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Time's Yours

I am always saying there aren't enough hours in the day. Well 2020 is a leap year so it seems I have an extra 24 hours this year! The problem is it's February already and I am not exactly sure what happened to January. I know I spent a good deal of time fielding concerns from membership about the new coding changes. At ASET we've tried to stay on top of this fluid situation. We were involved with other groups in advocacy efforts. Additionally, we created two free resources available on our website and hosted an extended webinar in January to promote awareness of the new codes. We also have a coding seminar planned at the Annual Conference this summer to examine real-life implications of these changes and what the current state is. I think the next question is how will these codes continue to be modified? I wish I had a crystal ball to answer that (and, of course, to select some winning Powerball numbers!) The best advice I can give at this point is to continue to talk to your billing department, share your lessons learned so we can all develop a better understanding of what is and isn't working, and keep following along with ASET for updates.
While coding has definitely been a hot topic, we have also been busy using our time to plan upcoming webinars, seminars, and are already working on the Annual Conference, which will certainly be here before we know it. We want ASET to continue to be the place you turn to for your educational needs. I am new at this so welcome your feedback and suggestions. Please feel free to reach out to me: linda@aset.org.
While I am excited to have an extra day to be productive, I have a feeling all too soon I'll once again find myself wondering where the time goes! If you are a football follower you may have heard the Chiefs won the Superbowl. Their coach, Andy Reid, has a popular and sometimes "memable" quote during press conferences, "Time's yours." He uses this to open up for questions from the media. So with that in mind, I hope you take the extra day to do something that makes you happy, maybe that means checking something off your ever-growing to-do list or spending time with family and friends but whatever it is just know "Time's yours!"


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