Contents – Issue 7.2 February / March 2012

	Page Number	Article
	Regular
	10	NEWS
	19	Review: Advanced Medical Billing Marketing for the New Economy
	26	What’s on my desk?
	28	Datebook
	42	Workout @ Work - Creative Goal Setting
	46	Review: E/M ProCheck
	Features:
	12	CPT® Changes for 2012
	14	Tackling the real ICD-10 challenge: Post-implementation maintenance and support
	18	Highlighting the 2012 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule
	22	Level 3 vs. Level 4 E&M Coding- Clinical auditor’s perspective
	24	Business Continuity: Practice Management (PM) software and Electronic Medical Record (EMR) software vendors
	28	Tales of a Coder Part IV: The Iconic CPT Book
	30	ICD-10-CM
	34	Modern Marketing Methods for Medical Billing Services
	38	Winter of our Unrest
	40	It’s the Best Time to be in the Medical Billing Industry if...
	44	New Year, New You...Hints To Help You Be More Productive!!!!

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Our expert contributors in this issue
February / March 2012 - Issue 7.2

John F. Bishop, PA, CPC, CGSC, CPRC is a Senior Consultant, Multi-specialty Coder, Auditor and Educator with DecisionHealth Professional Services.

Peggy Blue, MPH, CPC, CCS-P, regulatory specialist at HCPro, Inc., the lead instructor for the Medicare Boot Camp®– Professional Services version and an instructor for the Certified Coder Boot Camp® and Certified Coder Boot Camp® Online. Prior to joining HCPro, she oversaw the development, implementation, dissemination, and reporting of information related to Medicare professional services training efforts for Highmark Medicare Services. In that capacity, she has researched, resolved, and responded to issues and inquiries from the physician community in addition to congressional offices, medical societies, and professional associations. Blue has delivered multiple presentations on Medicare legislation. Visit www.hcprobootcamps.com for more information.

Chuck Buck is the publisher of RACmonitor and ICD10monitor, and in that capacity also serves as executive producer and host for two weekly podcasts, “Monitor Monday” and “Talk-Ten-Tuesday.”

Dave Jakielo, CHBME, is an International Speaker, Consultant, Executive Coach, and Author, and is President of Seminars & Consulting. Dave has been helping Companies improve their profitability for over 4 Decades. Sign up for his FREE weekly Success Tips at www.Davespeaks.com. Dave can be reached via email Dave@Davespeaks.com; phone 412-921-0976.

Marge McQuade, CMSCS, CMM has over 35 years experience in the medical field as an office manager, coder and educator. At present, Marge is the Director of Education for PAHCS (Professional Association of Healthcare Coding Specialists). She is an active member of PAHCOM and AAPC. Marge is a past Advisory Board member for several HCPro publications and currently is a contributing editor for BC Advantage. Contact her at margepahcs@gmail.com.

Sherah Reeves is the co-founder of Busy Mums Fitness Club, a free online Health & Fitness Club for women based on the Gold Coast in Australia. Find out more at http://www.busymumsfitnessclub.com

George T. Schwend is the co-founder, president and chief executive officer of Health Language Inc. (HLI), a global provider of software for managing and updating standard and localized healthcare terminology. With decades of leadership experience at innovative healthcare and IT companies, Schwend oversees the development of solutions and services that enable healthcare organizations to achieve interoperability, ICD-10 conversion, web-based terminology mapping and Meaningful Use compliance.

Mother and daughter, Alice Scott and Michele Redmond are coauthors of 15 books on medical billing, the most recent release “Advanced Medical Billing Marketing for the New Economy” and co-owners of Solutions Medical Billing Inc in Rome, N Y. They offer a free monthly newsletter, an active medical billing forum and maintain two websites on medical billing.

James Summerlin, Information Systems Management and Software Development
Professional Data Management, Inc. Contact him at james@prodatamgmt.com

Steven M. Verno, CMBS, CEMCS, CMSCS, is a Professor of Medical Coding and Billing Instruction at
Florida Metropolitan University. Steve is also the Director of Reimbursement, Coding and Billing Training and Consultant with Emergency Medicine Specialists.

Mary Pat Whaley, FACMPE is Board Certified in Healthcare Management and a Fellow in the American College of Medical Practice Executives. She has worked in healthcare and healthcare management for 25 years. She is the Practice Administrator for Halifax Regional Medical Center, a hospital in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina where she manages primary care and occupational medicine clinics as well as a hospitalist group and the physician billing office and the author of The Smart Manager’s Guide to Collecting at Checkout. She has a website www.managemypractice.com where she provides information and resources for the medical practice manager.

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