Everyone - Below you will find a few announcements about upcoming educational opportunities from Trailblazerhealth. If you are not receiving this type of information from Trailblazerhealth and would like to sign up to do so, please go the Trailblazerhealth website at www.trailblazerhealth.com and sign up for the Traiblazer ListServ.

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Top Billing Errors and Resolutions Web-Based Training
September 24, 2008
The Provider Outreach and Education (POE) department posts the top billing errors and resolutions quarterly to the TrailBlazer Web site. This event will provide detailed information regarding the top errors and information on how to prevent them.
http://www.trailblazerhealth.com/calendar/EventRegistration.aspx?id=538&DomainID=1

Applies to Part B Virginia providers

Managing Denials and Rejects Web-Based Training
September 16, 2008
This workshop will assist providers and their billing staffs with managing Medicare claim denials and rejections. Topics will include understanding the remittance notice, recognizing the difference between denied and rejected claims, the top 10 Virginia claim errors, denials due to Local Coverage Determinations and the National Correct Coding Initiative, and the appeals process. This session is recommended for providers and billing staff who want to learn to manage denials and rejections and understand coverage limitations, which will lead to cleaner claim submissions and faster reimbursement.
http://www.trailblazerhealth.com/calendar/EventRegistration.aspx?id=564&DomainID=1

On the Radar Web-Based Training
September 30, 2008
Would you like to know what issues are "on the radar" at TrailBlazer? This session will focus on data analysis of the Virginia CERT initiative. The workshop will provide an overview of errors identified based on CERT audits as well as specific information on consultations and new and established patient office and outpatient visit codes. This is a great opportunity for practices to learn from other providers' mistakes and take actions to make sure they are compliant with Medicare regulations. TrailBlazer's goal is to bring the audit results to the providers' attention, provide specific details of how to prevent problems in their practice and reduce the TrailBlazer CERT error rate in Virginia.
http://www.trailblazerhealth.com/calendar/EventRegistration.aspx?id=565&DomainID=1