Date |
Audience Focus |
Language |
Eastern Time (ET) |
Event Description |
CEUs |
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Monday, April 22 |
English |
Start: 1:00 p.m. End 2:30 p.m. |
Medicare Part B Updates – April 2024 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 preventative service reminders. |
1.5 | |
Tuesday, April 23 |
English |
Start: 10:00 a.m. End 11:30 a.m. |
StayConnected: Step 1 Verifying Beneficiary Benefit Eligibility Stay connected with Part B Medicare billing by attending our Steps to Part B Claim Submission workshop series. This series simplifies billing Part B services into easy preparatory steps. During this webinar, we will review: • Screening beneficiary Medicare benefit eligibility • Verifying benefit periods • Determining primary and secondary payers • Utilizing resources to assist |
1.5 | |
Tuesday, April 23 |
English |
Start: 11:00 a.m. End 12:30 p.m. |
Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) Series: Requirements, Enrollment, Billing and Reimbursement Overview This webinar is for Rural Health Clinic (RHC) providers. During this overview, we will outline RHC enrollment, reimbursement methods, billing requirements and review new updates. |
1.5 | |
Tuesday, April 23 |
Spanish |
Start: 2:00 p.m. End 3:30 p.m. |
StayConnected: Step 1 Verifying Beneficiary Benefit Eligibility Stay connected with Part B Medicare billing by attending our Steps to Part B Claim Submission workshop series. This series simplifies billing Part B services into easy preparatory steps. During this webinar, we will review: • Screening beneficiary Medicare benefit eligibility • Verifying benefit periods • Determining primary and secondary payers • Utilizing resources to assist |
1.5 | |
Wednesday, April 24 |
English |
Start: 10:00 a.m. End 11:30 a.m. |
StayConnected: Step 2 Submitting the Part B Claim Stay connected with Part B Medicare billing by attending our Steps to Part B Claim Submission workshop series. This series simplifies billing Part B services into easy preparatory steps. During this webinar, we'll explore: • Claim submission guidance • Code selection best practices • Medicare coverage determination |
1.5 | |
Wednesday, April 24 |
English |
Start: 11:00 a.m. End 12:30 p.m. |
Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) Series: Care Management and Telemedicine After the Public Health Emergency (PHE) This webinar is for Rural Health Clinic (RHC) providers. During this overview, we will outline RHC billing requirements for Transitional Care Management (TCM) and Chronic Care Management (CCM), review Telemedicine services after the Public Health Emergency (PHE) and conduct a review of Credit Balance Reporting. |
1.5 | |
Thursday, April 25 |
English |
Start: 10:00 a.m. End 11:30 a.m. |
StayConnected: Step 3 Ensuring Billing Compliance Stay connected with Part B Medicare billing by attending our Steps to Part B Claim Submission workshop series. This series simplifies billing Part B services into easy preparatory steps. During this webinar, we will review: • National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) • Procedure-to-Procedure Edits (PTP) • Add-on Codes (AOCs) • Medically Unlikely Edits (MUEs) |
1.5 | |
Thursday, April 25 |
English |
Start: 11:00 a.m. End 12:30 p.m. |
Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) Series: Billing Examples and Top Claim Submission Errors and Resolutions This webinar is for Rural Health Clinic (RHC) providers. During this overview, we will During this overview, we will review RHCs billing scenarios, address top billing errors and identify preventative resolutions. |
1.5 | |
Thursday, April 25 |
Spanish |
Start: 2:00 p.m. End 3:30 p.m. |
StayConnected: Step 2 Submitting the Part B Claim Stay connected with Part B Medicare billing by attending our Steps to Part B Claim Submission workshop series. This series simplifies billing Part B services into easy preparatory steps. During this webinar, we'll explore: • Claim submission guidance • Code selection best practices • Medicare coverage determination |
1.5 | |
Thursday, April 25 |
English |
Start: 2:00 p.m. End 3:30 p.m. |
Medicare Part A Updates - April 2024 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 preventative service reminders. |
1.5 | |
Friday, April 26 |
English |
Start: 10:00 a.m. End 11:30 a.m. |
