Volume 5 Number 8
August 2001 |
 | NEW! Advance Beneficiary Notices |
| Stark II - New Rules! |
| HHS - New Release - Patient Privacy Act! |
| CoDiNg CoRnEr - Remember CPT Basics? |
| HIPPA Tip! |
| OIG Special Advisory. Practice of Business Consultants |
| Medicare Beneficiary Complaint Process - Rusty Safety Valve - Part I |
| Consolidating Billing Part III |
| MAB NEWS! |
| Upcoming Articles |
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Volume 5 Number 7
July 2001 |
| Consolidated Billing for SNF (Part II) |
| Medicare Part B-Appeals |
| CCI (Part II) |
| Insurance Term Definitions |
| Medicare Fraud Investigations |
| Follow up on Unpaid Claims! |
| Upcoming Articles |
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Volume 5 Number 6
June 2001 |
| HCFA Assistance With Denials |
| APC Update |
| ICD-9 Quiz |
| Performing Chart Audits |
| Consolidated Billing For SNF |
| Do you have a Coding Question? |
| Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) What is it? |
| HCFA is now CMS |
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Volume 5 Number 5
May 2001 |
| Filing A Grievance With The State Insurance Commission |
| Human Acquires Anthem |
| Privacy Rules! |
| Medical Records - What We Don't Know! |
| HIPPA Means - Code Sets! |
| Model Compliance Plan |
| Medicare Rule 5026 - Determination! |
| Medicare Integrity -- MIP -- Tell Me Again! |
| Upcoming Articles |
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Volume 5 Number 4
April 2001 |
| Burden of Medicare Regulations -- Relief! |
| HIPPA -- One step at a time |
| Billing 10 Commandments |
| OIG -- New Safe Harbors |
| Stark II -- Finally |
| CoDiNg CoRnEr |
| HIPPA -- Privacy Regulations |
| OIG Posting |
| Certified Medical Billling Specialist - Chiropractic |
| Upcoming Articles! |
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Volume 5 Number 3
March 2001 |
| Busted! |
| Privacy Act -- Delayed |
| Unbundling |
| Evaluation Management Update! |
| Billing Tip! |
| Fraud & Abuse -- What is it? |
| Upcoming Articles! |
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Volume 5 Number 2
February 2001 |
| SNOCAMP |
| Overlooked Collection Factors |
| What is Billing Audit |
| Stark II Final Rule |
| Coordination of Benefits |
| Final-- HIPPA Privacy Standards |
| Coding Tip! |
| New Monthly Column-- AAA |
| Upcoming Articles! |
| AAA---IT'S NEW! |
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Volume 5 Number 1
January 2001 |
| HHS Announces - Medical Records Protection |
| HIPAA Compliance |
| New Modifiers |
| Medical Software - what to ask |
| HCFA - Program Memorandum OOPS Release |
| Upcoming Articles |
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Volume 4 Number 12
December 2000 |
| Physician Fee Increase |
| OIG Final Guidelines |
| Scam Proof Your Business |
| Medicare toll-Free Provider Numbers |
| Billing/Coding Tip! |
| Upcoming Articles |
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Volume 4 Number 11
November 2000 |
| Scam Targets! |
| Modifiers - 52 |
| HHS Announcement |
| ICD-10 Update |
| How to Submit Reopens For Medical Review Denials to Medicare |
| Billing Tip! |
| Aetna/Web MD |
| Quorum Settles! |
| Fraud & Abuse Caution! |
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Volume 4 Number 10
October 2000 |
| Tips to Appeal Denied Claims |
| Fraud & Abuse Triggers |
| Billing/Coding Tip! |
| Payer Problems? |
| Payer Count... |
| Payer Count... |
| Voluntary Physician Compliance Guidance |
| Collection Tip! |
| Upcoming Articles! |
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Volume 4 Number 9
