Correctional Managed Care update
Posted: May 2012
In previous messages regarding UTMB's Correctional Managed Care program, I promised to update you on new developments that affect services and employees. Today, I am pleased to announce that UTMB and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) have reached an agreement to extend the existing CMC contract at least through May 2013.
The extension will ensure continuity of care for the offender population and clarifies a number of funds-flow issues between TDCJ and UTMB. More complex issues regarding the cost of and payment for correctional health care will be more fully addressed by the 83rd Texas Legislature, which goes into session in January. In the meantime, UTMB will continue to work with the UT System, TDCJ and elected officials to identify a more sustainable model for providing care to this vulnerable patient population.
Thank you to everyone involved in these ongoing discussions and to the dedicated and skilled CMC employees who continue to provide high-quality patient care under challenging circumstances.
Dr. David L. Callender
President
UTMB Health
2013
- 2014 OVS residents announced
- Grant makes vision-saving eye care available to Galveston County's working poor
- Ophthalmology residents represent UTMB at state, national events
- OVS resident fellowship matches announced
2012
- Second-year medical students win awards
- Don't be afraid of cataract surgery
- UTMB ophthalmology resident presents at global conference
- LASIK specialist joins UTMB Health Eye Center
- Opthalmology to welcome four new residents in 2013
2011
- On a mission in Mexico to restore vision in needy
- Correctional Managed Care Contract Update
- UTMB ophthalmology chair awarded grant for groundbreaking research
- Gifts make vision-saving surgeries possible for uninsured
2010
- Eye Center has latest treatment for glaucoma
- Surgeons train on virtual reality simulator
- Chief residents announced for 2010-2011
2009
- UTMB ophthalmology chair awarded grant for groundbreaking research
- UTMB Ophthalmology Chair Bernard Godley appointed to national eye council
- Godley shares best practices with Chinese eye specialists
- UTMB University Eye Centers wired for excellence
- Friendswood Eye Center a success
- UTMB ophthalmology residents awarded top posts
- Incoming residents come from around the globe
- LASIK, intraocular lens implant treatments available through UTMB Eye Center
- Residency program awarded major grants