Thank you for taking the time to read this notice. The Health Care Finance Administration has

given us a list of medical providers who are filing paper claims and your name was on this list. Time is

running out for use of your current paper claim format. The Administrative Simplification Act

provision are requiring the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to adopt

standards for electronic transactions ad data elements for those transactions. Electronic Medical

Claims using software or a billing service which submits claims in the current required National

Standard Format will allow you to maintain Medicare compliance in 1999 and receive faster payments

with less rejection. Medicare pays electronic claims within an average of 7 days while they will not look

at you paper claim now for 27 days and pay only on a funds available basis.

In this industry environment of cost cutting it is essential that your practice have EMC

(Electronic Medical Claims) filing to maximize your reimbursements. Your practice will realize greater

revenues and less rejection on your claims. Your staff will spend no time on follow up work with

insurance companies and they will be free to help with more important tasks in your office. The

American Medical Association (AMA) reports that the cost of processing paper claims - $7 to $12 in

labor and overhead - drops to $4-$6 for electronic claims when outsourcing to a billing service. We are

in the business of helping you maintain compliance with Medicare and improving the bottom line of

your practice. We also guarantee maximum reimbursement on your claims because we use only the

most current CPT and ICD-9 codes. Please call the number below to schedule an appointment.

CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BILLING

8416 S. 8th Avenue

Inglewood, California 90305