Catalog Number : cga1738
Title : Critical Access Hospitals and Non-Physician Practitioners
Speaker : Duane Abbey

Webplay Recording Date : 10-23-12
Webplay Price : $ 200 for two weeks viewing

Webinar Overview:

Critical Access Hospitals are generally small rural hospitals that tend to use and/or be otherwise associated with various non-physician practitioners. Non-physician practitioners are also used in Rural Health Clinics which are often associated with CAHs. Additionally, there tends to be a heavy reliance on other non-physician providers including nursing staff at various levels.

Target Audience:

• Billing and Claims Transaction Personnel
• Nursing Staff
• Outpatient Service Area Personnel
• Chargemaster Coordinators
• Financial Analysts
• Compliance Personnel
• Physicians
• Practitioners
• other interested personnel

Webinar Objectives:

• Review the range of different non-physician providers including various practitioners and different levels of nursing staff
• Understand the way in which non-physician providers are utilized by CAHs and RHCs
• Understand the process of getting non-physician providers qualified under the Medicare Program
• Appreciate the different ways in which non-physician practitioners can be utilized
• Understand the Medicare payment methodologies for non-physician practitioners
• Appreciate coding and billing for non-physician providers
• Review various compliance issues surrounding services provided by non-physician provider, Including EMTALA, telemedicine and credentialing
• Appreciate the use of NPPs in meeting Medicare physician supervision requirements under the Provider-Based Rule

The following are a few of the topics to be discussed:

• Overview
  • Critical Access Hospitals
  • Rural Health Clinics vs. Hospital-Based Clinics
  • Non-Physician Providers
  • Special Issues
• Non-Physician Practitioners
  • Types of NPPs
  • Qualifications for NPPs
  • Coding, Billing and Reimbursement Issues for NPPs
  • CAH Utilization of NPPs
  • RHC Utilization of NPPs
• Special Issues
  • Method II Billing and Claims Filing
  • EMTALA
  • CMS-855
  • Provider-Based Clinics
  • Provider-Based Supervisory Responsibilities
  • Telemedicine
  • Credentialing
• Sources for Further Information

Full tuition is refunded immediately on request if the participant has not been sent the program materials and instructions. Once the instructions (including access codes) have been sent, a full refund will be issued only after the program runs and it is verified that the participant did not access the program.