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22.3 Summer 2010 ( description... ) [PDF: 8.53 MB]
President's desk 1
Monkey business
Comings and goings 2
Birthday message 2
2010 AAP award recipients 3
Monkey business
Comings and goings 2
Birthday message 2
2010 AAP award recipients 3
Conference highlights
Four trends 5
Pushing the envelop 7
Photo gallery 8
Executive suite
Spring renewal 10
Research
NIMH funding strategies 12
In the pipeline
Behavioral health services act 13
What's new
U Florida new academic mental health center 14
Billing
Submission of Medicare claims 15
IPFs and use of D code 15
Extras
Coming attractions 4
Psychiatry by the numbers 11
Back page 12
22.2 Spring 2010 ( description... ) [PDF: 903 KB]
President's desk 1
Monkey business
Comings and goings 2
Austin first, biggest, best 2
AAPs go to Austin 3
In the pipeline
Parity interim final rule 4
What's new
New veterans' program 6
Research
NIH changes in grant application forms 10
Extras
Coming attractions 5
Back page 12
Monkey business
Comings and goings 2
Austin first, biggest, best 2
AAPs go to Austin 3
In the pipeline
Parity interim final rule 4
What's new
New veterans' program 6
Research
NIH changes in grant application forms 10
Extras
Coming attractions 5
Back page 12
22.1 Winter 2009 ( description... ) [PDF: 1.33 MB]
President's desk 1
Monkey business
Comings and goings 2
New AAP website 3
AAP benchmarking efforts 4
Conference highlights
Surviving during economic
hardships 5
Crisis intervention 6
Benchmarking administrator
salaries 7
HIPAA, Red Flag and RAC 8
Executive suite
Group wisdom on electronic
medical records 10
Research
New NIH application
structure 11
In the pipeline
Bill to create national network
of depression centers 12
Billing
Consultation codes eliminated 13
Extras
Coming attractions 12
Back page 14
Monkey business
Comings and goings 2
New AAP website 3
AAP benchmarking efforts 4
Conference highlights
Surviving during economic
hardships 5
Crisis intervention 6
Benchmarking administrator
salaries 7
HIPAA, Red Flag and RAC 8
Executive suite
Group wisdom on electronic
medical records 10
Research
New NIH application
structure 11
In the pipeline
Bill to create national network
of depression centers 12
Billing
Consultation codes eliminated 13
Extras
Coming attractions 12
Back page 14
21.4 Fall 2009 ( description... ) [PDF: 528 KB]
President's desk
Monkey business
Comings and goings
AAP goes to New Orleans
New Orleans eating
Executive suite
Green shoots and inflection points
Research
ARRA Budgets
Upcoming NIH deadlines
Regulatory
ARRA and privacy
In the pipeline
Inpatient consult codes
What’s new?
UNC inpatient perinatal psychiatry program
Extras
Coming attractions Psychiatry by the numbers
Monkey business
Comings and goings
AAP goes to New Orleans
New Orleans eating
Executive suite
Green shoots and inflection points
Research
ARRA Budgets
Upcoming NIH deadlines
Regulatory
ARRA and privacy
In the pipeline
Inpatient consult codes
What’s new?
UNC inpatient perinatal psychiatry program
Extras
Coming attractions Psychiatry by the numbers
21.3 Summer 2009 ( description... ) [PDF: 520 KB]
President's desk
Monkey business
Comings and goings
2009-2010 Board of Directors
2009 awards
Conference highlights
Transforming a culture
Clinicians to customer care ambassadors
Compliance in practice
Executive suite
Research news
What's new
New Arkansas inpatient unit
Red flag rule
In the pipeline
Senior Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2009
Extras
Psychiatry by the numbers
Web Watch
Coming attractions
Monkey business
Comings and goings
2009-2010 Board of Directors
2009 awards
Conference highlights
Transforming a culture
Clinicians to customer care ambassadors
Compliance in practice
Executive suite
Research news
What's new
New Arkansas inpatient unit
Red flag rule
In the pipeline
Senior Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2009
Extras
Psychiatry by the numbers
Web Watch
Coming attractions
21.2 Spring 2009 ( description... ) [PDF: 615 KB]
President's desk
Monkey business
Comings and goings
A fond farewell
Address change
On location in Beverly Hills
Spring conference plans
Feature
Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute created
U Colorado closes inpt unit
Executive suite
Research news
Residency world
Billing/Clinical
ICD-10 and transaction standards
Children's health and parity
Extras
Appreciating your staff
Coming attractions
Web Watch
In the pipeline
What's new?
