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Topics Included

• Another NPI Update
• Cover Letters with Pizzazz!
• Healthlink Administrative Fee
• Underserved Populations to get Navigators
• Hot Tip: How do you know if you're overstaffed?

• The 5 C's of Credit
• Doesn't the Patient Bear Some Responsibility for Interpreters?
• What is CERT?
• Business Lunch Guidelines
• Hot Tip:  How do you handle difficult employees?

• Safeguarding Your Financial Information

• Pay for Performance - Three Little Words - Again!

• NPI Update

• Some Attorneys Should Be Ashamed of Themselves!

• Hot Tip: What are key indicators?  Should they be the same for everyone?

• Medicare Fraudulent Investigator Alert

• Pay for Performance - Three Little Words

• Slow Cash - No One's Goal

• Think You're Professional?

• Getting Past Administrative Assistants

• Hot Tip: Preparing for Tax Season was a bear, as usual.  What can we do to streamline this?

• Medicare Part B Enrollment for TRICARE-Eligible Beneficiaries
• CAQH Update
• Performance-Based Payments
• Revenue Cycle: Maximize Your Potential [Gary Lewins, Health Resource Partners]

• The Right Side of the Tracks: How To Choose the Right Location [Alison Bourey, ABM Management Company]

• Hot Tip: Patients are always complaining that they wait too long to see the doctors.  What can the staff do to address this?

• NPI - Finally!
• Info on YOU!
• Cigna Deadline is Looming
• Prescription Drug Plan Update
• Smart Card Rollout in Puerto Rico
• Doctors Make Money for Hospitals
• Hot Tip:  What is CAQH?

• 63 Days Until Tax Season - Are You Ready?
• Top 10 Billing Errors
• Care Management for High Cost Beneficiaries Demonstration
• 2005 OIG Attack Plan
• Amazing But True - the facts about BCBS
• Hot Tip:  How can I make a good first impression at holiday social events?

• Estate Planning Issues for Incorporated Physicians
• HIPAA Complaint Info (Again)
• Physicals Covered by Medicare?
• Update to Coverage by Medicare Advantage Organizations
• Hot Tip: We don't seem to be attracting the best candidates for open positions lately.  What can we do to attract better candidates?
• The Candidates on Medical Liability Reform
• Cigna Physician Settlement

• PECOS Updates
• Mandated Use of Health Information Technology
• Hot Tip:  If a doctor leaves our group before completing the 855R, do I have to write off the services the doctor provided to Medicare patients before leaving?
• Upcoming Medicare Part B Workshops
• Clarification of the HIPAA Privacy Rule

• Missouri Revised Statutes, Chapter 376

• CMS Interim Final Rule Addressing Physician Self Referrals

• Get Your Free Health Care Here!

• Hot Tip: How do I know my HIPAA privacy policies are working?

• ICD-10 On The Way

• PECOS Skinny
• National Provider Identifier (NPI) Is the Rule
• Hot Tip: How can we generate more cash?
• Editorial: Medicare Drug Bill Sets Precedent
• Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare

• Medical Liability Insurance Crisis
• HIPAA TCS Implementation - "Sending 837's and Getting Paid!"
• A Prescription for the Proverbial Lawsuit
• Hot Tip:  I’m just beat! In 2003, it seems I was running in circles with too many obligations and not enough time. What can I do to minimize this craziness in 2004?

• Hospital Quality Information Initiative
• Railroad Medicare Enrollment Change
• CMS New Home Health Initiatives
• Hot Tip:  Why did I receive 2 provider numbers when enrolling a new physician into Medicare?

• Cell Phone Etiquette
• Proposed New Form 855 Enrollment Requirements (Brian Andrew)
• Accuracy of UPIN Database
• TCS Compliance
• Hot Tip: How do you appeal a claim you feel is underpaid?

• Medicare Update
• Managing Your Computers (Gary Hansen)
• Hot Tip:  Managing Multiple Vacation Requests

• The Spirit of Volunteerism
• Online Cash Management for Small Businesses
• HIPAA - Oops!
• A/R Turnarounds
• Hot Tip:  How do I get over stage fright of public speaking?

• Put Your “Processes” to Work For Your Business

  Basic Protocols to Maximize Revenue

• Record Retention Clarification

• Hot Tip:  What is the difference between computerized medical records and electronic medical records?

  How can I make performance evaluations more enjoyable?

• Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield to close Creve Coeur processing unit

• Daily and Monthly Reconciling Procedures (Part II of III)
• Update Your Medicare Fee Schedules - NOT!
• Benchmarking
• Hot Tip:  Getting the Most Out of Your Billing Service

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• Just a Little More Info, Please!
• Communicating with Payers (Judy Andersen)
• Hot Tip:  Fee Schedule Review
• Get Ready for 2003

• The Honest Leader (Chastity Porterfield)
• HIPAA Glossary
• HIPAA To Do's
• Hot Tip: HIPAA issues
  • Do I need to file a HIPAA extension?
  • Do I have to consult an attorney for HIPAA compliance?
  • Can I just buy a manual off the internet?

• Clean It Up!  Hints for clean claims processing  (Chastity Porterfield)

• Malpractice - Ways to reduce your premiums

• Hot Tip: How much staff is enough?

• Who Cares About Chart Audits? (Juanita  Rogers)
• Reconciliation of Superbills (Scott Radle)
• Hot Tip: Handling Poor Performance by Employees

• HIPAA is not the Bogeyman!
• Good News from Medicare
• Benefits of Verifying Patient Information
• New HMAI Team Member:  Scott Radle

• Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act Reminder
• Healthcare Industry Updates
• Business Office Self-Assessment
• Hot Tip:  Wading through the Internet

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• HIPAA Info - Legal Update (Brian L.  Andrew)
• New Medicare Enrollment Forms
• Coding Bits (Juanita C. Rogers)
• Continuing Education
• Structuring Compensation and Time Off for Physician Leaders (David Shipman)

• Get Your Monies Worth
• Adopt a Simple and Workable Compliance Plan
• Hot Tip:  Internet Access; Business Financing

• Endangered Species:  Medicare and Primary Care (Keith E. Davis, M.D.)
• HIPAA 101 (Janis Anfossi, J.D.)
• HCFA Gets a New Name
• Hot Tip:  Staff Salaries; Buy-Sell Agreements
• How Do Recruiting Firms Find Candidates?  (Van Allen)

• Sometimes a Change Will Do You Good  (Van Allen)
• Privacy IS a Right
• Hot Tip:  Value of Seminars

• Medicare Part B Updates
• Final HIPAA Privacy Regulations Published  (Tim Fogerty)
• Hot Tip:  Electronic Claims; A/R Outsourcing

• Why Do You Code?  (Wanda L. Adams, CPC)
• HIPAA Bandwagon
• Hot Tip:  Catching up from the Holidays; Career Opportunities
• The Business of Medicine

• Medicare re-enrollment

• New Staff at HMAI

• Hot Tip:  Smooth Operations; Internal Controls

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