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Related Web Sites This Web page provide links to related health care sites that expand upon the information we provide. Please note, that these links take you away from the NHIC, Corp. (NHIC) Medicare site. NHIC cannot and does not make any representation about these sites or the materials available on them.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - CMS is the federal agency that administers the Medicare and Medicaid programs. • CMS' Competitive Acquisition Program (CAP) This page on the CMS website contains information on the competitive acquisition program (CAP) for Medicare Part B drugs and biologicals not paid on a cost or prospective payment system basis. Physicians are given a choice between buying and billing these drugs under the average sales price (ASP) system, or obtaining these drugs from vendors selected in a competitive bidding process. This page on the CMS website contains program related forms in Portable Document Format (pdf). These include claim forms, enrollment applications, ABN forms, and many more. This page on the CMS website contains vast amounts of information related to HIPAA, including: General Information, Regulations & Standards, Enforcement Issues, Educational Materials, Upcoming Events, and Related Links. The CMS Online Manual System is used by CMS program components, partners, contractors, and State Survey Agencies to administer CMS programs. It offers day-to-day operating instructions, policies, and procedures based on statutes and regulations, guidelines, models, and directives. • CMS Medicare Learning Network This section includes a variety of mechanisms, such as the Internet, national educational articles, brochures, fact sheets, web-based training courses, and videos, to deliver a planned and coordinated provider education program. • CMS' MREP Software information - Download CMS Medicare Remit Easy Print (MREP) software and user guide. This software will enable providers to read and print the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliant electronic remittance advice (ERA). The provider/supplier-specific pages are a one-stop resource focused on the informational needs and interests of Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) providers, including physicians, other practitioners. • CMS Quarterly Provider Update (QPU) Source for National Medicare Provider Information. This is a listing of quarterly regulations and instructions for Medicare providers. You can receive changes to this Update, as CMS makes them, by subscribing to the CMS-QPU Listserv. The provider/supplier-specific pages are a one-stop resource focused on the informational needs and interests of suppliers. Program transmittals are used to communicate new or changed policies, and/or procedures that are being incorporated into a specific Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) program manual. • Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Information Under the Consolidated Billing requirement, a SNF itself must submit all Medicare claims for the services that its residents receive (except for specifically excluded services listed below). • Correct Coding Initiative Edits (CCI) Information for providers on Medicare's National CCI edits. • E&M Services - Documentation Guidelines CMS Documentation Guidelines for Evaluation & Management Services CMS establishes uniform national definitions of services, codes to represent services, and payment modifiers to the codes. • Laboratory National Coverage Determinations (NCDs) Index Listed are the Laboratory NCDs, including accompanying issuances, resulting from Negotiated Rulemaking. • Medicare Contractor Provider Satisfaction Survey (MCPSS) - The Medicare Contractor Provider Satisfaction Survey (MCPSS) is designed to garner quantifiable data on provider satisfaction with the performance of Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) Contractors. • Medicare Coordination of Benefits (COB) This section of the CMS Web site centralizes all coordination of benefits information. The purposes of the COB program are to identify the health benefits available to a Medicare beneficiary and to coordinate the payment process to prevent mistaken payment of Medicare benefits. This section includes information for beneficiaries, providers, employers and attorneys. • Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage for Providers This page consists of educational products, standard forms, training courses, products to use in counseling patients, CMS communications and links to additional resources for the Medicare Part D Drug Coverage. • National Coverage Determinations (NCDs) An NCD sets forth the extent to which Medicare will cover specific services, procedures, or technologies on a national basis. This page lists all current NCDs. • National Physician Fee Schedule - Unadjusted CMS website that contains the unadjusted for budget neutrality factor for private insurance contracting. Choose the year. Open/download the winzip file which contains numerous documents. For the Addendum B fee schedule for 2008, refer to the document/spreadsheet titled “PPRVU08.xls”. • National Provider Identifier (NPI) The National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Administrative Simplification Standard. The NPI is a unique identification number for covered health care providers. Covered health care providers and all health plans and health care clearinghouses will use the NPIs in the administrative and financial transactions adopted under HIPAA. • Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) PQRI establishes a financial incentive for eligible professionals to participate in a voluntary quality reporting program. Eligible professionals who successfully report a designated set of quality measures on claims for dates of service from July 1 to December 31, 2007, may earn a bonus payment. Associations & Organizations • American Academy of Allergy , Asthma, and Immunology • American Academy of Ophthalmology • American Ambulance Association • American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons • American Chiropractic Association • American Hospital Association Central Office: Clearinghouse for ICD-9-CM & HCPCS codes The American Hospital Association's Central Office serves as the official U.S. clearinghouse on medical coding for the proper use of the ICD-9-CM systems and Level I HCPCS (CPT-4 codes) for hospital providers and certain Level II HCPCS codes for