Staying Compliant with the Medicare Incident-To Rules

Training Provided by Lorman Education Services nAt a time when every medical practice dollar counts, the Medicare incident-to billing rules can enable physicians to capture revenue from common services performed by office staff. The incident-to rules, while simple on their face, can be complex in their application and failing to follow each element of the rules can result in overpayments and even false claims liability. Knowing the rules and applying them correctly in your office is critical. This important teleconference will review the incident-to rules with detailed focus on areas where physician offices typically encounter problems and will discuss important legal issues related to the incident-to rules, including how the rules relate to billing for diagnostic testing and the Stark self-referral prohibitions.

Staying Compliant with the Medicare Incident-To Rules Agenda

1. Overview of the Incident-To Rules
2. The Rules Applied
1. Integral Though Incidental to Physician s Services
2. The Office Setting
3. Direct Supervision and the Office Suite
3. Nonphysician Practitioners
1. Physician Billing for Mid-Level Services
2. Incident-To Billing by Mid-Levels
3. Physician Fee Schedule Payment
4. Special Considerations
1. Diagnostic Service Benefit and Incident-To
2. Incident-To and Stark
5. Conclusion, and Questions and Answers

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