Prescription for Fraud: Consultants Selling Doctors Bad Billing Advice : Hearing Before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, One Hundred Seventh Congress, First Session, June 27, 2001, Volume 4U.S. Government Printing Office, 2001 - 59 halaman |
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Halaman 51 - A majority of the members of the Executive Committee shall constitute a quorum of the Committee.
Halaman 38 - Providing free computer and web-based training courses to doctors, providers, practice staff, and other interested individuals can access a growing number of web-based training courses designed to improve their understanding of Medicare. Some courses focus on important administrative and coding issues, such as how to check-in new Medicare patients or correctly complete Medicare claims forms, while others explain Medicare's coverage for home health care, women's health services, and other benefits.
Halaman 39 - ... feedback with providers, both on an individual and community level, about how to correct and prevent the types of errors identified in medical review of claims so we can reduce the number of improper claims among the vast majority of providers who make only honest errors; and • working to ensure that contractor toll-free service lines are responsive to provider questions.
Halaman 37 - We are also providing contractors with in-person instruction and a standardized training manual for them to use in educating physicians and other providers. These programs provide consistency and ensure that our contractors speak with one voice on national issues. For example, in coordination with the Blue Cross/Blue Shield Association, we developed train-thetrainer sessions for implementing both the Hospital Outpatient and Home Health Prospective Payment System regulations, which included a satellite...
Halaman 54 - Federal association's capital, present in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
Halaman 50 - The officers shall be elected by ballot to serve for one year or until their successors are elected, and their term of office shall begin at the close of the annual meeting at which they are elected. Section 4.
Halaman 38 - Medicare Basics" for physicians. We just completed fieldtesting the first mock-ups for the project at the recent American Medical Association House of Delegates meeting. Once this new website is successfully implemented, we will move to organize similar web navigation tools for other Medicare providers. In tandem with our efforts to improve physician and provider education, we are also focusing on improving the quality of our provider customer service.
Halaman 1 - Administrator similarly cited the value of work done by the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General and IV&V vendors at contractor sites in uncovering problems.
Halaman 52 - Committee, is an ex-officio member of all committees, and shall perform such other and further duties as may be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.
Halaman 52 - He shall exercise general supervision over the affairs of the Association, including the Annual Meeting; shall appoint chairmen of standing committees as herein or later provided for; shall be an ex-officio member of all committees, and shall perform such other duties as are incident to this office, or as may be properly required of him by actions of the Association or of the Board at duly constituted meetings. At the conclusion of his term of office, the President shall serve two years as a Director....