hospitals, physicians and other health professionals. Online resources for individuals interested in information on asthma and other lung diseases. • American Medical Association Online resources for physicians. Links to state and local medical societies. • American Optometric Association • American Podiatric Medical Association • American Society of Clinical Oncology • Association for Psychological Science • Association of California Neurologists The Association of California Neurologists mission is to stimulate and foster improvements in all aspects of the health care of patients with disorders of the nervous system, to encourage the association of professional neurologists and advancement in the practice of neurology in the state of California, and to promote continuing education and advancement in scientific and clinical techniques and methods of neurological medicine. They are proactively monitoring and intervening in legislative issues that affect access and quality of neurological care and reimbursement. Their committees provide input to lawmakers in Sacramento about the concerns of neurologists and the patients under our care. • California Academy of Eye Physicians & Surgeons The mission of the California Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons is to serve the total visual health care needs of the people of California through public and professional education, membership services, and legislative advocacy. • California Ambulance Association Use this site to learn more about the private ambulance industry in California. Obtain membership information. Check out handy links for SNF, Legislative and Medi-Cal Updates. • California Chiropractic Association • California Medical Association Listings to find a physician. Links to state and local medical societies. • California Optometric Association The California Optometric Association site has professional information for doctors of optometry. They also have another website at http://www.eyehelp.org which offers complete eye health information. • California Orthopaedic Association Web page links include Job Placement, Worker's Compensation News, Medicare News and Medline Searches. AAOS Councilor Newsletters are available to download. • California Podiatric Medical Association • California Psychological Association • California Radiological Society Learn more about the legislative and regulatory issues that impact the practice of radiology. CRS is a chapter of the American College of Radiology and represents approximately 2,000 board certified radiologists, specializing in both therapeutic and diagnostic services. This site includes event calendars and seminar information. • California Society of Anesthesiologists The California Society of Anesthesiologists is a physician organization dedicated to promoting the highest standards of the profession of anesthesiology, to fostering excellence through continuing medical education, and to serving as an advocate for anesthesiologists and their patients. • California Society for Clinical Social Work Full Service statewide membership association for clinical social workers: Masters students, MSWs, LCSWs. Linked to Clinical Social Work Federation, Washington D.C. • Los Angeles County Medical Association (LACMA) LACMA is a non-profit organization consisting of dedicated physicians in LA County advocating quality health care for all patients and serving the professional needs of its physician members. LACMA, in conjunction with the CMA (California Medical Association), is active in legal, legislative, reimbursement, and regulatory issues on behalf of physicians in LA County. • Medical Oncology Association of Southern California (MOASC) The Medical Oncology Association of Southern California represents over 350 physicians and educational institutions throughout California as an advocate for the practicing oncologist and their patients. • National Association of Social Workers Membership services include group rate malpractice insurance, online jobs bulletin, discount continuing education, and advocacy services. This site includes a wide range of cancer information, available for health professionals. • National Institutes of Health • National Library of Medicine Search the Medline database. Many other resources for physicians and health professionals. • Radiological Society of North America The information in this section is maintained by the Washington Publishing Company (WPC). Implementation guides can be obtained from the following links through the WPC website for an additional fee. • Clearinghouse for ICD-9-CM & HCPCS codes The American Hospital Association's Central Office serves as the official U.S. clearinghouse on medical coding for the proper use of the ICD-9-CM systems and Level I HCPCS (CPT-4 codes) for hospital providers and certain Level II HCPCS codes for hospitals, physicians and other health professionals. • Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) This is the new one-stop-shop type of page that the government has created to make it easy for citizens to participate in Federal rulemaking and the American democratic process. From this Web site, you can view a description of every proposed and final Federal regulation currently open for comment, read the full text of the regulations, and submit your comments to the Federal agencies responsible for the rulemaking action. • Medicare The official US government site for people with Medicare. • Medicare Contractor Provider Satisfaction Survey (MCPSS) The MCPSS is a continuous survey of a nationally representative sample of physicians and provider population, conducted by the Centers for Medicare Management (CMM) for Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) through a contract with Westat. This site provides information about MCPSS to the physician and provider community, provider organizations and associations and particularly to our Medicare FFS Contractors. • The Medicare Rights Center (MRC) • National Government Services (formerly United Government Services) National Government Services is the Medicare Part A Intermediary for California. • NPI Registry-National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) The comprehensive source for Medicare National Provider Identifiers (NPI). • Social Security Act - Title XV111 • Social Security Administration • TRICARE The Military Health System The source for Medicare Unique Physician Identification Numbers (UPIN).
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