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Join us for one of our powerful educational events. Learn more about the Medicare program and discover ways to improve the accuracy and efficiency of your Medicare billing process by participating in the free educational events hosted by us. MAC JL spans Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and the Washington D.C. Metro Area (Arlington and Fairfax counties in Virginia, the city of Alexandria, VA, the District of Columbia, and Montgomery and Prince George’s counties in Maryland). To register and participate in an educational event, you must have an account in the Novitas Learning Center . If you do not have one, request an account today! Need help signing in (account name or password issues), registering or starting a class? Access our step by step tutorials: creating a new learning center account, event handouts in the Novitas Learning Center, starting a webinar through the Novitas Learning Center and a quick reference guide. If you still need help, email us at NovitasLearningCenterHelpDesk@novitas-solutions.com and we will respond with assistance as soon as possible. CEUs may be awarded for successful completion of an educational event (e.g., 1 CEU per 60 minutes of attendance). Attendees must participate in the event in its entirety. Upon completion of your attendance, you will receive a completion email and the completion certificate will be available to download in your NLC account under the Completed Training icon. This process can take up to seven business days to finalize for webinars and teleconferences. Read more about obtaining CEU credits. Target audience:  - Part A (facility services billed on a CMS UB-04 claim form or an electronic equivalent)
 - Part B (professional services billed on the CMS-1500 claim form or an electronic equivalent)
 - New provider (providers, billers, coders, office staff, etc., new to the Medicare program or looking for a refresher)
All times listed are in the Eastern Time Zone.
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Tuesday, October 11, 2022 |
10:00 a.m. |
11:30 a.m. |
Local Coverage Determination (LCD) Additions and Revisions This course will review new Local Coverage Determinations (LCDs) and updates to existing LCDs. An overview will be provided of the new Local Coverage Articles, revisions, draft LCDs posted for comments, and retired LCDs. Topics that will be reviewed include complex drug administration coding, monitored anesthesia care, genetic testing for oncology, immune globulin, nerve stimulators for chronic intractable pain, skin substitutes for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers and venous leg ulcers. |
1.5 |
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Tuesday, October 11, 2022 |
1:00 p.m. |
2:30 p.m. |
Updates for the Hospital Outpatient Department (OPD) Prior Authorization (PA) Program This webinar will review changes CMS has made to the codes and documentation requirements included within the prior authorization (PA) program for hospital OPD services, the revised PA request (PAR) cover sheet, and updated guidance on the exemption process and associated timeframes. As a condition of payment, a PAR is required for the following hospital OPD services: blepharoplasty, blepharoptosis repair, and brow ptosis repairs; botulinum toxin injections; panniculectomy, excision of excess skin and subcutaneous tissue (including lipectomy), and related services; rhinoplasty and related services; vein ablation and related services; cervical fusion with disc removal and implanted spinal neurostimulators. We will review the PA process and the services requiring PA including documentation requirements. Members of our PA team will be available for your questions relating to the PA program. |
1.5 |
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Wednesday, October 12, 2022 |
11:00 a.m. |
12:30 p.m. |
Medicare Part B Updates - October 2022 The Medicare Part B updates webinar is a review of the most up-to-date changes. This includes annual, quarterly, and general updates. We will review Novitas initiatives, current 2022 CMS initiatives, and LCD/NCD changes. |
1.5 |
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Thursday, October 13, 2022 |
11:00 a.m. |
12:00 p.m. |
Medicare Part A Updates - October 2022 The Medicare Part A Updates presentation is timed to review the most recent Medicare updates and typically contains a wide variety of topics. This includes annual, quarterly, and general updates. Our discussion typically reviews some standard topics of interest such as current and recent 2022 CMS initiatives, program changes, Novitas initiatives, Local Coverage Determination (LCD) and National Coverage Determination (NCD) updates, Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Outpatient Code Editor (I/OCE) updates. |
1.0 |
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Tuesday, October 18, 2022 |
10:00 a.m. |
11:00 a.m. |
#Stay Connected Part B Billing Workshop Series: Understanding and Using the Medicare Fee Schedule This course is designed to provide an overview of the multiple Medicare fee schedules. We will start with the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MFPS) and explain how to find the downloads as well as how to use the single code search. We will review how to identify and define payment indicators. We will then move to the various other payment schedules such as clinical laboratory fees, drugs and biologicals, immunizations, anesthesia. We will conclude with where to locate the various fees on the Novitas and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) websites. |
1.0 |
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Tuesday, October 18, 2022 |
1:00 p.m. |
2:00 p.m. |
