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Understanding Insurance Reimbursement in Massage Therapy

Tracking # 20-891595

$13.00

4.4 (29 ratings)
Educator SMARTCE
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Method Computer-Based Training

What you'll learn

At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:

  1. Define insurance reimbursement and how it pertains to the field of massage therapy.
  2. Describe the third-party reimbursement process and factors that may enable or prevent reimbursement for massage therapy services.
  3. Identify the benefits of offering third-party billing for massage therapy services.
  4. Identify the various types of billing forms and codes used for reimbursement.
  5. Explain the confidentiality and information security protections offered under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
  6. Describe common reasons for reimbursement denials and strategies for coping with denials.
  7. Describe Florida laws pertaining to insurance reimbursement of massage services.
  8. Describe the impact of health care legislation, such as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, on reimbursement for massage therapy services.

Course overview

The Understanding Insurance Reimbursement in Massage Therapy course is designed to acquaint massage therapists with the insurance reimbursement process and the benefits of third-party billing for massage therapists as well as their clients.

Subject areas

This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.

Florida Board of Massage Therapy

Massage Therapist

1h General

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Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:

  1. Define insurance reimbursement and how it pertains to the field of massage therapy.
  2. Describe the third-party reimbursement process and factors that may enable or prevent reimbursement for massage therapy services.
  3. Identify the benefits of offering third-party billing for massage therapy services.
  4. Identify the various types of billing forms and codes used for reimbursement.
  5. Explain the confidentiality and information security protections offered under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
  6. Describe common reasons for reimbursement denials and strategies for coping with denials.
  7. Describe Florida laws pertaining to insurance reimbursement of massage services.
  8. Describe the impact of health care legislation, such as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, on reimbursement for massage therapy services.

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