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2008 Part B Medicare News Archive
August 2008
July 2008
- HHS NEWS -
07.31.08
- The July - December
2008 Ambulance Fee Schedules have been posted -
07.31.08
- 2008 Physician
Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) National Provider Conference
Call with Question & Answer Session -
07.30.08
- Shunts and
Aqueous Drainage Devices for the Treatment of Glaucoma -
07.30.08
- 3rd Quarter
2008 Part B Customer Service Frequently Asked Questions -
07.28.08
- North Carolina - Don't
Miss Out on Specialty Training Opportunities! -
07.28.08
- Waiving Retroactive
Beneficiary Cost Sharing Due to Increases in Payment Under MIPPA -
07.28.08
- Clarifications
to Audiology Update Transmittal 1470 -
MLN Matters PDF Document MM6061 -
07.25.08
- Attention
Idaho Providers: Incident to Billing Conference Call -
07.25.08
- Revision
to Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Common Working File (CWF) Editing -
MLN Matters PDF Document MM6128 -
07.24.08
- Important
Information on the New Medicare Law - The Medicare Improvements
for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 -
MLN Matters PDF Document SE0826 -
07.24.08
- The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released
the following MLN Matters article, SE0821 Reminder - Medicare Provides
Coverage of Diabetes Screening Tests http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/SE0821.pdf.
This article reminds health care professionals that Medicare pays
for diabetes screening tests for eligible beneficiaries and provides
the correct procedure and diagnosis codes and modifier to use when
filing claims for this screening service.
- Rescinded: SE0815
- Reminder that Exceptions to Therapy Caps are Restricted as
of July 1, 2008 - MLN Matters PDF Document
SE0815 - 07.23.08
- Update on
Physician Fee Schedule - 07.23.08
- CANCELLED
- ACCREDITATION Deadlines FOR DMEPOS Competitive Bidding -
07.23.08
- The 2008 Idaho and Tennessee Clinical
Social Worker Fee Schedules have been updated. -
07.23.08
- The 2008 Idaho and Tennessee Clinical
Psychologist Fee Schedules have been updated. -
07.23.08
- The 2008 North
Carolina Clinical Social Worker Fee Schedule has been updated. -
07.22.08
- The 2008 North
Carolina Clinical Psychologist Fee Schedule has been updated. -
07.22.08
- July 2008
Update to the ASC Payment System; Summary of Payment Policy Changes – CR6095 -
07.22.08
- ID Revised
fees for selected Mental Health codes -
07.22.08
- TN Revised
fees for selected Mental Health codes -
07.22.08
- NC Revised
fees for selected Mental Health codes -
07.22.08
- The 1st Quarter 2008 ASC Drug Fee Schedule has been updated,
and the 2nd and 3rd Quaters have been posted. Click
here to review these fee schedules. -
07.21.08
- MM6137
- Intracranial Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTA) with
Stenting - MLN Matters PDF Document
MM6137 - 07.21.08
- Revised: MM5993
- Critical Care Visits and Neonatal Intensive Care (Codes 99291
- 99292) - MLN Matters
PDF Document MM5993 - 07.21.08
- Attention Idaho Providers: The CIGNA Government Services Provider
Relations department will be hosting two
Medicare Updates webinars/teleconferences on Wednesday, August
6th and Wednesday, August 20th. - 07.21.08
- Important
Notice for Providers Billing Unlisted Codes -
07.21.08
- Critical Access
Hospital Fact Sheet Now Available -
07.18.08
- Extension
of Payment Rule for Brachytherapy and Therapeutic Radiopharmaceuticals -
07.18.08
- Reinstatement
of the Moratorium That Allows Independent Laboratories to Bill
for the TC of Physician Pathology Services Furnished to Hospital
Patients - 07.18.08
- Rural Health
Clinic Fact Sheet - 07.17.08
- Subject: Delay
of the Medicare Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics,
and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program -
07.17.08
- Extension
of Therapy Cap Exceptions - 07.17.08
- Continuous
Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Therapy for Obstructive Sleep
Apnea (OSA) - MLN Matters PDF Document
MM6048 - 07.16.08
- Medicare Quality
Reporting Initiative Pays Over $36 Million To Participating Physicians
From the 2007 PQRI Reporting Period -
07.16.08
- New 2008 Medicare
Physician Fee Schedule Payment Rates Effective for Dates of Service
July 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008 -
07.16.08
- New Report
Shows CMS Pilot Program Saving Nearly $700 Million in Improper
Medicare Payments - 07.15.08
- The North Carolina Provider Outreach and Education (POE) team
of CIGNA Government Services will hold a Vision
Specialty Webinar on August 13, 2008. -
07.15.08
- SUBJECT: July Update to the 2008 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
Database (MPFSDB) per CMS CR6087: Idaho, North
Carolina, Tennessee.
