Catalog Number : cra1379
Title : Critical Access Hospitals and Non-Physician Practitioners
Speaker : Duane Abbey

Webplay Recording Date : 4-24-2012
Webplay Price : $ 200 for two weeks viewing

Webinar Objectives:

• Review the range of different non-physician providers including various practitioners and different levels of nursing staff
• Recognize the way in which non-physician providers are utilized by CAHs and RHCs
• Recognize the Medicare payment methodologies for non-physician practitioners
• Review various compliance issues surrounding services provided by non-physician provider, Including EMTALA, telemedicine and credentialing
• Identify the use of NPPs in meeting Medicare physician supervision requirements under the Provider-Based Rule

Target Audience:

• Billing and Claims Transaction Personnel
• Nursing Staff
• Outpatient Service Area Personnel
• Chargemaster Coordinators
• Financial Analysts
• Compliance Personnel
• Physicians
• Practitioners
• Other Interested Personnel

A few of the Topics that will be covered:

• 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

Attendance Certificate: Upon attending this course you will receive a 1.5 Contact Hour Attendance Certificate. There is usually a reciprocal agreement between state associations to allow these to count for each state. If you have any questions, please ask your state association.

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.