Library
Coding, Claims and Billing
- NCCI Edits and the NCCI Coding Policy Manual
- Insurance Refund Laws by State
- Find NPI Numbers Including Reverse-Search
- MLN (Medicare Learning Network) Matters - every practice with Medicare patients should subscribe
- CPT Lookup (provided by the AMA)
- Introduction to Coding (2006) - pdf
- CMS RAC (Recovery Audit Contractor) Information Site
- Collection Letter Samples (courtesy of Brandon Betancourt from www.pediatricinc.wordpress.com)
Compliance
- 17-page "How To" Guide to the Red Flags Rule from the FTC (pdf)
- Chart Audit Form (Courtesy of the American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Compliance Plans for Small Practices (OIG Advice)
- Request for Accounting of Protected Health Information Disclosures
- Accounting of PHI Disclosures
- OIG Breach Website
- OIG Fraud Hotline Website
Financial & Reimbursement
- Poverty Guidelines, Research, and Measurements from HHS
- 2009/2010 Federal Poverty Guidelines (to develop a financial assistance policy)
- Easy Withholding Calculator Based on 2009 Tax Return
- Health Reform Information Online (videos, Q & A, updates)
- What Medicare Does and Does Not Cover From A to Z
- Advance Beneficiary Notice (ABN) (use when Medicare patient is responsible to pay for test or procedure)
- 2010 Physician Inpatient/Outpatient Revenue Survey by Merritt Hawkins (pdf)
- WebChats on the Affordable Care Act (HHS)
- Sample Services Needing an ABN (courtesy of Codapedia and Charlene Burgett)
- Appointment of Representative Form (Form SSA-1696-U4 )
Human Resources
- I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification Info and Form (in use after April 3, 2009)
- Job Description: Practice Administrator - Division (Courtesy of Marshall Baker)
- Job Description: Practice Administrator - Health System (Courtesy of Marshall Baker)
- Job Description: Practice Manager 1 (Courtesy of Marshall Baker)
- Job Description: Practice Manager 2 (Courtesy of Marshall Baker)
- Job Description: Practice Operations Director (Courtesy of Marshall Baker)
- Job Description: Practice Administrator/Chief Operating Officer (Courtesy of Marshall Baker)
- OIG Exclusion - Sanction List (Check Physicians and Applicants Before Employment)
Information Technology
- EMR/EHR Wiki (company & software name, latest stable version, website link & more)
- EMR Pricing Structure for EMR software serving practices with one doctor, two doctors and five doctors
- What to Do Before You or Your Doctor Loses a Phone or a Laptop
- Hospital - Inpatient Certified EMR EHR Products
- Medical Practice - Outpatient - Ambulatory Certified EMR EHR Products
Miscellaneous
- List of Healthcare Observation Topics by Month
- Site for finding the meaning of acronyms
- The Green Practice: Guide to Recycling Almost Anything
- Retirement Taxation of Social Security and Pensions by State
- Summary of State Laws and Regulations for Physician Assistants (PAs)
- Free Documentaries (Sicko, etc.)
- Healthcare Observances 2010 by Day
