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Coding and Billing

• Coding and Reimbursement Network
• MSNJ Claims Assistance Program

Documents

• New Jersey Enacts Paid Family Leave Law
• New Jersey Paid Family Leave Law Fact Sheet
• The Affordable Care Act

Employment Law

• Employee Language/Accent Hiring Discrimination

Fee Schedules

• 2009 Highmark Medicare Part B Physician Fee Schedule Main Page
• 2009 Medicare Part B Fee Calculator
• 2009 Printable/Downloadable Medicare Fee Schedule
• Highmark 2008 Medicare Part B Fee Schedule Calculator

Free Online Healthcare Management Magazines

• Decision Health

General

• MSNJ Government Relations Site
• Pahcom National
• Physicians Practice - Practice Management Journal

Highmark Medicare

• Highmark - To Enroll For EDI
• Highmark Claim Status and Beneficiary Eligibility
• Highmark Cover sheet for submitting paper medical documentation associated to an electronic claim
• Highmark Downloadable/Printer-Friendly Forms Index
• Highmark EDI Part A Training Modules
• Highmark EDI Technical Support
• Highmark EDI Transition Newsletter July 2008
• Highmark Enrollment for Electronic Remittance Advice
• Highmark Implementation Schedule
• Highmark Medicare Part B Home Page
• Highmark Medicare Part B Redetermination and Reopening Process
• Highmark New Contactor (Payer ID) Numbers
• Highmark Part B EDI Newsletters
• Highmark Part B Reference Manual
• Highmark Part B Reference Manual regarding Appeals
• Highmark Requests to correct clerical errors or omissions of claim data may be correct quickly and easily over the telephone by calling 1-866-488-0551.
• Highmark Subscribe To Our J12 MAC (Transition) E-Mail Communcation Lists
• Highmark Transition Communications NJ Part B
• Highmark Transition Frequently Asked Questions
• Highmark Transition Seminar Handout July 2008
• Higmark EDI Helpdesk Support: 1-866-488-0546 , option 1
• Part B Highmark Medicare System Alerts
• September 12, 2008 Highmark Transition Newsletter

Medical Records/HIPAA

• Practice Brief: Retention of Health Information

Medicare and CMS

• 2004 MEDICARE CONVERSION FACTORS
• 2009 Electronic Prescribing Incentive Program – Adoption/Use of Medication Electronic Prescribing Measure
• 2009 RAC -CMS ANNOUNCES NEW RECOVERY AUDIT CONTRACTORS TO HELP IDENTIFY IMPROPER MEDICARE PAYMENTS
• 2009 Update to Medicare Deductible, Coinsurance and Premium Rates for 2009
• CMS Extends NPI Date to May 2008
• Free Medicare Remittance Printing Software
• Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Look Up
• Medicare Remit Easy Print Software Brochure
• Medicare Remittance Advice Remark Codes
• MedLearn - Description of Remittance Printing
• Patient Responsibility Calculator by Highmark Government Business Unit for CMS

National Provider Identifier, Taxonomy, UPIN

• Apply online for National Provider Identifier (NPI)
• CMS Taxonomy Codes List PDF
• CMS Taxonomy Specialty Code List
• Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services National Provider Identifier (NPI) Application Update Form
• Important Guidance Regarding National Provider Identifier (NPI) Usage in Medicare Claims
• NPI Registry Search
• Provider Taxonomy Code List

New

• Red Flag Medical Identity Theft Information Page World Privacy Forum

NJ State Links

• DOBI - Changes in Health Care Claims Handling, Prior Authorization and Utilization Management Appeals
• Government Tips for Disaster Preparedness
• MINIMUM WAGE LAW - ALL STATES
• New Jersey Victims of Crime -Compensation Board