Phone Code Update
A surreal moment - I am in Richmond, VA listening to Dr.Lander talk about coding during the Pediatric Alliance/VAAAP event while working on the blog. And watching my laptopbattery drain quickly!
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Shame on Horizon BCBS of NJ
It started when Susanne Madden sent me this "nice" message from Horizon to help me warn our clients about games Horizon continues to play. Bottom line: they expect to stop paying for -25 or -59 modified codes starting May 10, 2010.
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Cool ICD-9 Search Tool
Many thanks to Siousxe for sending me this awesome ICD-9 lookup tool that even works well with an iphone. There are some other ICD-9 tools on-line and I'm such a nerd that I do it by hand, but this is well conceived and delivered.If only the AMA woul...
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What Is Your Time Worth?
Check out my new favorite toy:
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The Art and Business of Pediatrics
We had a knock-out AAP-endorsed practice management event in Miami two weeks ago. I say "knock out" because every single person who completed the survey at the end of the day gave us a perfect score in the following categories "Speakers's Knowledge o...
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Do You Even Qualify For the ARRA Money?
We continue to get daily calls and requests for information about the ARRA funding. We were even told by a potential client that they went with a well-known (but little liked) vendor now in order to maximize their ARRA $$, even though the money itsel...
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First 2010 Post (Conferences, Meaningful Use, and More)
A few years ago I passed a church as a wedding party pushed out onto the lawn at the end of the ceremony. My boys were in the back seat and the younger looked out the window and said out loud, "Dad, I don't want to have to get married."
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The Economy and Pediatric Practices
Over on PedSource, we just ran an in-depth piece about the effects of the recession and the Swine Flu on our clients from 2008 to 2009.
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Podcasts/Chip Hart
I've had a busy summer and just wrapped up my time at the Florida AAP chapter's "Future of Pediatrics" annual event. Thank you to those who stopped by to say hello! In a few short weeks, it will be time for the 2024 Pediatric CEO event, which I'm really excited for. I think there are a few seats left. I write, however, to draw your attention to two free resources that every pediatric practice should have bookmarked!
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