Top 10 Ways to get More Out of Your PCC Care Plan

1. Use PCC training videos to help train staff. PCC has developed a library of training videos to make learning Partner even more more convenient for you. These videos also add to the many training opportunities available to you through PCC. Learn a new program, brush-up on ones you haven't used recently, or discover the benefits of updated Partner features, all from the convenience of your web browser.
2. Sign up for electronic eligibility and ERA at your convenience. PCC now offers you these services as part of your Care Plan. Sign up to receive ERA and electronic eligibility online, and check back frequently to update your list of new participating payors.
3. Try the new Practice Vitals Dashboard. Beginning January 1, your practice will have access a new tool that records and displays your up-to-date practice vitals online! View an instant graph of your sick-to-well visit ratio, revenue-per-visit, E&M distribution, and more. Easy-to-read graphical indicators compare your office to other practices using PCC's unique pediatric benchmarks. Register your practice now to be ready!
4. Read Pediatric Coding Alert. Take advantage of your FREE subscription to most renowned pediatric coding resource available, provided to you by PCC. Read this month's coding tips and peruse the searchable archives for your pediatric coding questions online at PCC.
5. Plan to attend the 2008 Users' Conference the week of July 28 in Vermont. Take advantage of one of the best training opportunities of the year. As a PCC client, you receive unlimited free admission to this annual event for managing staff and physicians. We are busy planning this week of practice management focused learning opportunities and will have more specific details soon, but go ahead and mark your calendars!
6. Switch to SquirrelMail. You can check your PCC e-mail from anywhere with this graphical e-mail program. PCC also offers you basic user support for this program. Read more about this service or watch an instructional video that shows you how to login and highlights some of the program's features.
7. Join PedTalk, PartnerTalk, and PCC's other great e-mail forums. Utilize your most valuable resource—your pediatric peers. PCC's e-mail lists offer an online community where discussions focus on all things pediatric. PartnerTalk is an e-mail forum just for PCC clients, so you can discuss Partner software, CPT codes, staffing issues, and more. Choose the list that's right for you, or join more than one!
8. Subscribe to Verden Alerts. New this year, PCC is pleased to offer you an exclusive 20% discount this valuable practice management tool. The Verden Alert electronic messages keep you up-to-date on insurance policy changes as they happen. Go to theverdengroup.com to learn more and sign up. To receive your discount, enter the code located in your PCC Care Plan Step 1 Brochure.
9. Call PCC before buying new hardware. Count on PCC's technical expertise to ensure you the hardware you buy will keep your office running smoothly. Get started by reading about our supported hardware, then ask for one of our experienced technicians and discuss your options at 800-722-1082.
10. Join the EHR Design Committee. Your knowledge as a pediatric professional is valuable to us. Participate in the creation of a pediatric-specific EHR and let your expertise help shape PCC EHR as it grows.