Useful Links
The following links are provided to help you with medical billing and practice managment. While we gladly offer you these links, ClaimGear does not endorse or support any of these Web sites.

http://www.billerswebsite.com

Payers
Blue Cross and Blue Shield: This Web site provides coverage information for your area. Click on your state below to go to the website of the Blue Plan in your area.

Medicaid: Listed in this Web site are selected links to information about existing Medicaid plans and reform proposals within individual states.

Medicare Intermediary-Carrier Directory: This contains:

• Part A Intermediaries and Part B Carriers by State
• Part A Intermediaries and Part B Carriers
• Commercial and Independents - Parts A & B
• Regional Home Health Intermediaries, Durable Medical Equipment Regional Carriers, Common Working File Host Contractors, and Rural Health Clinics

UPIN Registry
If you are unsure of your UPIN (Unique Physician Identification Number) or that of a provider within your practice, this Web site will help you find the correct UPIN number. Click here for the online UPIN registry.

Yahoo Groups
Visit CRN Forum: Forum for the Coding & Reimbursement Network (CRN). Features of this community include over 100 categorized discussion forums from every medical and billing specialty, news roundup and conference listing services, as well as links to many useful Web sites. They also have live chat. The CRN-L is the e-mail disccussion list aspect of their community.

Visit MedBill Forum: The purpose of this list is to provide a tool for discussions by beginner and experienced medical billers; and healthcare providers worldwide. Topics include but not limited to: healthcare reimbursement, receivables and software issues.

Medical Billing Software and Coding Sites
Medical Billing Scam Watch Board
CodeCorrect - Subscription based coding resource
JustCoding.com - Medical coding site
JustBilling.com - Site about medical billing
AccuChecker - Medical reimbursement and coding site
Coding and Reimbursement Network - Medical coding, medical billing software, and reimbursement Web site
MxCity - Comprehensive online gateway for outpatient reimbursement information
Medicode - Medical coding and reimbursement resources
Medical Software - Medical billing software

Medical Billing Books
Insurance Handbook for the Medical Office - Can be found on Amazon.com for about $25. Comes with a CD; a workbook is also available.

Medical Societies and Associations
HIMMS - Healthcare Information and Management Society
TEPR - Towards an Electronic Patient Record
AHIMA - American Health Information Management Association

Medical Journals
The New England Journal of Medicine - Medical journals

Medical Information Sites
HealthCommunities.com - Several channels of medical information from neurology to oncology
MDChoice.com - Medical Information Finder
Reuters Health - Medical Information Site
Inside Healthcare Computing - Healthcare systems newsletter

Government Sites
HIPAA Info - Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
AMA - American Medical Association

Clearinghouse Sites
McKesson - The clearinghouse used by XGear Technologies
WebMD/Envoy/NEIC - The secondary clearinghouse used by XGear Technologies.