TMA Practice Well

Virtual interviews are becoming a standard part of the hiring process. Your goal as a job applicant is the same as if you were meeting face-to-face – to make a lasting impression that lands you the job. Play this podcast to find out how to stand out from the rest. For more practice help visit TMA at www.texmed.org/practicehelp.

Conveying your professionalism in the virtual world requires more than a suitable shirt and quick comb of the hair. Mollie Mailman, TMA practice consultant, shares simple things you can do to avoid diminishing your professional presence. Claim CME for this podcast at www.texmed.org/CMEtoGo.

A lot of us have been cooped up for a long time and want to get back to some semblance of normal. What’s safe or not safe to do? Trish Perl, MD, and Christina Ly, PhD, talk about how to lower risk of COVID-19 infection in everyday activities. Access more TMA COVID-19 resources at www.texmed.org/COVID-19.

Where we work and how we do it changed in early 2020 without much time to prepare. Blending and balancing your home and work life brings new challenges. Carra Benson, TMA’s practice management and reimbursement services manager, shares tips she uses to manage her busy household and stay productive while working remotely. 

Having difficult conversations with staff, colleagues, and patients successfully is hard to do under the best of circumstances. It can be extra challenging when done virtually. Yvonne Mounkhoune, a TMA practice management consultant with counseling experience, shares some tips for having sensitive conversations virtually.  For more practice help visit www.texmed.org/practiceviability.

Thomas Kaspar, MD, an infectious disease specialist and chair of TMA’s Committee on Infectious Disease, and TMA public health policy analyst Meredith Vinez discuss what to do if a staff member or a patient tests positive for COVID-19 in an outpatient setting. For more COVID-19 resources go to www.texmed.org/COVID-19.

Many practices have staff who work in locations outside of the practice’s brick and mortar site. Managing staff remotely comes with unique challenges but often great benefits. Heather Bettridge, associate vice president, TMA Practice Management Services, offers  tips and strategies to successfully manage your remote working staff.  Claim CME for this program at www.texmed.org/Education.

Family violence is not a simple problem even outside of a global pandemic. During COVID-19, it becomes yet more complicated. A guest panel of four physician experts in family violence, intimate partner violence, and child abuse address how family violence has changed during COVID-19 and how medicine can respond.  Get more COVID-19 help at www.texmed.org/COVID-19.

Curious about remote patient monitoring, (RPM)? Yvonne Mounkhoune, a TMA practice management consultant, discusses considerations for RPM and tips to mitigate risk. To claim CME for this podcast, go to www.texmed.org/CMEtoGo. 

Many physicians turned to the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to address cash flow concerns resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic shut-down.  Heather Bettridge, associate vice president, TMA Practice Management Services, and Mollie Mailman, TMA practice consultant, dive into the details of this program to answer frequently asked questions. Contact TMA Practice Consulting at (800) 523- 8776 or [email protected].