Medicare and other insurance carriers have specific guidelines for documenting, dispensing, and billing for Durable Medical Equipment. Many offices struggle with profit losses because they do not have a good process for DME. There are new guidelines for documentation needed for DME as well as other Local Coverage Determinations for governmental payors including Medicare that explain the medical necessity requirement for these items to be reimbursed. Once the required elements are known, and an office process is created, the office can see a profit in dispensing DME.

Learning Objectives:-

• Know what is needed to meet the Medicare Standard Documentation guidelines that recently changed
• Understand how to assign the appropriate codes for billing purposed
• Gain knowledge in the medical necessity requirements for DME
• Apply the Reasonable Useful Life of DME 
• Justify ABN forms when the patient does not have coverage
• Tips on assigning fees using a formula created by you

Why should you Attend?

So many offices are not aware of all of the rules and guidelines that must be followed to dispense DME to patients. This session will take attendees on the step-by-step process of enrolling in the Medicare program for DME, assigning codes to the items for billing purposes as well as what should be charged. We will also review the documentation requirements, ideas for keeping an inventory, and anything else to make a DME program successful in a medical office.

Who should Attend?

• Coders
• Administrators
• medical assistants
• Providers
• Claims processors
• Collectors
• Payment posters
• Physicians
• Claims adjudication
• Nurse practitioners 
• Physicians assistants