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reimbursement COPM can audit your Care Payment Plans to see if payments are being made according to the patient agreement, the correct amount is being collected/submitted, and verify if patients have maxed their Care Payment Plans visits.

Coding

We all know how important coding is to a successful practice. Are you keeping abreast of the all the changes for 2007? Do you have your NPI? Have you ordered new HCFA forms? Have up received CPT and ICD-9 updates?

Does this sound familiar - "Getting a NPI is free, not having one can be costly!" Sign up at http://www.nppes.cms.hhs.gov. Providers must starting using the NPI on May 23, 2007.

Why a new HCFA form? HCFA had to make room for NPI. Plus, there are a myriad of other changes. The new form should be used in place of the old form starting February 1, 2007.


NPI DEADLINES


February 1, 2007
Providers MUST starting using the new HCFA form. If you are rebilling services you must submit the corrected claim on the new HCFA form.
May 23, 2007
Providers MUST use NPI on the new HCFA form

2007 CPT and ICD-9 Updates

There are tons of changes to coding this year. The best resource for new and obsoletes codes for Ohio is Palmetto GBA webpage ( www.palmettogba.com) Palmetto GBA is the Ohio Medicare Part B carrier for Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). In addition to Palmetto GBA, most of the national carriers have tons of updated information posted on the internet.

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