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Last Modified: 5/1/2025 Location: FL, PR, USVI Business: Part A, Part B

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Line of Business
Description
Format
Duration
Service
CEUs
Part A and Part B
The United States is in the midst of a national opioid crisis with substantial health, economic, and societal costs. During this webinar, we'll provide an overview of opioid treatment programs, discuss enrollment and explore the 2025 key changes to coverage and billing.
Webinar
Self-paced
OTP
0
Part A and Part B
The Medicare Navigator Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) series supports providers with identifying patient eligibility and billing services to the applicable insurer. Our next event outlines approaches to screening patients to obtain insurance coverage information and to validate that information. We will also explore the role of the MSP Contractor and identify resources for patient eligibility and MSP-related questions.
Webinar
Self-paced
MSP
0
Part A and Part B
Telehealth is ever changing in the Medicare environment. In this webinar, we will define the Medicare requirements for telehealth services and how the latest changes are structured in 2025.
Webinar
Self-paced
Telehealth
0
Part A
In this comprehensive webinar, we will provide the critical aspects of managing Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) focusing on Medicare enrollment, reimbursement processes, and billing best practices. This session will provide valuable information to promote compliance, support financial performance and operational efficiency.
Webinar
Self-paced
RHCs
0
Part B
Webinar
Self-paced
HIT
0
Part A
In this comprehensive webinar, we will provide the critical aspects of managing Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), focusing on Medicare enrollment, reimbursement processes, and billing best practices. This session will provide valuable information to promote compliance, support financial performance and operational efficiency.
Webinar
Self-paced
FQHCs
0
Part A
This essential webinar offers an in-depth look at the operations, billing, and reimbursement strategies fundamental to the success of Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs). From understanding the differences between Method I and Method II reimbursement to managing specialty services and resolving common claim submission errors, we’ll provide essential information to promote continued compliance with Medicare requirements.
Webinar
Self-paced
CAH
0
Part B
Stay connected with Medicare-covered mental health and substance use services by attending our Behavioral Health workshop series. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) continues to combat the opioid epidemic through the promotion of safe and responsible pain management options. This webinar will provide valuable guidance regarding treatment options for opioid use disorders (OUD) and substance use disorders (SUD), preventive and screening services, and opioid treatment programs (OTPs).
Webinar
Self-paced
OUD/SUD/OTPs
0
Part B
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.
Webinar
Self-paced
Psychotherapy
0
Part B
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.
Webinar
Self-paced
Psychiatric
0
Part B
Stay connected with Medicare-covered mental health and substance use services by attending our Behavioral Health workshop series. This webinar 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 addressed with the 2025 Final Rule.
Webinar
Self-paced
Behavioral Health
0
Part A and Part B
The Medicare Navigator Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) series supports providers with identifying patient eligibility and billing services to the applicable insurer. Our first webinar of the series will provide an overview of the MSP provisions and define various types of common coverage situations.
Webinar
Self-paced
MSP
0
Part B
Laboratory services are one of the most frequently audited by a variety of program integrity contractors. Join us as we review laboratory service ordering requirements, documentation to support the order, Clinical Laboratory Improvements Amendment (CLIA), and resources to help mitigate improper payment errors.
Webinar
Self-paced
Laboratory
0
Part A and Part B
Medicare provides coverage for dental services inextricably linked to other covered medical services. We will outline the provider enrollment process, claim submission guidelines, coverage and documentation requirements and various resources. Dentists and other medical professionals rendering and referring dental services to Medicare patients are encouraged to attend
Webinar
Self-paced
Dental
0
Part B
The United States is in the midst of a national opioid crisis with substantial health, economic, and societal costs. Opioid and substance use disorders (OUDs/SUDs) continue to be a vital issue in our society. During this webinar, we'll provide valuable information and guidance regarding OUD and SUD treatment services, screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT), preventive screening for alcohol misuse, and opioid treatment programs (OTPs).