StayConnected: Step 4 Claim Filing Expectations Stay connected with Part B Medicare billing by attending our Steps to Part B Claim Submission workshop series. This series simplifies billing Part B services into easy preparatory steps. During this webinar, we'll review: • Steps to take once a claim has been filed • Verifying claim status and expectations |
1.5 | |
Monday, April 29 |
English |
Start: 11:00 a.m. End 12:30 p.m. |
Medicare Education Spotlight: Overview of the Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) Program Improper payment rates identified by the Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) program are used by CMS to calculate the national and MAC improper payment rate. During this education spotlight webinar, we’ll outline the CERT review process, current topics under review, and discuss the importance of responding to documentation requests. |
1.5 | |
Tuesday, April 30 |
English |
Start: 10:00 a.m. End 11:30 a.m. |
Avoiding Part B Claim Errors: January 2024 - March 2024 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 30 |
Spanish |
Start: 10:00 a.m. End 11:30 a.m. |
Avoiding Part B Claim Errors: January 2024 - March 2024 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 | |
Tuesday, April 30 |
English |
Start: 11:30 a.m. End 1:00 p.m. |
Home Infusion Therapy (HIT) Services and Enrollment Requirements This course will discuss the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) billing requirements for home infusion therapy (HIT) services. This service benefit will be for HIT suppliers who enroll and bill Part B Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs). The Medicare HIT services benefit covers the professional services, including nursing services, patient training and education, remote monitoring, and monitoring services for the provision of home infusion drugs furnished by a qualified HIT supplier. |
1.5 | |
Tuesday, April 30 |
Spanish |
Start: 2:00 p.m. End 3:00 p.m. |
Avoiding the Most Frequent Part A Claim Errors: January 2024 - March 2024 Claim submission errors cost you 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 | |
Wednesday, May 1 |
English |
Start: 1:00 p.m. End 2:00 p.m. |
Medicare Covered Dermatology Services Medicare covers medically necessary dermatology services for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of certain skin conditions. Join this session to review the Medicare coverage, billing and documentation requirements of services provided by dermatologists. We will conclude with an overview of recent medical review findings and identify resources to assist in preventing improper payment errors. |
1.0 | |
Thursday, May 2 |
English |
Start: 9:00 a.m. End 10:30 a.m. |
Medicare Compliance: Making the Most of the Targeted Probe and Educate (TPE) Program The Targeted Probe and Educate (TPE) process facilitated by the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) is one type of pre or post pay medical review. The goal of the TPE program is to reduce provider burden by helping Medicare providers/suppliers quickly improve accuracy and reduce claim denials and appeals through increased one-on-one education. This webinar will review the TPE process, what to do if documentation is requested, how to identify active and closed TPE topics, and provide an overview of best practices for success. |
1.5 | |
Thursday, May 2 |
Spanish |
Start: 11:00 a.m. End 12:00 p.m. |
Podiatry Services: Debridement of Nails This webinar will review coding and 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 recent medical review activities and outline resources and best practices to avoid these findings. |
1.0 | |
Thursday, May 2 |
English |
Start: 1:00 p.m. End 2:30 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 define the most commonly used codes and review how to use them. |
1.5 | |
Tuesday, May 7 |
English |
Start: 10:00 a.m. End 11:30 a.m. |
StayConnected: Monitoring the Processing Status of Part A Claims Stay connected with Part A Medicare billing by attending the Part A Post Payment Workshop series. This webinar will review the various stages of the Part A financial process after claims are submitted to Medicare, including claim processing and finalization. We will outline how to identify claim status, define the various fields on the Medicare remittance advice (RA) and demonstrate how to successfully use this resource to monitor claims processing outcomes to reconcile accounts and receivables. |
1.5 | |
Tuesday, May 7 |
Spanish |
Start: 2:00 p.m. End 3:30 p.m. |