- 07.11.08
- 2008
Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) Establishment of
Alternative Reporting Periods and Reporting Criteria -
MLN Matters PDF Document MM6104 -
07.10.08
- 2008 Physician
Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI): New Educational Product
is now available - 07.10.08
- The Idaho POE team will hold Medicare (101) Basic and Medicare
(102) Intermediate Workshops on July 22nd and 23rd. Space
is limited, so register today. - 07.10.08
- Tri-State
Ask the Contractor Teleconferences (ACT) Minutes - 07.10.08
- Service Outage - 07.09.08
- "Durable
Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS)
Accreditation 101": Audio Conference/Q&A Session - 07.09.08
- The North Carolina Provider Contact Center will be closed for
training on July 23, 2008 from 8:30 until 10:00 AM EST. The IVR
will remain open for your use during this closure. - 07.09.08
- Medicare Guide
to Rural Health Services Information for Providers, Suppliers,
and Physicians - 07.09.08
- Important
FDA Warning Regarding the Use of Fluoroquinolones - 07.09.08
- 2008 Physician
Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) National Provider Call PowerPoint
Presentation — July 9th, 2008 is now available - 07.09.08
- Cardiac
Computed Tomographic Angiography (CTA) -
MLN Matters PDF Document MM6098 -
07.08.08
- Rural Referral
Center Fact Sheet - 07.08.08
- Expiration
of Moratorium That Allowed Independent Laboratories to Bill for
the TC of Physician Pathology Services Furnished to Hospital
Patients - 07.08.08
- The North Carolina Provider Outreach and Education (POE) team
of CIGNA Government Services is pleased to continue our Summer-long
Specialty Workshop Series with two
Specialty Workshops on Tuesday, July 22, 2008, "Mental
Health Specialty" and "Evaluation and
Management (E/M)". - 07.07.08
- The North Carolina Provider Outreach and Education team is pleased
to present information on the Claim
Submission Errors via Webinar and/or Teleconference on July
17, 2008, from 10-11 am (ET) - 07.07.08
- The July 2008 Medicare
Bulletin is now available - 07.07.08
- Two Educational
Opportunities Now Available for Idaho Medicare Providers! -
07.03.08
- 2008 Physician
Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) -
07.03.08
- Private
Contracting/Opting out of Medicare -
MLN Matters PDF Document MM6081 -
07.03.08
- Questions
and Answers Regarding the Holding of Claims Paid Under MPFS -
07.03.08
- Expiration
of Therapy Cap Exceptions - 07.03.08
- Reminder
- Medicare Provides Coverage of Diabetes Screening Tests -
MLN Matters PDF Document SE0821 -
07.03.08
- The Part B 2008 Physician
Fee Schedule has been updated - 07.02.08
- Changes
to the Laboratory National Coverage Determination (NCD) Edit
Software for July 2008 - MLN Matters
PDF Document MM6084 - 07.02.08
- Revised: MM5792 - Payment
for Inpatient hospital Visits - General (Codes 99221-99239) -
MLN Matters PDF Document MM5792 -
07.02.08
- The Tennessee/Idaho Provider Contact Center will be closed for
training on July 17, 2008 from 8:30 until 10:00 AM CST. The IVR
will remain open for your use during this closure. -
07.01.08
- The North Carolina Provider Outreach and Education (POE) team
of CIGNA Government Services is pleased to continue our Summer-long
Specialty Workshop Series with two
Specialty Workshops on Tuesday, July 22, 2008, "Mental
Health Specialty" and "Evaluation and
Management (E/M)". - 07.01.08
- The North Carolina Provider Outreach and Education team is pleased
to present information on the Claim
Submission Errors via Webinar and/or Teleconference on July
17, 2008, from 10-11 am (ET). - 07.01.08
- Durable Medical
Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive
Bidding News - 07.01.08
- Claims Paid
Under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule - News from CMS . -
07.01.08
June 2008
- The Medicare
DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program begins July 1, 2008 -