Webinar
Self-paced
OUD/SUDs
0
Part A and Part B
Since 2024, Medicare coverage and payment for intensive outpatient program (IOP) services are available for individuals with mental health conditions (including substance use disorders). This course will provide an overview of IOP service coverage criteria and review IOP billing guidelines for services furnished in approved settings. We will review documentation requirements and provide helpful resources related to IOP coverage and billing.
Webinar
Self-paced
IOP
0
Part B
Our webinar will review the 2025 ASC updates and provide an overview of the ASC payment system. Learn how to review the addendums and explore proper indicators to determine coverage and payment. We’ll walk through the proper billing tips to ensure accurate submission of your claims.
Webinar
Self-paced
ASC
0
Part A
Start the year off with an overview of Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS). We will review in detail each update or change implemented with the 2025 OPPS release. To promote success for 2025 we will also highlight valuable resources that will assist with staying up to date with each quarterly OPPS update.
Webinar
Self-Paced
OPPS
0
Part A
This course is a review of the most recent 2025 Medicare updates for Chronic Care Management (CCM), distant site Telemedicine services after the Public Health Emergency (PHE) and more for Rural Health Clinics (RHC).
Webinar
Self-paced
RHCs
0
Part A
This course is a review of the most recent 2025 Medicare updates for Chronic Care Management (CCM), distant site Telemedicine services after the Public Health Emergency (PHE) and more for Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC).
Webinar
Self-paced
FQHCs
0
Part A and Part B
This webinar will provide an overview of the Medicare benefit category related to vision services. We will review ophthalmology services and discuss related National Coverage Determinations (NCD), Local Coverage Determinations (LCD), and related 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.
Webinar
Self-paced
Ophthalmology
0
Part B
This session will examine the noninvasive testing in the outpatient setting to assess for coronary artery disease (CAD) and left ventricular (LV) dysfunction by utilizing conventional exercise stress testing without imaging or by utilizing exercise or pharmacologic stress testing with imaging. We will review coverage, reasonable and necessary indications, limitations and provider qualifications for this procedure.
Webinar
Self-paced
Cardiology
0
Part B
Stay connected with the Medicare Pain Management 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.
Webinar
Self-paced
Acupuncture and Chronic Pain
0
Part B
This webinar will provide valuable information on billing, coverage, purposeful documentation guidelines and improper payment errors for Chiropractic services. We'll examine improper payment errors identified by the Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) Program and the importance of responding to documentation requests. We will conclude by sharing valuable resources and references.
Webinar
Self-paced
Chiropractic
0
Part A
This course will provide an overview of Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facility (CORF) benefits, coverage requirements and billing guidelines. During the course 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 accurate billing practices.
Webinar
Self-paced
CORF
0
Part B
Stay Connected with patient care by attending the Medicare Pain Management series. During this webinar, we will review Medicare guidelines for facet joint intervention, including coverage guidance, covered indications, limitations, provider qualifications, billing and coding, and purposeful documentation requirements. We'll also highlight how prior authorization is currently in effect for these services when provided in a hospital outpatient department setting.
Webinar
Self-paced
Facet Joint Interventions
0
Part B
Stay connected with patient care by attending the Medicare Pain Management series. This event will provide an overview of anesthesia coverage, billing and purposeful documentation guidelines. We will review various billing scenarios, anesthesia modifiers, medical direction of concurrent case requirements, calculation of time units, Monitored Anesthesia Care (MAC) and how to avoid improper payment and documentation errors.
Webinar
Self-paced
Anesthesia
0
Part B
Stay connected with patient care by attending the Medicare pain Management series. This session will provide an overview of trigger point injections and epidural sterioid injections for pain management intervention. We will review coverage guidance, covered indications, limitations, provider qualifications, utilization guidelines and purposeful documentation requirements for these injections. We will also provide information concerning medical review findings and provide guidance and best practice to prevent them.
Webinar
Self-paced
Trigger Point and Epidural Injections
0
Part B
This course will focus on Behavioral Health Integration (BHI) service guidelines and billing regulations. We'll examine BHI codes and explore the role of care team members who provide these services, as well as valuable resources and references for your patients.
