NPP Seminar 2012

• Introduction
• Hiring
• Qualifications: Education and Licensure
• Governing boards
• Certifying bodies
• Scope of Practice
• Services
• Identification
• Independent contracting
• Delegation and Supervision
• Collaborative agreements
• Physician responsibilities
• Prescriptive authority
• Settings – hospital, nursing home, SNF, hospice, home
• Outpatient physician office
• Contracting and Credentialing
• Physician Liability
• Billing Guidelines  
• Incident To
• Modifiers
• Medicare and Medicaid
• Commercial Payers

• Question and Answers

Laura Palmer, BS, FACMPE, has focused on practice management for more than 25 years. She has managed urgent care, endocrinology, occupational, family, and internal medicine practices. Ms. Palmer has assisted more than 1,000 physicians with the business side of medicine during her eight years as a TMA consultant. She also has served as a seminar speaker and trainer for physicians and staff TMA since 2003. Ms. Palmer holds a BS in medical technology from Michigan State University and is a Fellow in the American College of Medical Practice Executives through the Medical Group Management Association. 

The Texas Medical Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

The TMA designates this live activity for a maximum of 3 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ^TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

This program has been designated as 2.5 hours of ethics and/or professional responsibility education. 

CME Disclosure Statement

Policies and standards of the Texas Medical Association, the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education, and the American Medical Association require that speakers and planners for continuing medical education activities disclose any relevant financial relationship they may have with commercial entities whose products, devices or services may be discussed in the content of the CME activity. 

The content of this material does not relate to any product of a commercial interest; therefore, there are no relevant financial relationships to disclose. 

This program is designed for physicians, office managers, and human resources personnel.

Upon completion of this program, participants should be able to: 

• Understand the physician’s supervisory requirements for NPPs 
• Determine the managed care credentialing requirements based on the scope of provided services 
• Implement and monitor appropriate billing processes that correspond to credentialing and supervision 

• Lecture
• Audio-visual presentation
• Interactive participation
• Questions and answers

If you have any questions about the content of this seminar or need help with registration, contact the TMA Knowledge Center at 800-880-7955. You can email them at: knowledge@texmed.org

You may also contact Gay Anderson at 512-370-1421, email: gay.anderson@texmed.org  

If you are unable to attend the seminar, forward a refund request to Gay Anderson via fax at 512-370-1457, or send an email to gay.anderson@texmed.org . TMA charges a $45 processing fee for each refund.

 Individuals in need of special assistance with regard to this educational program should contact Gay Anderson at
800-880-1300, ext. 1421.