Medi-Cal offers billing seminars April 22 and 23 in Anaheim Throughout the year, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) offers in person Medi-Cal training seminars, designed for providers and billing staff at all levels. The next two seminars are scheduled for April 22 and 23, 2014, at the Anaheim Convention Center. These seminars cover the following topics: Changes to Medi-Cal billing ICD-10 overview Basic and advanced billing issues Provider-specific billing questions Specialty programs such as California Children’s Services/Genetically Handicapped Persons Program For more information or ... March 12, 2014 Medi-Cal Billing/Coding, Medi-Cal, Practice Management, Insurance/Reimbursement 0 0 Comment Read More »
Practices required to use new CMS 1500 claim form beginning April 1 Earlier this year, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved the revised Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 1500 claim form (version 02/12 OMB control number 0938-1197). The CMS 1500 claim form is the required format for submitting paper claims to Medicare. As of April 1, 2014, CMS will no longer accept paper claims on the old form. Until then, CMS is accepting both the old and new forms. The revised form adds the following functionality: Indicators for differentiating between ICD-9 and ICD-10 ... March 12, 2014 Medicare Billing/Coding, Medicare, Practice Management, Insurance/Reimbursement 0 0 Comment Read More »
DHCS to give webinar on Medi-Cal telehealth billing September 26 The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is hosting a telehealth billing webinar on September 26, from 10 to 11 a.m., to help Medi-Cal providers understand how to bill for telehealth services including reimbursement for transmission and facility fees. The webinar is open to all Medi-Cal providers. During the one-hour webinar, DHCS will guide providers in completing accurate claims for timely payment by: defining billable telehealth services; explaining how to fill out claims; listing HCPCS and CPT-4 codes used for telehealth billing; and sharing the updated telehealth section of the ... September 25, 2013 Medi-Cal Medi-Cal, Telemedicine, Webinars, Billing/Coding 0 0 Comment Read More »
