A Publication of the Texas Medical Association
Texas Medicine is available to TMA members and presents timely information on public health, medicolegal issues, medical economics, science, medical education, and legislative affairs affecting Texas physicians and their patients.
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End-of-Life Care
‘Fighting Our Best’: TMA helped craft legislation to help improve the Texas Advance Directives Act and provide welcome liability protections for physicians.
Planning that Pays: Physicians who provide advance care planning can receive Medicare payment for prepping patients for end-of-life medical decisions.
Unlocking TxEVER: Experts weigh in on best practices to navigate Texas’ vital records registry used for death certificate data.
Other News
Inbox Overload: Triaging duties to office staff highlights some solutions to tackle time-consuming electronic messages.
Reform Can’t Wait: Medicine takes a unified stand against more Medicare pay cuts, prescribing urgently needed improvements.
Travel Advisory: Physicians can aid in the prevention and spread of travel-related illnesses with thorough questioning on trip history.
Happy Hikers: Traversing the 567-mile Colorado Trail brings a sense of peace to John Shepherd, MD, and his wife, Jenny.
Also in the issue:
Rounds
Practice Management: Claims denials
Back Issues
Information on Letters to the Editor
Advertising Rates and Specifications in Texas Medicine
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Index to Texas Medicine
Medical terminology is based on usage of MeSH, the National Library of Medicine's Medical Subject Headings, which are used in Index Medicus. If a term does not appear in MeSH, then the author's usage or common usage is preferred.
Each index consists of three parts: the subject index, the author index, and the index of deaths.
Texas Medicine, Volume 116, 2020
Subject, Author, Deaths
Texas Medicine, Volume 115, 2019
Subject, Author, Deaths
Texas Medicine, Volume 114, 2018
Subject, Author, Deaths
Texas Medicine, Volume 113, 2017
Subject, Author, Deaths
Texas Medicine, Volume 112, 2016
Subject, Author, Deaths
Texas Medicine, Volume 111, 2015
Subject, Author, Deaths
Texas Medicine, Volume 110, 2014
Subject, Author, Deaths
Texas Medicine, Volume 109, 2013
Subject, Author, Deaths
Texas Medicine, Volume 108, 2012
Subject, Author, Deaths
Texas Medicine, Volume 107, 2011
Subject, Author, Deaths
Texas Medicine, Volume 106, 2010
Subject, Author, Deaths
Texas Medicine, Volume 105, 2009
Subject, Author, Deaths
Texas Medicine, Volume 104, 2008
Subject, Author, Deaths
Texas Medicine, Volume 103, 2007
Subject, Author, Deaths
Texas Medicine, Volume 102, 2006
Subject, Author, Deaths
Texas Medicine, Volume 101, 2005
Subject, Author, Deaths
Texas Medicine, Volume 100, 2004
Subject, Author, Deaths
Texas Medicine, Volume 99, 2003
Subject, Author, Deaths
Texas Medicine, Volume 98, 2002
Subject, Author, Deaths
Texas Medicine, Volume 97, 2001
Subject, Author, Deaths
Texas Medicine, Volume 96, 2000
Subject, Author, Deaths
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