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Issue 2006-04, April 2006
Upcoming Medicare Training… Save These Dates!!!
The following 2006 dates have been scheduled for provider training. Additional education may be offered according to the needs of our providers. Dates and topics are subject to change – please join our listserv to stay aware of any changes/additions to the training calendar. The following link will take you to our education page, where you can find additional information on and register for each session.
http://www.empiremedicare.com/traina/partatraining.htm
Date |
Time |
Topic |
Tuesday, April 4, 2006 |
2:00-3:30 p.m. |
Inpatient Billing for Cancer Hospitals and Children’s Hospitals (non-PPS, not relevant to CAH facilities) Teleconference |
Thursday, April 6, 2006 |
10:00-11:30 a.m. |
Expedited Determination vs. SNF ABN Teleconference |
Tuesday, April 11, 2006 |
10:00-11:30 a.m. |
ESRD Laboratory Services Teleconference |
Thursday, April 13, 2006 |
10:00-11:30 a.m. |
Understanding Claims Corrections Webinar |
Tuesday, April 18, 2006 |
2:00-3:30 p.m. |
Inpatient Billing for CAH Facilities Teleconference |
Thursday, April 20, 2006 |
10:00-11:30 a.m. |
SNF Demand Bills Teleconference |
Tuesday, April 25, 2006 |
10:00-11:30 a.m. |
Outpatient Modifiers 52, 73, and 74 Teleconference |
Wednesday, April 26, 2006 |
10:00-11:30 a.m. |
April Open Forum Ask-the-Contractor Teleconference (ACT) |
Thursday, April 27, 2006 |
10:00-11:30 a.m. |
Outpatient Billing for CAH Facilities Teleconference |
Tuesday, May 2, 2006 |
2:00-3:30 p.m. |
Avoiding Rejections for Medicare Advantage and Hospice Enrollment Teleconference |
Thursday, May 4, 2006 |
10:00-11:30 a.m. |
SNF Ban on Admission Teleconference |
Tuesday, May 9, 2006 |
10:00-11:30 a.m. |
NCD/LCD Coverage Teleconference |
Tuesday, May 16, 2006 |
2:00-3:30 p.m. |
Pre-admission Services Window for Hospitals Teleconference |
Thursday, May 18, 2006 |
10:00-11:30 a.m. |
Using the Interactive Voice Recognition Teleconference |
Tuesday, May 23, 2006 |
10:00-11:30 a.m. |
Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) Teleconference |
Wednesday, May 24, 2006 |
10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. |
Fundamentals of the Medicare Program – Live!
555 W. 57 th Street , New York, NY 10019 |
Thursday, June 1, 2006 |
2:00-3:30 p.m. |
Inpatient PPS Billing & Coding Teleconference |
Tuesday, June 6, 2006 |
10:00-11:30 a.m. |
Consolidated Billing Teleconference |
Thursday, June 8, 2006 |
10:00-11:30 a.m. |
OPPS Top Billing Errors Teleconference |
Tuesday, June 13, 2006 |
2:00-3:30 p.m. |
Top Reason Codes for Inpatient PPS Hospitals Teleconference |
Thursday, June 15, 2006 |
10:00-11:30 a.m. |
Issuing Outpatient ABN Teleconference |
Tuesday, June 20, 2006 |
10:00-11:30 a.m. |
Top 10 SNF Reason Codes Teleconference |
Thursday, June 22, 2006 |
10:00-11:30 a.m. |
National EPO Policy |
Tuesday, June 27, 2006 |
10:00-11:30 a.m. |
Medicare Overlaps for Outpatient Services Teleconference |
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