MGMA news
Monkey business
Comings and goings
A fond farewell
Address change
On location in Beverly Hills
Spring conference plans
Feature
Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute created
U Colorado closes inpt unit
Executive suite
Research news
Residency world
Billing/Clinical
ICD-10 and transaction standards
Children's health and parity
Extras
Appreciating your staff
Coming attractions
Web Watch
In the pipeline
What's new?
MGMA news
21.1 Winter 2008 ( description... ) [PDF: 611 KB]
President's desk
Monkey business
Comings and goings
Conference highlights
First timer comments
Awards
Residency training
Psychiatry administration
Data driven organization
Translational research program
Telemedicine and telepsych
Take two minutes
Research
NIMH strategic plan
Electronic submission update
Billing/Clinical
ICD-10 fact sheet
CMS authentication rules
Medicare improvements
TMS approved by
Medicare enrollment changes
Extras
Executive suite
Psychiatry by the numbers
Coming attractions
In the pipeline
What's new?
Monkey business
Comings and goings
Conference highlights
First timer comments
Awards
Residency training
Psychiatry administration
Data driven organization
Translational research program
Telemedicine and telepsych
Take two minutes
Research
NIMH strategic plan
Electronic submission update
Billing/Clinical
ICD-10 fact sheet
CMS authentication rules
Medicare improvements
TMS approved by
Medicare enrollment changes
Extras
Executive suite
Psychiatry by the numbers
Coming attractions
In the pipeline
What's new?
20.4 Summer 2008 ( description... ) [PDF: 575 KB]
President's desk
Monkey business
Comings and goings
Gold Rush quiz
Conference plans
Norm MacLeod farewell
Residency world
Annual chief meeting
Executive suite
Macro thinking in a micro world
Feature
Engaging MDs for change
What's new?
UNC forensic psychiatry
Billing/Clinical
Joint Commission core measures
Research
NIH paper submissions
Electronic submission changing
Suggested reading
Eliminating stigma
In the pipeline
Mental health parity
Extras
Psychiatry by the numbers
Coming attractions
Monkey business
Comings and goings
Gold Rush quiz
Conference plans
Norm MacLeod farewell
Residency world
Annual chief meeting
Executive suite
Macro thinking in a micro world
Feature
Engaging MDs for change
What's new?
UNC forensic psychiatry
Billing/Clinical
Joint Commission core measures
Research
NIH paper submissions
Electronic submission changing
Suggested reading
Eliminating stigma
In the pipeline
Mental health parity
Extras
Psychiatry by the numbers
Coming attractions
20.3 Spring 2008 ( description... ) [PDF: 1.12 MB]
President's desk
Monkey business
Comings and goings
Awards
2008-09 board of directors
Website news
Executive suite
Conference highlights
Scientology
Reimbursement maximization
Obsessive compulsive disorder
Why do I love you?
Photo gallery
What's New?
National depression network
Billing/Clinical
HCPCS changes
Joint commission inpatient psychiatry core measures
Extras
Web watch
Psychiatry by the numbers
Coming attractions
Monkey business
Comings and goings
Awards
2008-09 board of directors
Website news
Executive suite
Conference highlights
Scientology
Reimbursement maximization
Obsessive compulsive disorder
Why do I love you?
Photo gallery
What's New?
