Resources - Related Links

• Coding Guidelines
• Teaching Physician Rules
• Compliance Program Guidance
• Governmental & Regulatory Resources
  • DHHS
  • Federal Register
  • Fiscal Intermediary
  • CMS
  • OIG
• Professional Organizations
• Listserve

 

Coding Guidelines

• 1995 and 1997; E/M Guidelines
• Diagnosis Guidelines for Coding & Reporting (ICD-9-CM)

 

Teaching Physician Rules

• CMS Carrier Manual Instructions Medicare Final Rule for Teaching Physicians   

 

Compliance Program Guidance

• The OIG Compliance Program Guidance for Individual & Small Group Physician Practices
• The OIG Compliance Guidance for Third Party Billers

 

Governmental & Regulatory Resources

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
• Department of Justice - Health Care Fraud Report
• List of Excluded Individuals and Entities
• Fee Schedule Administration and Coding Requirements
• National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics
• Thomas legislative information on the Internet
• DHHS
  • Department of Health and Human Services Data Council
  • DHHS
• Federal Register
  • Federal Register via GPO Access
  • Federal Register via NARA
• CMS
  • CMS - Homepage
  • CMS - Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System
  • CMS - Medlearn Matters
  • CMS - Oasis
  • CMS - Physician Center
  • CMS - Skilled Nursing Facility PPS
  • CMS - Medicare and Medicaid schedule of program transmittals and memos
  • CMS - Medicare Administrative Contractors
• OIG
  • OIG - Home page
  • OIG - Work Plan

 

Professional Organizations

• AAFP: American Academy of Family Physicians
• AAPA: American Academy of Physician Assistants
• AANAC: American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordinators
• AAOHN: American Association of Occupational Health Nurses
• AAPC: American Academy of Professional Coders
• AACC: American Association for Clinical Chemistry
• ACEP: American College of Emergency Physician
• ACR: American College of Radiology
• AHCA: American Health Care Association
• AHIMA: American Health Information Management Association
• American Health Lawyers Association
• AHA: American Hospital Association
• AMA: American Medical Association
• ANA: American Nurses Association
• APA: American Psychiatric Association
• APA: American Psychological Association
• APHA: American Public Health Association
• ASA: American Society of Anesthesiologists
• ASCP: American Society for Clinical Pathology
• AAMC: Association of American Medical Colleges
• AWHONN: Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses
• CAP: College of American Pathologists
• HBMA: Healthcare Billing & Management Association
• HCCA: Health Care Compliance Association
• JCAHO
• MGMA: Medical Group Management Association
• National Association for Home Care
• National Center for Assisted Living
• Radiology Society of North America
• SIR: Society of Interventional Radiology

 

Listserve

• NIH Listserv
• http://list.nih.gov/ - You can search for lists at this site.
• Trailblazer Health Subscriptions