96110 Update
I've written extensively about 96110 usage among practicing pediatricians in the past and wanted to provide an update for 2008/9.
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The Red Flags Rule and Your Practice
I was going to write about the 99174 (tomorrow!), but Katy @ PCC wrote this great piece and I thought I’d share it. It’s a message we sent to our clients (aren’t we sweet?).
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Tricare Update
The other day, I wrote about a problem relating to Tricare’s reimbursement of immunizations. Apparently, this is an excerpt from the AAP’s Private Payer Advocacy press release or newsletter:
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New AAP RBRVS Materials
I’ve said more than once that the AAP is the first place pediatricians should go to learn about RVUs. They have updated it and you can now find their 2009 RBRVS Conversion Spreadsheet on-line. I got to help out by making a little change to the sheet ...
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Pediatric Compensation Models
At the AAP-endorsed Pediatric Coding and Practice Management events we’ve been hosting, I’ve slipped in a running piece about pediatric compensation models that gets fairly good reception. Practices are eager to learn about how other practices pay th...
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AAP RBRVS Policy Statement (+PP)
The AAP has updated and revised its RBRVS policy statement and it is included in December's Pediatrics. Yours truly provides the full PDF here, as it remains the best description of the state of RVUs and pediatrics (thanks Siousxie and the COCN). A G...
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The AAP Makes Me Proud Today
You don't have to spend much time with me before you hear me mumble and grumble about certain subjects, one of my favorite being the (lack of) speed at which the AAP moves and how conservative it often is when protecting the needs of its members. Ima...
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When A Broken Furnace Leads To A Sore Neck
So, the furnace broke some time last night, just in time for our first real snow. As I waited at home for the repair guy to arrive (his truck broke down on the way), I’ve had to be on the phone with my neck scrunched for the last hour. Which means no...
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Podcasts/Chip Hart
I'd like to introduce Charting the Future, a new pediatric podcast featuring independent pediatricians from around the country.
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