News and Announcements 

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All updates must be submitted through MetroCare to Kelly.Jordan@metrocarephysicians.com regardless of whether your contract is direct or the HealthChoice contract. 

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

Upcoming Specialty Coding Topics:    click here to RSVP

May 9: 9 AM Endocrine
            1 PM ObGyn

May 23: 9 AM E&M Deep Dive Repeat
              1 PM Preventive Services 

Jun 6:  9 AM Chart Auditing for coding and documentation
             1 PM Musculoskeletal

Jun 13: 9 AM Reviewing Compliance Plans
             1 PM  External Causes   

        
Lunchtime Coding

Apr 16 & 23: E&M Coding Practice Cases

May 7 & 14: Telehealth Coding updates

Jun 4 & 25: One Hour on Modifier 25

SVMIC Practice Management Lunchtime Webinars 
Thursdays at NOON                                                            click here 
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 _________________________________________

PAYER AND MANAGEMENT INFORMATION  click image for access