project xtern
The only way for the project X-tern to become a reality is for the facilities to step up and take on the positions. I have worked for the past 8 months to get this accomplished at our facility. It had to be approved by the director over the coders, then it went to his vice president. Then it went to legal. Then it wen to human resources, then it went to the CEO and is now sitting on his desk. We have been approved as an X-tern site, and have applicants, but now we have to wait on administration. As always, there's a glitch somewhere. So, if you know of any facilities that do not have the x-tern program started, get them going. Go to the director and present your case. Give them the information from the AAPC web-site have them review it. Give them contact information at AAPC. Review it yourself so you can answer questions as necessary. I've found that if you give them everything they need, they are more receptive than just telling them this is avaiable and to go here and check. Get the process started. If everyone did this, there would be plenty of x-tern sites available. But, I've found that we always wait for someone else to take ownership and someone needs to step up!
Good luck!