PMI Announces the 2006 National Conference for Certified Professionals to be held in San Antonio, Texas

“This conference is jam-packed with information critical to the physician’s office. Topics such as: ‘EMRs – Should you Implement a Paperless System?’, ‘Pay For Performance and Consumer Driven Healthcare’ and ‘Making Sense of the New Competitive Acquisition Plan’ will be profiled at this year’s conference,” said Lynn Ballard, Conference Chair and VP of Professional Services for Practice Management Institute. “These sessions will be presented along with 20 other classes highlighting critical administrative issues that impact today’s physicians and their practices.”

PMI’s veteran faculty team will present the program, along with guest presenters, including Stan Luke, Deputy Chief, U.S. District Attorney’s Office, Civil Division, Department of Justice, and Michael Brown, Contributing Editor for Medical Economics. Round table discussions, customized breakout sessions and networking luncheons are planned to promote group interaction with conference participants and faculty members.

Participants are encouraged to register early, as the conference will be capped at 300 participants. This year, PMI celebrates 25 years of coding, reimbursement and practice management training. The federal government recently recognized PMI’s Certified Medical Coder (CMC) program. In 2004, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) named PMI’s Certified Medical Coder program as an example coder certification programs that could be utilized to fulfill its coding certification requirement of Medicare Contractors. The requirement stems from implementation guidelines for the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA). This recognition reinforces PMI’s position as a top provider of certification for medical office staff.

PMI training and certification classes are currently presented to physicians and their staffs in 400 of the nation’s leading hospitals, health care systems, colleges and medical societies. For more information, visit www.pmiMD.com or call 800-259-5562.

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