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Join us for one of our engaging live educational events. Learn more about the Medicare program and discover ways to improve the accuracy and efficiency of your Medicare credentialing or billing process by participating in the free educational events hosted by us. MAC JN includes providers located in Florida, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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Target audience:

Part A - Part A (facility services billed on a CMS UB-04 claim form or an electronic equivalent)
Part B - Part B (professional services billed on the CMS-1500 claim form or an electronic equivalent)
New provider - New provider (providers, billers, coders, office staff, etc., new to the Medicare program or looking for a refresher)

Date
Audience Focus
Language
Eastern Time (ET)
Event Description
CEUs
Wednesday, April 16
English
Start:
10:00 a.m.
End
11:30 a.m.
Modifier of the Month: Global Surgery Evaluation and Management (E/M) Modifiers 24, 25, FT and 57
The Modifier of the Month workshop series describes commonly used modifiers and outlines common billing scenarios for utilization. During this webinar, we will review the global surgery concept and the applicability of using modifiers to reflect services occurring during the global surgery period. We will examine modifiers 24, 25, 57 and FT, including when to use them and explore the influence of these modifiers on Medicare reimbursement.
1.5
Wednesday, April 16
English
Start:
1:00 p.m.
End
2:00 p.m.
Medicare Preventive Services: Wellness Visits
The Preventive Services series identifies a variety of Medicare covered preventive services and provides an overview of coverage, patient eligibility, and billing requirements. This webinar will focus on the Medicare initial preventive physical examination (IPPE) and annual wellness visit (AWV). We will also review the social determinants of health (SDOH) risk assessment as an optional part of the AWV. Using improper payment errors identified by the Comprehensive error Rate Testing (CERT) program and medial review, we will highlight best practices to prevent these billing and documentation errors from occurring in your practice.
1.0
Thursday, April 17
Spanish
Start:
11:00 a.m.
End
12:30 p.m.
Medicare Coverage of Ophthalmology Services
This webinar will provide an overview of the Medicare benefit category related to vision services. We will review ophthalmology services, related National Coverage Determinations (NCD), Local Coverage Determinations (LCD), and Internet Only Manual (IOM) guidelines. We will conclude with on overview of Medicare resources to assist with navigating to and identifying beneficial resources and self-help tools.
1.5
Thursday, April 17
English
Start:
1:00 p.m.
End
2:30 p.m.
Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facility (CORF)
This webinar will provide an overview of Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facility (CORF) benefits, coverage requirements and billing guidelines. We will review basic guidelines as well as focus on Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) and medical review errors, and how to avoid those errors. Take advantage of this opportunity to learn more about CORF services and billing practices.
1.5
Tuesday, April 22
English
Start:
10:00 a.m.
End
11:30 a.m.
Medicare Part B Updates - April 2025
This course is a review of the most recent Medicare updates and typically contains a wide variety of topics which include, but are not limited to, MAC initiatives, CMS initiatives, quarterly and annual updates, as well as preventive service reminders.
1.5
Tuesday, April 22
English
Start:
10:00 a.m.
End
11:00 a.m.
Avoiding the Most Frequent Part A Claim Errors: January - March 2025
Claim submission errors cost time and money. Submitting claims correctly improves your cash flow and improves efficiency in your billing and revenue cycle operations. This webinar will highlight several of the most prevalent Part A returned to provider (RTP), rejected, and denied claim errors. We will also provide insight on how to identify and correct those errors.
1.0
Tuesday, April 22
English
Start:
1:00 p.m.
End
2:00 p.m.
StayConnected: Implementing Advanced Primary Care Management (APCM) Guidelines
The Care Management workshop series supports providers in staying connected with Medicare-covered care coordination services. This session will review Medicare’s guidelines for a new service that reflects the essential elements of advance primary care: Advance Primary Care Management (APCM). Join us to review the guidelines and components for this new service. We will discuss billing requirements and provide resources to assist in learning more.
1.0
Tuesday, April 22
Spanish
Start:
2:00 p.m.
