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www.idsociety.org About IDSA
The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) represents more than 9,000 physicians, scientists, and other health care professionals who specialize in infectious diseases. IDSA’s purpose is to improve the health of individuals, communities, and society by promoting excellence in patient care, education, research, public health, and prevention relating to infectious diseases.
Members of IDSA have completed a postdoctoral or equivalent training in infectious diseases or a related field such as HIV/AIDS, do most of their work in infectious diseases or a related field, or are enrolled in an ID Fellowship program.
Core Values
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Enhancing care of children and adults based on sound scientific evidence.
- Advancing the discipline of infectious diseases as a foundation of medicine and public health.
- Promoting and sharing knowledge to reduce human and societal toll from infectious diseases.
- Advocating for sound and humane public policy.
- Promoting collaboration and cooperation among, and services for, members and other professional colleagues.
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www.idsociety.org or click on the hyperlinks below to learn more about IDSA and its members.
Calendar of Future ID Meetings and Events
Clinical Practice Guidelines Clinical Practice Resources and Tools
This page provides a compilation of clinical practice-related information for infectious diseases (ID) physicians and their staff. These resources include information about billing and coding, Medicare’s Physician Quality Reporting Initiative, ID physicians compensation data, practice management forms and documents, health information technology, and the Society’s legislative priorities for ID practitioners.
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This page provides a compilation of billing and coding resources for infectious diseases (ID) physicians in private practice and academic medicine as well as their practice managers. These resources include information about current payment rates for Evaluation and Management service codes commonly used by ID physicians, ID-specific utilization data, correct coding tools, and how to negotiate infection control contracts with your hospitals.
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