The Pulse is the bi-weekly e-newsletter from The Physician Alliance, one of Michigan's largest physician organizations serving more than 2,200 primary care and specialty physicians.
The Pulse of The Physician Alliance
Friday, May 26, 2017
Learn how to amplify your reimbursements at billing and coding seminar

Join The Physician Alliance at this special complimentary education seminar:

Amplify Your Reimbursements: Transitional Care Management and Chronic Care Management Billing Codes seminar

Friday, June 23, 2017; 8-9:30am

Learning objectives:
  • Gain an understanding of the 2017 Medicare chronic care management codes (99487, 99489) and the Initiating Visit code (G0506)
  • Amplify your reimbursement by increasing knowledge to appropriately bill for services rendered
  • Improve understanding of transitional care management codes 99495 and 99496
  • Increase patient outcomes by enhancing care management and coordination services at vulnerable times
Who should attend: physicians, billing staff, office managers and care managers    

Guest Presenter: Jill Young, CPC, CEDC, CIMC, is the principal of Young Medical Consulting, LLC, founded 11 years ago to meet education and compliance needs of physicians and their staff. Jill has over 30 years of medical experience working in all areas of the medical practice including clinical, billing and rounding with physicians.

Location: St. John Oakland Medical Education Building, 27351 Dequindre Rd, Madison Heights 

Continental breakfast provided.

Register online now!
Updated blood pressure measurement training

Is your practice staff trained in updated guidelines for manual blood pressure measurement? MPRO is offering free blood pressure training at your practice. Learn more about this important training by clicking here.
Webinar highlights importance of reporting adult vaccines

Are you reporting adult vaccines to the Michigan Care Improvement Registry (MCIR)?

On Wednesday, May 31 from 12-1pm, the Lake Superior Quality Innovation Network and MCIR experts from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) will host a complimentary webinar on the basics of MCIR.

Objectives include:
  • Understand the basics of MCIR
  • Understand the importance of reporting adult vaccines to MCIR
  • Describe how MCIR can improve office flow and patient care
  • Demonstrate how the tools within MCIR can work for you
  • Provide information on how offices can get an interface between their electronic health record (EHR) and MCIR
Register here.
Hollander & Lone can assist TPA members with 401K/pension design, co-fiduciary services, investment management services and more. TPA members will receive premium fee-based services at a preferred rate.

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