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07/21/2025
WPS Educational Offerings
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Live Training
The following webinars are open for registration. Visit our Live Events web page to learn more and register. You can submit questions prior to all our events. Send your questions to wps.gha.education@wpsic.com with the title of the event in the subject line.
Hepatitis B and C Screenings (Clinical)
July 28: 10:00 – 10:45 am ET
Medicare Part B preventive services cover Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) screening. This webinar provides the clinical aspects for Medicare Hepatitis B and C Screenings. We will cover:
- Background information on hepatitis
- Treatment options and preventive strategies
- Medicare Part B coverage criteria for screening for Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Infection and screening for Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Infection
G2211 Made Easy: What You Need to Know
July 29: 1:00 – 2:00 pm ET
The add-on complexity code G2211 allows additional payment for practitioners with a longitudinal relationship with a patient. This education includes:
- Billing requirements
- Eligible practitioners
- Use of G2211 and modifier 25
Hepatitis B and Pneumococcal Vaccines (Clinical)
August 4: 10:00 – 10:45 am ET
This webinar explains Medicare’s preventive service guidelines for hepatitis B and pneumococcal vaccines and the clinical aspects of their administrations. We will cover:
- Hepatitis B and pneumococcal disease background information
- Hepatitis B and pneumococcal vaccine types
- Medicare Part B coverage criteria
Reviewing the Form CMS-R-131, Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage (ABN)
August 5: 10:00 – 11:00 am ET
Providers issue the Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage (ABN) when they expect Medicare to deny services. The form, CMS-R-131 or ABN, continues to create questions for providers. This webinar:
- Explains the form
- Shows where to find the form
- Focuses on questions sent as part of your registration
Prolonged Care
Medicare uses prolonged care codes to report additional time spent by a healthcare provider during an Evaluation and Management (E/M) service. The time must exceed the typical time for the primary service code. Join this two-part series for more information.
Study Hall: Prolonged Care
August 7: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm ET
Part one explains and focuses on prolonged care codes. Do you have questions on when and how to bill prolonged care codes? This webinar includes:
- Prolonged care basics
- When you can bill prolonged care
- Prolonged care billing requirements
Pop Quiz: Prolonged Care Denials & How to Pass
August 8: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm ET
Part two focuses on avoiding prolonged care denials and rejections. This webinar includes:
- A brief recap from the previous day's study hall
- Top denials and rejections
- An Interactive Q&A practice
Encore Training Available
WPS Encore presentations are recordings of live events. To access the recordings, click here. Below are some that may be of interest to you:
- Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Resource
- Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB) Program
- Benefit Period: Effects on Claims
- CMS Resources Medicare National Correct Coding Initiative NCCI
- Intensive Behavioral Therapy for Obesity (Clinical)
- Office of Inspector General (OIG) Work Plan
Prior Authorization Education Videos
We have several Prior Authorization videos available for you to access anytime at your convenience. You can find these videos in our Prior Authorization YouTube playlist.
New! YouTube Video
Customer Service Process Change Effective August 4, 2025
This video notes the Customer Service change beginning August 4, 2025. This process improvement allows our team to:
- Handle your phone calls more efficiently
- Decrease call wait times
- Ensure quicker resolution of your inquiries
To view the video, use our Self-Service Technology playlist.
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