"Ex" Factor: Working with Physician Extenders and Other Nonphysician Providers in the Pediatric Office Setting

The Ex Factor: Working with Physician Extenders and other Non-Physician Providers in the Pediatric Office Setting Archived Webinar The make up of pediatric practices is evolving, thanks in part to the medical home concept. Care plan teams are dominating the world of primary care and physicians are not alone in caring for their patients. Many practices have added nurse practitioners, physician assistants, care coordinators and other non-physician providers to help with the work load that is associated with caring for chronically ill, complex patients. In order to provide quality, comprehensive care, physicians must rely on other pediatric providers to assist in the care coordination. However, while this care model makes sense, often times it comes with little financial support. This 60-minute webinar on CD-ROM will Explain the "CPT" term Other Qualified Health Care Professional Discuss state scope of practice and how it impacts non-physician providers Explain how to integrate non-physician providers into the practice Address the confusing issue of incident to guidelines and challenges Go over issues with payer credentialing and associated payment And moreAbout the Presenter: Richard Tuck, MD, FAAP is a practicing pediatrician in a Federally Qualified Health Center and Medical Director for an innovative Physician Hospital Organization. He was a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Committee on Coding and Nomenclature from 1992 until June 2008. Dr Tuck was the AAP s first representative to the RUC and, as such, a founding member of the RUC. Dr Tuck has given numerous coding presentations at the AAP s National Conference and Exhibition and has always received high marks. In addition, Dr Tuck has extensive national experience in teaching Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) and International Classification of Diseases (ICD) coding to primary care physicians. Dr Tuck is also consulting editor for a well known pediatric coding newsletter. "

About the Author :
Richard Tuck, MD, FAAP is a practicing pediatrician in a Federally Qualified Health Center and Medical Director for an innovative Physician Hospital Organization. He was a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Committee on Coding and Nomenclature from 1992 until June 2008. Dr Tuck was the AAP s first representative to the RUC and, as such, a founding member of the RUC. Dr Tuck has given numerous coding presentations at the AAP s National Conference and Exhibition and has always received high marks. In addition, Dr Tuck has extensive national experience in teaching Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) and International Classification of Diseases (ICD) coding to primary care physicians. Dr Tuck is also consulting editor for a well known pediatric coding newsletter. "