End
3:30 p.m.
StayConnected: Behavioral Health Services
Stay connected with our Medicare-covered mental health and substance use services webinar series. We will review three important Medicare-covered behavioral health services that may improve patient outcomes: behavioral health integration (BHI), psychotherapy for crisis, and opioid use disorder (SUD) screening and treatment. We will outline billing and coverage requirements for these service types as well as review recent updates for 2025.
1.5
Wednesday, April 23
English
Start:
10:00 a.m.
End
11:30 a.m.
Local Coverage Determination (LCD) Additions and Revisions
This course will include new, revised and proposed local coverage determinations and billing and coding articles. We will review cervical fusion, biomarkers for oncology, cardiac rhythm device evaluation, immune globulin, pharmacogenomics testing and more.
1.5
Wednesday, April 23
English
Start:
1:00 p.m.
End
2:00 p.m.
StayConnected: Transitioning Patient Care Coordination
The Care Management workshop series supports providers in staying connected with Medicare-covered care coordination services. Transitional care management (TCM) services are a critical component to bettering patient health outcomes by supporting care coordination and care continuity post facility discharge. During this webinar, we will review Medicare coverage and billing requirements for transitional care, identify types of providers who can render these services, address how to avoid common improper payment errors, and conclude with documentation guidance.
1.0
Wednesday, April 23
Spanish
Start:
2:00 p.m.
End
3:30 p.m.
StayConnected: Understanding Behavioral Health Integration (BHI) Services
Stay connected with Medicare-covered mental health and substance use services by attending our Behavioral Health workshop series. This webinar will define behavioral health integration (BHI) service guidelines and billing requirements. We will review the various roles of care team members and identify valuable resources and references.
1.5
Thursday, April 24
English
Start:
10:00 a.m.
End
11:30 a.m.
StayConnected: Integrating Chronic and Other Care Management Services into Patient Care
The Care Management workshop series supports providers in staying connected with Medicare-covered care coordination services. This webinar will review chronic care management (CCM), principal care management (PCM), principal illness navigation (PIN) and community health integration (CHI) services which are intended to support patients with chronic conditions. We will define each service, outline patient and provider eligibility and review billing and coverage requirements.
1.5
Thursday, April 24
English
Start:
11:30 a.m.
End
1:00 p.m.
Insider's Guide to Mitigating Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) Errors
The Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) program identifies improper payment rates to determine the national and Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) improper payment error rates. In this webinar, we will explain the CERT review process and review the significance of responding to documentation requests. We will also review the most frequent Part B improper payment errors including laboratory tests, cardiology and physical therapy services and share resources aimed at proactively avoiding these errors.
1.5
Thursday, April 24
English
Start:
1:00 p.m.
End
2:00 p.m.
StayConnected: Assessing and Managing Patient Cognitive Needs
The Care Management workshop series supports providers in staying connected with Medicare-covered care coordination services. Medicare patients benefit from Cognitive Assessment & Care Plan Services (CACPS). A cognitive assessment affords the provider an opportunity to more thoroughly evaluate a patient's cognitive function and develop a care plan when signs of cognitive impairment are evident. During this webinar, we will define cognitive assessment and care plan services, identify patient and provider eligibility, and review billing, coverage and documentation requirements.
1.0
Thursday, April 24
English
Start:
2:00 p.m.
End
3:30 p.m.
Insider's Guide to Mitigating Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) Errors
The Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) program identifies improper payment rates to determine the national and Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) improper payment error rates. In this webinar, we will explain the CERT review process and review the significance of responding to documentation requests. We will also review the most frequent Part A improper payment errors, including inpatient hospital services and claims categorized under diagnosis-related group (DRG) coding. We will conclude with resources aimed at mitigating CERT errors.
1.5
Thursday, April 24
Spanish
Start:
2:00 p.m.
End
3:30 p.m.
