Communication, Documentation, and Insurance Billing - 12 CE Hours

Master the skills you’ll need for a successful practice as a professional massage therapist! The 12 CE hour Communication, Documentation, and Insurance Billing course will present detailed information on communication with other health care providers and patients, how to document a massage session (on paper or electronically), and how to effectively implement insurance billing into your practice. Valuable case studies are included as well as massage research and a variety of sample forms, including charting, intake, SOAP, and forms to track insurance billing.

This Course Will Present:

• Information on communication with patients, the health care team, as well as the legal team
• Information on paper and electronic documentation
• Information on insurance billing, including determining if you are eligible, obtaining prescriptions for services, how to fill out CMS 1500 forms, types of insurance coverage, proper documentation, and proving medical necessity

You Will Receive: Hands Heal, Communication, Documentation, and Insurance Billing for Manual Therapists 5th Edition textbook, by Diana L. Thompson, Online resources with forms and documentation abbreviations, guide with instructions, exam of 60 questions, course evaluation, certificate of achievement upon completion, and unlimited phone support for any of your questions.

The Center for Massage Therapy Continuing Education, LLC is an Approved Provider through the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB); Approved Provider number 409296-00.

Our continuing education courses are also accepted by the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA), Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals (ABMP), and most state boards.

For more information on individual state requirements and approvals, please visit our Approvals page and click on your state.

Filled with lots of good information. - K. Jones

Helped me to properly fill out insurance paperwork. - L. VanRoekel

I liked the information presented about how to communicate with health care providers. I also liked the multiple choice exam format. - D. Masters

I received my materials quickly and learned some new information! - Mary Jones

What is a contract for care?
A. An invitation for the patient to participate in treatment and share the responsibility for the result
B. A form which asks the patient to list, prioritize, and classify current health concerns and to identify ways in which those conditions are affecting daily life
C. A checklist of symptoms and conditions that you treat
D. An invitation for the insurance company to participate in treatment and share the responsibility for the result

What two forms will help you identify the information necessary for insurance billing and reimbursement?
A. The electronic health record (EHR) and the insurance verification form
B. The billing information form and the insurance verification form
C. The billing information form and the fees and policies form
D. The health history form and the billing information form

All of the following are ways you as a practitioner can prove medical necessity EXCEPT:
A. Make sure prescriptions communicate that the adjunctive care is integral to the treatment plan
B. Prove progress specific to the patient’s daily activities
C. Treat within the diagnosis
D. Document only active care