Physicians have until Feb. 15 to decide if they want to change their participation status in the Medicare program for 2013. We know that practices are thinking hard about this participation decision. While TMA can’t advise you which direction to take, we can give you detailed information about your participation options and the consequences of those choices.
That’s why we've turned to our in-house Medicare specialist to bring you the current information on:
Medicare participation vs. nonparticipation options,
Future of Medicare payments
Series Start Date: Jan. 11, 2013
Series End Date: Jan. 11, 2016
Target Audience:
This program is designed for physicians, compliance officers, office managers, and billing/coding personnel who are involved in the administration of Medicare-related activities or who develop medical practice projections, business plans, and are in interested in improving their practice’s bottom line. Administrators, and front office staff may also benefit because their need to communicate with all members of the health care team.
Course Objectives:
Upon completion of this program, participants should be able to:
Review Medicare participation vs. nonparticipation options,,
Discuss the latest information regarding Congress’ action on the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula and the Medicare fee schedule.
Teaching Methods:
Lecture, Questions and answers.





