• Billing and Collections Assessment: A consultant will review your practice's business office operations, focusing on your complete billing and collections process.
• Billing and Collections Training: Your consultant will provide on-site training to assist you and your staff in developing policies and procedures for effective billing and collections processes.
• TMA Mini-Consultation Program: Having problems with coding, billing, reimbursement, denial of services, or filing of claims? TMA staff travel to county medical societies across the state and conduct free 30-minute sessions with individual practices on these topics. Each physician or office staff member who attends receives a free CD-ROM full of helpful articles and reference materials, and a packet of TMA resources on managed care, practice management, and more. Contact your county medical society to schedule a mini-consultation. Questions about the Mini-Consultation program?  Contact Genevieve Davis  at TMA. Free to TMA members.

 FAQs   

• Answers to the questions about billing and collections most commonly asked of TMA. 

Links  

• American Medical News  
• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services  
• Texas Department of Insurance  
• Texas Medicaid Program  
• TMA Knowledge Center 
• Trailblazer Health Enterprises provides services to Medicare beneficiaries and health care professionals  

 Products and Services   

• TMA Endorsed Services  
• TMA Practice Management Publications  

 Tools 

• Payer Web sites: Contracted fees and payment policies - AMA  
• TrailBlazer Develops NPI Training Tool (Action, Aug. 1, 2008)   
• Office Policies and Procedures Manual - free Charity Care and Billing the Patient policies   
• New CMS-1500 Sample Claim Form and Updated Instruction Manual   
• How to Complete the Medicare CMS-855B Enrollment Application — Presentation (PDF)  
• How to Complete the Medicare CMS-855I Enrollment Application — Presentation (PDF)  
• How to Complete the Medicare CMS-855R Enrollment Application — Presentation (PDF)  
• Application Guide for Medicare Enrollment With Form 855I (PDF)  
• Global Billing Periods