The WSMA provides an online resource library covering a variety of issues commonly encountered by physician practices, to benefit physicians and practice administrative staff alike.
WSMA initiative: Healthy Doctors, Healthier Patients
OneHealthPort: Administrative simplification guidelines
Advance care planning: CMS billing and coding guidance (Jan. 2016)
Virtual Credit Cards
Medicare CMS MLN guidance: Transitional care management
Medicare CMS MLN guidance: Chronic care management
WSMA coding guidance: Summary of care management services
WSMA coding guidance: CCCC and TCM codes for 2013
AAFP tools for transitional care management
CMS Med Learn Matters on annual wellness visits (AWV)
CMS quick reference: ABCs of providing the annual wellness visit
CMS quick reference guide on preventive services
AAFP question & answers on the annual wellness visits
"Computer-assisted coding: Boon for physicians’ practices?" – WSMA Reports article, May/June 2012
AMA resources
CMS ICD-10 Resources
Health data consulting – Dr. Joe Nichols
Advance beneficiary notice (ABN)
Billing and coverage policy
E&M documentation guidelines (1995 and 1997 versions) and service guide
Opt out: Objective guidance for physician practice
Provider identifiers
NPI Registry – Allows you to search for individual or organizational provider NPIs
WSMA white paper: Medicare Advantage Risk Adjustment Program
CMS MLN: "Preparing/Maintaining Legible Medical Records"
CMS fact sheet: "Medicare Claim Submission Guidelines"
Preventive vs. Sick Visit: How and When to Use Modifier 25!
WSMA resource (revised Oct. 2017) – Telemedicine: Coding and Billing Guidance
Medicare compliance guidance for small practices
Medicare compliance guidance for third party medical billing companies
Physician Credentialing (WSMA webpage)
AMA: Improving Digital Health
CMS: Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Programs
Health Care Authority: Health Information Technology
Washington & Idaho Regional Extension Centers (Qualis Health)
Certification Commission on Healthcare Technology (CCHIT)
HIT electronic toolkit - patient-centered medical home
HIPAA security risk assessment tool
AMA HIPAA Compliance
Identity theft: Response checklist for consumers (AHIMA)
Washington State Attorney General's Office
Washington Chapter 70.02 RCW: Medical records - Health care information access and disclosure
Medicaid Interpreters Services
Department of Health & Human Services Office for Civil Rights
Northwest Translators and Interpreters Society (NOTIS)
WSMA guidance: Providing Comprehensive and Culturally Competent Care for the LGBT community
Washington Post Article, written by Steven Petrow, "For many LGBTQ people, even a routine doctor visit can be a 'degrading experience.' "
Bridges to Excellence
Provider Networks
Physician assistants in Washington state: Physician practices and the care team model
Patient-centered medical home
Shared medical appointments (SMAs)
Prior Authorization (WSMA webpage)
CMS Rural Health Clinic fact sheet
Rural Health Clinics Association of Washington (RHCAW)
Eastern Washington Area Health Education Center (EWAHEC)
Western Washington Area Health Education Center (WWAHEC)
Washington Office of Community and Rural Health
Washington Rural Health Association
Washington Vaccine Association (WVA)