Links

This is a comprehensive list for LMTs.

If you have a link that would be useful for other LMTs, please email it to info@mywsmta.org. Thank you.

Becoming Insurance Providers:

• First Choice: www.fchn.com/Providers/BecomeAProvider/WA
• Premera: www.premera.com/wa/provider/reference/join-our-network
• Regence: www.regence.com/web/regence_provider/contracting-and-credentialing
• Tivity: ________

Blogs -- Practice, Treatment, Anatomy & Physiology

• Erik Dalton: https://erikdalton.com/blog/
• Whitney Lowe: www.academyofclinicalmassage.com/blog/
• Tom Meyers: www.anatomytrains.com/blog/
• Cherie Sohnen Moe & Assoc: https://sohnen-moe.com/blog/
• Tracy Walton: www.tracywalton.com/our-blog/

Breast Massage

• Breast Massage Information Page:
  www.lomilomi-massage.org/breast-massage-resources.html

Evicore:

• Main eviCore Website: www.evicore.com/
• Main Carecore Website: https://carecorenational.com/
• eviCore Massage Therapy Guidelines: www.evicore.com/resources/pages/providers.aspx

Massage Research:

• Heal-WA -- On Call Library for Washington State Practitioners: https://heal-wa.org/
• Massage Therapy Foundation: http://massagetherapyfoundation.org/massage-research/
• Massage Therapy Foundation Grants and Research: http://massagetherapyfoundation.org/grants-and-contests/
• National Institutes of Health: www.nih.gov/
• Pregnancy Related Research: https://bodytherapyeducation.com/recommended-products-services-resources/research/
• Pub-Med: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/
• Touch Research Institute: http://pediatrics.med.miami.edu/touch-research

Tools and Info to Use in Your Practice:

• ICD10 Codes: www.icd10data.com/
• HIPAA: www.hhs.gov/hipaa/index.html
• Medical Information: www.merckmanuals.com/home
• Massage Books on Amazon: www.amazon.com/massage-therapy-textbooks-Books/s?k=massage+therapy+textbooks
• Obtaining your NPI number: https://nppes.cms.hhs.gov/#/

WA State Labor & Industries (L&I):

• Main Website for Providers: www.lni.wa.gov/ClaimsIns/Providers/default.asp
• Becoming an L&I Provider: www.lni.wa.gov/ClaimsIns/Providers/Becoming/default.asp
• Billing & Payment: www.lni.wa.gov/ClaimsIns/Providers/Billing/default.asp
• Claims: www.lni.wa.gov/ClaimsIns/Providers/Claims/default.asp
• Medical Provider Forms and Publications: www.lni.wa.gov/ClaimsIns/Providers/FormPub/default.asp
• Treating Patients: www.lni.wa.gov/ClaimsIns/Providers/TreatingPatients/default.asp

WA State Licensing Information:

• Board of Massage: www.doh.wa.gov/LicensesPermitsandCertificates/ProfessionsNewReneworUpdate/MassageTherapist
• Provider Credential Search: www.doh.wa.gov/LicensesPermitsandCertificates/ProviderCredentialSearch

WA State Office of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC):

• Office of the Insurance Commissioner Website:  www.insurance.wa.gov/
• How to Appeal a Denied Health Insurance Claim: www.insurance.wa.gov/appealing-health-insurance-denial
• Provider Information: www.insurance.wa.gov/medical-providers
• What Medical Providers Need to Know About Health Insurance: www.insurance.wa.gov/what-medical-providers-need-know-about-health-insurance
• What Medical Providers Need to Know About Offering Discounts to Patients: www.insurance.wa.gov/what-medical-providers-need-know-about-offering-discounts-patients