News and Announcements
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Cigna News:
Sale of the Medicare Advantage, Cigna Supplemental Benefits, Medicare Part D, and CareAllies businesses to Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC) click here for more
Indemnity Plans: The patient pays you and is responsible for submitting their own claim for reimbursement by Cigna. click here for more
UHC Roster Management:
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Upcoming Specialty Coding Topics: click here to RSVP
Apr 4: 9 AM Cardiology
1 PM GI
Apr 11: 9 AM Eye
1 PM Three Hours on Modifiers
May 9: 9 AM Endocrine
1 PM ObGyn
May 23: 9 AM E&M Deep Dive Repeat
1 PM Preventive Services
SVMIC Practice Management Lunchtime Webinars
Thursdays at NOON click here
April 3rd: Patient Experience: Why It is More Than Customer Service
May 8th: Creating a Positive Payment Experience
June 12th: Payer Recoupments and Audits and the Role of Monitoring Your Revenue cycle
July 10th: Protecting and Educating Against Workplace Violence
August 14th: Revenue Cycle Management
September 11th: Dealing with Difficult Patients
October 16th: Supervising and Billing for Advanced Practice Practitioners _________________________________________
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