AAP Pediatric Coding Newsletter™ -- Promoting Pediatric Coding Excellence!
Stay current and compliant with the official coding newsletter of the AAP, providing practical and accurate solutions to answer your most urgent pediatric coding questions.

Make the AAP Your CME Destination    Practical Pediatrics CME Course - Amelia Island, FL
       November 6 - 8, 2008    DB:PREP® - An Intensive Review of
       Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics
       December 4 - 7, 2008

Save Time and Money!
Register by August 29th for the 2008 AAP National Conference & Exhibition (NCE) in Boston (October 11-14) to receive badge/ticket(s) by mail (if you reside in the U.S. or Canada), and save up to $150 off of your registration!

AAP Endorsed Principles on Benefit Plan Coverage and Payment
The AAP approved a listing of benefit plan coverage and payment principles based on current AAP policy and strategic plan concepts to serve as an advocacy agenda for discussions with payers. The principles and talking points can be accessed on the private payer advocacy page in the AAP Member Center.

60% to 80% of Adolescents Gambled Last Year
Youth have easy and often anonymous access to gambling; discover how this activity fits into a high-risk/addiction framework. Learn how to screen your patients for problem gambling when you enroll in Hot Topics: Children and Gambling: Overcoming the Odds.

Updated! Quality Improvement Innovation Network (QuIIN) Web Site
Visit http://quiin.aap.org for quality improvement information and resources including the mission of QuIIN, opportunities to participate in quality improvement projects, how to propose future projects, and the QuIINovation Exchange Discussion Board, a QuIIN member feature offering the opportunity to obtain and provide feedback on innovative ideas, strategies, and tools.