Learning Plan 2

Assignments

LP2.1 Assignment
COMPLETE the LP2.1 Assignment: Apply Third Party Guidelines.
Download the attached worksheet: Apply Third Party Guidelines.
Complete worksheet based on Activities 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, and 12 in Chapter 4 of your Guide to Medical Billing Text starting on page 65.  NOTE—It is recommended to complete activities in your textbook, then transfer the data to the worksheet. This does not bind you to a computer.

Submit this assignment to your instructor via the dropbox “LP2.1 Assignment: Apply Third Party Guidelines." This assignment is worth 113 points (1 pt. each).

LP2.2 Assignment
COMPLETE LP2.2 Assignment: Medicare & Medicaid Guidelines.
Download the attached LP2.2 Assignment template for Medicare and Medicaid Guidelines. In this assignment you are to use the readings from Chapter 5 in the Guide to Medical Billing and prepare a typed, one (minimum) page paper discussing the following points as if you are providing an overview for a potential employer:
Include the following:

• Compare and contrast Medicare and Medicaid.  Where does the money come from in order to support these plans?  Who governs each?  What is the purpose served by each? Are these plans “insurance” plans or do they fall under other categories?
• For Medicare:
• Define the eligibility requirements.
• What is the difference between a Medigap plan, Supplemental plan, and Medicare replacement plan?
• What are the guidelines for collecting from Medicare recipients?
• What does it mean when a provider says she “accepts assignment?”  Can this effect how much the patient pays out of pocket?  Can a patient see a provider that is non-participating and have Medicare reimburse the patient directly? If so, under what circumstances?
• Can Medicare be a primary payer if other commercial insurance is on file and be filed for reimbursement first or does this fall under the rule of Medicare as Secondary Payer (MSP)?
• What time frame does a provider have to file a claim and have it deemed payable?  Are there exceptions?
• Under an appeals process, what are the six levels?  Must they be followed in order?
• For Medicaid:
• Define the eligibility requirements.
• What are the guidelines for collecting from Medicaid recipients?
• What does it mean that Medicaid is the "payer of last choice?"
• What are at least three services requiring a Treatment Authorization Request (TAR)?
• What is the Early Periodic Screening Diagnosis and Treatment program (EPSDT) and what are the benefits?
• What time frame does a provider have to file a claim and have it deemed payable? Are there exceptions?
• How often are updated benefits/ eligibility cards sent to the recipients?
• What are common reasons for claim denials for “medically unnecessary” and how does this affect the patient paying out of pocket for both Medicare and Medicaid recipients, i.e. Durable medical equipment like ace bandages or shoe lifts?

The paper will include the following guidelines:
1. Double spaced
2. 12 point font
3. 1 inch margins
4. Separate title page

Submit this assignment to your instructor via the dropbox “LP2.2 Assignment: Medicare and Medicaid Guidelines.” This assignment is worth 20 points.

LP2.3 Assignment
COMPLETE the LP2.3 Assignment: Complete Calculations for Participating Provider.
Download the attached worksheet for LP2.3 Assignment to complete calculations for Deductible, Co-Insurance, and Allowables for Participating Provider.  Complete the worksheet.  This assignment will gauge your understanding of calculating differences based upon a Participating Medicare Provider. 

Submit this assignment to your instructor via the dropbox “LP2.3 Assignment: Complete Calculations for Participating Provider." This assignment is worth 5 points.

LP2.4 Assignment
COMPLETE the LP2.4 Assignment: Complete Calculations for Non-Participating Provider.
Download the attached worksheet for LP2.4 Assignment to complete calculations for Deductible, Co-Insurance, and Allowables for Non-Participating Provider.  Complete the worksheet.  This assignment will gauge your understanding of calculating differences based upon a Non-Participating Medicare Provider.

Submit this assignment to your instructor via the dropbox “LP2.4 Assignment: Complete Calculations for Non-Participating Provider. This assignment is worth 5 points.