StayConnected: Psychiatric Services
Stay connected with Medicare-covered mental health and substance use services by attending our Behavioral Health workshop series. This webinar will provide an overview of psychiatric services including diagnostic evaluations, psychological and neuropsychological testing, psychotherapy, family and group therapy and behavioral health integration (BHI) services. We'll identify who can provide these services, explore medical necessity and documentation requirements, and review recently identified improper payment errors while highlighting best practices to avoid them.
1.5
Friday, April 25
Spanish
Start:
2:00 p.m.
End
3:30 p.m.
StayConnected: Psychotherapy for Patients in Crisis
Stay connected with Medicare-covered mental health and substance use services by attending our Behavioral Health workshop series. Patients in high distress with life-threatening, complex problems requiring immediate attention are eligible for psychotherapy for crisis services. Through urgent assessment and mental status examination, these services can help reduce a patient’s mental health crisis (including substance use disorder) to help determine an appropriate plan of care. This webinar will provide an overview of these crucial services and offer valuable resources.
1.5
Tuesday, April 29
English
Start:
10:00 a.m.
End
11:30 a.m.
Avoiding Part B Claim Errors: January 2025 - March 2025
This webinar will focus on the most frequent Part B rejected and denied claim errors. Join us as we review critical steps and resources to avoid common claim submission errors. Learn how to identify and prevent these claim errors.
1.5
Tuesday, April 29
English
Start:
2:00 p.m.
End
3:30 p.m.
Medicare Part A Updates - April 2025
This course is a review of the most recent Medicare updates and typically contains a wide variety of topics which include, but are not limited to, MAC initiatives, CMS initiatives, quarterly and annual updates, as well as preventive service reminders.
1.5
Tuesday, April 29
Spanish
Start:
2:00 p.m.
End
3:30 p.m.
Modifier of the Month: Global Surgery Evaluation and Management Modifiers 24, 25, FT and 57
The Modifier of the Month workshop series describes commonly used modifiers and outlines common billing scenarios for utilization. During this webinar, we will review the global surgery concept and the applicability of using modifiers to reflect services occurring during the global surgery period. We will examine modifiers 24, 25, 57 and FT, including when to use them and explore the influence of these modifiers on Medicare reimbursement.
1.5
Wednesday, April 30
Spanish
Start:
10:00 a.m.
End
11:30 a.m.
Avoiding Medicare Part B Claims errors - January to March 2025
This webinar will focus on the most frequent Part B rejected and denied claim errors. Join us as we review critical steps and resources to avoid common claim submission errors.
1.5
Wednesday, April 30
English
Start:
11:30 a.m.
End
1:00 p.m.
Medicare Navigator Provider Enrollment: Revalidating Medicare's Enrollment Information
The Medicare Navigator Provider Enrollment series promotes compliance with initial enrollment, record maintenance and revalidation for a variety of Medicare facility, provider and supplier types. Our next event spotlights the Medicare revalidation process, including how to identify revalidation due dates, complete and submit a revalidation application, and monitor the processing status of the application once submitted. We will conclude with an overview of the new "stay of enrollment" status for non-responsive providers.
1.5
Wednesday, April 30
English
Start:
2:00 p.m.
End
3:30 p.m.
Medicare Navigator Coverage Policies: Importance of Medicare Coverage Policies
The Medicare Navigator Coverage and Policy series is designed to review steps when searching, locating and reviewing Medicare guidelines. This webinar will provide an overview of the Medicare coverage policies. We'll review the National Coverage Determinations (NCDs), Local Coverage Determinations (LCDs), LCD Journey, and the FastTrack tool for locating Medicare policies.
1.5
Thursday, May 1
English
Start:
10:00 a.m.
End
11:30 a.m.
Medicare Preventive Services: Vaccines
The Preventive Services series identifies a variety of Medicare covered preventive services and provides an overview of coverage, patient eligibility, and billing requirements. Our next webinar in the series will review vaccinations, including influenza, pneumococcal, COVID-19 and hepatitis B vaccines. We will also provide an overview of roster billing.
1.5
Thursday, May 1
English
Start:
1:00 p.m.
End
2:00 p.m.
