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Young Fellows Survival Kit

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Table of Contents...

pg 3 Getting Your License

pg 3 Joining a Hospital

pg 3 Establishing Your Practice

pg 4 Resources for Your Practice

pg 6 Practice Management

pg 8 Looking Forward to the Future

pg 9 Getting Involved

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Getting Your LicenseTexas Medical Board

Licensure Proces s

Eligibilit y

Monitor Your Applicatio n

Renewing a Current Licens e

About the Texas Medical Jurisprudence Exam

Texas Medical Jurisprudence Manual/Study Guide

Joining a HospitalList of hospitals in TX

Establishing Your PracticeDeciding whether to start or join an existing practice

How to do a medical practice buy-in

The Climb to Partnership

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Resources for Your PracticeConsulting

Practice Consulting Services - Practice Setup Assistanco e

Help With Negotiating Health Plan Contracto s

OIG Tips for Recognizing Questionable Consultanto s

TMA Practice Consulting - Antitrust Issueo s

TMA Practice Consulting offers on-site trainino g

legal information

TEXPAo C

Regulatoro y

HIPAA and PSQIA Informatioo n

HIPAA Resource Centeo r

insuranCe

Texas Medical Liability Insurance Carriero s

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Texas Department of Insuranco e

Credentialing Applicatio nListing of Texas Health Maintenance Organizations/PPOs/HMO s

ACS Insurance Prograo m

marketing a PraCtiC e

Appearance isnt everything, but it definitely leaves a lasting impressioo n

Designing an effective practice brochuro e

Designing a Marketing Stratego y

Thinking of creating a brochure for your practico e

THIN Online Inquiro y

Tips for an Effective Practice Web Sito e

Tips for Promoting a Practice Web Sito e

MEDEM: Bringing You Patients, Payment, and Protection for Your Practice

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Join MEDEo M

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County Medical Societie s

state and federal agenCiesCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Serviceso (877) 267-2323Texas Department of Insuranceo (800) 578-4677Texas Medicaid and Healthcare Partnership Medicaid o Provider Number (800) 925-9126TrailBlazer Health Enterprises LLC Medicare Provider o Number (866) 697-9670Texas Department of State Health Serviceso (888) 963-7111Texas Department of Public Safetyo (512) 424-2000Texas Workers Compensation Commissiono (800) 252-7031Controlled Substance Registrationo (512) 424-2188Drug Enforcement Administrationo (202) 307-1000Official Prescription Programo (512) 424-2189Triplicate Prescription Formso (512) 424-2189

Practice Management

Billing and Coding

At-a-Glance Billing Guidelineo s

Reimbursemeno t

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Billing Guidelines for Nurse Practitioners, Clinical Nurse Specialist, and Physician Assistanto s

Billing and Collections Yellow Pageso

Billing Medicare for Locum Teneno s

Choosing an Outside Billing Servico e

faCs Coding resourCeso - ACS Coding Today - CPT Coding Hotline - CPT Coding Workshops

Human Resource s

Maintenance of Certificatio n

mediCaid

Medicaid Informatioo n

mediCare

National Medicare Resourceo sMedicare Learning Networo k Medicare.goo v

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Risk Managemen t

Comply With Laws Governing Debt Collectioo n Document, Document, Documeno t Good Communication Can Help Keep You Out of Couro t Delegating Prescriptive Authorito y Whos Allowed to Call in Controlled Substance Prescriptionso ? Hand in Glove: What OSHA Requireo s OSHA Compliance: Dont Get Stuco k OSHA Compliance in the Small Medical Offico e Destroy Medical Records Securelo y How Long Do I Have to Keep Patient Medical Recordso ?

Practice Operation s

Looking Forward to the FutureRetirement or Sale of Practice Checklis t

Sample Letter: Physician Retiring from Practice

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Getting Involved

Joining the ameriCan College of surgeons and Your loCal ChaPter

Top Reasons to Join ACo S

Membership Info o

Apply for ACS Fellowshio p

Join the South Texas Chapteo r

VoiCing Your oPinion on legislatiVe issues

Finding Your Legislatoro

Texas Senator s

Texas Representative s

How to write a letter to your Congressmeo n

Texas Political Action Committee (TEXPACo )

ACS Views on Legislative Issueo s

Find a bill or lao w

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