Did you know that skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) are responsible for paying outside entities for most services provided to beneficiaries while they are in a covered Part A stay and for certain services for Part B beneficiaries? Streamline your internal processes by ensuring your billing staff understands the SNF consolidated billing (CB) requirement and when it applies. During this session, we'll explore the SNF Prospective Payment System, where to find the regulations that explain what categories of services are included and excluded from SNF CB, how to use the SNF CB reference files, and tips on how to create written agreements with outside entities to avoid billing and payment conflicts.

We aim to help providers maximize the benefits of NGSConnex, particularly in claims review. NGSConnex provides an in-depth view of claims submitted to and adjudicated by National Government Services. During this webinar, we’ll highlight its advantages in claims inquiries and details, including accessing remittances and submitting written inquiries. There will be time for your questions following the presentation.

Outpatient psychotherapy services are being reviewed as part of our Part A Medical Review Targeted Probe and Educate program. This session will provide a high-level overview of outpatient psychotherapy services with a focus on coverage and documentation requirements for Medicare covered services provided in a hospital outpatient facility. While coding and billing staff are welcome to attend, attendance is strongly encouraged from staff responsible for determining coverage for and documenting psychotherapy services.

This webinar is geared toward all lines of business for those who will be Standard Users in the NGSConnex portal. Come join us and see how NGSConnex can make your life a little easier. We'll review what NGSConnex has to offer, including registration, logging in, creating and managing accounts, a brief discussion of transactions that can be completed and available resources. If you are new to NGSConnex or would like a refresher on what the NGSConnex portal offers, this webinar is for you.

During this webinar, we’ll provide an understanding of how to complete the CMS-855I provider enrollment paper application for a group member, sole proprietor or sole owner and we’ll also focus on reassigning Medicare benefits.

This webinar will provide a detailed overview of the Medicare billing requirements for rural health clinics (RHC), including the definition of a qualifying visit, locations where billable RHC services can occur, claim coding guidelines and billing scenarios.