Medicare Navigator Fee Schedules: Identify Part B Reimbursement Rates
This three-part Medicare Navigator webinar series is designed to provide a thorough examination of various Medicare fee schedules and how to effectively use them. We will begin this series by demonstrating how to successfully navigate the Novitas and First Coast provider websites to locate fee schedules and outline how to determine which fee schedule to use.
1.5
Thursday, May 1
Spanish
Start:
2:00 p.m.
End
3:30 p.m.
Repetitive Scheduled Non-Emergent Ambulance Transports (RSNAT) Prior Authorization Requirements
This webinar is for Part B ambulance suppliers enrolled as an independent ambulance supplier that bills for repetitive scheduled non-emergent ambulance transports. Under prior authorization, the supplier submits the prior authorization request and supportive medical documentation to the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) and receives an affirmed or non-affirmed decision prior to rendering the service. Prior authorization helps ensure that applicable coverage, payment and coding rules are met before services are rendered. This webinar will review the ambulance benefit policy, submission requirements, documentation guidelines, and end with an overview of common avoidable reasons providers receive a non-affirmed decision.
1.5
Tuesday, May 6
English
Start:
10:00 a.m.
End
11:30 a.m.
Medicare Navigator Part B Claims: Billing Compliance
The Medicare Navigator Part B Claims series supports providers billing on the CMS-1500 claim form (or electronic equivalent) with navigating the billing basics to performing post payment claim correction activities. CMS developed the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) program to promote national correct coding of Medicare Part B claims. This webinar will review the NCCI, which includes the procedure-to-procedure (PTP) editing, modifiers, add-on codes (AOCs), and medically unlikely edits (MUEs) editing.
1.5
Tuesday, May 6
English
Start:
12:00 p.m.
End
1:00 p.m.
DME A/B MAC Collaborative Surgical Dressings Webinar
This is a collaborative event with the Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Medicare Administrative Contractors (MAC) regarding Medicare’s criteria and coverage of surgical dressings. Representatives from all four DME MAC jurisdictions will review what is required in the medical records, orders, and related documentation to support coverage.
0.0
Tuesday, May 6
English
Start:
1:00 p.m.
End
2:30 p.m.
StayConnected: Outpatient Hospital Care (Emergency Department and Observation)
Stay connected with Medicare Part B updates and requirements by attending the Evaluation and Management (E/M) workshop series. This webinar will review Medicare coverage guidelines for outpatient emergency department and observation hospital care services performed by physicians and nonphysician practitioners (NPP). We will highlight updated guidelines for "other" E/M visits, including combining hospital inpatient and observation care services into one E/M code family and discuss updated billing and documentation guidelines.
1.5
Wednesday, May 7
English
Start:
10:00 a.m.
End
11:30 a.m.
Modifier of the Month: Surgical modifiers 54, 55, 56, 58, 78 and 79
The Modifier of the Month workshop series describes commonly used modifiers and outlines common billing scenarios for utilization. During this webinar, we will review the global surgery concept and provide an overview of modifier use to reflect procedures within the global surgery period. We will examine operative and surgical modifiers 54, 55, 56, 58, 78, and 79, including when to use them and explore the influence of these modifiers on Medicare reimbursement.
1.5
Wednesday, May 7
English
Start:
1:00 p.m.
End
2:30 p.m.
Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Coverage Requirements
This webinar will review the coverage and documentation requirements for inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) services. We will examine common errors identified by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG), Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) program and recent medical review activities and outline resources and best practices to improve compliance with Medicare program requirements for IRF services.
1.5
Wednesday, May 7
Spanish
Start:
1:00 p.m.
End
2:00 p.m.
Reporting the Correct Place of Service
This course will focus on reporting the correct place of service (POS) codes on your Medicare claims to ensure appropriate reimbursement amounts are issued. We will define the most commonly used codes and review how to use them.
1.0
Thursday, May 8
English
Start:
10:00 a.m.
End
11:30 a.m.
