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Posting Date: 01/17/2025

Reducing Unprocessable Claims

When claims are submitted with invalid, incomplete or incorrect information, our claims processing system will detect these errors and will reject claims as unprocessable. Our goal is to assist our providers in submitting claims correctly the [...]

Posting Date: 01/09/2025

How to Avoid Duplicate Claims

Duplicate denials continue to be one of the top billing errors. Unnecessary duplicate filing of Medicare claims cost the provider's office valuable time and resources, as well as Medicare's time and money to process them. Please join us for [...]

Posting Date: 02/04/2025

Understanding the Reopening and Appeal Process Open Forum

National Government Services is committed to reducing provider burden associated with Medicare claim denials, reopenings and appeals. Filing an inquiry on a Medicare claim can be frustrating and costly to your organization. This delay in [...]

Posting Date: 01/23/2025

Medicare Secondary Payer Provisions Group and Nongroup Health Plans

Who pays first? This Medicare Secondary Payer learning session will be on the provisions of group health plans that include working aged, disability and end stage renal disease and nongroup health plans that include auto, liability, no-fault, [...]

Posting Date: 02/06/2025

Proper Part B Claim Submissions

This webinar is intended to educate providers and office staff members on how to complete a clean claim to avoid claim rejections, developments or denials. We will guide you through the CMS-1500 claim form and the electronic equivalent loops [...]

Posting Date: 02/20/2025

Steps to Claim Corrections

This webinar includes the top continuous errors we find at National Government Services with claim submissions. Join us to learn how to correct your claims. We will also include an interactive segment on the different claim scenarios that cause [...]

Posting Date: 02/13/2025

Acute Care Hospitals: A Peek Inside the Three-Day Payment Window

To prevent return to provider (RTP) claims, join us for this webinar in which we will review the three-day payment window policy (a.k.a. bundling, preadmission services, diagnosis-related group [DRG] window, 72-hour rule) and provide billing [...]

Posting Date: 01/30/2025

Long-Term Care Hospitals: Interruptions

To prevent return to provider (RTP) claims, join us for this webinar in which we will review “three-day or less interruptions” as well as “greater than three-day interruptions” in a beneficiary’s long term care hospital (LTCH) stay, how to [...]

Posting Date: 01/28/2025

Billing Telehealth Services for Part B Providers

During this webinar, we’ll provide you with insight into covered Medicare telehealth services and coverage requirements. We’ll discuss originating sites, distant sites and billing and payment guidelines. Note: registration has reached maximum [...]

Posting Date: 01/16/2025

Let’s Chat: Prior Authorization for Certain Hospital Outpatient Department Services

This Let’s Chat session focuses on Prior Authorization for certain hospital outpatient department (OPD) services and is an informal opportunity for you to chat with our staff about the selected topic. During the session, you may ask us [...]

Posting Date: 01/29/2025

NGSConnex: Part B Redetermination Notifications

Beginning in March 2025, National Government Services will discontinue mailing paper Medicare Redetermination Notices (MRNs) when Part B redetermination requests are submitted through NGSConnex. During this webinar, we’ll share information and [...]

Posting Date: 01/29/2025

NGSConnex: Part B Redetermination Notifications

Beginning in March 2025, National Government Services will discontinue mailing paper Medicare Redetermination Notices (MRNs) when Part B redetermination requests are submitted through NGSConnex. During this webinar, we’ll share information and [...]

Posting Date: 01/02/2025

PECOS: View and Manage Reassignments through Group Enrollment

During this webinar, we’ll provide an understanding of how to view and manage reassignments through the group enrollment in Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS), including to add or terminate reassignments. Individual [...]

Posting Date: 01/02/2025

Provider Enrollment Revalidation Overview

During this webinar, learn about important changes in the revalidation process, how to determine Medicare enrollment revalidation due date and information to avoid disruption in Medicare billing.

Posting Date: 01/06/2025

Provider Enrollment: Completing the CMS-855A Paper Application

During this webinar, we’ll provide an understanding of how to complete the CMS-855A provider enrollment paper application.

Posting Date: 01/07/2025

Provider Enrollment: Completing the CMS-855B Paper Application

During this webinar, we'll provide an understanding of how to complete the CMS-855B provider enrollment paper application for a clinic, group, or supplier.

Posting Date: 01/07/2025

Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities: Three-Day or Less Interruptions

To prevent return to provider (RTP) claims, join us for this webinar in which we will review “three-day or less interruptions” in a beneficiary’s inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) stay, how to count the interruption days, how to report [...]

Posting Date: 01/03/2025

Getting Access to PECOS

During this webinar, we’ll discuss how to obtain access to the Internet-based Provider Enrollment Chain & Ownership System (PECOS) and gain connection to provider enrollment record as well as understand other Centers for Mediacre & Medicaid [...]

Posting Date: 01/10/2025

Provider Enrollment: Completing the CMS-855I Paper Application

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.

Posting Date: 01/10/2025

PECOS: Manage Signatures and Additional Information Requests

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.

