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Employment Related Concerns

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• Definition of RPA and RA

• Delegation of Duties and Billing Practices

Information on delegation to an RPA and requirements for billing practices

• Billing for "Incident To" Patient Services

  Information on the RPAs Incident to Billing Practices

• CMS Supervision and Billing

  CMS Supervision and Billing Guidelines
  
  

• CMS-OPPS 2010 Supervison Rule
  2010 Rule on Outpatient Physician Supervision
  
  

• JCAHO-CMS
  Clarification on JCAHO guidelines regarding CMS Supervision
  
  

• Application of CMS Supervision Guidelines

  Provides and explanation of the Guidelines and how they apply to the supervision of the RPA
  
  

• Medicare/Medicaid Guidelines for Supervision

  Provides and explanation of the Guidelines and how they apply to the supervision of the RPA
  
  

• Defining Fraud and Abuse

  Information regarding fraud and abuse

• S & I and -52 Modifer Codes

  Information regarding these Medicare Billing Code Modifiers
  

• Medical Privilege Request Form

  Sample form to use for Credentialing Committees
  

• AHP Credentialing

  A guide to AHP Credentialing
  
  

• CMS and Billing FAQs