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Cyber fraud case study: Failure to recognize phishing email
By Gracie Awalt, Marketing Associate
Texas Medical Liability TrustA small, rural hospital contracted with an emergency medical group for emergency department coverage. The group was paid monthly by electronic funds transfer, or EFT, from the hospital’s account to the ED group’s account.
In June, the hospital received an email invoice from the ED group with instructions to send payment to a new account. The hospital sent the $200,500 payment to the new account on July 10.
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Step 1: Get to it and through it
By Student Dr. Kendra
Step 1, the rite of passage for every medical student. It seems like torture to get to and go through, but it’s the one thing that can affect the trajectory of your whole career in medicine. It’s a daunting task but it seems like everyone — for the most part — has gotten through it pretty well. The journey to it and through it can be ugly, but hopefully, I can offer you some preparation tips that will successfully get you where you want to be. It can seem overwhelming, but focusing on your schedule and the resources available to you can help get past. I will outline my schedule, the resources I choose, and the review techniques that worked best for me.
A few things to note first:
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DPS launches online prescription drug monitoring program to curb abuse
DPS launches online prescription drug monitoring program to curb abuse
posted 08.21.12
The Regulatory Services Division of the Texas Department of Public Safety has developed and launched a … more
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Family medicine chief residents hone leadership and management skills at Dallas conference
Family medicine chief residents hone leadership and management skills at Dallas conference
Fifty chief residents from around the state and country gathered for the 2012 Family Medicine … more
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Accountable care organizations take shape in Texas
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Accountable care organizations take shape in Texas
By Kate Alfano
With CMS’ announcement of the first accountable care organizations approved to participate in the Medicare … more
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Texas family medicine residency programs
Texas family medicine residency programs
Why choose a Texas family medicine residency program?
Texas is a great place to train to be a family physician. Texas supports its residents by: … more
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Texas medical schools
Texas medical schools
Texas has many medical schools throughout the state. Use the links below to explore the schools, see what they offer, and find an area and program that fits your needs. … more
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Budget slashes 80 percent of support for programs designed to increase primary care physician workforce
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Budget slashes 80 percent of support for programs designed to increase primary care physician workforce
By Jonathan Nelson
As lawmakers crafted and passed innovative, market-based … more
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Good News, Bad News: TAFP’s recap of the 82nd Texas Lege
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Good News, Bad News:TAFP’s recap of the 82nd Texas Lege
By Kate Alfano
For health care reform advocates, the 82nd Texas Legislature will go down as the session of what might have … more
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The budget session
The budget session
By Kate Alfano
Having passed the halfway point in the 82nd Texas Legislature, the dominant issue of this session has been and continues to be the budget. Lawmakers came into … more