This webinar will help the ambulance community understand the importance of medical necessity as it pertains to Medicare’s coverage guidelines.

Global surgery policy was introduced into Medicare over thirty years ago and still today some of the concepts can be confusing. During this webinar, we'll go through the global surgery policy as it stands today, and cover when the global surgery policy would not apply in a particular instance. We'll also explain proper billing for those scenarios. There will be time for your questions following the presentation.

This webinar is geared toward Part B providers who bill to Medicare on a CMS-1500 form. Did you ever wonder what you need to do when a claim denies, or you might have made a clerical error on a claim? What about checking on prior authorization? These transactions are just a few things that can be accomplished through the NGSConnex portal quickly and efficiently. Join us for this webinar where we will review how to initiate an appeal or reopen a clerical error on a claim, check the status, initiate prior authorization requests and offer additional NGSConnex resources.

Do you have nonphysician practitioners that are, or could be, providing services incident to the physicians in the practice? Are you following the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regulations for this program? Staying compliant with these provisions will help ensure you are getting maximum access for your beneficiary community and receiving the appropriate reimbursement. Join us for this presentation as we review the incident to provision, billing parameters, documentation and scenarios for incident to. We'll address your questions following the presentation.

During this webinar, we’ll give direction for the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS) application on understanding how to manage signatures and respond to additional information request from submitted applications.

Provider Outreach and Education is hosting a 30-minute coffee break to help answer your troublesome billing questions. This is a great opportunity to discuss areas of billing more in depth and review helpful guides and resources. Keep in mind all questions regarding specific claims should be directed to the Provider Contact Center – this is an informal session to talk through scenarios that may be affecting several of your claims and explore billing solutions. So, bring your mug and let’s sit down and discuss!