06.30.08
- Screening
Pelvic Examination - MLN Matters PDF
Document MM6085 - 06.30.08
- The quarterly Part B Medical Review 'Frequently
Asked Questions' is now available and features guidelines
on critical care by two physicians the same date of service as
well as surgeons admitting to patients to nursing facilities. -
06.30.08
- National Provider
Conference Call with Question & Answer Session -
06.30.08
- July
2008 Update to the Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System;
Summary of Payment Policy Changes -
MLN Matters PDF Document MM6095 -
06.27.08
- The North Carolina Provider Outreach and Education team is pleased
to present information on the Comprehensive
Error Rate Testing (CERT) Program via Webinar and/or Teleconference
on July 24, 2008, from 10-11 am (ET). -
06.27.08
- New
Waived Tests - MLN Matters PDF Document
MM6060 - 06.27.08
- October
Quarterly Update to 2008 Annual Update of HCPCS Codes Used for
Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Consolidated Billing (CB) Enforcement -
MLN Matters PDF Document MM6111 -
06.27.08
- July
2008 Update of the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System
(OPPS) - MLN Matters PDF Document MM6094 -
06.26.08
- Claim
Status Category Code and Claim Status Code Update -
MLN Matters PDF Document MM6090 -
06.26.08
- No-Pay Remittance
Advice - 06.26.08
- Upcoming North
Carolina Provider Contact Center Training Closures -
06.25.08
- Upcoming Tennessee/Idaho
Provider Contact Center Training Closures -
06.25.08
- Obtaining
Results of Documentation Review with the CERT (Comprehensive
Error Rate Testing) Program - 06.25.08
- Notification
of New Quarterly Updates to the Ambulance Fee Schedule Public
Use File (PUF) - MLN Matters PDF Document
MM6091 -
06.24.08
- Attention
Stratus Users: Stratus “Change Data Type” Menu to
Change -
06.24.08
- Phase
2 Manual Revisions for the Medicare Durable Medical Equipment,
Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding
Program - MLN Matters PDF Document
MM6119 - 06.23.08
- July 1 is
coming! Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program News -
06.23.08
- NPI News for
Medicare FFS Providers - 06.23.08
- 2008
Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) Establishment of
Alternative Reporting Periods and Reporting Criteria -
MLN Matters PDF Document MM6104 -
06.23.08
- Phase
1 of Manual Revisions to Reflect Payment Changes for Durable
Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS)
Items as a Result of the DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program and
the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 -
MLN Matters PDF Document MM5978 -
06.23.08
- Revised: Durable
Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS)
Competitive Bidding Program: Grandfathering, Repair and Replacement,
Mail Order Diabetic Supplies and Advance Beneficiary Notices
(ABNs) - The second in a series of articles on the new DMEPOS
competitive bidding program. - MLN
Matters PDF Document SE0806 - 06.23.08
- Important
Exceptions and Special Circumstances that Occur under the Durable
Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS)
Competitive Bidding Program: - The third in a series of articles
on the new DMEPOS competitive bidding program. -
MLN Matters PDF Document SE0807 -
06.23.08
- The North Carolina Provider Outreach and Education (POE) team
of CIGNA Government Services is pleased to continue our Summer-long
Specialty Workshop Series with a " Mental Health Specialty" Workshop
on Tuesday, July 22, 2008. Click
here for more information. - 06.23.08
- Intermittent
Urinary Catheterization
-
Additional information regarding the recent changes to the local
coverage determination (LCD) for urological supplies. -
06.23.08
- Oxaliplatin
for Injection (Eloxatin™) -
06.20.08
- CIGNA Government
Services Launches New Online Video Education Service -
06.20.08
- Reminder – Medicare
Provides Coverage of Diabetes Screening Tests -
