2007 Pediatric Coding Conference

Developed by PCC and Endorsed by the

August 22, 2007

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Put your practice ahead of the curve with PCC's 2007 Pediatric Coding Conference, endorsed by the AAP. Pediatric coding experts address key issues during eight courses designed to improve your coding practices and reimbursement.

The 2007 Pediatric Coding Conference will be held at the NYC Seminar and Conference Center. This event is conveniently held the day before the Pri-Med New York program.This is an intensive, one-day session focused on important pediatric issues that effect your practice every day. You'll master the coding basics, get answers to your specific questions during Q&A sessions with our pediatric panel, and gain valuable insight on timely topics about immunizations, pay-for-performance programs, physician compensation, and more. Our expert panel of instructors include AAP Fellows Richard Lander, MD; Chip Harbaugh, MD; Joel Bradley, MD; and Richard Tuck, MD.

Admission to this conference is only $299 for AAP members ($349 for non-members)! Registration for this event is closed. All space is sold out.

Course Descriptions

Coding 101

Super coding expert Richard Tuck, M.D., covers the essentials of pediatric coding with updates for 2007. Whether you are new to coding or feel like you already know it all, there is something here for everyone.

Give Me the Money--How to Decrease Your A/R

The AAP's SOAPM Chairperson, Richard Lander, M.D., will cover the policies and procedures you need to have in place to collect the money that is due to you. Topics will include everything from preparing for HSAs to how your staff can ask for money at the Time of Service and still keep your patients happy.

The Codes You Miss: Procedures, After-hours, and Many Others

Most pediatric offices leave thousands - tens of thousands! - of dollars on the table every year for work that they have done but failed to code properly. National CPT expert, Joel Bradley, M.D., will walk you through using the codes you most often miss and how to ensure payment from the insurance companies for them.

Pediatric Physicians' Compensation Models

Fairly paying your physicians and non-physician providers is a constant struggle for most practices. How can you distribute income and keep everyone happy? Should productivity matter and, if it does, how do you measure it? Dr. Chip Harbaugh will relate the experiences and data from pediatric practices all over the country to help you decide what works best for your practice.

Quality-Driven Health Care

Pay-for-Performance is rapidly making its way into pediatric practices all over the country. Whether pushed by the your state Medicaid or from a local HMO, P4P programs represent both a significant threat (through additional work and requirements for your practice) as well as a significant opportunity (through additional income). Learn how P4P will affect you and how you can prepare for P4P in your area...and if it's already there, how you can respond effectively.

Bulletproof Vaccine Coding

Each passing year makes the process of billing for vaccines more difficult. With the introduction of new vaccines, changes in the coding rules, and many insurance companies adding their own interpretations, Dr. Bradley will help you navigate the muddy waters to get properly reimbursed. Stop losing money on one of the most expensive, risky - and necessary! - aspects of running your practice.

PCC's Pediatric Solutions

Your host, PCC, will provide information about free online pediatric practice management resources. These free resources can help you update your pricing, review your coding curve, select an EHR and more.

Cross-training Your Staff

Finding and hiring good staff is the greatest challenge of any small business, including pediatrics. Maximizing the value of your existing employees is a crucial factor in your success. Here, you'll learn both tricks and a "common sense" approach to cross-training your staff and setting both your and their expectations for their work with you.

Who Wants to Be a Coding Millionaire?

Dr. Tuck strips off all of the fluff and extra detail - if you want to increase your practice income by coding accurately, this course will teach you how. Whether you work for a practice that is afraid to use 99214s or have already mastered the subtle details of the -25 modifier, this is a must-attend course.

Thirty Tips in Thirty Minutes

Join all four panel experts in a fast paced barrage of all the little, but important, tips and tricks that didn't make it into the other topics!

About the Instructors

Joel Bradley, MD, FAAP

Dr. Bradley is a general pediatrician in Clarksville, TN, and father of three children. He is the medical director of one of Tennessee's managed Medicaid health plans, a member of the AAP COCN and the AMA CPT Editorial Panel, and has served as the AAP's Advisor to CPT and AAP RUC representative. He has served as editor for Coding for Pediatrics, Pediatric Coding Companion, and the AAP's three Quick Reference Guides to Coding. He enjoys teaching coding and practice management, and working nationally and in his state chapter's Managed Care Council to improve the reimbursement infrastructure for the medical home.

Norman "Chip" Harbaugh, Jr., MD, FAAP

Dr. Harbaugh is a primary care pediatrician practicing in Atlanta, Georgia. His passion is developing healthcare delivery systems where large pediatric groups maintain individual practice autonomy yet gain strength of numbers. Dr. Harbaugh founded and led the Kids First Pediatric Alliance, a metropolitan Atlanta IPA which is physician-owned and driven by 32 private pediatric practices and 180 pediatricians. He also co-founded Resources in Physician Management Services, a practice management consulting enterprise. Dr. Harbaugh shares his extensive practice management expertise nationwide. He served on the American Academy of Pediatrics’ Committee on Practice and Ambulatory Medicine (COPAM) and was recently appointed to the AAP’s National Conference Planning Committee (NCE). He was elected to the Executive Committee of the Section on Administration and Practice Management (SOAPM) for the national AAP. He contributes to quality initiatives through his appointment to the National AAP’s Steering Committee on Quality Improvement as well as the CDC’s Clinical Laboratory I mprovement Committee. In hopes of bridging the gap between doctors and payers, United Healthcare placed him on their Physician Advisory Board to represent the National AAP.

Richard Lander, MD, FAAP

Dr. Richard Lander is a managing partner in a pediatric private practice in New Jersey and is president and co-founder of Resources in Physician Management Services. He is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at UMDNJ. Along with his dedication to the care and well being of children and adolescents, Richard has made it a priority to help to ensure that pediatricians are properly remunerated for their hard work on children's behalf. As the president of the NJ-AAP Chapter, he initiated and remains as co-chair of the Pediatric Council. Richard serves on the national Committee on Child Health Financing and chairs the AAP SOAPM Committee. He has been a consultant to the AAP Task Forces on Reimbursement, the Task Force on Obesity, and the Task Force on Mental Health. Since 1989, he has been an AAP Regional CPT Trainer and has lectured on coding and practice management for the AAP, private enterprises, and pediatric residency programs. He serves on and contributes to several coding newsletter editorial boards.

Richard Tuck, MD, FAAP

Dr. Richard Tuck is a general pediatrician in a private group practice in Zanesville, Ohio. He is also medical director of Quality Care Partners, a southeastern Ohio PHO. Dr. Tuck is a nationally known expert with extensive knowledge of CPT and ICD coding, as well as payer and reimbursement issues, gained through his personal practice and state/national committee involvement. He serves as the American Academy of Pediatrics’ representative to the AMA RBRVS Review Update Committee (RUC). Dr. Tuck received the Buzzy VanChiere award for his efforts to educate pediatricians on appropriate coding. This education assists physicians in obtaining adequate payment for the work they do and maintains access to care for their patients.

Chip Hart

Chip Hart is the director of PCC's Pediatric Solutions consulting group. Chip's pediatric practice management expertise has helped hundreds of pediatricians increase their financial health. A dynamic and motivating speaker, Chip leads educational seminars and consults for pediatric professionals nationwide. He has authored articles on practice management and health care information technology for Pediatric Coding Alert, Beansprout, and Medical Group Management Association.

Location and Accommodations

The conference is held at the NYC Seminar and Conference Center, 71 West 23rd Street, Suite 515, New York, NY. Travel information and directions are available through the conference center.