Select one of the following topics:
o Applying for Medicare and Medicaid Provider Numbers
o Application process for National Provider Identifier Number
o Incident to billing
o Coding-Evaluation & Management
o Fraudulent billing
o Billing Self-Pay patients
o Managed Care Organizations
Conduct a search and select a peer-reviewed journal article published within the last five years related to the topic you selected.

1)Write a brief summary of the article you selected.
2)Include the key reimbursement issue addressed and how they would impact the NP in a collaborative practice versus an independent practice.
3)Discuss an ethical or legal implication(s) associated with your article.