Physician Practice - Healthcare Oversight and Professional Organizations
You will receive 1 credit (CE) upon completion of this course.
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Course Description
The Physician Practice - Healthcare Oversight and Professional Organizations course provides valuable information on legislation and healthcare agencies and their impact on practice activities. The course then identifies professional organizations available to assist practices with complying with legislation and healthcare agency mandates.
The course begins with an overview, and is then organized into three (3) separate sections: Legislation, Agencies Overseeing Healthcare and Professional Organizations.
The legislation section of the course focuses on: Patient Treatment; Compliance, Fraud and Abuse; and Medical Coverage. A brief description of Collections Legislation is also included in this section, as well as information on Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) and Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA).
The Agencies Overseeing Healthcare section of the course identifies six (6) agencies - DHHS, CMS, OIG, DOH, GAO, and JCAHO - and their specific healthcare governance missions.
The Professional Organizations section of the course identifies many of the professional organizations available to physician practice managers and staff for training, education, resource information, and industry news.
1 Educational Contact Hour
Approved by the HCCA, NAHAM, AAHAM and AMBA for 1 CEU.
Approved by the AAPC for .5 CEU.
More Information
| Language | English |
| Course Length | 1.00 hours |
| Duration of Access | Unlimited |
| Continuing Education Credits | 1 |
| Instructor | Self Paced |
| Vendor | IMA Consulting |
| Course Certification | Approved by HCCA, NAHAM, AAHAM & AMBA for 1 CEU. |
| Prerequisites/Audience | None |
| Requirements/Materials Included | None |