Posting Date: 01/21/2025

Proper Part B Claim Submissions

This webinar is intended to educate providers and office staff members on how to complete a clean claim to avoid claim rejections, developments or denials. We will guide you through the CMS-1500 claim form and the electronic equivalent loops [...]

Posting Date: 02/07/2025

The Medicare Appeals Process: What You Need to Know

This informative session will help you navigate Medicare’s appeals process by providing information on what an appeal is, how to determine if a claim can be appealed, who may file an appeal, the appeal levels, timeframes and documentation [...]

Posting Date: 01/17/2025

Reducing Unprocessable Claims

When claims are submitted with invalid, incomplete or incorrect information, our claims processing system will detect these errors and will reject claims as unprocessable. Our goal is to assist our providers in submitting claims correctly the [...]

Posting Date: 01/24/2025

Steps to Claim Corrections

This webinar includes the top continuous errors we find at National Government Services with claim submissions. Join us to learn how to correct your claims. We will also include an interactive segment on the different claim scenarios that cause [...]

Posting Date: 01/17/2025

Provider Enrollment: Completing the CMS-855I Paper Application

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.

Posting Date: 01/17/2025

Provider Enrollment: Completing the CMS-855A Paper Application

During this webinar, we’ll provide an understanding of how to complete the CMS-855A provider enrollment paper application.

Posting Date: 01/31/2025

Provider Enrollment: Completing the CMS-855B Paper Application

During this webinar, we'll provide an understanding of how to complete the CMS-855B provider enrollment paper application for a clinic, group, or supplier.

Posting Date: 02/14/2025

Medicare Secondary Payer: Preparing and Submitting Conditional Claims – Part 1

Join us for Part 1 of a two-part webinar. In Part 1, we review conditional claim coding and how to prepare/submit a conditional claim. This includes a review of the claim entry pages in the Fiscal Intermediary Standard System Direct Data Entry. [...]

Posting Date: 01/17/2025

PECOS: View and Manage Reassignments through Group Enrollment

During this webinar, we’ll provide an understanding of how to view and manage reassignments through the group enrollment in Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS), including to add or terminate reassignments. Individual [...]

Posting Date: 01/31/2025

Submitting Revalidation via PECOS

During this webinar, we’ll provide an understanding of how to utilize the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Internet-based Provider Enrollment Chain & Ownership System (PECOS) to be comfortable in navigating the system to submit a [...]

Posting Date: 01/17/2025

Provider Enrollment Revalidation Overview

During this webinar, learn about important changes in the revalidation process, how to determine Medicare enrollment revalidation due date and information to avoid disruption in Medicare billing.

Posting Date: 01/31/2025

The National Correct Coding Initiative and Medically Unlikely Edits for Part B Providers

This webinar will assist Part B providers with navigating tables for the National Correct Coding Initiative and the medically unlikely edits. We'll also review proper modifiers to use to avoid denials. There will be time for your questions [...]

Posting Date: 01/24/2025

Podiatry Services - Routine Foot Care and Debridement of Nails

While the Medicare Program generally excludes routine foot care services from coverage, there are specific indications or exceptions under which there are program benefits. Medicare payment may be made for routine foot care when the patient has [...]

Posting Date: 02/03/2025

Physical/Occupational Therapy Billing

Join us as we review billing guidelines for physical and occupational therapy. We'll review when to apply the KX modifier and the importance of appropriate medical documentation. National Government Services has a Local Coverage Determination [...]

Posting Date: 01/09/2025

How to Avoid Duplicate Claims

Duplicate denials continue to be one of the top billing errors. Unnecessary duplicate filing of Medicare claims cost the provider's office valuable time and resources, as well as Medicare's time and money to process them. Please join us for [...]

Posting Date: 02/17/2025

Skilled Nursing Facility Coverage Basics

During this session, attendees will learn about Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility coverage, including Swing Beds. Topics will include the technical and medical requirements for inpatient services, what services can be considered for coverage as [...]

Posting Date: 02/12/2025

Quarterly Review of Top Part A Claim Errors

Do you struggle with your claim denials, rejections and return to provider (RTP) claims? Do you want to be proactive in preventing unnecessary errors? Join us in a review of top claim errors for your provider type based on recent data analysis [...]

Posting Date: 02/11/2025

Repetitive Scheduled Non-Emergent Ambulance Transports Prior Authorization

Attention All Independent Ambulance Suppliers! If you are providing repetitive, scheduled, non-emergent ambulance transports (RSNAT), you'll want to attend this webinar. Join us to learn everything you need to know about the RSNAT program.

Posting Date: 01/29/2025

Medicare Part B Ambulance Coverage, Basics and Billing

During this webinar, we'll educate new staff or those needing a refresher on basic Medicare Part B ambulance billing guidelines.

Posting Date: 01/17/2025

Prior Authorization for Certain Hospital Outpatient Department Services – Facet Joint Interventions

In this webinar, the Prior Authorization team will provide information about one of the eight hospital Outpatient Department services (OPD), Facet Joint Interventions (FJI). This webinar will address the medical necessity and general [...]