StayConnected: Monitoring the Processing Status of Part A Claims Stay connected with Part A Medicare billing by attending the Part A Post Payment Workshop series. This webinar will review the various stages of the Part A financial process after claims are submitted to Medicare, including claim processing and finalization. We will outline how to identify claim status, define the various fields on the Medicare remittance advice (RA) and demonstrate how to successfully use this resource to monitor claims processing outcomes to reconcile accounts and receivables. |
1.5 | |
Wednesday, May 8 |
English |
Start: 10:00 a.m. End 11:30 a.m. |
Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Series: Preparing and Submitting Part B Claims This Part B provider course in our Medicare secondary payer (MSP) series will begin with a brief overview of the MSP program provisions and how to identify patient eligibility. We will progress to step-by-step guidance on claim completion and submission and conclude with interactive billing scenarios. |
1.5 | |
Wednesday, May 8 |
English |
Start: 11:30 a.m. End 1:00 p.m. |
StayConnected: Identifying and Resolving Medicare Overpayments Stay connected with Part A Medicare billing by attending the Medicare Part A Post Payment Workshop series. This webinar will review how to identify and resolve Part A Medicare overpayments and the options available for repayment. We will provide various self-service tools and resources to assist with overpayment resolution including requesting an immediate recoupment or an extended repayment schedule. |
1.5 | |
Wednesday, May 8 |
English |
Start: 1:00 p.m. End 2:30 p.m. |
Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Series: Part B Billing Scenarios This Part B provider course in our Medicare secondary payer (MSP) series will review complex MSP situations, which includes conditional payment, Medicare as the tertiary payer, benefits exhaust, obligated to accept, Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Aside Arrangements, and overpayments. |
1.5 | |
Wednesday, May 8 |
Spanish |
Start: 2:00 p.m. End 3:30 p.m. |
StayConnected: Identifying and Resolving Medicare Overpayments Stay connected with Part A Medicare billing by attending the Medicare Part A Post Payment Workshop series. This webinar will review how to identify and resolve Part A Medicare overpayments and the options available for repayment. We will provide various self-service tools and resources to assist with overpayment resolution including requesting an immediate recoupment or an extended repayment schedule. |
1.5 | |
Thursday, May 9 |
Spanish |
Start: 2:00 p.m. End 3:30 p.m. |
StayConnected: When and How to Submit Part A Appeals and Clerical Error Reopenings After a Claim Decision is Made Stay connected with Part A Medicare billing by attending the Medicare Part A Post Payment Workshop series. This webinar will provide an overview of the Part A appeal process including the various stages of appeal and submission timeframes, appealable and non-appealable claims, appeal status, claims eligible for reopening and clerical error reopening instructions. |
1.5 | |
Tuesday, May 14 |
English |
Start: 10:00 a.m. End 11:30 a.m. |
Evaluation and Management: Incident-To Versus Split or Shared Visits This course will outline the guidelines and regulations for "incident to" and split or shared evaluation and management (E/M) services. We will review Medicare billing and coding and purposeful documentation requirements for services rendered “incident to” or split/shared services between physicians and other qualified health care professionals. During this course, we will provide links to self-service tools that can assist in determining if services meet the necessary criteria. |
1.5 | |
Tuesday, May 14 |
English |
Start: 11:00 a.m. End 12:00 p.m. |
SPOT Series: Submitting and Retrieving Documents Using Our Free Provider Portal SPOT is our free, provider portal. During this webinar, our SPOT subject matter experts will share information and demonstrate how to submit and retrieve documents using the Submit and Retrieve documentation feature in SPOT. |
1.0 | |
Tuesday, May 14 |
English |
Start: 2:00 p.m. End 3:30 p.m. |
Medicare Wellness Visits Preventive services can be defined as patient counseling and screenings to prevent illness, disease, and other health-related problems. This webinar will review methods providers can use to better assist the patient in maintaining their overall health and wellness. During this webinar, we will review the Initial Preventive Physical Examination, Annual Wellness Visit, Routine Physical Exams and Cognitive Assessments. |