LP2.5 Assignment
COMPLETE the LP2.5 Assignment: Post Medicare and Medicaid payments.
Download the attached worksheet for LP2.5 Assignment to Post Medicare and Medicaid payments to a ledger.  Complete the Ledger based upon Medicare and Medicaid Remittances.  This assignment will gauge your understanding of documenting within the ledger from primary and secondary payers.

Submit this assignment to your instructor via the dropbox “LP2.5 Assignment: Post Medicare and Medicaid payments.” This assignment is worth 20 points.

LP2.6 Assignment
COMPLETE the LP2.6 Assignment: Complete Preauthorization/Precertification Form.
Download the attached worksheet for LP2.6 Assignment to Complete the Preauthorization/Precertification Form.  Fill in all HIGHLIGHTED areas by using Patient and Insurance info listed in Appendix A (Make sure you sign and date as well).

Submit this assignment to your instructor via the dropbox “LP2.6 Assignment: Complete Preauthorization/Precertification Form.” This assignment is worth 10 points.

LP2.7 Assignment
COMPLETE the LP2.7 Assignment: Workman’s Compensation Overview.
Download the attached worksheet for LP2.7 Assignment template to complete the paper for Workman’s Compensation Overview. In this assignment you are to use the readings from Chapter 6 over Workman’s Compensation in the Guide to Medical Billing to prepare a typed, one-half (minimum) page paper discussing the following points as if you are providing an overview for a potential employer:
Include the following:

• The form that the patient is responsible for presenting.
• The reports the Treating Physician is responsible for presenting to whom, how often and how many.
• How the medical record of an injured worker is maintained.
• Who is the contract for services between?
• What is a lien and what is its purpose?  What is the process for getting one?
• What does it mean for a claim to be “adjudicated?"  What can cause delays in the process?
• What is the process if the Workman’s Compensation claim is deemed not payable and reversed?
• If the claim is denied, describe the sensitive nature of how to communicate with the patient to obtain additional information for billing purposes, either to the patient or other third party payer.

Submit this assignment to your instructor via the dropbox “LP2.7 Assignment: Workman’s Compensation Overview.”  This assignment is worth 10 points.

LP2.8 Assignment
COMPLETE the LP2.8 Assignment: Managed Care Overview.
Download the attached worksheet for LP2.8 Assignment template to complete the paper for Managed Care Overview. In this assignment you are to use the readings from Chapter 7 in the Guide to Medical Billing and the Internet to prepare a typed, one (minimum) page paper discussing the following points as if you are providing an overview for a potential employer:
Include the following:

• Describe the types of managed care organizations, functions and how they set their reimbursement schedules, their reasoning’s for doing so and specific services covered or not covered under the plans.
• Describe what information is to be listed on the insurance card; how the insurance company receives the insured’s group enrollment information and updates.
• What happens if the insured is under the care of a Primary Care Physician (PCP) who is their gatekeeper orchestrating all of the patients care-but the patient no longer wants to receive care by that provider-how does the member change providers? What documenting will be required to complete that process?
• What if the patient has a complaint about their Physician, care, denials, etc.?  What is the process that patient will need to follow?  What if the patient wants a second opinion?
• By the same token-a provider decides he wants to discontinue caring for individuals under a certain Managed Care Organization (MCO)-and no longer be a participating provider-what is the process for achieving that goal? 
• Until the paperwork is processed, how will the physician get paid (stop loss reimbursement) for still providing care for those patients?
• Discuss how you would communicate with the insurance plan the desire of your provider in not wanting to accept their guidelines, fee schedules, etc.
• Discuss how you would facilitate and provide communication between the patient and the provider for continuing care and referrals to other providers in the interim.

The paper will include the following guidelines:
1. Double spaced
2. 12 point font
3. 1 inch margins
4. Separate title page

Submit this assignment to your instructor via the dropbox “LP2.8 Assignment: Managed Care Overview.”  This assignment is worth 20 points.