End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Services Billing and Documentation Guidance
This webinar will provide an overview of the End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Medicare benefit. We will review the Part A and B provider's role in compliance, including meeting purposeful documentation requirements and avoiding improper billing errors commonly identified by the Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) program and Targeted Probe and Educate (TPE) reviews.
1.5
Thursday, May 8
English
Start:
1:00 p.m.
End
2:30 p.m.
Introduction to the Outpatient Prospective Payment System
The outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) is a payment methodology that applies to all hospital outpatient departments and partial hospitalization services furnished by Community Mental Health Centers (CMHC). We will provide a background of the OPPS ambulatory payment classification group (APC). Our experts will share where to find the addendums associated to the OPPS final rule, the payment window for services related to inpatient series. Additionally, we will share information about billing for certain facilities such as the CMHC.
1.5
Monday, May 12
English
Start:
10:00 a.m.
End
11:00 a.m.
StayConnected: Acupuncture and Chronic Pain Management and Treatment Services
Stay connected with Medicare covered pain intervention options by attending our Pain Management workshop series. Medicare covers a variety of chronic pain management (CPM) interventions and treatments in support of promoting non-opioid pharmacological patient care. During this webinar, we will highlight Medicare coverage of acupuncture for chronic lower back pain and review chronic pain management (CPM) multimodal pain care.
1.0
Tuesday, May 13
English
Start:
10:00 a.m.
End
11:30 a.m.
Medicare Navigator Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP): Preparing and Submitting Part A Claims
The Medicare Navigator Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) series supports providers with identifying patient eligibility and billing services to the applicable insurer. During this Part A webinar, we will provide an overview of MSP program provisions and outline how to prepare and bill claims on the CMS-1450(UB-04) claim form (or electronic equivalent).
1.5
Tuesday, May 13
English
Start:
1:00 p.m.
End
2:30 p.m.
StayConnected: Trigger Point and Epidural Joint Injections for Pain Management
Stay connected with the Medicare covered pain intervention options by attending our Pain Management workshop series. This session aims to present a comprehensive overview of trigger point injections and epidural steroid injections as interventions for pain management. We will examine the coverage guidelines, applicable indications, limitations, provider qualifications, utilization protocols, and essential documentation requirements associated with these injections. Additionally, we will share insights regarding medical review findings and offer guidance on best practices to mitigate potential issues.
1.5
Tuesday, May 13
Spanish
Start:
2:00 p.m.
End
3:00 p.m.
StayConnected: Implementing Advanced Primary Care Management (APCM) Guidelines
The Care Management workshop series supports providers in staying connected with Medicare-covered care coordination services. This session will review Medicare’s guidelines for a new service that reflects the essential elements of advance primary care: Advance Primary Care Management (APCM). Join us to review the guidelines and components for this new service. We will discuss billing requirements and provide resources to assist in learning more.
1.0
Wednesday, May 14
English
Start:
10:00 a.m.
End
11:30 a.m.
StayConnected: Anesthesia Billing and Documentation Guidance
Stay connected with Medicare covered pain intervention options by attending our Pain Management workshop series. This event will offer a comprehensive overview of anesthesia coverage, billing practices, and essential documentation guidelines. We will examine a range of billing scenarios, anesthesia modifiers, the requirements for medical direction of concurrent cases, the calculation of time units, Monitored Anesthesia Care (MAC), as well as issues related to improper payments and documentation errors.
1.5
Wednesday, May 14
English
Start:
1:00 p.m.
End
2:30 p.m.
Medicare Navigator Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP): Preparing and Submitting Part B Claims
The Medicare Navigator Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) series supports providers with identifying patient eligibility and billing services to the applicable insurer. During this Part B webinar, we will provide an overview of MSP program provisions and outline how to prepare and bill claims on the CMS-1500 claim form (or electronic equivalent).
1.5
Wednesday, May 14
Spanish
Start:
2:00 p.m.
End
3:00 p.m.