MLN Matters PDF Document SE0821 -
06.19.08
- Inappropriate
Denials of Claims for Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTA)
of Carotid Arteries Concurrent with Stenting Based on Facility
Recertification Due Dates - MLN Matters
PDF Document MM6046 - 06.19.08
- HHS Takes
Action to Help Medicare Beneficiaries and Providers in Iowa and
Indiana - 06.18.08
- North Carolina
Provider Outreach and Education Calendar of Events -
06.18.08
- 2008 Physician
Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI): PowerPoint Presentation
for National Provider Call (June 18th) is now available -
06.18.08
- The North Carolina POE team will hold Specialty Workshops on
Billing and Documentation Protocols for Evaluation & Management
(E/M) Services and Billing, Coding, and Coverage Considerations
for Mental Health Professionals on July 22nd. Space
is limited, so register today. - 06.16.08
- The Idaho POE team will hold Medicare (101) Basic and Medicare
(102) Intermediate Workshops on July 22nd and 23rd. Space
is limited, so register today. - 06.16.08
- 2008 Physician
Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) National Provider Conference
Call with Question & Answer Session -
06.16.08
- RESCINDED: Incident
to Policy Update - MLN Matters PDF
Document MM5288 - 06.16.08
- Critical
Care Visits and Neonatal Intensive Care (Codes 99291 - 99292) -
MLN Matters PDF Document MM5993 -
06.16.08
- Comprehensive
Error Rate Testing (CERT) May 2008 Report -
06.16.08
- July
2008 Quarterly Average Sales Price (ASP) Medicare Part
B Drug Pricing Files and Revisions to Prior Quarterly Pricing
Files - MLN Matters PDF Document MM6049 -
06.16.08
- The NPI is
here. The NPI is now. Are you using it? -
06.16.08
- July
Quarterly Update for 2008 Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics,
Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) Fee Schedule -
MLN Matters PDF Document MM6022 -
06.13.08
- Changes
to the Laboratory National Coverage Determination (NCD) Edit
Software for July 2008 MLN Matters
PDF Document MM6084 - 06.13.08
- REVISED: July
Update to the 2008 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB)
MLN Matters PDF Document MM6087 -
06.13.08
- Clinical
Laboratory Fee Schedule - Medicare Travel Allowance Fees for
Collection of Specimens MLN Matters
PDF Document MM5996 - 06.13.08
- Payable Diagnosis
Codes for PET Scans - 06.11.05
- Marketing
Rules Reminders for DME Suppliers Including Contract Suppliers
under the Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and
Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program - MLN
Matters PDF Document SE0820 - 06.11.08
- Instructions
for Institutional Providers and Suppliers Billing Self-Referred
Mammography Claims Regarding the Attending/Referring Physician
National Provider Identifier (NPI) -
MLN Matters PDF Document MM6023 -
06.11.08
- The Medicare 101 Workshop is now available as a series of modules
on our new Online Video
Education page - 06.10.08
- Quarterly
Update to Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) Edits, Version 14.2,
Effective July 1, 2008 - MLN Matters
PDF Document MM6045 -
06.09.08
- Removal Benign
Skin Lesions - 06.09.08
- Tennessee
Open-CAC Meeting Cancelled - 06.09.08
- ALERT: Food
and Drug Administration (FDA) Heparin Recall for All Provider
Types - 06.09.08
- Part
B Drug Competitive Acquisition Program (CAP) Quarterly Drug Update -
MLN Matters PDF Document MM6053 -
06.09.08
- REVISED: Important
Exceptions and Special Circumstances that Occur under the Durable
Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS)
Competitive Bidding Program: - The third in a series of articles
on the new DMEPOS competitive bidding program. -
MLN Matters PDF Document SE0807 -
06.09.08
- REVISED: Durable
Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS)
Competitive Bidding Program: Grandfathering, Repair and Replacement,
Mail Order Diabetic Supplies and Advanced Beneficiary Notices
