Coding Courses Continue Despite Prospect Of Scrutiny

"The National Pediatric and Ob-Gyn Coding and Compliance Conference: 2001" will be held in Naples, Florida on November 30 and December 1, 2001 at the Registry Resort, to be sponsored by The Coding Institute. Coding courses have recently come under scrutiny, with Federal regulators from the General Accounting Office accusing instructors of encouraging fraudlent practices. (See July 6 Daily Capsules item, "Alert: GAO Investigates Coding Courses")