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Billing - Claims - Coding 

• Audiology Services No Longer Will Be “Incident to” Under Medicare 
• Billing Medicare for Locum Tenens 
• Can I Override Medicare's Correct Coding Initiative Edits? 
• Code evaluation and management service by content, not duration 
• Coding Tips for Surgical Debridement    
• Contacting TrailBlazer? Have These Three ID Numbers at Hand  
• Don't Submit Duplicate Medicare Claims 
• Fill Out Every Section of Medicare CMS-855 Forms 
• Get Medicare Transition Help From Novitas and TMA  NEW 
• Know Whom to Bill for Services to Nursing Home Patients 
• Incentive Payments for Group-Practice Physicians  
• Medicare Claim Errors: The Easy and the Common  NEW 
• Medicare Pays for Some Inpatient Radiology and Pathology Services    
• Medicare Now Pays for Vaccine Counseling 
• Medicare Therapy Cap 2013 Update  NEW 
• Medicare, Two Insurers Set H1N1 Flu Vaccine Payments 
• MSP Electronic Claims — Easy as 1-2-3 
• New Codes for Glaucoma Screening Services 
• New Laws Require Billing Disclosures by Physicians   
• New Medicare Regs and Code Affect Wheelchair and Scooter Prescriptions 
• New Place of Service Codes 
• Physicians in Group Practice,Same Specialty Must Bill Medicare as One 
• Reporting E-Prescribing to Medicare Under Two Taxpayer IDs  
• So Now How Do I Bill Medicare for Consultations?   
• Solo Incorporated Practitioners May Have to Re-Enroll in Medicare    
• Submit Only Electronic Claims to Medicare, Except in These Cases 
•  Three Things to Do Now to Prepare for New Medicare Payer  NEW 
• ’Tis the Season … for Vaccines  
• TMA’s Free Tool Helps With Medicare Ordering/Referring Claims  NEW 
• Understanding “Incident to” Billing 
• Use G Code to Bill Medicare for New Authorization Under Demo Project  NEW 
• Use Modifier AT With Tetanus Vaccine  NEW 
• Use ZIP Codes to Zip Medicare Reimbursement to You  
•  Using an Electronic Advance Beneficiary Notice  NEW 
• Watch Those Extra Fees For Medicare Patients 
• What is the difference between modifier -25 and modifier -57 for Medicare? 
• Who Can Do the Face-to-Face Encounter for Home Health?   
• Will Medicare Cover a Conference With My Patient’s Guardian? 

 Copays & Deductibles 

• Waiving Copays and Deductibles for Medicare Patients 

 Documentation 

• 2010 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative Reporting Options  
• Audiology Services No Longer Will Be “Incident to” Under Medicare  
• Avoid Extra Steps by Submitting Documentation Requests on Time    
• Coding Tips for Surgical Debridement 
• Fill Out Every Section of Medicare CMS-855 Forms 
• How to fulfill a Medicare patient’s written request for an itemized statement  
• Medicare Incentive Payments for Group-Practice Physicians  
• Medicare Physicians Must Disclose Hospital Ownership  
• New Laws Require Billing Disclosures by Physicians 
• Novitas Requires Certain Forms for Paper Documentation  NEW 
•   Reporting E-Prescribing to Medicare Under Two Taxpayer IDs   
• Reporting Results of Diagnostic Tests Under Medicare 
• Satisfying Medicare’s “In Writing” Disclosure Requirement  
• Solo Incorporated Practitioners May Have to Re-Enroll in Medicare 
• Tamper-Resistant Printer Paper — Yes, It’s Available 
• Use Individual NPI on Prescriptions 
• Use This Easy Way to Get Your Medicare Incentive Program Reports  
• Use ZIP Codes to Zip Medicare Reimbursement to You   

Enrollment & Participation    

• Medicare Information 24/7 
• Medicare Part D Provider Enrollment Separate From Part B 
• Medicare Physicians Must Disclose Hospital Ownership 
• Reporting Enrollment Information Changes to Medicare  
• Solo Incorporated Practitioners May Have to Re-Enroll in Medicare 
• To PAR or Not to PAR  
• TrailBlazer Offers New Free Resources for Medicare Practices 

   National Provider Identifier 

• It's Easy to Apply for an NPI 
• Medicare Incentive Payments for Group-Practice Physicians  
• More Answers to Your NPI Questions 
• Use Individual NPI on Prescriptions   
• NPI Entity Type 1/Type 2 and Medicare Provider Numbers 

 Overpayments 

• Medicare: Overpayment, and a CMS-1500 Tip Plus a Cool Tool  
• Medicare Wants Details of Your Payback Plan 
•  Reinstate Medicare Auto Recoupment Under New Process  NEW 
• Report Unclaimed Money by Nov. 1   

 Resources 

• 2010 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative Reporting Options 
• Anthrax Exposure Are Your Medicare Patients Covered? 
• Antikickback Versus Stark: A Comparison  NEW
• Contact Lists for Nearly Every Medicare Part B Concern  
• Contacting TrailBlazer? Have These Three ID Numbers at Hand   
• Coverage Mandate: Colorectal Cancer Screening 
• Don’t Offer Gifts or Other Inducements to Medicare or Medicaid Patients 
• ESRD Calculator 
• Get Free Medicare Ed From Trailblazer 
• Get Medicare Transition Help From Novitas and TMA  NEW 
• Helping Older Patients Give Up Driving When It’s Time  NEW 
•  How much time do I have to file a Medicare claim? 
• If Your Practice Is Selected for a CERT Review 
• Learn More About the Medicare Prescription Drug Program 
• Medicare Coverage: Colonoscopy for Average-Risk Patients 
• Medicare Information 24/7 
• Medicare Limits Who Can Perform Incident-to Therapy Services 
• Medicare Pays for Some Inpatient Radiology and Pathology Services    
• Medicare Now Pays for Vaccine Counseling 
• Medicare: Overpayment, and a CMS-1500 Tip Plus a Cool Tool  
• Medicare Offers IVIG Add-On Payment 
• Medicare Part D Provider Enrollment Separate From Part B 
• Medicare Patient Eligiblity Information by Phone 
• Medicare Patients Injured on the Job 
• Medicare Physicians in Shortage Areas Will Get Automatic Bonus Payments 
• Medicare Policy Regarding Physician Ordering of Diagnostic Tests 
• Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Cost Estimator 
• Medicare Therapy Cap 2013 Update NEW 
• New Medicare Regs and Code Affect Wheelchair and Scooter Prescriptions 
• No State Immunity for Harmful Vaccinations 
• Novitas Requires Certain Forms for Paper Documentation  NEW 
• Nuclear Medicine Added to Self-Referral Prohibition 
• Online CME Available for Texas Health Steps Physicians  
• On Medicare Prepayment Review? Here’s What to Do 
• Q&A: We Don’t Participate in Our Medicare Patient’s HMO Plan 
• Reporting Results of Diagnostic Tests Under Medicare 
• Solo Incorporated Practitioners May Have to Re-Enroll in Medicare  
• Some Local Medicare Coverage Decisions Have Changed  
• Texas Medigap Carriers 
• Timing for Annual Mammograms 
• TMA’s Free Tool Helps With Medicare Ordering/Referring Claims  NEW 
• To PAR or NOT to PAR  
• TrailBlazer Offers New Free Resources for Medicare Practices 
• Use the RAC Discussion Period to Communicate About Medicare Audit  
• Use This Easy Way to Get Your Medicare Incentive Program Reports  

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