(ABNs) - The second in a series of articles on the new DMEPOS
competitive bidding program. - MLN
Matters PDF Document SE0806 - 06.09.08
- REVISED: Overview
of New Medicare Competitive Bidding Program for Durable Medical
Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) - The
first in a series of articles on the implementation of this program. -
MLN Matters PDF Document SE0805 -
06.09.08
- Critical Access
Hospital Fact Sheet - 06.09.08
- News On the
Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bid Program and New Tip Sheet and
Transcript from May 13, 2008 National Provider Call -
06.09.08
- July
Update to the 2008 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB) -
MLN Matters PDF Document MM6087 -
06.09.08
- Clinical
Laboratory Fee Schedule - New Waived Tests -
MLN Matters PDF Document MM6021 -
06.09.08
- All ABout Medicare
Part A and Part B Workshop - 06.06.08
- Average
Sales Price (ASP) Updates - MLN Matters
PDF Document MM5798 - 06.06.08
- The June 2008 Medicare
Bulletin is now available - 06.06.08
- North Carolina
Open CAC Meeting Cancelled - 06.05.08
- Register Now
to Access Your 2007 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI)
Feedback Report - 06.05.08
- New DMEPOS
Competitive Bidding MLN Matters article now available! -
06.05.08
- Phase
1 of Manual Revisions to Reflect Payment Changes for Durable
Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS)
Items as a Result of the DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program and
the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 -
MLN Matters PDF Document MM5978 -
06.05.08
- Date
of Service (DOS) for Clinical Laboratory and Pathology Specimens -
MLN Matters PDF Document MM6018 -
06.05.08
- Reminder
that Exceptions to Therapy Caps are Restricted as of July 1,
2008 - MLN Matters PDF Document SE0815 -
06.05.08
- July
Quarterly Update for 2008 Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics,
Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) Fee Schedule -
MLN Matters PDF Document MM6022 -
06.04.08
- Rescinded: MM5890 - Additional Information on Reporting
a National Provider Identifier (NPI) for Ordering/Referring and
Attending/Operating/Other/Service facility for Medicare Claims: Transmittal
235 is rescinded and will be not be replaced at this time. The
instruction was originally transmitted via CI-5116, dated January
18, 2008. - 06.04.08
- Upcoming TN/ID
Provider Contact Center Training Closures -
06.03.08
- Upcoming North
Carolina Provider Contact Center Closures -
06.03.08
- Rural Referral
Center Fact Sheet - 06.03.08
- DMEPOS Competitive
Bidding Program - New Educational Products and Upcoming National
Provider Call - 06.03.08
- Medicare Fee-For-Service
Update & Medicare Reminder Regarding Accelerated/Advance Payments -
06.03.08
- REVISED: Important
Exceptions and Special Circumstances that Occur under the Durable
Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS)
Competitive Bidding Program: - The third in a series of articles
on the new DMEPOS competitive bidding program. -
MLN Matters PDF Document SE0807 -
06.03.08
- REVISED: Durable
Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS)
Competitive Bidding Program: Grandfathering, Repair and Replacement,
Mail Order Diabetic Supplies and Advanced Beneficiary Notices
(ABNs) - The second in a series of articles on the new DMEPOS
competitive bidding program. - MLN
Matters PDF Document SE0806 -
06.03.08
- REVISED: Overview
of New Medicare Competitive Bidding Program for Durable Medical
Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) - The
first in a series of articles on the implementation of this program. -
MLN Matters PDF Document SE0805 -
06.03.08
- Ask the Contractor
Teleconference - 06.03.08
- Attention
Part B Medicare Providers: Provider Enrollment Training Now Available
on the CGS Web site! - 06.03.08
- 2008 Physician
Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) National Provider Conference