National depression network
Billing/Clinical
HCPCS changes
Joint commission inpatient psychiatry core measures
Extras
Web watch
Psychiatry by the numbers
Coming attractions
20.2 Winter 2008 ( description... ) [PDF: 443 KB]
President's desk
Monkey business
Comings and goings
Conference plans
Strategic Plan update
Magic Kingdom trivia
Suggested reading
Executive suite
Billing/Clinical
Web-based Medicare enrollment
CPT codes for PhD billing
Joint Commission inpatient core measures
Research
Development, expenditures, and compliance
Extras
Psychiatry by the numbers
Coming attractions
MGMA news
Monkey business
Comings and goings
Conference plans
Strategic Plan update
Magic Kingdom trivia
Suggested reading
Executive suite
Billing/Clinical
Web-based Medicare enrollment
CPT codes for PhD billing
Joint Commission inpatient core measures
Research
Development, expenditures, and compliance
Extras
Psychiatry by the numbers
Coming attractions
MGMA news
20.1 Winter 2007 ( description... ) [PDF: 2.60 MB]
Change to eRA Commons
Perspectives of a new chair
Searching for my new boss
Becoming a contracted provider – Issues and challenges
Institute of Medicine report: Cancer care and psychiatry
Strategies for improving behavioral health hospital services
OIG 2008 workplan and psychiatry
Consultation documentation
Perspectives of a new chair
Searching for my new boss
Becoming a contracted provider – Issues and challenges
Institute of Medicine report: Cancer care and psychiatry
Strategies for improving behavioral health hospital services
OIG 2008 workplan and psychiatry
Consultation documentation
19.4 Fall 2007 ( description... ) [PDF: 178 KB]
14 ways to prevent no-shows
Tamperproof prescriptions
NIH electronic submission errors
NIH Financial Status Report
Analyzing your organization’s profitability by service line and contract
Clarification of CMS provider number nomenclature
Tamperproof prescriptions
NIH electronic submission errors
NIH Financial Status Report
Analyzing your organization’s profitability by service line and contract
Clarification of CMS provider number nomenclature
19.3 Summer 2007 ( description... ) [PDF: 337 KB]
Mentoring and professionalism
Commonwealth medicine: Applied knowledge in public service
Functional magnetic resonance imaging: Bridging the science between animal and human research
The next generation: Integrated mental and physical health care
Analyzing your organization’s profitability by service line and contract
Clarification of CMS provider number nomenclature
NIH announces changes to eRA Commons
Commonwealth medicine: Applied knowledge in public service
Functional magnetic resonance imaging: Bridging the science between animal and human research
The next generation: Integrated mental and physical health care
Analyzing your organization’s profitability by service line and contract
Clarification of CMS provider number nomenclature
NIH announces changes to eRA Commons
19.2 Spring 2007 ( description... ) [PDF: 197 KB]
CMS publishes final patient rights rule on use of restraint and seclusion
NIH eSubmission news
The research “piece of the pie”
NIH eSubmission news
The research “piece of the pie”
Archived Items
19.1 Winter 2006 ( description... ) [PDF: 1.03 MB]Shared departmental governance
The darker side of physician practice
Women’s mental health – prenatal depression
Mind-body medicine
Staff development: Defining a culture
CMS hospital death reporting requirement
Medicare discharge notice final rule
Resource center on psychiatric advance directives
Faculty charged 100% to sponsored programs
The darker side of physician practice
Women’s mental health – prenatal depression
Mind-body medicine
Staff development: Defining a culture
CMS hospital death reporting requirement
Medicare discharge notice final rule
Resource center on psychiatric advance directives
Faculty charged 100% to sponsored programs
18.4 Fall 2006 ( description... ) [PDF: 661 KB]
Multiple principal investigators coming
NIH policy on late submission of grant applications
CPT changes and additions
Inpatient psychiatry PPS co morbidity changes
How successful people stay successful
UM Med School software keeps track of business
NIH policy on late submission of grant applications
CPT changes and additions
Inpatient psychiatry PPS co morbidity changes
How successful people stay successful
UM Med School software keeps track of business
18.3 Summer 2006 ( description... ) [PDF: 2.28 MB]
Volunteering for Katrina: A Psychiatrist as a General Practitioner in Louisiana
JCAHO Performance Measures: Hospital-Based inpatient psychiatric measures
Effort reporting at Northwestern University after the NIH/DoJ settlement
Strategies for personal effectiveness
New Institute of Medicine report on improving quality of mental health care
NIH electronic grants submission
Medicare provides payment increase, policy changes for inpatient psychiatric facilities
Consultation billing checklist and FAQ
JCAHO Performance Measures: Hospital-Based inpatient psychiatric measures
Effort reporting at Northwestern University after the NIH/DoJ settlement
Strategies for personal effectiveness
