While manuals and courses do
contain Florida & Washington specific information, they
also contain basic insurance billing and collection procedures,
practice building, marketing, taxes and other valuable
information which is universal for every state.
Massage Therapists do NOT have to be a “certified” or
“master” or “medical massage therapist” or anything
else to accept physician referrals or to submit claims to
insurers’ for massage therapy services. What is required is a
medical diagnosis by physician’s prescription. From time to time
some Insurance companies may require state licensure or
certification.
Here is a basic outline of the
material covered in this terrific updated Comprehensive Guide to
Massage Therapy Insurance Billing
• Working with physicians
• As an employee, positives and negatives
• As independent contractor, positive and negatives
• Direct doctor referrals
• Advanced preparation, what it takes to get started
• Tools of the Trade
• FORMS, covering all forms, broken down into 5 categories
• Files, folders, how to set up forms, files and folders
• About being a provider, do I have to? If so, How?
• Terminology, medical, legal & insurance, where to find
• Is accepting insurance worth it?
• 9 simple steps to accepting insurance cases
• Cases to accept
• Cases to avoid
• How to find out if there are loopholes you might get
through
• Current FL Laws as they pertain to PIP /auto insurance
• Marketing & promotion, obtain AND retain patients/clients
• Interviewing patients
• Treating patients what to be aware of and why
• Communicating with insurance adjuster, what to ask for
• Documentation & know documentation is legal evidence
• 3 magic things to prevent delays, denials & reductions.
• Question and answer session
• All about codes, CPT & ICD-9 Codes, when & what to use
• Fees, Legal, Ethical, and UCR
• Can I charge more for insurance cases? If not, why?
• Filling out the CMS 1500 Form, what goes where on the form
• Knowing the claim form
• Submitting claim form, how to prevent denials and delays
• Explanation of Benefits, what is it, what do you do with
it?
• About billing software, do I need it, if so how will it
help me?
• About billing services, should I use them, if not, why not?
• HIPAA Laws & Privacy Rules, do they affect you, if so how?
• Should I submit claims electronically? If not, why not?
• Collections made easy, how to limit collection processes
• Discount/Affinity programs, what are they? Vivian’s take!!
• Tips on going to court if you should you ever have to
• Main causes of problems & how to prevent them up front.
• What it takes to be a success in one sentence
"MANIPULATE YOUR FUTURE"
is a
465 page complete
manual with EVERYTHING you need to accept and bill
for insurance cases, work with physicians, attorneys and
insurance adjusters. You have invested in massage training
courses, now invest in the avenue to make money with those
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