Call with Question & Answer Session -
06.02.08
May 2008
- Transthoracic
Echocardiography (TTE) and Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) -
05.30.08
- New Tip
Sheet for Grandfathered Suppliers under the DMEPOS Competitive
Bidding Program - 05.28.08
- New Tip
Sheet for Referral Agents under the DMEPOS Competitive Bidding
Program - 05.28.08
- 2008 Physician
Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) National Provider Call PowerPoint
Presentation-May 28th, 2008 is now available -
05.28.08
- New
Chapter for Independent Diagnostic Testing Facilities (IDTF) -
MLN Matters PDF Document MM5815 -
05.27.08
- 2008 Physician
Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI): New Educational Product
is available - 05.27.08
- Reporting
of Hematocrit or Hemoglobin Levels on All Claims for the Administration
of Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents (ESAs), Implementation of
New Modifiers for Non-ESRD ESA Indications, and Reporting of
Hematocrit or Hemoglobin Levels on all Non-ESRD, Non-ESA Claims
Requesting Payment for Anti-Anemia Drugs -
MLN Matters PDF Document MM5699 -
05.27.08
- Incident to Policy Update - MLN Matters
PDF Document MM5288 - 05.27.08 Note: MM5288
and associated CR5288 have been Rescinded and will not be replaced
at this time.
- North Carolina Providers: Don't
Miss Out on Specialty Training Opportunities! - 05.23.08
- Updated Brochure
- The Medicare Remit Easy Print Brochure - 05.22.08
- 2008 Physician
Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI): National Provider Conference
Call with Question & Answer Session - 05.22.08
- Reminder:
CMS to Host Second National Provider Education Call on May 27th,
2008 - 05.22.08
- NPI News for Medicare FFS Providers - 05.22.08
- CMS announces
contract suppliers for Round 1 of DMEPOS Competitive Bidding! -
05.20.08
- Medicare Guide
to Rural Health Services Information -
05.20.08
- Place of Service
Coding for Physician Services - 05.20.08
- Payment for
Complex Rehabilitative Power Mobility Device Services that Span
the Implementation Date of Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics,
Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Programs
in Competitive Bidding Areas - 05.20.08
- CMS to Host
Second National Education Call on May 27th, 2008 -
05.19.08
- The North Carolina Provider Outreach and Education (POE) team
is pleased to present a Preventive Care Webinar/Teleconference
on June 18, 2008, from 10-11:30am (ET). Click
here for more information. - 05.19.08
- Revised: Ambulance
Fee Schedule - Conversion Factor File for CY 2009 Ambulance Inflation
Factor - MLN Matters PDF Document
MM6000 - 05.19.08
- IMPORTANT: NPI
Deadline Information - 05.16.08
- July
Quarterly Update to 2008 Annual Update of HCPCS Codes Used for
Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Consolidated Billing (CB) Enforcement -
MLN Matters PDF Document MM6009 -
05.16.08
- Therapy
Personnel Qualifications and Policies Effective January 1, 2008 -
MLN Matters PDF Document MM5921 -
05.15.08
- NPI News for
Medicare FFS Providers - 05.15.08
- Assignment
of Providers to Medicare Administrative Contractors -
MLN Matters PDF Document MM5979 -
05.15.08
- North Carolina Providers: Don't
Miss Out on Specialty Training Opportunities! -
05.15.08
- Incident
to Policy Update - MLN Matters PDF
Document MM5288 - 05.14.08
- UPDATE: CIGNA
Government Services Allowable Amounts for the Drugs Emend and
Treanda - 05.13.08
- Clinical Laboratory
Fee Schedule Fact Sheet - 05.12.08
- CMS Recruiting
Registries as a New Way to Submit PQRI Data: Registry Self-Nominations
Due to CMS by May 31, 2008- 05.12.08
- Clarification
for Identifying Secondary Providers in Medicare Claims & More
NPI Roundtable Information - 05.12.08
- Attention North Carolina Providers: The North
Carolina Provider Outreach and Education team is pleased to present
a Chiropractic Specialty Webinar/Teleconference on May
