Dallas_Medical_Journal_December_2018

Dallas Medical Journal December 2018 vol. 104, no. 12 President’s Page 2 The end and the beginning Under the Dome 4 Surprise medical bills Your Practice Financial planning for your practice 6 Audit readiness: What you need to know 18 December 2018 Dallas Medical Journal 1 Dallas County Medical Society PO Box 4680, Dallas, TX 75208-0680 www.dallas-cms.orgEditorial Staff Michael Darrouzet ..................................... Editor Connie Webster ......................Associate Editor Tracy K. Casto..........................Managing Editor Anna Acuña .......Business of Medicine Editor Jackie Campbell ............ Production Assistant Jonathan Blessing......................... Art Direction Lindsey Dawson .......... Advertising Manager Deanna Wooten ...........Web Edition Manager Communications Committee Gabriela Zandomeni, MD........................... Chair Drew Alexander, MD Seemal R. Desai, MD H. Gordon Green, MD Robert D. Gross, MD Thomas A. Grugle, MD David Jackson, MD Roger Khetan, MD A. Marilyn Leitch, MD David S. Miller, MD Richard W. Snyder II, MD Anil K. Tibrewal, MD Joseph R. Wyatt, MD DCMS Board of Directors Ruben L. Velez, MD.............................. President Kevin W. Klein, MD...................President-elect Mark A. Casanova, MD......Secretary/Treasurer John T. Carlo, MD........Immediate Past President Hania Alaidroos, MD Christopher Berry, MD Greta Brodsky, MD James Chanez, MD Samuel J. Chantilis, MD John V. Cox, DO Temple S. Howell-Stampley, MD Seth D. Kaplan, MD Brent Walker, DO Executive Vice President & CEO Michael J. Darrouzet Articles represent the opinions of the authors and do not necessarily reflect official policy of the Dallas County Medical Society or the institution with which the author is affiliated. Advertisements do not imply sponsorship by or endorsement of DCMS. ©2018 DCMS According to Tex. Gov’t. Code Ann. §305.027, all articles in Dallas Medical Journal that mention DCMS’ stance on state legislation are defined as “legislative advertising.” The law requires disclosure of the name and address of the person who contracts with the printer to publish legislative advertising in the DMJ: Michael J. Darrouzet, Executive Vice President/CEO, DCMS, PO Box 4680, Dallas TX 75208-0680. Dallas Medical Journal (ISSN 0011-586X) is published monthly by Dallas County Medical Society, 140 E 12th St, Dallas 75203. 214-948-3622. Annual Subscription Rates Members, $12; nonmembers, $36; overseas, $50. Periodicals postage paid at Dallas TX 75260. Postmaster Send address changes to: Dallas Medical Journal PO Box 4680 Dallas TX 75208-0680 On the cover Linda Burk, MD, a Dallas ophthalmologist, spends much of her time quilting when she’s not seeing patients. She always has a few quilts in the works and keeps an eye out for interesting patterns in everyday places. Letters to the editor may be submitted to darrouzet@dallas-cms.org. Epi Update 10 Measles update for clinicians Profile 14 The Quilting Ophthalmologist Linda Burk, MD Scam Alert 17 DEA registrants targeted Big & Bright Spotlight Beth Kassanoff, MD 17 Urology Clinics of North Texas 21 Benefits of DCMS membership 22 Retired Physicians Club Photos 25 Physician Network 26