StayConnected: Transitioning Patient Care Coordination
The Care Management workshop series supports providers in staying connected with Medicare-covered care coordination services. Transitional care management (TCM) services are a critical component to bettering patient health outcomes by supporting care coordination and care continuity post facility discharge. During this webinar, we will review Medicare coverage and billing requirements for transitional care, identify types of providers who can render these services, address how to avoid common improper payment errors, and conclude with documentation guidance
1.0
Thursday, May 15
Spanish
Start:
10:00 a.m.
End
11:30 a.m.
StayConnected: Integrating Chronic and Other Care Management Services into Patient Care
The Care Management workshop series supports providers in staying connected with Medicare-covered care coordination services. This webinar will review chronic care management (CCM), principal care management (PCM), principal illness navigation (PIN) and community health integration (CHI) services which are intended to support patients with chronic conditions. We will define each service, outline patient and provider eligibility and review billing and coverage requirements.
1.5
Thursday, May 15
English
Start:
11:00 a.m.
End
12:30 p.m.
Understanding Therapy and Rehabilitation Services
This event is designed for Part A outpatient facilities and Part B private practice providers who provide physical, occupational and speech language therapy services. We will discuss the basic coverage and documentation guidelines, therapy limitations and correct unit reporting.
1.5
Thursday, May 15
English
Start:
1:00 p.m.
End
2:30 p.m.
StayConnected: Facet Joint Interventions for Pain Management
Stay connected with Medicare covered pain intervention options by attending our Pain Management workshop series. This webinar will provide an overview of Medicare guidelines pertaining to facet joint interventions, addressing coverage criteria, eligible indications, restrictions, provider qualifications, billing practices, as well as essential documentation requirements. Additionally, we will emphasize the necessity of prior authorization for these services when administered in a hospital outpatient department setting.
1.5
Friday, May 16
Spanish
Start:
11:30 a.m.
End
12:30 p.m.
StayConnected: Assessing and Managing Patient Cognitive Needs
The Care Management workshop series supports providers in staying connected with Medicare-covered care coordination services. Medicare patients benefit from Cognitive Assessment & Care Plan Services (CACPS). A cognitive assessment affords the provider an opportunity to more thoroughly evaluate a patient's cognitive function and develop a care plan when signs of cognitive impairment are evident. During this webinar, we will define cognitive assessment and care plan services, identify patient and provider eligibility, and review billing, coverage and documentation requirements.
1.5
Tuesday, May 20
English
Start:
10:00 a.m.
End
11:30 a.m.
Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) Studies and Clinical Trials
Medicare covers use of investigational, non-experimental devices under Investigational Device Exemptions (IDEs) when reasonable and necessary for diagnosis and treatment of an injury or illness or to improve the functioning of a malformed body member. IDEs allow devices for use in clinical studies to collect data required to support the pre-approval process for clinical trials and submission to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Under an agreement with the FDA, certain devices could be viewed as "reasonable and necessary" by Medicare and treatment covered if applicable Medicare coverage requirements are met. Through this course, we'll explore how to research IDEs and clinical trials by discussing the background of these programs, indication and limitations of coverage and categories of classes of IDEs.
1.5
Tuesday, May 20
Spanish
Start:
11:30 a.m.
End
1:00 p.m.
Podiatry Services: Debridement of Nails
This webinar will review billing guidelines, coverage limitations, and purposeful documentation requirements regarding debridement of nail(s) services. We will examine common errors and billing concerns identified by the Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) program and outline resources and best practices to avoid these findings.
1.5
Tuesday, May 20
English
Start:
2:00 p.m.
End
3:30 p.m.
Medicare Navigator Coverage and Policy: Understanding National Coverage Determinations (NCD)
The Medicare Navigator Coverage and Policy series is designed to support providers with searching, locating and understanding Medicare coverage requirements. This webinar will provide an overview of national coverage determinations (NCD) and how they aid in determining reasonable and necessary criteria for a variety of services.
1.5
Wednesday, May 21
English
Start:
10:00 a.m.
End
11:30 a.m.
