Practice Manager Insider: California Comments

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Practice Manager Insider is written for practice managers who are interested in furthering the efficiency of their oncology practices. Practice Manager Insider offers continuing education credit, research, resources, and ongoing dialogue that provides a forum for oncology practice managers to read and comment on the latest Medicare changes, as well as strategies to improve practice efficiencies in oncology.

Release Date:
September 6, 2006
Termination Date:
December 31, 2006
Estimated time for completion
of this activity: 1 hour

This independent CE activity is supported by an educational grant from Projects In Knowledge, Inc.

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Editorial Board

Roberta L. Buell, MBA
Vice President
P4 Healthcare
Sausalito, California

Christian G. Downs, JD, MHA
Executive Director
Association of Community
Cancer Centers
Rockville, Maryland

Patricia P. Falconer, MBA
President
Health Options
Los Altos, California

Larry A. Oday
Partner
Vinson & Elkins, LLP
Washington, DC

Elaine L. Towle, CMPE
Program Director
Oncology Metrics
Fort Worth, Texas

Activity Goal

The goal of this CE activity is to furnish relevant content updates that offer continuing education credit, research, resources, and ongoing dialogue that helps provide a forum for proficient oncology practice management.

Target Audience

This CE activity has been designed for oncology practice managers and associated professionals.

Learning Objectives

Apply the information provided in this activity to improve the overall efficiency of your oncology practice.

Describe current and upcoming Medicare policy changes and analyze the implications of these changes for your practice.

Institute a plan to help your patients understand how the changes in Medicare will affect them.

Contract For Mutual Responsibility In CE

Projects In Knowledge has developed the contract to demonstrate our commitment to providing the highest quality professional education to clinicians, and to help clinicians set educational goals to challenge and enhance their learning experience.

For more information on the contract, please go to www.projectsinknowledge.com.

CE INFORMATION: PRACTICE MANAGERS

This program may qualify for continuing education credit in the American College of Medical Practice Executives (ACMPE). To apply for ACMPE credit, submit an ACMPE generic credit hour form with a copy of the Practice Manager Insider blog homepage and your completed posttest.

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CE INFORMATION: NURSES

This activity has been approved by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) for a maximum of 2.0 contact hours per month. Provider #00012705.

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Disclosure Information

The Disclosure Policy of Projects In Knowledge requires that presenters comply with the Updated Standards for Commercial Support. All faculty are required to disclose any personal interest or relationship they or their spouse/partner have with the supporters of this activity or any commercial interest that is discussed in their presentation.

Roberta L. Buell, MBA, has an ownership interest in P4 Healthcare.

Christian G. Downs, JD, MHA, has received honoraria from Amgen, Ortho Biotech, and Genentech, Inc.

Patricia P. Falconer, MBA, is on the speakers' bureau of Amgen.

Larry A. Oday, has disclosed no significant relationships.

Elaine L. Towle, CMPE, has disclosed no significant relationships.

Projects In Knowledge's staff members have no significant relationships to disclose.

This CE program is not guaranteed to improve reimbursement, or provide legal or financial advice; it is for informational purposes only. Oncology practices will need to do their own research and make their own decisions when seeking reimbursement.

The opinions expressed in this activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily reflect those of Projects In Knowledge.

This CE activity is provided by Projects In Knowledge solely as an educational service. Specific patient care decisions are the responsibility of the healthcare professional caring for the patient.

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

If you are experiencing difficulty with this CE activity, please
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I have trouble billing bone marrow
Biopsies to Med-i-cal and getting paid. Does anyone know the correct modifiers to use for 38221 and 38220 in California? This is a medical oncology-hematology office. Thanks- muriel

Posted by: muriel harkins | July 17, 2006 at 03:33 PM

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