about Billing Billing is published bimonthly for the members of the healthcare billing and management association, inc. (hbma). editorial offices are located at the following address: 1540 s. coast hwy., suite 203 laguna beach, ca 92651 877-640-4262 949-376-3456 fax billing@hbma.org www.hbma.org brad lund, executive director, ext. 203 EDITOR madelon berger, mPh, ma, ccs-P, cPc, chbme ASSISTANT EDITOR sarah conner, ms GRAPHIC DESIGN rocket design PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE CHAIR cindy groux, chbme articles in Billing are the work of the authors and do not reflect the position or opinion of hbma. no part of Billing may be reproduced without the permission of hbma. advertising of products or services in Billing does not constitute an endorsement by hbma of those products or services. HBMA BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT jud neal, chbme PRESIDENT ELECT/VICE PRESIDENT jeanne a. gilreath, chbme SECRETARY cindy groux, chbme TREASURER curt cvikota, chbme PAST PRESIDENT don rodden, chbme HBMA BOARD MEMBERS madelon i. berger, chbme bill carns, chbme Phil ellis dorothy henslee, chbme holly louie, chbme john r. outlaw, chbme rich Papperman, chbme LEGAL COUNSEL jim Wieland, esq. DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS bill finerfrock 4 hbma billing • may. june.2013 HBMA neWs Table of Contents AROUND THE HBMA 3 . . . . . President’s Letter By Jud Neal, CHBME 6 . . . . . Sound Off! 7 . . . . . New HBMA Members 8 . . . . . Spotlight On: HBMA Benefit – Finding Employees Through Performance Resources 9 . . . . . HBMA Calendar of Events FEATURE ARTICLES 12 . . . . How the New HIPAA Regulations Affect Billing Companies and Their Subcontractors as Business Associates By Robert A. Polisky, Esq. 18 . . . . HIPAA Final Ruling – Help Your Clients Learn Some of the Nuances By Connie Ditto, Esq. 22 . . . . Creating Value in Your Business to Get Top Dollar When You Leave It By Stephen Klein, CPA 24 . . . . Billing Medicare for Non-Physician Providers By Richard R. Wier, Jr., Esq. 26 . . . . Good to Great Strategic Planning – Your Workforce is Your Best Resource By Kevin Herring and Killeen Herring 28 . . . . Your Clients’ Patients Stay Healthy with Check-ups – So Can Their Practices By the American Medical Association 31 . . . . Filing Wellpoint Appeals – What You Need to Know By Kimberly Stevens 34 . . . . Five Best Practices for Using Payment Plans to Ensure Patient Payments By Bill Marvin 36 . . . . Is Failure an Option? By Mark LeBlanc 37 . . . . Meaningful Use Requirements are Less Than Meaningful By Marc Oestreich DEPARTMENTS 40 . . . . CODING CORNER: ICD-10: What is End-to-End Testing? By Holly Louie, CHBME and the HBMA ICD-10 Committee 42 . . . . COMPLIANCE: CMS Guidance on Place of Service Coding By Missy Lovell 46 . . . . SOFTWARE: Conditional Formatting – Part 4 – Using Icon Sets to Create More Informational Spreadsheets By Nate Moore 50 . . . . CHBME CEU Quiz Questions 52 . . . . EHRs: Data Interface Issues for the Third Party Biller By Ron Sterling 54 . . . . FROM THE ROAD: Lead, Follow, or Turn Out the Lights By Dave Jakielo, CHBME
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