#Stay Connected Part B Billing Workshop Series: Discovering How to Effectively Use Self-Service Tools This course will review the various self-service options Novitas has available to help with your daily activities that are right at your fingertips. We want to show you how our tools can provide instant results with a minimal amount of input from you. Are you aware of how quickly you can check the status of an application, inquire about claim rejection/denial error codes, or locate a specific fee or policy? Join us as we explore the many decision tree and calculator tools and discover how to help yourself save time and money by using these valuable resources. |
1.0 |
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Wednesday, October 19, 2022 |
10:00 a.m. |
11:30 a.m. |
#Stay Connected Part B Billing Workshop Series: Reviewing the Remittance Advice This course will focus on top claim errors, how to identify these on the Medicare Remittance Advice and how they affect claim processing. We will outline the different types of remittance advice codes and how to successfully correct claim errors. We will review our self-service tools and website specific areas to promote the most useful way to perform these transactions. We welcome all levels of experience in this webinar, but it may be more beneficial to those in the audience that have claim processing knowledge. |
1.5 |
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Wednesday, October 19, 2022 |
1:00 p.m. |
2:30 p.m. |
#Stay Connected Part B Billing Workshop Series: Let's Talk Appeals This webinar will focus on the Medicare redetermination process, also referred to as an appeal. We will review the different levels of appeals and how to successfully submit these requests. We will also review utilizing our free, secure portal, Novitasphere, and our self-service tools available to you to perform these transactions. We welcome all levels of experience in this course. |
1.5 |
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Thursday, October 20, 2022 |
10:00 a.m. |
11:30 a.m. |
Credit Balance Reporting and Submission Errors This course will highlight what the credit balance report is and provide instructions in completing the report correctly. We will review credit balance report requirements and important report due dates to ensure your facility meets all reporting requirements. To help reduce errors, we will review common submission errors when completing the credit balance certification and detail pages and review resolutions. Attendees will also receive answers to the most frequently asked questions plus review important tips and resources to assist in completing the report. |
1.5 |
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Thursday, October 20, 2022 |
10:00 a.m. |
11:30 a.m. |
#StayConnected Part B Billing Workshop Series: How to Navigate and Apply National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) Tools This course defines the fundamentals of National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) by reviewing the online procedure to procedure edits, add-on codes and medically unlikely edits. We will demonstrate the most helpful ways to reinforce these key concepts by exploring the Novitas and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) websites. We will conclude by reviewing the concepts of proper application of the NCCI modifiers and provide guidance on self-service tools to ensure proper billing and coding. |
1.5 |
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Thursday, October 20, 2022 |
1:00 p.m. |
2:30 p.m. |
#StayConnected Part B Billing Workshop Series: Identifying and Locating Common Modifiers This course will highlight, define, and review where to find information regarding modifiers on our website as well as how to locate our coding and billing articles. We encourage you to become familiar with our website and use it to submit accurate claims to Medicare for processing and payment consideration and to eliminate costly mistakes. |
1.5 |
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Tuesday, October 25, 2022 |
10:00 a.m. |
11:00 a.m. |
#StayConnected Portal Workshop Series: Novitasphere Overview This webinar will identify all features currently available in Novitasphere for Part A and Part B providers. |
1.0 |
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Tuesday, October 25, 2022 |
1:00 p.m. |
2:00 p.m. |
#StayConnected Portal Workshop Series: Novitasphere and PC-ACE Enrollment This webinar will outline the necessary steps to register for access to the Novitasphere Portal for Part A and B customers. Novitasphere is a free, secure internet portal available for use by our JH and JL providers, facilities, billing services, clearinghouses and support staff. During this session, we will also discuss how to request the free PC-ACE software and provide an overview of the CMS Identity Management (IDM) registration process |
1.0 |
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Wednesday, October 26, 2022 |
10:00 a.m. |
11:00 a.m. |
#StayConnected Portal Workshop Series: Novitasphere Features for Part B This webinar will conduct a detailed demonstration of the Part B features available in Novitasphere, including eligibility and claim status. |
1.0 |
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Wednesday, October 26, 2022 |
1:00 p.m. |
2:00 p.m. |
#StayConnected Portal Workshop Series: Novitasphere Features for Part A This webinar will conduct a detailed demonstration of the Part A features available in Novitasphere, including eligibility and claim status. |
1.0 |
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Thursday, October 27, 2022 |
10:00 a.m. |
11:00 a.m. |
#StayConnected Portal Workshop Series: Novitasphere Claim Correction This webinar will conduct a detailed demonstration of the claim correction and clerical error reopening request process in Novitasphere. |
1.0 |
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Thursday, October 27, 2022 |
1:00 p.m. |
2:00 p.m. |
#StayConnected Portal Workshop Series: Novitasphere Claim Submission This webinar will conduct a demonstration of the claim submission process in Novitasphere. including details for using the free PC-ACE software program. |
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