Practice Development Resources

Licensure and Medical Board

Texas Medical Board www.tmb.state.tx.us

Practice Management

Medical Group Management Association www.mgma.com Medical Practice Management Consultants www.practicemgmt.com Medical Practice Managers Network www.mpmnetwork.com Physicians Practice Monthly Magazine www.physicianspractice.com Professional Association for Healthcare Office Managers www.pahcom.com

Marketing You Practice

Marketing Your Practice http://www.texmed.org/Template.aspx?id=202 Physicians Guide to the Internet http://www.physiciansguide.com/welcome.html http://www.docguide.com/dgc.nsf/ge/Unregistered.User.545434?OpenDocument Tips for Creating Your Own Practice Website http://www.texmed.org/Template.aspx?id=3507 Using the Internet to Enhance your Practice http://www.texmed.org/Template.aspx?id=2228

Medical Web-Design and Advertising

Network Affiliates Medical Marketing www.medicaladvertising.com Vital Element Medical Web Base Design www.emedicaldesign.com

Software, Technology & Business

Micro MD Medical Systems www.micromd.com Office Management Software www.quicdoc.com Physician Practice Mobility www.medimobile.com Sage Software Healthcare Solutions www.medicalmanager.com

Useful Websites for Physicians

American College of Physician Executives http://www.acpe.org/ American Medical News http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/ AMA – Online Doctor Finder http://webapps.ama-assn.org/doctorfinder/home.html Anthrax Immunization Information http://www.anthrax.osd.mil/ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-Bioterrorism http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/preparedness/ Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) http://www.cms.hhs.gov/default.asp Clean Claims – Texas Administrative Code http://info.sos.state.tx.us/pls/pub/readtac$ext.ViewTAC?tac_view=5&ti=28&pt=1&ch=21&sch=T&rl=Y Health Leaders http://home.healthleaders-interstudy.com/ HHIPA Action http://www.hipaadvisory.com/action/ HIPAA Advisory http://www.hipaadvisory.com/ HSA Insider http://www.hsainsider.com/default.asp Medical Records Rules for Texas http://www.tmb.state.tx.us/rules/rules/165.php National Library of Medicine http://www.nlm.nih.gov/ NIOSH – Occupational Hazards for Health Care Workers http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/2002-101.html PDR.net – Medical and Drug Information http://www.pdr.net/login/Login.aspx Texas Department of Health http://www.dshs.state.tx.us World Health Organization http://www.who.int/csr/en/

Texas Professional Medical Organizations

Texas Medical Group Management Association www.tmgma.org Texas Osteopathic Medical Association www.txosteo.org

Texas Specialty Medical Societies

Dallas County Medical Society – DCMS www.dallas-cms.org/ Federation of Texas Psychiatry www.txpsych.org Tarrant County Medical Society www.tcms.org Texas Society of Pathologist www.texpath.org Texas Academy of Family Physicians www.tafp.org Texas Academy of Palliative Medicine www.tapm.org Texas Allergy and Immunology Society www.taais.org Texas Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists www.txobgyn.org Texas Chapter of the American College of Cardiology www.tcacc.org Texas College of Emergency Physicians www.texacep.org Texas Dermatological Society www.texasdermatology.org Texas Medical Association www.texmed.org Texas Neurological Society www.texasneurologist.org Texas Ophthalmological Association www.txeyenet.org Texas Orthopedic Association www.toa.org Texas Pediatric Society www.txpeds.org Texas Radiological Society www.txrad.org Texas Society of Anesthesiologists www.tsa.org Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons www.tsps.net Texas Spine Society www.texasspinesociety.org Texas Transplantation Society, Inc. www.transplanttexas.org Texas Urological Society www.texasurologist.org Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons www.tsps.net Texas Spine Society www.texasspinesociety.org Texas Transplantation Society, Inc. www.transplanttexas.org Texas Urological Society www.texasurologist.org

National Specialty Medical Societies

Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Online www.acaai.org American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology www.aaaai.org American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry www.aacap.org American Academy of Dermatology www.aad.org American Academy of Family Physicians www.aafp.org American Academy of Neurology www.aan.com American Academy of Ophthalmology www.aao.org American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons www.aaos.org American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery www.entnet.org American Academy of Pain Medicine www.painmed.org American Academy of Pediatrics www.aap.org American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation www.aapmr.org American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists www.aace.com American Association of Neurological Surgeons www.aans.org American Board of Medical Specialties www.abms.org American College of Cardiology www.acc.org American College of Chest Physicians www.chestnet.org American College of Emergency Physicians www.acep.org American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists www.acog.com American College of Physicians www.acponline.org American College of Preventative Medicine www.acpm.org American College of Radiology www.acr.org American College of Surgeons www.facs.org American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine www.acoem.org American Gastroenterological Association www.gastro.org American Geriatrics Society www.americangeriatrics.org American Journal of Psychiatry www.ajp.psychiatryonline.org American Medical Association – AMA www.ama-assn.org American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society www.aofas.org American Osteopathic Association www.osteopathic.org American Psychiatric Association www.psych.org American Society for Dermatologic Surgery www.asds-net.org American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology www.astro.org American Society of Anesthesiologists www.asahq.org American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery www.ascrs.org American Society of Clinical Oncology www.asco.org American Society of General Surgeons www.theasgs.org American Society of Internal Medicine www.acponline.org American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery www.asoprs.org American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons www.plasticsurgery.org American Society of Addiction Medicine www.asam.org American Thoracic Society www.thoracic.org College of American Pathologists www.cap.org Internet Mental Health www.mentalhealth.com Medical Group Management Association www.mgma.com Neurosciences on the Internet www.neuroguide.com Radiological Society of North America www.rsna.org Society for Investigative Dermatology www.telemedicine.org Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons www.sages.org Society of Cardiovascular & Interventional Radiology www.scvir.org Society of Critical Care Medicine www.sccm.org Society of Nuclear Medicine www.snm.org Society of Thoracic Surgeons www.sts.org Southern Association for Oncology www.smaservicesinc.com The Endocrine Society www.endo-society.org

Texas Medical Schools

Baylor College of Medicine www.bcm.tmc.edu Texas A&M University Health Science Center tamhsc.edu Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center www.ttuhsc.edu University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth www.hsc.unt.edu University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio www.uthscsa.edu University of Texas Houston Medical School www.med.uth.tmc.edu University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston www.utmb.edu University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas www.swmed.edu