texas: Mignon McGarry Memos
AAOS Advocacy Now - Congress Returns From Recess And Continues Health Care Reform Dialogue

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April 20, 2009
Topics:
"Red Flag" Enforcement Begins May 1
Become One Of The First Members Of The TOF Founders Circle
This Week In Texas: Mignon McGarry Memos
AG Ends Probe Into Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Physician Rating Program
Update: Bills Of Interest To TOA
Board That Disciplines Doctors May Be Reined In

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April 13, 2009
Topics:
URGENT: Contact Your Representatives to Support Funding For the Extremities War Injury Project
Texas District By District: Carlos Uresti
This Week In Texas: Mignon McGarry Memos
AAOS Remains Involved in Health Care Reform
OPPOSE SB 1461 and HB 2599

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April 6, 2009
Topics:
SCt Petition Update
Predicted: Joint Replacements Will Soar and Number of Orthopaedists Will Decline
This Week In Texas: Mignon McGarry Memos
TMLT To Award Four $10,000 Scholarships

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 March 2009

 
March 30, 2009
Topics:
TMA Physicians and Legislators: "Patients Have a Right to Know"
Texas District By District: Judith Zaffirini
This Week In Texas: Mignon McGarry Memos
David Teuscher, MD Testifies Before Senator And Senate Republican Conference
Radiologists, Physicians Argue Over Diagnostic Imaging Legislation
TOA Legislative Update

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March 23, 2009
Topics:
David Teuscher, MD, Elected Secretary of Academy Board of Councilors
Imaging Bill Alert! SB-1461 and HB-2544
This Week In Texas: Mignon McGarry Memos
27th Annual GWN Eggers Lectureship

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March 19, 2009
Topics:
TOA 2009 Annual Meeting - Keynote Speaker Invite

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March 16, 2009
Topics:
Division of WC Announces Enforcement Actions for Dec. 2008 and Jan. 2009
Another Bill To Change Requirements For WC Reviewers
This Week In Texas: Mignon McGarry Memos
Bill Would Effect Return-to-Work Practices in Comp
Red Alert: SB 152

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March 9, 2009
Topics:
Reintroduction of the AAOS Bill
Tricks Of The Trade - Orthopedic Coding Course Sign Up
This Week In Texas: Mignon McGarry Memos
PHA Business and Political Update
McVey & Associates Reimbursement & Coding for Orthopaedics
Save the Date: 2009 TOA Annual Meeting

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March 2, 2009
Topics:
81st Legislative Session Contacts
Texas District By District: Dan Patrick
This Week In Texas: Mignon McGarry Memos
Pharmacy Closed Formulary Stakeholder Meeting – March 5, 2009
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 February 2009

 
February 23, 2009
Topics:
Save the Date: 2009 TOA Annual Meeting
TDI-DWC: Basic WC for Medical Office Staff Seminar Offered in Paris on March 31
Thank You To Our Sponsor: Austin Radiological Association
This Week In Texas: Mignon McGarry Memos
New Product Release: Cast Vents
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February 16, 2009
Topics:
Texas Doctors Group Joins Class-Action Suits Against Insurers
Texas District by District: Dr. Tara Rios Ybarra
This Week In Texas: Mignon McGarry Memos
Gov. Perry Reappoints Bordelon as Commissioner of Workers' Compensation
Texas House and Senate Committees ~ 81st Legislature
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February 9, 2009
Topics:
UPDATE HR2: Anti-Physician Ownership SCHIP Federal Bill
Attorney General Settles Antitrust Case with Memorial Hermann Healthcare System
This Week In Texas: Mignon McGarry Memos
Calculation of Ambulatory Surgical Center Fully Implemented Facility Reimbursement Rates for 2009
Physician Hospitals of America Congratulates Congress on Its Passage of a Clean Children's Health Bill
Basic Workers' Compensation for Medical Office Staff Seminar Offered in Longview on March 3
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February 2, 2009
Topics:
Workers' Compensation Bills Filed Thus Far
This Week In Texas: Mignon McGarry Memos
TSBPME - Proposed Rule Amendment - Update
TOA President's Update: Socioeconomic Summit Wrap Up
Texas District by District: Mark Shelton
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 January 2009

 
January 26, 2009
Topics:
TOA President's Update: Last Week To Register!
Division Adopts Amended Rules on Submitting Bills Beyond 95 Days
This Week In Texas: Mignon McGarry Memos
HR2 - Anti-Physician Ownership SCHIP Federal Bill
TSBPME - Proposed Rule Amendment
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January 19, 2009
Topics:
TOA President's Update: 81st Legislative Session Contacts
Texas District by District: Lt. Governor David Dewhurst
This Week In Texas: Mignon McGarry Memos
Texas Legislature Online: Bill Search & Frequently Asked Questions
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January 12, 2009
Topics:
TOA President's Update: TSBPME Proposed Rules (Action Alert)
Physician Quality Reporting Initiative Program (PQRI)
This Week In Texas: Mignon McGarry Memos
Volume 2, Issue 1 of the HWCN Published
Closing the Pharmacy Drug Formulary in Workers' Compensation
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 2008

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 2007

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 2006

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