News Headlines

Below are some of the latest news headlines of interest to our members. For more news stories, please visit our News section.

• PDF Version of The Prevention and Intervention News Now Available (July 19, 2010)

  Download and read the Sprng/Summer issue! Includes special insert (as a separate PDF)...

• Frequently Asked Questions - New Immunization Certificate (April 12, 2010)

  Updates/Clarifications regarding the new Immunization Certificate...

• Update in Acute and Emergency Care Pediatrics Conference (posted April 8, 2010)

  The 9th annual Update in Acute & Emergency Care Pediatrics Conference will be held on October 1 - 2, 2010. Save the date! More...

• Federal Health Care Reform Update – Bill Becomes Law (March 26, 2010)

  Your national AAP is keeping track of the Federal Health Care Reform debate...

• New TN School/Pre-School Immunization Requirements (March 2, 2010)

  The Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) has adopted new immunization requirements for child care and school entry and is introducing a new Tennessee Certificate of Immunization...

• CoverKids Reopens Enrollment to Children (March 1, 2010)

  Enrollment in CoverKids reopened on March 1, 2010... 

• NPT Reports: Children's Health Crisis (February 25, 2010)

  The first episode of a seven-part series, hosted by Actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley, examines the health of children in Tennessee and includes appearances by several TNAAP members...

• 2010 Pediatric Coding Changes (February 1, 2010)

  Get the latest CPT coding updates for 2010...

• Further Update on AmeriChoice Recoupment Efforts (December 23, 2009)

  As a result of feedback from providers and provider organizations, including TNAAP, AmeriChoice has suspended their recovery effort launched in late 2009.  Providers should disregard notices of recovery from Johnson and Rountree...

• TDH Providing Antivirals for High Risk Uninsured and Under-insured (Nov 16, 2009)

  Medical providers are being asked to participate by screening individuals for insurance coverage and to designate “TDH stockpile” on prescriptions...

• ALERT! H1N1 Coding Update (November 10, 2009)

  The AMA has come out with a new CPT code for the administration of the H1N1 vaccine, and revised the existing code to include the H1N1 vaccine itself. CMS has also created HCPCS codes...

• H1N1 Influenza Virus Update for Tennessee

  H1N1 Vaccine Distribution in Tennessee and Challenges to the Medical Home...

• FTC's Red Flags Rule Delayed Yet Again Until June 1, 2010

  The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has delayed the compliance deadline...

• 2010 ICD-9-CM Pediatric Coding Updates Now Available

  These codes are effective as of October 1, 2009. More information...

• TNAAP’s Annual Awards Event was held on Saturday, September 26, 2009

  Pediatricians from across Tennessee were honored for the contributions they made to the children they treat, the families they serve, and the communities in which they live...