Webinar
Self-paced
BHI
0
Part A and Part B
The next course in our Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) series is designed to educate Medicare providers on SNF consolidated billing (CB). We will discuss the inclusions and exclusions with an explanation of the major categories. We will review the annual coding files and highlight tips for successful billing. We will conclude with SNF CB scenarios and examine the resources available.
Webinar
Self-paced
SNF
0
Part A
The next course in our Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) series will review the SNF 5-Claim Probe and Educate initiative and how it relates to the Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM). In this session, we will explore SNF payment resources and self-service tools available.
Webinar
Self-paced
SNF
0
Part A and Part B
This webinar is designed for Part A providers and Part B suppliers who provide Ground Ambulance Transportation services to Medicare beneficiaries. We will review the ambulance coverage requirements, trip record documentation guidelines and Physician’s Certification Statement (PCS) requirements for ambulance transport services to Medicare beneficiaries.
Webinar
Self-paced
Ambulance
0
Part B
This course will provide an overview of psychiatric services including diagnostic evaluations, psychological and neuropsychological testing, psychotherapy, family and group therapy and behavioral health integration services. We'll identify who can provide services, explore medical necessity and documentation requirements, as well as review recent audit findings.
Webinar
Self-paced
Psychiatric
0
Part B
Stay connected with your Medicare patient's health and wellness by participating in our Care Management workshop series. Care planning and management becomes critical as more Medicare patients develop multiple chronic conditions. Chronic care management (CCM) and transitional care management (TCM) serve as critical components to bettering patient health outcomes by ensuring access to care, care coordination and care continuity. During this webinar, we will review Medicare coverage and billing requirements, identify types of providers who can render these services, address common improper payment errors, and conclude with documentation guidance.
Webinar
Self-paced
CCM and TCM
0
Part B
Stay connected with your Medicare patient's health and wellness by participating in our Care Management workshop series. Medicare covers a separate visit to more thoroughly assess your patient's cognitive function and develop a care plan, if a Medicare patient shows signs of cognitive impairment during a routine visit. This evaluation may be helpful to diagnose a person with dementia, such as Alzheimer’s disease, and to identify treatable causes or co-occurring conditions such as depression or anxiety. During this webinar, we will define cognitive assessment services and identify who can render the service. We will also review billing, coverage and documentation requirements.
Webinar
Self-paced
Cognitive Assessment
0
Part B
Stay connected with your Medicare patient's health and wellness by participating in our Care Management workshop series. Principal care management (PCM) was introduced to provide comprehensive care management for beneficiaries with a single, high-risk condition or with multiple chronic conditions but focused on a single high-risk condition. Advance care planning is for patients to discuss their health care wishes if they become unable to make their own decisions. During this webinar, we will define principal care management and advance care planning, and identify who can render these services. We will also review billing, coverage and documentation requirements.
Webinar
Self-paced
PCM and ACP
0
Part A and Part B
The Medicare program started covering opioid use disorder treatment services in January 2020. Watch to learn the requirements for enrolling as an OTP.
Video
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Medicare incentives / new programs
0
Part A and Part B
The Medicare program started covering opioid use disorder treatment services in January 2020. Watch to learn the requirements for billing OTP services.
Video
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00:06:41
Medicare incentives / new programs
0
Part B
Are you experiencing denials of ambulance services from Medicare? If so, this video will assist you when billing and documenting ambulance services
Video
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00:9:17
Ambulance
0
Part A and Part B
Are you experiencing denials of ambulance services from Medicare? If so, this video will assist you when billing and documenting ambulance services.
Video
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00:06:45
Ambulance
0
Part B
With the national focus on treating opioid use disorders, urine drug testing claims are common audit topics in Medicare claim review programs. This video helps you understand proper coverage for your patient services and how you can support the medical necessity of these services with your documentation.
Video
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00:05:51
Laboratory services
0
Part B
If you provide psychiatric and psychotherapy services to Medicare beneficiaries, are you familiar with the requirements for documenting the medical records? In this video, you'll learn the guidelines available to help you in the process.
Video
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00:06:06
Mental health
0
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