Explore these archived Perfecting Practice webinars which are free to College members. They cover a wide range of topics – everything from social media strategies for allergists to billing and coding. There’s something for everyone.

  • 2021 Coding for Allergy/Immunology - J. Tracy, DO, FACAAI; J. Meadows, MD, FACAAI; Gary Gross, MD, FACAAI; Rebecca Burke, JD; The 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule was just released, and there are lots of changes for allergy/immunology. (12/9/2020)
  • 2023 Allergy/Immunology Coding Update - A. Malick, MD, FACAAI; A. Meadows, MD, FACAAI; This webinarexamines the new ICD-10 and CPT codes relevant to allergists for 2023. Experts also review E&M coding and discuss denials and appeals for 95165.. (1/25/2023)
  • 2022 Financial Update for Allergists - R. Ellis, CPA; C. Furr, Jr.; V. Rao, MD, FACAAI; This webinar will review 2021 allergy compensation data and 2020 CMS E&M allergy coding data. Plus, our experts do a deep dive into financial reporting for allergy practices. Available to College members only (10/12/2022)
  • A/I Practice Survivial During COVID-19: A Town Hall - W. Carr, MD, FACAAI; S. Imbeau, MD, FACAAI; J. Sublett, MD, FACAAI; Bill Finerfrock; COVID-19 is taking a toll on the financial health of many allergy/immunology practices. In this town hall, we review options allergists can take to stabilize their practices. (April 2, 2020)
  • Advocacy Council - Correct Documentation Helps Reduce Denials - G. Gross, MF, FACAAI; M. Razi Rafeeq, MD, FACAAI; This webinar reviews tips about documentation to include to support your claims. (Sep. 21, 2022)
  • Allergy Testing Billing & Coding – Allen Goldsobel, MD, FACAAI and Carminia Lopez, discuss why allergy practices need to focus on both coding and billing practices to maximize reimbursement for allergy testing. (Updated Aug. 12, 2021)
  • Attracting and Retaining Staff - Rebecca Cummings and Mohammed Yassin, MD, FACAAI, discuss successful strategies to recruit and retain employees in the today’s difficult environment. (May 12, 2022)
  • Beyond E&M Coding: Procedures and More - James Tracy, DO, FACAAI,  Jennifer Kuehn, CPC, and Jean Owen, MBA, CT (ASCP) discuss E&M coding and how and when to do procedures/tests on the same day as an E&M visit. (August 2021)
  • Cybersecurity and Allergy Practices: Keeping Your Practice Safe - Joe Alessi and Jean Owen provide steps you can take to protect your allergy practice from cybercriminals and online scam artists. (Feb. 25, 2021)
  • E&M Coding - Explained - Priya Bansal, MD, FACAAI and Jennifer Kuehn, CPC; E&M coding changes went into effect Jan. 1, 2021 and in June the AMA issued important coding. This webinar reviews the latest changes and how they apply to allergists. (Jul. 13, 2021)
  • Empathic Communication: Yes, you can teach it! – This webinar will define empathic communication and identify strategies for employees and physicians to improve communication with patients, families, and each other.  (Aug. 29, 2017)
  • Everything you wanted to know about CPT 95165 – Billing for allergy extract (95165) is becoming limited across a broad spectrum of insurance carriers. This webinar addresses one of the most important topics for allergists. (Feb. 20, 2018)
  • How to Advocate for Allergists - Melinda Rathkopf, MD, FACAAI and Allen Meadows, MD, FACAAI, explain how you can impact issues important to the future of allergy by advocating at the local, state and federal level. (Dec. 1, 2021)
  • How to Survive and Maybe Learn to Love Your EHR - Melinda Rathkopf, MD, FACAAI and Jennifer Shih, MD, FACAAI discuss how a few simple changes can dramatically improve EHR productivity. (Jun. 22, 2021)
  • Immunotherapy Coding Essentials - Our coding experts, M. Razi Rafeeq, MD, FACAAI and Mike Tankersley, MD, MBA, FACAAI, do a deep dive into the coding for various types of immunotherapy. (Jul. 18, 2019)
  • Let's Cycle Through Revenue Cycle Management - Kay Tyler, MBA and Tom Derrico walk through the key steps of a successful revenue cycle management process to help you capture every dollar you’re owed. (April 9, 2019)
  • Making RVUs Work for You - M. Razi Rafeeq, MD, FACAAI and Andrew Nickels, MD, FACAAI, help you understand the role of Relative Value Units (RVUs)in the success of your practice. (March 16, 2022) 
  • Marketing Magic - Michael Rupp, MD, FACAAI and John Tole, DO, FACAAI show you how you can give your allergy practice a boost by promoting it to patients, physicians and the community. (Mar. 21, 2019)
  • Next Steps: Moving Your Practice Forward Amid COVID-19 - This webinar begins with a high-level overview of results from the College’s April 2020 survey on the impact of COVID-19 on allergy practices – including impact on finances, staffing, patient volumes and clinical services and protocols. (May 14, 2020)
  • Operationalize Penicillin Allergy Testing – Stanley Fineman MD, MBA, FACAAI and Jean Owen, MBA review the following aspects of penicillin allergy testing and how to make it more efficient for your practice. (Feb. 5, 2020)
  • Optimize your allergy office – Practice Management Committee experts discuss ways to make your practice more efficient and give examples from their practices. (Nov. 1, 2018)
  • Practice Management Program: Hot Topics - If you missed the Practice Management Program at the College’s 2022 Annual Meeting, this program is for you! Practice Management experts provide an overview of the programs’ key Podium to Practice® takeaways. (Dec. 1, 2022)
  • Practice Manager Roundtable – The roundtable features a Q&A with two allergy practice management experts. (May 1, 2018)
  • Prior Authorizations from the Insurance Company Perspective - This presentation provides recommendations for filing successful prior authorizations and offers perspective on prior authorizations from the insurance company point of view. (Sep. 28, 2017)
  • Remote Physiologic Monitoring and Remote Therapeutic Monitoring for Allergists - This webinar discusses Remote Physiologic Monitoring (RPM) and Remote Therapeutic Monitoring (RTM) and how can they work for allergy practices. (Jun. 15, 2022)
  • Strategic Marketing to Rebuild Your Practice Amid COVID-19 - This webinar discusses educating patients and referring providers about your practice and the COVID-19 protocols you’re implementing to keep them safe. (Jun. 11, 2020)
  • Telemedicine for the Allergist: Now and in the Future - Melinda Rathkopf, MD, FACAAI and Mike Tankersley, MD, FACAAI discuss the future for allergists and telemedicine. (Oct. 7, 2020)
  • USP & me: steps to implement the new extract mixing standards – Bryan Martin, DO, FACAAI, and James Sublett, MD, FACAAI advise you of the steps your practice needs to take to be compliant with the new allergen extract mixing rule. (August 28, 2019)