KLA Healthcare Consultants - Links/Resources

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Geomedics - Business and Productivity Solutions for Healthcare Professionals

CLIA - The Clinical Laboratory Improvements Amendments regulate medical office labs - This site includes compliance data, a list of laboratories that may be performed by waived labs and instructions for applying for a CLIA number

Correct Coding Initiative - A free download of the CCI edits - The CCI edits are developed based on coding conventions defined in the AMA's CPT Manual, current standards of medical and surgical coding practice, input from specialty societies, and based on analysis of current coding practice - This relates to bundling and unbundling or services - When bundled services are incorrectly billed at the same encounter, most carriers will pay only the lower of the two charges

Federal Sentencing Commission

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

CMS Quarterly Provider Update

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG)

List of Excluded Individuals Search

Department of Justice (DOJ)

General Accounting Office

Social Security Administration (SSA)

Social Security Administration (SSA) - Compilation of Social Security Laws, Title XVIII

Medicare Coverage and Limitations Universal Guidelines

Coverage and Limitations Specialty Guidelines

HIPAA Information Center

Office of Civil Rights (OCR)

American Medical Association (AMA)

American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)

American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA)

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)

Healthcare Billing Management Association (HBMA)

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA)

Billers Website - Excellent resource for Medical Billing Companies if you are doing research for your existing company and/or considering starting a Medical Billing Company! We have the resources that you are looking for.

CoderNet - The Network for Medical Coders & Billers. Find a new medical coding or medical billing career on our job board. Check out our message board for some great forums and discussions. Find your subject to discuss ICD-9 and CPT codes. Learn from and teach others.

Medical Coding and Billing - Medical Coders and Billers find career advice, certification recommendations, practice management suggestions, online learning resources, and networking opportunities to improve services they provide to healthcare professionals and providers

HIPAA - The official Office of Civil Rights web page addressing many aspects of HIPAA - A special section dedicated to the small practice provides helpful resources, including suggested phrases for a Business Associates Agreement - Educational material on the site also debunks many of the marketing myths created by HIPAA consultants

Physicians Practice - Publishers of the free weekly newsletter, Physicians Practice Pearls®, which provides an insider's perspective on the latest issues affecting medical practices

Medical Billing Professionals - Full Practice Management Billing Services, HIPAA Resources, Credentialing, Consulting, Code & Fee Analysis, A/R Cleanup, & Temporary Billing Services

Medical billing, medical coding & practice management solutions - Providing physicians with complete practice management solutions to maximize reimbursement and productivity

Quickbooks - The online addition of Quickbooks allows you access from anywhere - Your data is safe and secure and stored offsite - In addition, Quickbooks also offers full, inexpensive payroll services which includes preparation of payroll and payroll tax returns and direct deposit of payroll taxes - If your bank offers electronic checks, Quickbooks payroll service can even have payroll checks deposited directly into your employee's accounts

The Telephone Doctor - Your telephone is one of the most important customer service assets your practice has - How trained is your staff in this area? Take the three minute self assessment exam and find out - This site offers low cost training videos and newsletters to help train your staff for optimal customer service

Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange - Group working to improve quality of electronic interchange in the medical community - Good resource for the latest in HIPAA for edi medical transactions

Medical billing, medical coding & practice management solutions - Providing physicians with complete practice management solutions to maximize reimbursement and productivity

AccuMed Billing - Your National Reimbursement Specialists Providing Innovative EMS and Emergency Response Billing Solutions Since 1989

Capstone Medical Billing - Medical Billing, Medical Billing Outsourcing and Medical Billing Consulting

Medical Management Resources, Inc - MMRI provides physicians and hospitals with full-service medical billing, practice management software, compliance consulting, practice management support and provider enrollment services

New York Medical Group Management Association - NYMGMA is an organization supporting practice management professionals within NY State

Medical Group Management Association - Membership organization offering many resources, products and educational programs to assist with medical group practice management

Medicare Coverage Database - Invaluable resource to search National Coverage Determinations (NCDs), Local Coverage Determinations (LCD) for payment requirements

Medicare - Your gateway to all things Medicare - Follow the links within to your state sites

Medicaid - Everything you wanted or needed to know about Medicaid

Medicare/Medicaid Online Manuals Easily accessable online manuals for both Medicare and Medicaid

Provider Regulatory Issues Teams - Interested in what steps are being taken to reduce the regulatory burdens on medical practices? This group is federally charged with the task - This site will keep you abreast of the group's progress

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