Kansas Physical Therapy Association

News Links:

CMS offers Guidance on Medicare Claims

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Medicare Fee

Therapy Cap Extension & Payment Acts

U.S. House of Rep. passes H.R. 4851

U.S. Senate passes H.R. 4213
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The
"Marketing to Healthcare Professionals Toolkit"

is now available on the APTA Brandbeat website

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Health Care Reform
APTA Information
KU Med Information

Calendar:

September 18, 2010
KPTA Student Conclave
Rockhurst University,
Kansas City, MO

September 29, 2010
KPTA Executive Committee Meeting/Conference Call 7PM

September 30, 2010
KPTA Board of Directors Meeting
Prairie Band Casino & Resort, Mayetta, KS - 5PM - 9PM

October 1-3, 2010
KPTA Fall Conference
Prairie Brand Casino
Mayetta, Kansas

For Healthcare Professionals

APTA
http://www.moveforwardpt.com/for_healthcare/

MEDICARE:
http://www.apta.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=
Medicare1&Template=/TaggedPage/TaggedPageDisplay.cfm&TPLID
=32&ContentID=18290

MEDICARE UPDATES:
http://www.apta.org/AM/Template.cfm?section=
Medicare_Updates1&Template=/TaggedPage/TaggedPageDisplay.cfm&
TPLID=342&ContentID=44463

MEDICARE FEE SCHEDULE RESOURCE CENTER:
http://www.apta.org/AM/
Template.cfm?Section=FeeScheduleRC&Template=/TaggedPage/
TaggedPageDisplay.cfm&TPLID=298&ContentID=48505

MEDICAID RESOURCE CENTER:
http://www.apta.org/AM/Template.cfm?
Section=Medicaid_Resource_Center&Template=/TaggedPage/Tagged
PageDisplay.cfm&TPLID=251&ContentID=27388

REIMBURSEMENT:
http://www.apta.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=
Reimbursement2&Template=/TaggedPage/TaggedPageDisplay.
cfm&TPLID=57&ContentID=12727

KPTA

REIMBURSEMENT:
http://www.kpta.com/members/Reimbursement.php

MEDICARE (CENTERS for MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES)

http://www.cms.hhs.gov/

Link to Published Transmittals:
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/Transmittals/

Link to Manuals outlining policies:
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/Manuals/IOM/list.asp

Medicare General Information, Eligibility, and Entitlement Chapter 5 - Definitions:
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/manuals/downloads/ge101c05.pdf

Chapter 4 - Physician Certification and Recertification of Services:
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/manuals/downloads/ge101c04.pdf

Medicare Benefit Policy Manual Chapter 15 –
Covered Medical and Other Health Services (Sections 60 and 220):
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/manuals/Downloads/bp102c15.pdf

WOUND CARE: Medicare National Coverage Determinations Manual
Chapter 1, Part 4 (Sections 200 – 310.1) Coverage Determinations (Section 270):
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/manuals/downloads/ncd103c1_Part4.pdf

Medicare Claims Processing Manual:
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/Manuals/IOM/itemdetail.asp?filterType=n
one&filterByDID=-99&sortByDID=1&sortOrder=ascending&itemID=
CMS018912&intNumPerPage=10

WPS (WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES
(KANSAS MEDICARE ADMISTRATIVE CONTRACTOR

HOME PAGE:
http://www.wpsmedicare.com/mac/index.shtml

PART A COVERAGE AND POLICIES:
http://www.wpsmedicare.com/mac/selfservice/a_contact.shtml

PART B COVERAGE AND POLICIES:
http://www.wpsic.com/medicare/part_b/policy/index.shtml

LCD (LOCAL COVERAGE DETERMINATION):
http://www.wpsmedicare.com/mac/policy/a_mac_lcds.shtml

PART A LCD:
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/mcd/viewlcd.asp?lcd_id=26555&lcd_
version=4&show=all

PART B LCD:
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/mcd/viewlcd.asp?lcd_id=26688&lcd_
version=28&show=all

BLUE CROSS & BLUE SHIELD KANSAS

PROVIDERS:
http://www.bcbsks.com/CustomerService/Providers/index.htm

BUSINESS PROCEDURE MANUAL:
http://search.bcbsks.com/search?q=cache:GX-vN8wRta8J:www.bcbsks.com/CustomerService/Providers/Publications
/professional/manuals/pdf/mbpm1.pdf+BUSINESS+PROCEDURE+MANUAL
&access=p&output=xml_no_dtd&ie=UTF-8&client=bcbsks_new&site=bcbsks_new_providers&proxystylesheet=
bcbsks_new&oe=UTF-8