28, 2008, from 10:00-11:30 am (EST). Click
here for more information. - 05.09.08
- Vascular Cryoplasty
Revisited - 05.09.08
- Reminder: CMS to Host National Provider Education
Call on the DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program - May
13, 2008 - 05.09.08
- The Provider Outreach and Education (POE) team of CIGNA Government
Services is pleased to continue our Summer-long Specialty Workshop
Series with two
NEW Specialty Workshops:
- Billing, Coding, and Coverage Considerations for Podiatry
Professionals
- Billing and Documentation Protocols for Evaluation & Management
(E/M) Services
- 05.09.08
- Tennessee
Carrier Advisory Committee Meeting -
05.08.08
- North Carolina
Carrier Advisory Committee Meeting -
05.08.08
- Idaho Carrier Advisory Committee Meeting: There
will be no Open Pre-CAC Meeting in Idaho in June, as there are
no new LCDs to be presented, thus eliminating the need for an open
meeting. - 05.08.08
- Blood-Derived
Products for Chronic, Non-Healing Wounds - MLN
Matters PDF Document MM6043 -
05.08.08
- Provider
Authentication by Medicare Provider Contact Centers - MLN
Matters PDF Document SE0814 -
05.07.08
- Ambulance
Fee Schedule - Conversion Factor File for CY 2009 Ambulance Inflation
Factor - MLN Matters PDF Document MM6000 -
05.07.08
- May is National
Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month -
05.07.08
- The May 2008 Medicare
Bulletin is now available - 05.07.08
- Prolonged
Services (Codes 99354 - 99359) - MLN
Matters PDF Document MM5972 -
05.05.08
- Attention North Carolina Providers: The North
Carolina Provider Outreach and Education team is pleased to present
a Chiropractic Specialty Webinar/Teleconference on May
28, 2008, from 10:00-11:30 am (EST). Click
here for more information. - 05.05.08
- CMS to Host
National Provider Education Call on the DMEPOS Competitive Bidding
Program - May 13, 2008 - 05.05.08
- NPI
Resource Sheet - 05.05.08
- NPI Information
for Medicare FFS Providers: May 7th is "Legacy Free" Day! -
05.05.08
- Attention Providers: Due to increased demand,
the CIGNA Government Services Provider Relations department will
be hosting an additional webinar/teleconference on Physician
Billing for Hospital Care. The session will be held on Tuesday,
May 27th at 10am Central Time.
Click the corresponding state for more information and to register:
- 05.02.08
- Reopenings
Timely Filing Information - 05.02.08
- Important
NPI news for ANSI Claim Status 276/277 Transactions -
05.02.08
- Upcoming TN/ID
Provider Contact Center Training Closures -
05.02.08
- Upcoming North
Carolina Provider Contact Center Closures -
05.02.08
- Important
Part B IVR Information - 05.01.08
- Updated
MLN Quick Reference Information Charts -
05.01.08
- CMS to Host
NPI Roundtable on May 14, 2008 - Register Today! -
05.01.08
April 2008
- NPI Information
for Medicare FFS Providers: May 7th is "Legacy Free" Day! -
04.30.08
- 2008 Physician
Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) National Provider Call PowerPoint
Presentation - April 30th, 2008 is Now Available -
04.30.08
- Erythropoiesis
Stimulating Agents (ESAs) in Cancer and Related Neoplastic Conditions
-MLN Matters PDF Document MM5818 -
04.29.08
- Urgent Message
for All Medicare Fee-For-Service Institutional Providers that
Have Subparts - 04.28.08
- May 23rd is
Only 4 Weeks Away - Are You Prepared? -
04.28.08
- MLN Items
for Listservs - 04.28.08
- Reminder Notice:
2008 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) National
Provider Call - 04.25.08
- New
HCPCS Codes for the April 2008 Update - MLN
Matters PDF Document MM5981 -
04.25.08
- Changes Included in Change Request (CR) 5980 for the April Update
to the 2008 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database:
- 04.25.08
- Medicare
Shared Systems Modifications Necessary to Accept and Crossover
to Medicaid National Drug Codes (NDC) and Corresponding Quantities
Submitted on CMS-1500 Paper Claims - MLN
