Dallas, TX – Trellix Engineering, a leading provider of healthcare information technology, announced today that analyst and professional coder Jocelyne Swayze-Carter will be speaking at the Texas Medical Association’s “ABC’s of Pediatric and Adolescent Care” seminars. The TMA conferences are expected to attract hundreds of pediatric healthcare professionals across Texas, and are being held at 4 locations and dates during July and August of 2005.

“Physician practices are challenged like never before to comply with the many state and federal laws that surround the treatment of minors. Regulations concerning medical record access, HIPAA privacy, consent and correct coding add to the already complex nature of treating pediatric patients. This seminar has been developed help navigate the relevant laws and coding nuances,” says Shannon Moore, TMA <insert title>. "Our participation reflects our commitment to supporting not only the improvement of information technology, but also knowledge enrichment in the coding and billing of medical services," says Trellix President Dale McCall. “Practices with well-trained coders enjoy higher collection percentages, faster payment and greater efficiencies overall. We are pleased to be able to support providers in improving their business practices.”

As a Certified Professional Coder, Jocelyne integrates proper office and procedural medical coding experience into every Trellix client’s training and services. Prior to joining Trellix, Jocelyne served as Practice Administrator for CARUS Healthcare, P.A. and an affiliated Management Services Organization, where her duties included managed care contract administration, fee schedule analysis, office and procedural coding, encounter form development, auditing, training and general administration of approximately twenty physician practices, physical therapy centers, and imaging facility.

For the full seminar schedule or to register, visit http://www.texmed.org/ or call 1-800-880-7955

The Texas Medical Association was organized by 35 physicians in 1853 to serve the people of Texas in matters of medical care, prevention and cure of disease, and the improvement of public health. Today, with more 40,000 physician and medical student members, TMA's vision is still to "improve the health of all Texans." TMA aggressively supports Texas physicians by providing distinctive solutions to the challenges they encounter in the practice of medicine.