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Dental Benefits Director American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry

The AAPD is the membership organization representing the specialty of pediatric dentistry.

Expertise in Association Senior Management; Health Policy and Regulatory Affairs; Health Care Economics and Payment Policy; Advocacy; Patient Safety; Medicaid and Third Party Payer Reimbursement and Coverage; Outcomes Measure Development; Physician Quality Reporting and Incentive Programs (PQRS, E-Prescribing, EHR Meaningful Use, Value Based Modifier); Strategic Planning; Consensus Building, Alliances, Coalitions, Diplomacy, and Inter-Society Relations; Non-Profits; Budget Preparation; Workforce Issues; Innovative Health Care Payment and Delivery Models, such as ACOs and Payment Bundles; Coding: and Practice Management Educational Programming. Familiarity with Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Coding; CDT, ICD-9 and ICD-10 Coding and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).