Posting Date: 01/23/2025

Provider Enrollment: Initially Enrolling a Dentist in the Medicare Program

During this webinar, we’ll address the Medicare dental specialty codes and provide an overview of how to enroll using Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS) as well as using the CMS-855I paper application. This session is [...]

Posting Date: 02/14/2025

Provider Enrollment: Initially Enrolling a Dentist in the Medicare Program

During this webinar, we’ll address the Medicare dental specialty codes and provide an overview of how to enroll using Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS) as well as using the CMS-855I paper application. This session is [...]

Posting Date: 01/13/2025

Prior Authorization for Certain Hospital Outpatient Department Services – General PA

Join us for this general webinar about Prior Authorization for certain Hospital Outpatient Department (OPD) services. This webinar will have a non-clinical focus with emphasis on general requirements as listed in the OPD Operational Guide.

Posting Date: 02/19/2025

Part B Medicare Administrative Contractor Overview and Coverage for Dental Services

Medicare covers a limited number of dental services. The purpose of this webinar is to familiarize dental providers with National Government Services (NGS) and Medicare Part B dental coverage. Discussion will include an overview of the NGS [...]

Posting Date: 02/04/2025

Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database

Medicare offers several tools to help providers bill their services. Many questions you have can be answered by learning how to access and use the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database. We hope you'll join us for an overview of this database.

Posting Date: 01/29/2025

NGSConnex: Part B Redetermination Notifications

Beginning in March 2025, National Government Services will discontinue mailing paper Medicare Redetermination Notices (MRNs) when Part B redetermination requests are submitted through NGSConnex. During this webinar, we’ll share information and [...]

Posting Date: 01/29/2025

NGSConnex: Part B Redetermination Notifications

Beginning in March 2025, National Government Services will discontinue mailing paper Medicare Redetermination Notices (MRNs) when Part B redetermination requests are submitted through NGSConnex. During this webinar, we’ll share information and [...]

Posting Date: 02/24/2025

The National Correct Coding Initiatives Procedure-to-Procedure and Medically Unlikely Edits

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) developed the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) program to promote national correct coding. Incorrect coding often leads to improper payment and increases the paid claims error rate. If [...]

Posting Date: 01/30/2025

Preventive Services: Screening for Cardiovascular Disease and Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

During this webinar, we'll review the coverage, coding and billing guidelines for cardiovascular disease (CVD) screening blood tests, intensive behavioral therapy for CVD and ultrasound screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm preventive services.

Posting Date: 01/31/2025

Billing Telehealth Services for Part B Providers

During this webinar, we’ll provide you with insight into covered Medicare telehealth services and coverage requirements. We’ll discuss originating sites, distant sites and billing and payment guidelines.

Posting Date: 03/04/2025

Part A Fundamentals of Medicare

Provide an understanding of the fundamentals of the original Medicare Program.

Posting Date: 02/04/2025

Counseling to Prevent Tobacco Use

In an effort to raise awareness and increase utilization of tobacco use counseling, we’ll focus on the effects of nicotine dependence including affected health consequences during this webinar. Medicare coverage, coding, billing and [...]

Posting Date: 02/03/2025

Counseling to Prevent Tobacco Use

In an effort to raise awareness and increase utilization of tobacco use counseling, we’ll focus on the effects of nicotine dependence including affected health consequences during this webinar. Medicare coverage, coding, billing and [...]

Posting Date: 02/26/2025

Provider Enrollment: Initially Enrolling a Dentist in the Medicare Program

During this webinar, we’ll address the Medicare dental specialty codes and provide an overview of how to enroll using Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS) as well as using the CMS-855I paper application. This session is [...]

Posting Date: 02/17/2025

Federally Qualified Health Center Basic Billing and Reimbursement

Are you a federally qualified health center provider that would like to learn about basic billing and reimbursement under the federally qualified health center (FQHC) prospective payment system (PPS)? This webinar will include claim and payment [...]

Posting Date: 02/14/2025

Getting Access to PECOS

During this webinar, we’ll discuss how to obtain access to the Internet-based Provider Enrollment Chain & Ownership System (PECOS) and gain connection to provider enrollment record as well as understand other Centers for Medicare & Medicaid [...]

Posting Date: 02/13/2025

PECOS: View and Manage Reassignments through Group Enrollment

During this webinar, we’ll provide an understanding of how to view and manage reassignments through the group enrollment in Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS), including to add or terminate reassignments. Individual [...]

Posting Date: 02/11/2025

NGSConnex - Account Management

Do you need assistance with login issues and account suspensions? Do you know who your local security officer is and what they are responsible for? We will also review how to edit the user profile and updating access within the portal. After [...]

Posting Date: 02/19/2025

Submitting Revalidation via PECOS

During this webinar, we’ll provide an understanding of how to utilize the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Internet-based Provider Enrollment Chain & Ownership System (PECOS) to be comfortable in navigating the system to submit a [...]

Posting Date: 02/28/2025

Provider Enrollment: Completing the CMS-855I Paper Application

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.