Join us Tuesday, November 7 for a Resident Welcome & Mentor Graduation You're invited to join us as we welcome the new interns, residents, and fellows to Nashville AND celebrate the residents and mentors who completed the Mentor Program. Tuesday, November 7 will be an evening of dinner, fun, and networking, from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at Amerigo's. A limited number of tickets are available. Click here to RSVP.
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Thank you to our sponsors:
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Message from the Commissioners of the Tennessee Deptartments of Health and Children's Services
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The Tennessee Departments of Health and Children's Services are working to ensure all healthcare providers are familiar with the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016. This federal law requires states to require healthcare providers involved in the delivery or care of infants born and affected from prenatal drug exposure to notify child protective services of the occurance of conditions in such infants, in addition to reporting cases of NAS to the department of health. To read the communication from Commissioner Hommrich and Commissioner Dreyzehner, MD, please click here.
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Reminder: CME Deadline Approaching
Physicians are reminded to check their completed CME during the last quarter of the year. Physicians who renew their license in 2018 must complete the 40 hours of CME required by the Board of Medical Examiners (BME) by December 31, 2017. This includes the two-hour prescribing practices course.
TMA has a short 10-minute spotlight video, CME Requirements for TN Doctors, reviewing the CME requirements for both medical doctors and osteopathic physicians licensed by the state of Tennessee. This video walks through the requirements in Tennessee law and the rules promulgated by each licensing board.
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- Online courses are available on TMA's website and the link is also included for your convenience on the NAM website.
- If you have any questions or problems with the online class, contact Angie Madden at angie.madden@tnmed.org.
- If you have any questions regarding your CME compliance, contact the TMA Legal Department at legal@tnmed.org.
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December 7: Holiday Open House All members are welcome to NAM's Holiday Open House from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday, December 7. Click here to RSVP.January 24 or 25: President's Reception Help us celebrate those who graduated medical school in 1958, NAM's outgoing board members, and see the installation of your newest president of NAM. March 6: TMA Day on the Hill Day on the Hill will be a new and exciting experience in the recently renovated Cordell Hull Building and in a fresh format featuring a cocktail reception rather than a luncheon.
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Use Ti2 to Give Feedback on TennCare Episodes of Care Reporting
TennCare’s Episodes of Care final reports were distributed to quarterbacks on Aug. 30, along with notices of rewards or penalties for care given in the previous year.
Earlier this year, the Tennessee Medical Asscoation, the Tennessee Hospital Association, Tennessee Medical Group Management Association, and Tennessee Association of Mental Health Organizations launched a web-based reporting tool called Tennessee Innovation Inform, or Ti2. The purpose of Ti2 is to give providers a neutral online forum to share their thoughts, concerns, and suggestions regarding the Episodes of Care reporting process.
Feedback submitted via Ti2 will be aggregated and shared with the TennCare Bureau and managed care organizations in order to identify opportunities and needs for improvement and changes to the reporting process.
TMA encourages members to use the Ti2 tool to communicate your thoughts – good, bad or indifferent – about the Episodes of Care reporting process. For more information from TMA about TennCare Payment reform, please visit www.tnmed.org/episodes.
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Thank you to
our sponsors:
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| 2017 Board of Directors:- Lee Fentriss, MD
Chair
- Ralph Atkinson, MD
President - M. Kevin Smith, MD President-elect
- V. Seenu Reddy, MD Secretary / Treasurer
- Susan Briley, MD
- Rodney Lewis, MD
- Jane Siegel, MD
- Richard Soper, MD
- Robin Williams, MD
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| Contact Us:General Inquiries
Phone: (615) 712-6236
Project Access Nashville
Specialty Care
Phone: (615) 712-6237
Rebecca Leslie
Executive Director
Nikki Ringenberg
Senior Director
of Membership and Grants
Claire Wisely
Director of Project Access Nashville Specialty Care
Taylor Crawford
Project Access Nashville
Specialty Care Coordinator
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TEDmed at Meharry November 1-3
Meharry Medical College will host a live stream of the TEDmed conference the evenings of November 1-3. During this event, you will see TEDmed talks from experts in their medical fields and participate in discussion sessions to help brainstorm ideas. For more information about the speakers, click here.
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TMA's Insurance Workshop on November 6 Attend this workshop for updates on claim filing, disputes, and appeals, policy changes, prior authorizations, and more. You can earn 6 CEUs. Visit TMA's website for more information.
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