Download the July Tool of the Month from the Part B News online Hot Documents library at www.partbnews.com today. The tool is a checklist to help you track that your electronic health record (EHR) system meets meaningful use requirements and you will qualify for EHR Incentive Program bonuses.

Download the June Tool of the Month from the Part B News online Hot Documents library. The tool is a form letter to help you challenge underpayments when a discount has been wrongly applied to your reimbursement (see story). This letter is based on one developed by attorney Robin Fisk, of Ashland, N.H.

How quickly are you getting paid by payers? Find out by using the Part B News' Tool of the Month, a Documentation of Insurance Turnaround worksheet, to see how quickly a payer or payers are paying your claims.

Download this month's tool, a letter to help you explain the sustainable growth rate (SGR) to patients, from the Part B News website, www.partbnews.com. This tool, developed by Part B News, will help you articulate the impact of the SGR on Medicare reimbursements to patients. You are able to customize this tool with your letterhead.

This tool, developed by DecisionHealth Professional Services, will help you keep a record of training opportunities completed by staff members - whether it is training for billing purposes, HIPAA, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), or other related training carried out by personnel. You are able to customize this tool to each specific training program offered by your practice.

This tool, developed by DecisionHealth Professional Services, will help you select the overall complexity of medical decision-making for a service by looking at the diagnosis (and/or management options), amount and complexity, and risk of complications or morbidity. You'll see it's as easy as 1-2-3!

Download this month's tool, a Medication Chart, from the Part B News website, www.partbnews.com. This tool, developed by DecisionHealth Professional Services, will help you track your patient's prescriptions and over-the-counter medications or supplements. Print out this PDF, give it to your patients and have them fill it out before seeing the doctor.

Download this month's tool, the DecisionHealth Professional Services Time Score Sheet, from the Part B News website, www.partbnews.com. This DecisionHealth Professional Services tool will help you determine the correct level of service to bill for six inpatient and outpatient E/M encounters. Print out this handy PDF and give it out to your billing staff to refer to when using time to code an E/M service.

Download this month's tool, DecisionHealth Professional Services' E/M outpatient checklist, from the Part B News website, www.partbnews.com.

Download this month's tool, 10 Pieces of Information You'll Need to Complete Medicare Enrollment Using Internet-based PECOS, from the Part B News website, www.partbnews.com.