Event :: American College of Cardiology, 20th Annual Conference

Professional Practice Resources is once again a proud sponsor of the Michigan Chapter of the American College of Cardiology conference to be held September 26th – 28th, 2008 at the Grand Traverse Resort in Traverse City, Michigan.

PPR will have staff at the event to discuss medical billing, practice management, physician credentialing, EMR outsourcing and practice consulting services.

This conference is created for cardiologists, cardiology fellows in-training and the cardiac care team including registered nurses, nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists and physician assistants.

If you will be attending the conference please feel free to stop at our booth located in the main conference area.

Billing News

Codes :: Updated Procedure and Diagnosis Codes for 2009

For updated information on new and revised procedures codes for 2009, please use the link below to download information from the Medicare website. The information in this document applies to all carriers and can be used as a one stop resource to find changes. The document also includes important information on polices and procedures:

Download the Medicare Information

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Cert Alert :: MD Orders Required for Laboratory Services

WPS Medicare has identified a recent increase in the number of errors attributed to lack of physician orders for diagnostic laboratory services billed. In response to this, WPS Medicare has posted an article on their website, entitled “MD Orders Required for Laboratory Services”.

Download the Medicare Information

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Important Update :: Medicaid Disenrollment Notice

If you receive a green letter from Medicaid regarding disenrollment please take the following actions:

- If PPR has handled your re-validation, please verify the status with PPR.
- If you handled your re-validation, please check online to ensure your application was approved.

For additional information on this issue please contact a billing representative at PPR.