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PROJECT ECHO: Helping the Child in Your Office Now
                           Practical Tips for Child-Serving Providers
Online Mar 19 NOON Altha J Stewart MD past president APA
                              for more info: click here    to register click here

 UHC Roster Management: 
If you received an email from UnitedHealthcare about submitting updates for your group via CAQH or the Provider Portal, please be aware that MetroCare is your roster manager and you are exempt from directly updating with UHC. All updates need to be emailed to our credentialing department Kelly.Jordan@metrocarephysicians.com.   

Upcoming Specialty Coding Topics:    click here to RSVP

Mar 21: 9AM Urinary and Male Genital
              1 PM Op Notes
Mar 28: 9 AM Integumentary
              1 PM ENT & Plastic Surgery
Apr 4:  9 AM Cardiology
             1 PM GI
Apr 11: 9 AM Eye
             1 PM  Three Hours on Modifiers

May 9: 9 AM Endocrine
            1 PM ObGyn

May 23: 9 AM E&M Deep Dive Repeat
              1 PM Preventive Services     

        
SVMIC Practice Management Lunchtime Webinars 
Thursdays at NOON                                                            click here 
March 6th: Managed Care and Payment Reform: Trends and Payment Methodologies
April 3rd: Patient Experience: Why It is More Than Customer Service
May 8th: Creating a Positive Payment Experience
June 12th: Payer Recoupments and Audits: Understand and Manage Those Dirty Words
July 10th: Protecting and Educating Against Workplace Violence
August 14th: Revenue Cycle Management
September 11th: Dealing with Difficult Patients
October 16th: Supervising and Billing for Advanced Practice Practitioners _________________________________________

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