1.5 | |
Tuesday, May 14 |
Spanish |
Start: 2:00 p.m. End 3:30 p.m. |
Compliance Program Guidance If you’re a Part A or Part B Medicare provider, including billing or compliance representatives, this webinar is for you. During this webinar, we will share the multifaceted components of a compliance program. We’ll review the seven elements of an effective compliance program, as well as how to develop, implement, and monitor an effective compliance program. We’ll also share tools to improve your billing and reduce claim denials. |
1.5 | |
Wednesday, May 15 |
English |
Start: 1:00 p.m. End 2:00 p.m. |
Modifier of the Month: NCCI Modifiers 59, XE, XS, XU and XP For non-evaluation and management services, modifiers 59 & X{EPSU} are used to identify distinct procedures or services not normally reported together when performed on the same day. As these modifiers are often used incorrectly, we'll explore the proper use of these modifiers, common scenarios, and supporting documentation requirements. |
1.0 | |
Wednesday, May 15 |
Spanish |
Start: 2:00 p.m. End 3:30 p.m. |
Medicare Wellness Visits Preventive services can be defined as patient counseling and screenings to prevent illness, disease, and other health-related problems. This webinar will review methods providers can use to better assist the patient in maintaining their overall health and wellness. During this webinar, we will review the Initial Preventive Physical Examination, Annual Wellness Visit, Routine Physical Exams and Cognitive Assessments. |
1.5 | |
Thursday, May 16 |
English |
Start: 10:00 a.m. End 11:30 a.m. |
Self-service tools and you: Navigating the Part B First Coast Website The First Coast website offers a variety of tools and resources to help you answer your Part B Medicare questions. Join us as we demonstrate helpful self-service tools and resources on the website to help you save time and money. |
1.5 | |
Thursday, May 16 |
English |
Start: 1:00 p.m. End 2:30 p.m. |
Updates for the Hospital Outpatient Department (OPD) Prior Authorization (PA) Program This webinar will review prior authorization (PA) program for hospital outpatient department (OPD) services updates and changes including the new service facet joint interventions. As a condition of payment, a PAR is required for the following hospital OPD services: blepharoplasty, blepharoptosis repair, and brow ptosis repairs; botulinum toxin injections; panniculectomy, excision of excess skin and subcutaneous tissue (including lipectomy), and related services; rhinoplasty and related services; vein ablation and related services; cervical fusion with disc removal, implanted spinal neurostimulators, and facet joint interventions. We will review the PA process and the services requiring PA including documentation requirements. Members of our PA team will be available for your questions relating to the PA program. |
1.5 | |
Thursday, May 16 |
Spanish |
Start: 2:00 p.m. End 3:00 p.m. |
SPOT series: Submitting and Retrieving Documents SPOT is our free, provider portal. During this webinar our SPOT subject matter experts will share information and demonstrate how to submit and retrieve documents using the Submit and Retrieve documentation feature in SPOT. |
1.0 | |
Friday, May 17 |
Spanish |
Start: 10:00 a.m. End 11:30 a.m. |
Modifiers of the Month: AS, 80, 81, 82 and 62 (Assistant-at-Surgery and Co-Surgeons) The Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a report indicating Medicare improperly paid physicians for co-surgery and assistant-at-surgery services for services billed without the appropriate payment modifiers. Medicare makes a reduced payment to physicians who work together to perform a surgical procedure on the same patient during the same operative session. This course will explore the co-surgeon and surgical assistance modifiers (62, AS, 80, 82), and review the documentation requirements and various scenarios when these modifiers should be used. |
1.5 | |
Tuesday, May 21 |
English |
Start: 10:00 a.m. End 11:30 a.m. |
StayConnected: What Happens After the Claim is Submitted Stay connected with Medicare Part B by attending the Part B Post-pay Workshop series. This webinar will review the stages of the Part B financial process after claims are submitted to Medicare, including claim processing and adjudication. We'll outline how to identify claim status, define the fields on the Medicare remittance advice (RA) and demonstrate how to successfully use this resource to monitor claims processing outcomes to reconcile patient accounts. |
