Coding for Obesity: Capture Your Work and Increase Revenue

Author

Linda D. Parsi, MD, MBA, CPEDC, FAAP

Linda Parsi, MD, FAAP earned her medical degree in 1994 and completed her pediatric residency in 1997 at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX. She received her master of business administration from the University of Texas at San Antonio. Dr Parsi holds numerous certifications, including certified medical coder and certified medical office manager, and is a certified pediatrics coder with the American Academy of Professional Coders. She is the current chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Coding Publications Editorial Advisory Board and is a member of the AAP Committee on Coding and Nomenclature. Dr Parsi has been in private practice since 1997 and has owned her own practice since 2004. Her passion is teaching pediatric coding so that, together, pediatricians can continue to serve and be the voices for children.