September 2000 |
| Medicare - Itemized Statement for beneficiaries |
| Goodbye Medicare HMO! |
| Did you know? |
| HIPPA! Final ruling on electronic transactions. |
| APC - PPS Outpatient Progress |
| Fraud & Abuse Reminder! |
| Special Fraud Alert |
| Billing Tip! |
| Coding Tip! |
| Have you ordered? |
| What's new with MA! |
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Volume 4 Number 8
August 2000 |
| OIG - Integrity Agreements |
| New UB-92 format |
| Billing Tip! |
| Billing Tip! (continued) |
| Prospective Payment System |
| Physician Bargaining Bill |
| Online Medicare Card |
| Medicare update/release |
| Medicare FYI! |
| Coding Tip! |
| Collection Tip! |
| Next month's newsletter |
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Volume 4 Number 7
July 2000 |
| Downcoding |
| Can You Sue HMO's |
| Prompt-pay Laws |
| Record This! |
| OIG News! |
| Medicare Audit Flags-Final |
| Billing Tip |
| False Claim Penalties |
| OIG Training Of Billing Coding Firms |
| Coding Tip! |
| PPS Delay |
| Collection Tip! |
| Medicare Update/Release |
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Volume 4 Number 6
June 2000 |
| Medicare + Choice News |
| Code Tip |
| Did you Know |
| Changes! Changes! |
| Collection Tip |
| Audit Flags (part 2 of 3) |
| APC Key Points |
| Coding Books Ordering |
| Billing Tip |
| Upcoming Articles |
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Volume 4 Number 5
May 2000 |
| Medicare Non-Covered Services |
| Special Fraud Alert: Waiver |
| Medicare Blue Too Blue |
| Aetna Drops Incentives for Doctors as Part of Pact with Texas |
| Audit Flags (part 1 of 3) |
| GAO Faults HCFA Enforcement of Health Insurance Law |
| Healthcare System's Programs Provide Internet Opportunities |
| Medisoft Acquired by National Data |
| OIG-Third-Party Software |
| New Online Classes |
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Volume 4 Number 4
April 2000 |
| How To Respond To Fed's Crackdown on Fraud and Abuse |
| Access to Care Unharmed by Balanced Budget Act |
| Access to Care Continued |
| Healthcare Industry Moving To Adopt Electronic Commerce |
| HCFA to Measure Private Contractors' Error Rate |
| House Committee Takes Up Antitrust Bill |
| Good Data Is Key To Successful Capitation |
| Practical Steps To Getting HMO's To Pay |
| ACC President Calls For Restructuring of Healthcare System by 2010 |
| Statement by the President |
| Compliance News- Seniors Enlisted |
| False Claim Allegations & DRG 79 Issues |
| House Committee Approves Physician Antitrust Bill |
| Senate Democrats Question GAO Medicare Investigation |
| Managed Care Credentialing Software |
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Volume 4 Number 3
March 2000 |
| Balanced Budget Refinement Act |
| Medicare + Choice Bonus Payments |
| ICD-10 |
| Ambulatory Payment Groups |
| Ambulatory Payment Classifications |
| Physicians' Fear Of Prosecution |
| Intermediate and Advanced Classes |
| Unacceptable Billing & Coding Practices |
| Whistle Blower Cases |
| IMMAX |
| Upcoming Articles |
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Volume 4 Number 2
February 2000 |
| " Turning Compliance Fears Into Effective Business Tools" |
| Diagnosis Coding |
| ICD-9-CM Coding |
| ICD-10-CM Coding |
| Professional Courtesy Discounts |
| Medicare Spending |
| Ambulatory Patient Groups |
| Patient's Bill of Rights |
| Employer MSAs |
| Compliance Tip |
| Upcoming Articles |
|
Volume 4 Number1
January 2000 |
| Soap To Snocamp |
| 1995 and 1998 E&M Documentation |
| Compliance Plans |
| OIG Managed Care Audits |
| OIG Program Exclusions |
