2009 RVU Calculator (Free, Of Course!)
I forgot to mention last week that I updated the Build Your Own RVU calculator for 2009. You can find it and the instructions in the PedSource library.
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Ingenix Busted!
Andrew Cuomo, you are my new friend.
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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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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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Effect of 2009 RVU Changes on Pediatrics
OK, overdue, but done. Here's what I did...I took the top 40 RVU-valid CPT codes that our clients have performed over the last 12 months and fit them into an overall model comparing the 2008 Transitioned Non-Facility Rates to the 2009 Transitioned No...
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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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Where GPCIs Come From!
Yesterday, I asked if anyone knows how the awkward RBRVS GPCI system is developed. Siouxsie, of course, had the answer. In fact, more than answer. Those of you who are dinged by the GPCI breakdown should head Reed Tinsley’s quick review of it and the...
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2009 RBRVS GPCI Analysis
Wow, some shockers. Anyone here live in Alaska?
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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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