July 1, 2009
Rural Provider Workshops Coming to Western North Carolina!
Registration will be closing soon for the 6 Medicare workshops scheduled for providers in the Western part of North Carolina. Don't miss these opportunities for focused face-to-face education in your part of the state.
Currently scheduled workshops include unique morning and afternoon workshops in each of the following locations:
- July 14, 2009, Boone, NC
- July 15, 2009, Hickory, NC
- July 16, 2009, Cherokee, NC
In the Getting Down to Business - What you really need to know about Today's World of Medicare Workshops, we will take an in-depth look at the following general interest topics:
- Recent North Carolina Claim Submission Errors and Resolutions
- Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) Program Information and Common Errors
- Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) Program Information
- Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) Overview and Planning for Implementation in your Practice
- Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Background and Guidance
- Using the Appeals and Reopenings Processes Effectively
In the Medicare Billing Boot Camp - a No-Nonsense Look at Medicare Changes that may Impact your Practice Workshops, we will focus on the following detailed topics:
- Recent and Future Medicare Program Updates, including discussion of:
- Provider Enrollment Policies
- Internet-based PECOS
- Transition to ICD-10
- Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) Program
- E-Prescribing Incentive Program
- Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Updates and Resources
- Understanding Claim Edits and how they Impact your Claims
- Making the most of the CMS and CIGNA Government Services Web sites
Online registration and additional workshop details for this workshop series are available on our Web site at: http://www.cignagovernmentservices.com/partb/education/NC/wrkshp_sem_NC.html.