New Institute of Medicine report on improving quality of mental health care
NIH electronic grants submission
Medicare provides payment increase, policy changes for inpatient psychiatric facilities
Consultation billing checklist and FAQ
18.2 Spring 2006 ( description... ) [PDF: 594 KB]
Academic administrators can help their practices by helping their residents
National Business Group on Health unveils employer guide to behavioral health services
Medicare prescription formulary website launched
New consultation codes
CMS issues new non-physician consultation rules
EDs address influx of psych patients
National Business Group on Health unveils employer guide to behavioral health services
Medicare prescription formulary website launched
New consultation codes
CMS issues new non-physician consultation rules
EDs address influx of psych patients
18.1 Winter 2005 ( description... ) [PDF: 3.87 MB]
Playing in the same academic sandbox
Prescriptive authority for psychologists: Demand and training requirements
Telemedicine: Lessons learned and future trends
Building effective teams: A group dynamics model
Disease management initiatives for the severely and persistently mentally ill
National provider identifier (NPI): Not just another number
New CPT codes for psychological testing effective January 1, 2006
CMS physician voluntary reporting program
Prescriptive authority for psychologists: Demand and training requirements
Telemedicine: Lessons learned and future trends
Building effective teams: A group dynamics model
Disease management initiatives for the severely and persistently mentally ill
National provider identifier (NPI): Not just another number
New CPT codes for psychological testing effective January 1, 2006
CMS physician voluntary reporting program
17.4 Fall 2005 ( description... ) [PDF: 390 KB]
Mental illness stigmas receding, misconceptions remain
Developing a compensation report card
Good Leadership requires good conflict management
FDA approves Cyberonics' VNS Therapy System for treatment resistant depression (TRD)
Billing for VNS services
Developing a compensation report card
Good Leadership requires good conflict management
FDA approves Cyberonics' VNS Therapy System for treatment resistant depression (TRD)
Billing for VNS services
17.3 Summer 2005 ( description... ) [PDF: 532 KB]
Academic psychiatry and managed care: An innovative approach
There’s no place like home
Quality outcome assessment program development
Developing the nation’s first depression center
Mental health care in unsuspecting places: The need for further integration of medical-psychiatric care
Place of service coding
Children’s inpatient Medicaid funding in jeopardy
There’s no place like home
Quality outcome assessment program development
Developing the nation’s first depression center
Mental health care in unsuspecting places: The need for further integration of medical-psychiatric care
Place of service coding
Children’s inpatient Medicaid funding in jeopardy
17.2 Spring 2005 ( description... ) [PDF: 376 KB]
Administrators must link physician production, academis's mission
From apathy to epiphany: How to train residents in practice management
Pointers ensure that academic practices collect their due from clinical trails
NIH establishes webstie for new investigators
Implementation of Office of Human Research Protections guidance on research involving coded private information and bilogical specimens
From apathy to epiphany: How to train residents in practice management
Pointers ensure that academic practices collect their due from clinical trails
NIH establishes webstie for new investigators
Implementation of Office of Human Research Protections guidance on research involving coded private information and bilogical specimens
17.1 Winter 2004 ( description... ) [PDF: 1.83 MB]
The evolution of AAP
Business development - the Chair's Perspective
Planning new service delivery programs in the land of managed care
Maintaing and growing an outpatient community mental health center
One world, one medicine: International healthcare business development
New Medicare inpatient prospective payment system
Lawmakers pass mental health/criminal justice bill
Overtime rules change affects RN, Pas and other medical professionals
Final 2005 impace chart released for physician payment
Business development - the Chair's Perspective
Planning new service delivery programs in the land of managed care
Maintaing and growing an outpatient community mental health center
One world, one medicine: International healthcare business development
New Medicare inpatient prospective payment system
Lawmakers pass mental health/criminal justice bill
Overtime rules change affects RN, Pas and other medical professionals
Final 2005 impace chart released for physician payment
16.4 Fall 2004 [PDF: 234 KB]
16.3 Summer 2004 [PDF: 851 KB]
16.2 Spring 2004 [PDF: 264 KB]
16.1 Winter 2003 [PDF: 531 KB]
15.4 Fall 2003 [PDF: 402 KB]
15.3 Summer 2003 [PDF: 483 KB]
15.2 Spring 2003 [PDF: 249 KB]
15.1 Winter 2002 [PDF: 349 KB]
14.4 Fall 2002 [PDF: 319 KB]
14.3 Summer 2002 [PDF: 550 KB]
14.2 Spring 2002 [PDF: 285 KB]
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