CMS Proposes Physician Pay Cut for 2025
https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/calendar-year-cy-2025-medicare-physician-fee-schedule-proposed-rule
Texas Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Society Endorsement
Press Release: The Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act (S. 4532 / H.R. 8702) Prior authorization is a tool used by health plans to reduce unnecessary care by requiring health care providers to get pre-approval for medical services. But it’s not without fault. The current system often results in unconfirmed faxes of a [...]
2024 Ursula Krusen Award Winner
Texas PMR Society is pleased to announce our 2024 Ursula Krusen Winner Kent Simmonds DO, PhD Title: “Comparative Risks of Side Effects from Common Oral Anti-Spastic Medications Among Medication Naïve Patients Hospitalized with Acute Brain Injury”
Our speakers to present at TEXMED 24 Saturday May 4th
The Posterior Hip / Gluteal / Lumbar Triangle, Wyatt Kupperman DO Saturday May 4th 12:45-1:45 Trinity 7 A Change in Our Approach to Opioids? The Review of the latest CDC Guidelines, Chaitanya Konda DO Saturday, May 4th 9:00 - 10:00 Trinity 7 Evaluation and Management of Lymphedema, Maaheen Ahmed DO Saturday May 4th 10:15-11:15 Trinity [...]
2024 Krusen Award Dinner May 4th in Dallas
Texas PMR Society 2024 Ursula Krusen Award Dinner May 4th 6:00PM Perry's Park District, 2100 Olive Street Suite 100, Dallas, Texas 75201 Sponsored By: RSVP: txpmrsociety@gmail.com
Medicare Update December 2023 for PMR
Medical policy update The following LCD, which was posted for notice on October 26, 2023, became effective on December 10, 2023.The related billing and coding article for this LCD is also now effective: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography (L35081) Billing and coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography (A54095)
Ursula Krusen Award Results Are In
2023 Ursula Krusen Winner Presentation: The Sway Balance System and concussion, looking at identifying those at risk for increased symptoms and prolonged recovery Barrett Weiss, M.D. is a current PM&R Chief Resident at Baylor University Medical Center (BUMC) in Dallas, TX. Dr. Weiss completed internship training at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and [...]
2023 Ursula Krusen Award Presentations Wednesday May 24th 6PM Join Us
2023 Ursula Krusen Award Presentations Wednesday May 24th 6PM via Zoom Presentations: Baylor PMR - Stacey Isidro MD Baylor University Medical Center Dallas - Barrett Weiss MD Dell Medical PMR - Gabrielle Goodlin MD UT Health Houston - McGovern Medical School PMR - Claudia Martinez MD UTHealth San Antonio - Rehabilitation - Hannah Uhlig-Reche MD, [...]
Novitas Introducing SMART EDITS
Novitas Solutions will be introducing Smart Edits to our electronic billing systems. This enhancement will alert providers of any claims that can be repaired prior to a denial. The messages will display on the 277CA electronic claim response report and may require the claim to be resubmitted. Benefits of Smart Editing: Identify problematic claims [...]
2022 Texas PMR Society CME at TEXMED
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Presented by Dr. Ali Haselhort, Texas Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Society Friday, April 29 8-8:45 am Acupuncture and Osteopathic Manipulation for Spine Conditions Yonghoon Lee, DO Presented by the Texas Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Society Acupuncture and osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) have been utilized to treat various musculoskeletal conditions. This presentation [...]