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Save the date! October 11, 2008 PPSIG Fall meeting

For the first time in a number of years, PPSIG is going to hold a one day Fall conference. The date is Saturday, October 11th and the venue will be one of the hotels at SeaTac. Time will be approximately 9am to 4pm, with lunch provided. We will be sending out registration materials and information in August.

We'll kick off the morning with a 3 to 4 hour course on "Documentation: Writing for Dollars", presented by Bob Thomas PT, President of Infinity Rehab. Bob has taught courses on Medicare reimbursement and is also an adjunct professor in the physical therapy doctoral program at Pacific University in Oregon. Diana Godwin has attended Bob's course on documentation and can tell you that it is excellent, informative, entertaining and provides essential training on documentation for compliance with Medicare and other third party payors, as well as tips on staying in compliance with Licensing Board rules on documentation. Not to mention helping you maximize your reimbursement.

We will also have a presentation on "Improving Your Cash Flow", a topic always near and dear to the heart of private practitioners. Lisa Swan of Transworld Systems, Inc. will provide practical training for you and your staff on how to avoid those miserable aging AR's. Your billing and management staff will especially benefit from this presentation.

We're going to have a review of the fundamentals of third party contracting. We don't need to tell you that the world of contracting is shifting under your feet and you, and your management staff, need to be better armed to evaluate and negotiate contracts. We know that this conference is just two weeks before the PTWA Fall conference (Oct. 24th and 25th) and in the spirit of encouraging you to attend both conferences (since there is no overlap in topics), we will offer a discount on the PPSIG conference registration if you register at the same time and on the same form for the PTWA conference. (This will also save you the paperwork of two registrations and two checks, not to mention saving you money.)

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PPSIG moves "It's Your Move" campaign to the next level

More media exposure continues! We have TWO television commercials out NOW promoting PPSIG and the right to choose your physical therapist! Click here to see the commercials and go to our media page . This commercial is running on the Northwest Cable News channel in multiple areas of the state. In addition, PPSIG has been promoting physical therapists treating Little League Elbow and Safe Gardening . Members John McKinnon, Ken Call, Ali Schoos, and Shannon O'Kelley have been featured in stories, as has our new Executive Director, Diana Godwin.

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