1.5 | |
Tuesday, May 21 |
English |
Start: 1:00 p.m. End 2:30 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 | |
Wednesday, May 22 |
English |
Start: 10:00 a.m. End 11:30 a.m. |
StayConnected: When and How to Submit Part B Appeals Stay connected with Medicare Part B by attending the Part B Post-pay Workshop series. This webinar will provide an overview of the Part B appeals process including the different levels of appeal and submission timeframes, clarification of non-appealable claims, and appeal status. |
1.5 | |
Wednesday, May 22 |
English |
Start: 1:00 p.m. End 2:30 p.m. |
StayConnected: When and How to Correct Part B Clerical Errors After a Claim Determination Stay connected with Medicare Part B by attending the Part B Post-pay Workshop series. During this webinar, we'll identify claims and scenarios applicable to the clerical error reopening process and demonstrate how to use the Novitasphere (JH/JL) or SPOT (JN) Portals, Reopening Gateway and the Interactive Voice Recognition (IVR) system to perform this process. |
1.5 | |
Thursday, May 23 |
English |
Start: 10:00 a.m. End 11:30 a.m. |
StayConnected: A Guide to Repaying Part B Medicare Stay connected with Medicare Part B by attending the Part B Post-pay Workshop series. During this webinar, we'll examine differences between solicited and unsolicited overpayments, while exploring the recoupment process. We'll demonstrate how to submit voluntary refunds, request immediate offsets or extended repayment schedules, and identify self-service tools to access the repayment process. |
1.5 | |
Thursday, May 23 |
English |
Start: 2:00 p.m. End 3:30 p.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, general coding, review of coding hierarchy, and time requirements. We will also review documentation requirements to assist with correct code assignment and potential audits. |
1.5 | |
Tuesday, May 28 |
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 End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) services including billing guidance Part A and B providers. We will highlight documentation requirements and provide guidance to prevent common billing errors identified by the Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) program, Recovery Auditor (RA), and Medical Review. We will also review helpful self-service tools and resources specifically for ESRD facilities and providers. |
1.5 | |
Tuesday, May 28 |
Spanish |
Start: 2:00 p.m. End 3:00 p.m. |
Behavioral Health Services This webinar will explore important Medicare-covered behavioral health services that may improve patient outcomes. We’ll outline billing and coverage for Behavioral Health Integration (BHI) Services, Psychotherapy for Crisis, and Opioid Use Disorder (SUD) Screening and Treatment, Opioid Treatment Program and conclude by sharing valuable resources and references. |
1.0 | |
Wednesday, May 29 |
English |
Start: 10:00 a.m. End 11:30 a.m. |
Compliance Training: Using Third Party Billing Companies It is vital our providers know exactly who is handling your claims and what they are doing with your information. The POE A/B MAC Workgroup developed this third-party biller compliance training to assist you in identifying inappropriate third-party billing activities, define your provider legal responsibilities and help identify vulnerabilities your practice may have to protect you and your patients' health information. |
1.5 | |
Thursday, May 30 |
English |
Start: 10:00 a.m. End 11:30 a.m. |
Compliant Billing for Laboratory Services This webinar will review laboratory service ordering requirements, documentation to support the order, and recommendations to prevent claim errors while reviewing purposeful documentation and provider compliance tips. |
1.5 | |
Thursday, May 30 |
Spanish |
Start: 10:00 a.m. End 11:00 a.m. |
Medicare Coverage for Dental Services This event will review clarified Medicare coverage provisions for dental services. We will outline the provider enrollment process, claim submission guidelines, coverage and documentation requirements and various resources. Dentists and surgeons rendering dental services to Medicare patients and referring providers for dental services are encouraged to attend. |
1.0 |