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4. Bill for E & M services with appropriate docu­mentation.

5. Begin the process of forming a vascular center.

Sunday, March 21, 19991:00 pm-2:30 pm

PART I (C107)

1:00 pmCustomer Focused PracticeKaren Zupko

Sunday, March 21, 19993:30 pm-5:30 pm

PART II (C10B)

3:30 pmVascular Centers: A How-to WorkshopBrian F. Stainken, MDTerence A. S. Matalon, MDMichael J. Hallisey, MDMahmood K. Razavi, MDBany T. Katzen, MDDaniel Picus, MD

Monday, March 22, 19993:30 pm-5:30 pm

PART III (C20 7)

3:30 pmBuilding Your Practice Through EffectiveCommunicationStephanie Barnard

Tuesday, March 23, 19993:30 pm-5:30 pm

PART IV (C307)

3:30 pmInnovative Hemodialysis Access Management ina Free-Standing Access CenterPerry W. Arnold, MD

4:30 pmAn Outpatient Interventional CenterLandy P. Paoella, MD

Wednesday, March 24, 19993:30 pm-5:30 pm

PART V (C407)

3:30 pmInterventional RadiologyClinic/Admitting/Consultation Service in aCommunity HospitalDonald F. Denny, Jr., MDBrian Solomon, MDKeith Sterling, MD

4:30 pmDocumentation and E&M Coding forConsultation, Admissions, and RoundsMichael J. Edwards, MDKatharine 1. Krol, MD

Thursday, March 25, 19993:00 pm-5:00 pmPART \.-7 (C507) HOW TO PUT A QUAllTYIMPROVEMENT AND CREDENTIALS PROGRAMTO WORK FOR YOU

3:00 pmPrinciples of Quality ImprovementCurtis W. Bakal, MDCurtis Lewis, MDDavid Sacks, MDIn the current practice environment, interventionalradiologists face continued challenges in maintain­ing referral patterns and fighting predatory incur­sions from competing, and often less well trained,specialists. Developing a coherent program forquality improvement (QI) and procedure specificcredentialing is becoming an essential strategy formany practices in fighting such predatory behav­ior; conversely, not developing such a programmay prove catastrophic. In addition to protectingreferral patterns, QI guidelines can be utilized tomaintain high quality patient care and when re­questing personnel and equipment resources. Reg­istrants will learn how to set up a quality improve­ment and credentials program and apply publishedguidelines to their practice environment. Casestudies from real practice situations will be pre­sented, and the nuts and bolts of developing a QIprogram will be discussed. Registrants will be en­couraged to discuss problems, strategies, and so­lutions encountered in their practices.