Reviewing the Basics of Infusion and Hydration Services in an Outpatient Setting
Infusion, hydration, and injection services follow coding guidelines specific to orders placed and often time-based CPT codes. This presentation will provide an overview of infusion and hydration therapy services including basic billing guidelines, review of coding hierarchy, and time requirements. We will also review documentation requirements to assist with correct code assignment and potential audits.
1.5
Wednesday, May 21
English
Start:
1:00 p.m.
End
2:30 p.m.
StayConnected: Inpatient Hospital Evaluation and Management (E/M) Services
Stay connected with Medicare Part B updates and requirements by attending the Stay connected with Medicare Part B updates and requirements by attending the Evaluation and Management (E/M) workshop series. This webinar will review Medicare coverage guidelines for inpatient hospital care services performed by physicians and nonphysician practitioners (NPP). We will highlight updated guidelines for "other" E/M visits, including combining hospital inpatient and observation care services into one E/M code family and discuss updated billing and documentation guidelines.
1.5
Thursday, May 22
English
Start:
10:00 a.m.
End
11:30 a.m.
StayConnected: Critical Care Services
Stay connected with Medicare Part B updates and requirements by attending the Evaluation and Management (E/M) workshop series. Our next event in the series will focus on critical care E/M services, including coverage, billing and documentation guidelines.
1.5
Thursday, May 22
English
Start:
11:30 a.m.
End
1:00 p.m.
Medicare Navigator Part A Claims: A Guide to Monitor Claim Status and Identify Overpayments
The Medicare Navigator Part A Claims series supports institutional providers billing on the UB-04 claim form (or electronic equivalent) with navigating the billing basics to performing post payment claim correction activities. Join this webinar to learn how to monitor the status of a claim, how to identify when you've been overpaid, and how to resolve the overpayment.
1.5
Thursday, May 22
Spanish
Start:
1:00 p.m.
End
2:30 p.m.
Modifier of the Month: Global Surgery Evaluation and Management (E/M) Modifiers 24, 25, FT and 57
The "Modifier of the Month" workshop series describes commonly used modifiers and common billing scenarios. During this webinar, we will review the concept of global surgery and the applicability of modifiers that reflect the evaluation and management services provided during the global surgery period. We will review modifiers 24, 25, 57, and FT, including when to use them and their impact on Medicare reimbursement.
1.5
Thursday, May 22
English
Start:
2:00 p.m.
End
4:00 p.m.
National Part A/B MAC Ambulance Supplier Coalition: First Meeting
Ambulance suppliers and providers are invited to attend the first virtual National Part A and B Ambulance Provider/Supplier Coalition meeting during EMS week hosted by the MACs. The MACs will respond to pre-submitted provider questions during the event and share beneficial resources. Click here to view the full invitation and registration details.
0.0
Tuesday, May 27
Spanish
Start:
2:00 p.m.
End
3:30 p.m.
Preventive Services at a Glance
This webinar will examine the interactive CMS Preventive Services Chart identifying the information that can be obtained through this resource and many others. We will also outline the methods available to providers to verify patient eligibility for preventive and screening services, including the interactive voice response (IVR) unit, and SPOT.
1.5
Wednesday, May 28
English
Start:
11:00 a.m.
End
12:30 p.m.
Medicare Navigator Provider Enrollment: Preventing Common Development Reasons
The Medicare Navigator Provider Enrollment series promotes compliance with initial enrollment, record maintenance and revalidation for a variety of Medicare facility, provider and supplier types. Keeping enrollment information current is an important responsibility as a Medicare provider/supplier. Join this event to review the various enrollment applications, best practices to avoid common application errors, and when to submit documentation with an application.
1.5
Wednesday, May 28
Spanish
Start:
1:00 p.m.
End
2:30 p.m.
National Coverage Determination (NCD) and Local Coverage Determinations (LCD), the Basics
This course is designed to provide an overview of National Coverage Determination (NCD) and Local coverage determination (LCD) policies and how they aid in determining medical necessity, billing compliance and documentation requirements. We will demonstrate how to search for NCDs and LCDs with scenarios and identify key resources.
1.5

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