| OIG Savings |
| Stark Self Referral Law |
| AR Cleanup Assistance |
| Coding Tip |
| Upcoming Articles |
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Volume 3 Number 6
November-December
1999 |
| Compliance Overview |
| Compliance Programs |
| Billing Service Compliance Plans |
| Routine Claim Audits |
| Coding Tips |
| Office Tips |
| Upcoming Articles |
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Volume 3 Number 5
September-October 1999 |
| Medical Records Posted on the Internet |
| Consult Vs Referral |
| Collecting Patient Co-Pays at the time of visit |
| Hospital Transfers - Improper coding as discharges |
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Volume 3 Number 4
July-August 1999 |
| Managed Care
Withdrawals |
| Medicare Co-Pay
and Deductible Waiver |
| Keys to
Successful Billing Center Marketing |
| EOMB Suppression |
| Medical Records
Posted on the Internet |
| Role of A
Billing Service |
| ERISA |
| Coding Tip |
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Volume 3 Number 3
May-June 1999 |
| ICD CPT Coding
Seminars in Las Vegas, NV |
| Methods of
Payment |
| Basic Insurance
Terms - Part 2 |
| Top Reasons Why
Medicare Claims Are Not Paid |
| Correct Coding
Initiative |
| Completing the
HCFA 1500 Form |
| Coding Tip |
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Volume 3 Number 2
March-April 1999 |
| Association Web
Site Changes |
| On-Line Medical
Training |
| Certified
Medical Billing Specialist Program - On-line |
| Las Vegas ICD
CPT Training |
| Basic Insurance
Terms - Part 1 |
| The Life of an
Insurance Claim |
| Claim Filing
System |
|
Volume 3 Number 1
January-February 1999 |
| Welcome to 1999 |
| Reference
Material |
| Medical Records |
| Practice and
Provider Identification |
| Ethics |
| Medicare as
Secondary Payer |
|
Volume 2 Number 6
November-December 1998 |
| Medicare 1999
Update |
| Medicare's
Medical Savings Accounts (MSA) |
| Medical Y2K
Update |
| Medical Accounts
Receivable Funding |
| Question and
Answer |
|
Volume 2 Number 5
September-October 1998 |
| Medicare Part C
- Medicare Plus Choice |
| Medicare's MCS
Standard |
| Y2K - The
Millennium Bug |
| Year 2000
Technology Problem |
| ICD-10-CM |
| Internet
Marketing |
| Health Care
Needs Common Sense |
|
Volume 2 Number 4
July-August 1998 |
| E&M
Guidelines & Fraud and Abuse |
| Fraud and Abuse
Overview |
| HIPAA Health
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
| Fraud Detection
Technologies |
| Health Care
Merger |
| PacifiCare |
| Added Medicare
Benefits |
| Bone Density
Tests |
|
Volume 2 Number 3
May-June 1998 |
| HCFA Delays
Enforcement of E&M Guidelines |
| BC/BS Name
Change |
| Accounts
Receivable Reduction - Part 1 |
| The Internet |
| OSHA for the
Healthcare Office |
| Questions &
Answers |
| Senior News |
|
Volume 2 Number 2
March-April 1998 |
| Coding - Faster
than a Speeding Bulletin |
| Private
Contracting Under Medicare |
| Balanced Budget
Act of 1997 |
| Medicare E&M
Seminar |
| Future Seminars |
| Hepatitis B
Vaccination - Is Your Office in Compliance? |
| Patient
Communication |
| Senior News |
|
Volume 2 Number 1
January-February 1998 |
| Medicare E&M
Documentation Seminar |
| Nevada AB 156 |
| Medicare
Expedited Review Process |
| Seniors Fight
Back |
| PacifiCare of NV |
| Las Vegas
Healthcare Survey and the winner of a trip for 2 to San Diego. |
|
| Volume 1, 1997 |
All the articles were local
Las Vegas events and topics. Before the publishing of our web site we were a Medical
Billing Association serving the Las Vegas Area only. |
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