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title: Grab Bag
description: Grab Bag
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# Grab Bag

May 27, 2009

[coding](https://chipsblog.pcc.com/tag/coding), [practice management](https://chipsblog.pcc.com/tag/practice-management)

Time to broom out the mailbox.  In no particular order:

- Someone(s) at PCC took the time to update our "[How To Write A Financial Policy](http://www.pedsource.com/library/writing-a-financial-policy)" article over on PedSource.  Good content.
- Head over to the [AMA lawsuit page](http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/no-index/legislation-advocacy/17555.shtml) from time to time.If you participate with Well Point/Anthem, Health Net, Humana, BCBS or many others and you are having trouble getting paid for add-on codes or the -25/59 modifiers, you can file a complaint and get some resolution.  Poke around there.
- Now the Washington Post is [starting to wonder](http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/20/AR2009052003600.html?hpid=sec-tech) if the CCHIT/HIMSS connection is a little too cozy.  As a card-carrying member of one of the CCHIT workgroup committees, I fully support some significant chunk of what CCHIT has tried to do.  50%? 70%? 40%?  I don't know, but it's big.  However, I also share many of the concerns that some industry watchdogs outline, and the Obama-bucks are only making things worse.
- The AMA, whom I usually critique, is at least helping physicians prepare for the change to ICD-10.  You can [attend their teleconference](http://www.pedsource.com/sites/pedsource/files/Specialtycallannouncement.doc) and [ogle their presentation about ICD-10 prep](http://www.pedsource.com/sites/pedsource/files/2ICD-10%20Introduction%20-%20Physician%20Speciality%20Group%20Reps.ppt).
- I've been speaking to 5 practices, lately, about starting some flavor of concierge pediatric practices!  I'm thinking of putting together a resource site for them - mailing list, documents, etc.  Any interest?  [Here's another article](http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2009/may/17/doctors-find-no-insurance-practice-can-pay-off/) about a practice who is living the dream.  Thanks to [histalk2.com](http://www.histalk2.com) for spotting it.
- Did I mention that our [summer practice management and coding event](http://www.pedsource.com/events/july09coding) in Orlando is now officially endorsed by the AAP?  No?  Well...it is!  Sign up, space really *is* limited.
- If you're not reading the [Pediatric Inc. blog](http://pediatricinc.wordpress.com/), start now.  Sure, he flatters me all the time, but that's not nearly as important as his great content.  I won't go on-and-on about why I like it except to say: he hits the nail on the head over and over again.  Required reading, imo.

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