Pediatric Coding Alert

The National Pediatric and Ob-Gyn Coding and Compliance Conference: 2001 will be held in Naples, Florida, on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, 2001, at the Registry Resort. It is sponsored by The Coding Institute, publishers of Pediatric Coding Alert and Ob-Gyn Coding Alert as well as 20 other specialty-specific coding newsletters.
 
Over 500 pediatric and ob-gyn clinicians, practice managers, and coding and billing professionals from across the country are expected to attend the event.
 
The program will offer practical, nuts-and-bolts information from national coding and compliance experts to optimize coding and compliance. Dual tracks (one specific to pediatrics, the other to ob-gyn) will provide highly targeted strategies for each specialtys unique reimbursement challenges. Each track will have 11 sessions for each specialty.
 
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; and Mary I. Falbo, MBA, CPC.
 
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. S., Naples, FL, 34112. Telephone: 800-508-2582,
Fax: 800-508-2592, or E-mail: seminar@medville.com.