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Due to last year’s success, ACR’s coding specialists will be visiting state and local rheumatology societies to present coding tips again in 2007.

Last year, ACR’s two certified professional coders, Antanya Chung, CPC, and Melesia Collins, CPC, visited 15 state and local societies. Their coding presentations included information on documentation, consultation codes, Modifiers -25 and -59, drug administration codes, new drugs available, denials and appeals, and compliance. Each presentation was eligible for 1 CME credit.

If your state or local society wants to schedule a coding presentation for an upcoming meeting of your membership, please contact Melesia Collins, CPC, at (404) 633-3777, ext. 820. Dates fill up quickly, so please contact us soon to schedule your presentation.

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