What's New?
Welcome to the SAMGMA Web site.
The SAMGMA Lunch Connection previously scheduled for Thursday, January 26 has been cancelled. Click here for details.
"The New Healthcare Wave - Sink or Swim" - Join us for an exciting day of speakers and networking to prepare you and your practice for the many upcoming healthcare changes.
This program is designed to focus on the education of all health-care executives whether they be employed in private practice, hospitals, or consulting. We urge you to also bring your mid-level management team members to broaden their horizons in 2012. Click HERE for details.
CMS has announced a hold on 5010 implementation until 3/31/2012.
The Texas Medicaid and Healthcare Partnership has announced that, beginning August 1, 2011, individual voice mail boxes for Provider Relations territory representatives are being phased out and providers are being directed to call the TMHP Contact Center at 1-800-925-9126 or the TMHP-CSHCN Services Program Contact Center at 1-800-568-2413 to speak to a representative who can answer questions. Please refer to www.tmhp.com for additional information and instructions.
SAMGMA's next membership meeting is on Wednesday, January 18, 2012.
Click here for the "SAMGMA 2011-2012 Calendar".
SAMGMA dues for the 2011-2012 membership now are now due. You can find a membership application here.
On November 7, 2011, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that Highmark Medicare Services (HMS) has been awarded the contract for the administration of Medicare Part A and Part B fee-for-service claims in the newly-formed A/B MAC Jurisdiction H. Click here for details.
CMS detailed the latest SGR formula estimate, a 29.5% cut in 2012, in a letter to MedPAC. Also MGMA, the AMA, and multiple specialties sent these letters to members of the House and Senate.
Click here for a letter from state and local medical organizations to Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner about proposed new rules regarding a change in federal tax policy to allow a special tax deduction for trial attorneys who enter into gross fee contingency contracts with their clients.
Click here to read MGMA’s final comments on the EHR incentive/meaningful use proposed rule.
Click here to view the presentation from Oppenheimer, Blend's September presentation, "
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act."
To find out more about membership
in SAMGMA, click here.
The SAMGMA web site has a Members Only Section. SAMGMA members need a username/password to access this section. Click HERE to send an email requesting the username/password to the Members Only section.
SAMGMA Thanks Its Sponsors:
Gold: BKD LLP, McKesson
Silver: Amegy Bank, BBVA Compass Bank, Bexar County Medical Society, BCMS Staffing Services, Clinical Pathology Laboratory, Frost, Global Healthcare Alliance, IBTX Risk Services, The Bank of San Antonio, Realmed, Sol Schwartz
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