(Utica, NY – April 2013) Dr. Frank J. Dubeck, chief medical officer and vice president for Medical Policy and Clinical Editing, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield has been reappointed as the BlueCross BlueShield Association (BCBSA) representative on the Editorial Panel of the American Medical Association’s Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Codebook. CPT codes are the vocabulary physicians use to report their services to insurance companies. The Editorial Panel reviews code changes to improve claim processing efficiency and when breakthroughs in medical practices become available. Dubeck has served on the panel since 2009.
A nationally recognized expert on clinical coding and editing, Dubeck has been chief medical officer for Excellus BlueCross BlueShield’s Utica region since 1998. An internist with 20 years of clinical experience, Dubeck practiced locally at Slocum Dickson Medical Group prior to joining Excellus BlueCross BlueShield.