VIDEO: Renal Physicians Association provides nephrologists with unique support
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Key takeaways:
- Renal Physicians Association provides information to nephrologists regarding fee schedules.
- The association advocates for nephrologists, according to the speaker.
NEW ORLEANS — In this video interview from the Annual Renal Physicians Association Meeting, Timothy A. Pflederer, MD, FASN, FASDIN, discusses the role the association plays in the daily life of a nephrologist.
“It really is necessary to have an organization that understands coding and billing; that understands the fee schedules; that can advocate for the physician fee schedule, for the ambulatory surgery fee schedule and hospital outpatient department schedules; that can ensure that nephrology is represented, so that our patients always have access to innovations that come along,” Pflederer, the president of the association, said.