Internal Medicine Coding Alert
Conference Targets Pediatric, Ob-Gyn Coding and Compliance
Over 500 pediatric and ob-gyn clinicians, practice managers and coding and billing professionals from across the country are expected to attend the event.
Many national authorities will serve as faculty in the two-day event. Included are pediatricians Albert D. Jacobson, MD, CPA; Charles Scott, MD, FAAP; and Richard H. Tuck, MD, FAAP; and obstetricians Harry Stuber, MD; and Philip N. Eskew Jr., MD, who are all prominent in coding, compliance and management.
Other featured experts include Victoria S. Jackson; Melanie Witt, RN, CPC, MA; Nancy Demarco Lamare; Joseph Batte, CFE. Conference tuition begins at $499 per person. Continuing Education Units are offered through the American Academy of Professional Coders. For registration or exhibitor information, contact The Coding Institute, 2272 Airport Rd. South, Naples, FL 34112. Telephone: 800-508-2582, fax: 800-508-2592, or e-mail to seminar@medville.com.
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