Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities: Preparing and Submitting Compliant Claims to Medicare

In this session, we will review Medicare's general inpatient billing requirements for Inpatient Psychiatric Facility's including bill types, billing frequency, interim billing, benefits exhaust billing, billing for electroconvulsive therapy [...]

NGSConnex-Account Management

Do you need assistance with login issues and account suspensions? Do you know who your Local Security Officer is and what they are responsible for? We will also review how to edit the user profile and updating access within the portal. After [...]

NGSConnex-Account Management

Do you need assistance with login issues and account suspensions? Do you know who your Local Security Officer is and what they are responsible for? We will also review how to edit the user profile and updating access within the portal. After [...]

Mastering Critical Access Hospital Outpatient Billing

During this webinar, we’ll provide basic billing instructions for outpatient services in a Critical Access Hospital (CAC) including Method I and Method II payment methods.

Skilled Nursing Facility Consolidated Billing

Did you know that skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) are responsible for paying outside entities for most services provided to beneficiaries while they are in a covered Part A stay and for certain services for Part B beneficiaries? Streamline [...]

Using Third Party Billing Companies

Medicare providers frequently outsource their billing, financial and enrollment services. During this webinar, we’ll highlight the need to contract with CMS-approved entities and ensure these contracts include measures to protect personally [...]

Repetitive Scheduled Non-Emergent Ambulance Transports Prior Authorization

Attention All Independent Ambulance Suppliers! If you are providing repetitive, scheduled, non-emergent ambulance transports (RSNAT), you'll want to attend this webinar. Join us to learn everything you need to know about the RSNAT program.

Introduction to Medicare Part I

Join us for Introduction to Medicare Part I, if you are a new provider/staff member or need a refresher in the Medicare Part B Program. Topics include Jurisdictions, NGS Website, Medicare Enrollment, Electronic Billing, Medicare Compliance, [...]

Medicare Part B Ambulance Coverage, Basics and Billing

During this webinar, we'll educate new staff or those needing a refresher on basic Medicare Part B ambulance billing guidelines.

NGSConnex: Part B Redetermination Electronic Notification Letters

National Government Services will discontinue mailing paper Medicare Redetermination Notices (MRNs) when Part B redetermination requests are submitted through NGSConnex beginning in March 2025. During this webinar, we’ll share information and [...]

Billing Telehealth Services for Part B Providers

During this webinar, we’ll provide you with insight into covered Medicare telehealth services and coverage requirements. We’ll discuss originating sites, distant sites and billing and payment guidelines.

Hospital, CMHC, CORF/ORF and ESRD Facilities Quarterly Top Claim Errors

Do you struggle with your claim denials, rejections and return to provider (RTP) claims? Do you want to be proactive in preventing unnecessary errors? Join us in a review of top claim errors for your provider type based on recent data analysis. [...]

Rural Health Clinic Billing Basics

This webinar will provide a detailed overview of the Medicare billing requirements for rural health clinics (RHC), including the definition of a qualifying visit, locations where billable RHC services can occur, claim coding guidelines and [...]

The Medicare Appeals Process: What You Need to Know

This informative session will help you navigate Medicare’s appeals process by providing information on what an appeal is, how to determine if a claim can be appealed, who may file an appeal, the appeal levels, timeframes and documentation [...]

Navigating Skilled Nursing Facility Inpatient Billing Situations

During this session, we’ll explore how to properly bill situations that occur with skilled nursing facility inpatients such as; when the beneficiary did not meet the technical or medical requirements for coverage, has insurance primary to [...]

Lets Chat about Federally Qualified Health Center Billing and Reimbursement

Need answers on FQHC billing and reimbursement without attending a full training? Join our 30-minute "Let's Chat" session. This informal discussion allows providers to engage with our Provider Outreach and Education team. You are encouraged to [...]

Lets Chat about Federally Qualified Health Center Billing and Reimbursement

Need answers on FQHC billing and reimbursement without attending a full training? Join our 30-minute "Let's Chat" session. This informal discussion allows providers to engage with our Provider Outreach and Education team. You are encouraged to [...]

Lets Chat about Federally Qualified Health Center Billing and Reimbursement

Need answers on FQHC billing and reimbursement without attending a full training? Join our 30-minute "Let's Chat" session. This informal discussion allows providers to engage with our Provider Outreach and Education team. You are encouraged to [...]

Skilled Nursing Facility and Swing Bed Quarterly Top Claim Errors

Do you struggle with your claim denials, rejections and return to provider (RTP) claims? Do you want to be proactive in preventing unnecessary errors? Join us in a review of top claim errors for your provider type based on recent data analysis. [...]

