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White Crane Flyers

White Crane Flyers are issued intermittently to address a variety of topics of general interest to White Crane therapists, such as: White Crane procedures, insurance company rules and changes, federal or state regulations, or other things that might be useful in the conduct of your practice.

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 Archives

#37: October 29, 2023

Transition to Availity Update

#36: October 1, 2023

Transition to Availity

#35: December 19, 2020

Computer Glitch ● Secure Forms for Emailing ● Telehealth Continues?

#34: March 17, 2020

Telehealth, Teletherapy and Covid19

 #33: July 15, 2017

Billing secondary insurance

 #32: June 13, 2017

Medicare Advantage ● Michigan Medicaid ● Fax issues

 #31: April 17, 2017

New Office ● Therapist Guide and forms ● Magellan x2

 #30: August 11, 2015

ICD9 to ICD10 Transition

 #29: July 4, 2014

Medicare PQRS 2014

 #28: Nov 12, 2013

Medicare PQRS

 #27: Nov 29, 2012

CPT code changes in 2013 ● SGR cuts in fees ● Behind the scenes at WC

 #26: May 27, 2009

EFT and BC  IMPORTANT!

 #25: April 27, 2009

Rate Change in place ● NPI and your Tax ID – repeat ● BC Claims Foul Up ● EFT and BC

 #24: January 27, 2009

NPI and your Tax ID ● HIPAA and Emails ● Emails about Response Files

 #23: May 2, 2008

NPI: Now, REALLY ● EIN or SSN?...and NPI ● CMS Form Misprints ● Missing EOBs

 #22: August 9, 2006

Replaces  #21! ● WC File Overview Redux ● Receiving the File Information ● Making Sense of What You See ● Help Us Help You ● Medicare Plus Blue

 #21: July 17, 2006

WC File Overview ● Receiving the File Information ● Making Sense of What You See ● Help Us Help You

 #20: July 10, 2006

EOBs Going, Gone! ● NPI: Now ● EIN or SSN? ● WPS/EDI Comm Failure

 #19: January 23, 2006

Contract numbers change ● NPI: what, when? ● Dx Code Change ● BC Fee Schedule

 #18: July 7, 2005

Meet Melissa! ● Bumps in the HIPAA road: Contract numbers change / “Claim not received” ● Triage ● Fee Increase

 #17: December 3, 2004

Newest bump in the HIPAA road, MEDICARE Response File Auth ● Response File Note ● COB recoding done and passed ● Season’s Greetings

 #16: April 22, 2004

Newest bump in the HIPAA road ● The MEDICARE MESS UP

 #15: January 17, 2004

Bumps in the HIPAA road ● BC TPA’s & Authorizations ● You Can Help ● New Therapist Guide

 #14: October 22, 2003

HIPAA Ready ● Blue Cross TPA/Auths ● New Client Form ● Interesting item

 #13: September 17, 2003

HIPAA Readiness ● Blue Cross TPA ● New Client Form

 #12: July 26, 2003

Blue Cross TPA ● LLP Supervision ● Health & Behavior Codes ● COB and Auto Injury Cases ● Auto Injury Assigned Care ● Billing Secondary Claims ● Claim Office Addresses

 #11: March 27, 2003

HIPAA? ● Magellan's Bankruptcy ● Watch your Ledgers ● Business Associate Contract

 #10: July 21, 2001

Long Time No See ● State of Michigan Contract Changes ● How do YOU Calculate Secondary Claims? ● Whose data is it, anyway? ● What's a Carve-Out? ● EOMBs needed ● New Supervision Rules - not yet ● New SW codes

 #9: July 4, 1999

SPECIAL EDITION! ● Fee Schedules!

 #8: June 12, 1999

Y2K OK ● Whose error IS it? ● NOS & Extended Session Codes ● "Missing" Claims

 #7: January 30, 1999

Value/Options Alert ● Introducing Mark Bitman ● Y2K OK ● Know your Carrier ● Deductibles?

 #6: May 31, 1998

Price Change ● Use the new forms, please ● Reporting different Procedure Codes ● Claims Tracking

 #5: November 23, 1997

Forms? Again? ● Mea Culpa

 #4: August 10, 1997

Medicare List of Approved Codes ● Reporting 90801 Procedure Codes ● Who is the Carrier? ● Claims Tracking

 #3: February 15, 1997

New Procedure Codes ● Claims Flubs Fixed ● How do I know if my claims were sent?

 #2: July 20, 1994

Medicare Moves ● Commercial Claims ● Secondary Insurance ● Credit Card Payments

 #1: March 10, 1994

New Forms ● Credit Card Payments ● Medicare is Moving?