Panel Points, Prizes, Rules and Guidelines

Learn more about the Find-A-Code Panel Points program.

• Points
• Prizes
• Rules
• Guidelines
• Apply

Points

Earn Panel Points for submitting items to Find-A-Code or for helping with webinars or creating new tools:

Tip less than 500 words	20
Tip 500+ words	40
Article 1000-1999 words	50
Article 2000+ words	80
Webinar 30 minutes	125
Webinar 60 minutes w/CEU	250
Review a book	100
Review an article	25/45
Review a tip	10/20
Tool idea; accepted/created	200-400
Link	10
Definition, Abbrv., Acronym	10
Coding Scenario	20-50
Cheat Sheet	20-80
Code List	40-80
Form	50-80
Template	20-80

Prizes

Redeem your points for great prizes:

350	Free book of choice
550	Professional subscription
750	Facility subscription
1000	Subscription upgrade of choice (CPT Assistant, etc.)
1500	$500 towards any book, subscription, upgrade, course, conference, certification, etc.
2000	$750 towards any book, subscription, upgrade, course, conference, certification, etc.
2500	$1000 towards any book, subscription, upgrade, course, conference, certification, etc.

To redeeem points, simply email your Panel rep at specialtypanel@findacode.com and let them know what prize you want to claim.

Rules

Program rules, please read carefully:

1. All material submitted to the Find-A-Code Panel Points program must be original material, owned by the person submitting it. DO NOT submit any text, images or other material that is owned or copyrighted by a third party.
2. Submitted material may have been published before so long as the submitter retains rights to republish and redistribute the material.
3. By submitting your material you are granting Find-A-Code and it's associated companies non-exclusive, non-expiring, world-wide rights to publish, distribute, package, and sell the material you have submitted.
4. You acknowledge that Find-A-Code's granting of the Panel Points that may be redeemed for prizes is payment in full for the rights you are granting to Find-A-Code.
5. Point amounts and prizes may change without notice.  Please refer to this web page for program rules and guidelines.

Guidelines for Submissions

Please read these guidelines carefully before submitting your materials.

All materials:

• Submit your materials to your Panel rep at specialtypanel@findacode.com
• Must be in English with proper grammar and spelling
• Additional points may be awarded for exceptional submissions
• You may be asked to revise, edit or update your submission, revisions must be compeleted before points are awarded

Articles & Tips:

• A Spanish translation of an article may also be submitted for additional points
• Where possible articles/tips should contain at least one reference to source material - ideally that reference will be a web site link, three sources for articles is preferred
• Linked sources should be to publically available web pages
• Please search and review exsisting articles/tips of the same topic - articles that are similar to existing articles/tips (as published on FindACode.com) will not be accepted
• The length of the article/tip will determine the amount of Panel Points awarded

Coding Scenarios:

Webinars:

• Webinars are usually 30-60 minutes long
• Find-A-Code Webinar Contract

Reviews:

Other:

• Links must be siubmitted with both a URL/link and a short description of the link, ie: http://www.google.com - An Internet Search Engine
• Definitions, Acronyms & Abbreviations MUST be unique and SHOULD NOT be copied from a published dictionary unless the dictionary is in the public domain - if you are not sure, submit a link to the source for evaluation
• All following: points will be awarded based on length, complexity and completeness
• Cheat Sheets must not be copyrighted and must be in electronic form (text, Word Document or PDF)
• Code Lists must be identified by specialty or subject and must contain at least 100 codes, sub-specialties and micro-specialties are welcome
• Forms must not be copyrighted and must be in electronic form (text, Word Document or PDF)
• Templates must not be copyrighted and must be in electronic form (text, Word Document or PDF)

Apply

If you haven't applied already, email us at specialtypanel@findacode.com to let us know you are interested.  Our Panel Coordinator will respond to your email in 3-5 business days and tell you more about the program.