Dear ABC Code Set Registrant:

With 2005 just around the corner, Alternative Link is excited to offer the NEW, updated and improved seventh edition of the ABC Coding Manual for Integrative Healthcare. A few of the many new features of our seventh edition include:

4,327 ABC codes

53 NEW assessment codes using nursing diagnoses

6 Massage therapy, 7 Reflexology, 12 Oriental and 12 Ayurvedic medicine assessment/intake codes

NEW sections devoted to:

Ergonomics

Hypnotherapy

Meditation

Family planning and genetic counseling

Spiritual care

Parenting education and skills training

114 new codes for essential oils

At this time, Alternative Link is offering a value added purchase of the 2005 Coding Manual for Integrative Healthcare as well as the ABC Codes and Terminology 2005, ASCII Data File on CD-ROM. When purchased separately, these products retail for $79.95 and $49.95 respectively. Alternative Link is currently offering a discount on the package price of $124.90. For a limited time (offer expires January 15, 2005), you may receive BOTH products for only $96.38. That's a total savings of nearly 28%! Upon checkout, your credit card will be charged $93.68 plus shipping & handling, and your new 2005 ASCII Data File will be shipped immediately. Anticipated shipping of your new 2005 ABC Coding Manual is at the beginning of January 2005.

Simply follow the shopping cart instructions provided on our purchasing site and enter the discount code, ABCCODE and your discount will be applied upon checkout (S&H not included).

A reminder: the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have made significant changes in their coding policies for 2005 and there is no longer a 90 day grace period for using retired or moved codes within older versions of HIPAA code sets.

Massage Magazine published an exciting article in their November/December issue announcing that Mitchell Medical, a leader in the field of claims-processing software for auto injuries, will incorporate Alternative Link's ABC codes – integrative healthcare codes – into its claims-management software during 2005. To read more, please click here.

Thanks to those who provided Alternative Link with all of the great feedback on our new web site. We will continue to make improvements and to provide regular updates. Please visit our Hot Off the Press section located on the welcome page, where you may find even more exciting news regarding ABC codes and their use.

If you would like more information, or you have additional questions, please email us at Mail@ABCcodes.com.

Happy Holidays!!!

The Alternative Link Team