NGSConnex: Local Security Officer Overview, Access and Navigation

This webinar is geared toward all lines of business for those who will be a Local Security Officer (LSO) in the NGSConnex portal. Come join us and see how NGSConnex can make your life a little easier. We'll review the responsibilities of an [...]

NGSConnex: Standard User Overview, Access and Navigation

This webinar is geared toward all lines of business for those who will be Standard Users in the NGSConnex portal. Come join us and see how NGSConnex can make your life a little easier. We'll review what NGSConnex has to offer, including [...]

Medicare Part B Preventive Services: Intensive Behavioral Therapy for Obesity and Depression Screening

During this webinar, we'll review the Medicare coverage, coding and billing guidelines for intensive behavioral therapy for obesity and screening for depression in adults.

PECOS: View and Manage Reassignments through Group Enrollment

During this webinar, we’ll provide an understanding of how to view and manage reassignments through the group enrollment in Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS), including to add or terminate reassignments. Individual [...]

Getting Access to PECOS

During this webinar, we’ll discuss how to obtain access to the Internet-based Provider Enrollment Chain & Ownership System (PECOS) and gain connection to provider enrollment record as well as understand other Centers for Medicare & Medicaid [...]

Submitting Revalidation via PECOS

During this webinar, we’ll provide an understanding of how to utilize the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Internet-based Provider Enrollment Chain & Ownership System (PECOS) to be comfortable in navigating the system to submit a [...]

Let's Chat About Provider Enrollment

During this session, you’ll have the opportunity to ask questions about all aspects of provider enrollment. Answers will be provided by a panel of subject-matter experts. As this is a question-and-answer session, there is no presentation available.

Reducing Unprocessable Claims

When claims are submitted with invalid, incomplete or incorrect information, our claims processing system will detect these errors and will reject claims as unprocessable. Our goal is to assist our providers in submitting claims correctly the [...]

National A/B Medicare Administrative Contractor Ambulance Provider/Supplier Coalition

National A/B Medicare Administrative Contractor Ambulance Provider/Supplier Coalition Attention Ambulance Providers In response to numerous and continued requests from the ambulance community, the AB MACs have put together a National AB MAC [...]

FQHC Example of a Per Visit Rate Calculation for MAO Supplemental Payments

FQHC MAO Supplemental Payment Calculation Form

National AB Medicare Administrative Contractor Ambulance Provider/Supplier Coalition

National AB Medicare Administrative Contractor Ambulance Provider/Supplier Coalition Attention Ambulance Providers In response to numerous and continued requests from the ambulance community, the AB MACs have put together a National AB MAC [...]

Part A Summit- Skilled Nursing Facility: Coverage and Documentation

During this collaborative education session between Case Management and Medical Review, attendees will learn documentation requirements for skilled nursing facility (SNF) coverage, how to properly respond to Additional Documentation Requests [...]

Part A Summit Let’s Chat: Prior Authorization for Certain Hospital Outpatient Department Services

This Let’s Chat session focuses on Prior Authorization for certain hospital outpatient department (OPD) services and is an informal opportunity for you to chat with our staff about the selected topic. During the session, you may ask us [...]

Part A Summit -Need Answers? The Options to Consider Before Calling or Writing into Medicare

During this session, we will review top trends on why providers are reaching out to Medicare and the best options to resolve those inquires. Plus, valuable tips and resources to help get the most out of Medicare.

Part A Summit- Medicare Secondary Payer: Preventing Rejections of Your Medicare Primary Claims

Increase your cash flow by preventing rejections of your Medicare primary claims! In this webinar, we review why claims reject for Medicare Secondary Payer and explain how to prevent these rejections by reporting information on your claims that [...]

Part A Summit - Exploring the NGS TPE Process

Join us to explore essential strategies for a successful Targeted Probe and Educate review. We'll cover the purpose of TPE and best practices, roles and responsibilities of National Government Service and providers under review. Gain practical [...]

Part A Summit- Navigating Billing and Documentation for Behavioral Health Services in Federally Qualified Health Centers

Unlock the secrets to effective billing and documentation for behavioral health services within Federally Qualified Health Centers. This collaborative webinar will include insights from Medical Review and is designed to help healthcare [...]

Part A Summit – How to Submit an Appeal Request

Join us for a comprehensive session focused on understanding the appeal submission process within National Government Service. This presentation is designed to guide participants through each step of submitting an appeal, ensuring clarity and [...]

Part A Summit - NGSConnex: User Pain Points Examples/Solutions

Are you experiencing issues while utilizing NGSConnex? Join this informative session to learn what user pain points are and how to resolve these issues from an NGSConnex Agile Product Owner. This session will encompass issues with [...]

Part A Summit - World of Medicare Contractors

Medicare Administrative Contractors are responsible for processing claims, managing policy and payment, and establishing regional policy guidelines. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services also uses several additional contractors to manage [...]