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Harris County Physician Newsletter %u2022 May 2025 %u2022 www.hcms.org 5 NEWS BRIEFSIN MEMORIAMHonoring HCMS members who have passed on.Bernard S. Friedman, MD, Ophthalmology, died on April 4, 2025. He had been a member of HCMS since 1960.Frederick B. Kessler, MD, Hand Surgery, died on April 11, 2025. He had been a member of HCMS since 1963.Paul H. Dahm, MD, Pediatrics Critical Care, died on April 13, 2025. He had been a member of HCMS since 2002.Daniel P. Morrison, MD, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, died on April 20, 2025. He had been a member of HCMS since 1971.June virtual CMEJoin us Tuesday, June 17, 2025, for %u201cThe AI Revolution in Medicine %u201c by Adrian Senyszyn, JD, from 6:30-8 p.m. This is a free event for all HCMS members. Register at www.hcms.org/virtual_cme. Call for HCMS 2026 NominationsThe HCMS Nominating Board will begin the process of candidate selection for the 2026 elective offices in late spring. The deadline for elective position nominations is May 23, 2025.For nominations go to www.hcms.org/CallforNominations.Marketing 101: Grow your referral database on a shoestring budgetPhysicians and staff are invited to attend Marketing 101 ethics CME Wednesday, May 21, from 6 to 8 p.m. at The Health Museum. This free event includes pre-CME networking and heavy appetizers. Register at www.hcms.org/AnnualEvents.Valuable Tools and Resources The HCMS Tools and Resources page found at www.hcms.org/ToolsandResources offers a variety of resources and tools to assist in effective practice management. Topics include revenue cycle management, health equity, quality, HIT, and other resources. The Work RVU and other calculators are especially popular, as are many of the billing guides. For questions regarding claims payment, contracting, compliance, or other practice management concerns, email our Payment and Practice Help department at paymentadvocacy@hcms.org. Presented by the HCMS Board on SocioeconomicsAs Texas%u2019 population continues to boom, so does its crop of newly licensed physicians, the Texas Medical Association%u2019s annual Texas Physician Workforce Update reveals.%u00a0%u00a0That report announces 7,609 medical licenses issued by the Texas Medical Board in 2024, breaking the previous year%u2019s record (7,060) by 7.8%. Meanwhile, the Lone Star State%u2019s population increased by 1.6%, adding more people than any other state last year.The state%u2019s current ratio of 202 direct patient care physicians to 100,000 patients has climbed steadily ahead of population growth since 2015, when it was 177.4 physicians to 100,000 patients (13.9%), TMA%u2019s analysis shows. The state%u2019s current ratio remains well below the U.S. total ratio of 252 physicians to 100,000 U.S. patients, placing Texas in the bottom quintile nationally despite the state%u2019s improvement.%u00a0%u00a0According to TMB publications, of 6,949 of the 7,609 newly licensed in State Fiscal Year 2024:%u00a0%u20224,762 went to direct patient care physicians;%u00a0%u20221,309 were given to residents and fellows;%u00a0%u00a0%u2022288 went to administrative medicine;%u00a0%u2022241 were awarded to nonpracticing physicians;%u00a0%u2022222 went to medical school faculty; and%u00a0%u202215 were given to research physicians.%u00a0TMB did not report practice status for 660 of the newly licensed physicians. The high percentage of new licensees reporting plans for direct patient care indicates a low number relocating to Texas for other reasons such as retirement.%u00a0Texas%u2019 own medical schools graduated 1,429 of the newly licensed physicians in the state, per TMA%u2019s analysis.%u00a0Source: TMA, by%u00a0Jessica RidgeRecord licensure numbers show steady workforce progress