Matters PDF Document MM5835 - 04.24.08
- Upcoming North
Carolina Contact Center Closure -
04.24.08
- Important
Exceptions and Special Circumstances that Occur under the Durable
Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS)
Competitive Bidding Program: - The third in a series of articles
on the new DMEPOS competitive bidding program. MLN
Matters PDF Document SE0807 -
04.23.08
- Attention North Carolina Providers: The North
Carolina Provider Outreach and Education team is pleased to present
a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Webinar/Teleconference on Tuesday,
May 20, 2008, from 10-11 am (ET). Please
click here for more information. - 04.22.08
- NPPES & NPI
Registry will be Unavailable on April 21st due to Implementation
of Enhancements/Upgrades to the System -
04.21.08
- Nursing
Facility Services (Codes 99304 - 99318) - MLN
Matters PDF Document MM5968 -
04.21.08
- Use
of Professional Society Practice Parameters in Properly Providing
Allergen Immunotherapy to Medicare Beneficiaries - MLN
Matters PDF Document SE0812 -
04.21.08
- Exception
to 60-Day Limit on Substitute Physician Billing Arrangements
for Physicians Called to Active Duty in the Armed Forces Reserves - MLN
Matters PDF Document MM5985 -
04.21.08
- Durable
Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS)
Competitive Bidding Program: Grandfathering, Repair and Replacement,
Mail Order Diabetic Supplies and Advanced Beneficiary Notices
(ABNs) – The second in a series of articles on the new DMEPOS
competitive bidding program. - MLN
Matters PDF Document SE0806 - 04.21.08
- Clinical
Laboratory Fee Schedule - Implementation of Section 113 Medicare,
Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (MMSCHIP)
Legislation - MLN Matters PDF Document
MM5987 - 04.18.08
- The 2nd Quarter
Customer Service Frequently Asked Questions are now available -
04.18.08
- Attention Providers: The CIGNA Government Services
Provider Relations department will be hosting a webinar/teleconference
on Physician Billing for Hospital Care. An additional session has
been added and will be held on Thursday, May 8th at 10:00 a.m.
Central Time.
Click the corresponding state for more information and to register:
- 04.17.08
- Cytogenetic
Studies - 04.17.08
- Comprehensive
Error Rate Testing (CERT): Faxing Documentation to the CERT Documentation
Contractor (CDC) - 04.17.08
- April
2008 Update to the Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment
System; Summary of Payment Policy Changes - MLN
Matters PDF Document MM5994 -
04.16.08
- Clinical Laboratory
and Imaging Orders - 04.16.08
- Attention Providers: The CIGNA Government Services
Provider Relations department will be hosting a webinar/teleconference
on Physician Billing for Hospital Care. The session will be held
on Thursday, May 1st at 10:00 a.m. Central Time.
Click the corresponding state for more information and to register:
- 04.16.08
- Therapeutic
Injections - 04.16.08
- Pre-Bidding
Activities for the Medicare Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics,
Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program - MLN
Matters PDF Document SE0811 -
04.15.08
- Overview
of New Medicare Competitive Bidding Program for Durable Medical
Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) -
The first in a series of articles on the implementation of this
program. - MLN Matters PDF Document SE0805 -
04.15.08
- Durable
Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS)
Competitive Bidding Program: Grandfathering, Repair and Replacement,
Mail Order Diabetic Supplies and Advanced Beneficiary Notices
(ABNs) - The second in a series of articles on the new DMEPOS
competitive bidding program. - MLN Matters
PDF Document SE0806 - 04.15.08
- CR5550
Clarification - Signature Requirements - MLN
Matters PDF Document MM5971 -
04.15.08
- Inappropriate
Use of Modifiers 76 and 77 - 04.15.08
- Troubleshooting
Claim Submission Errors — North Carolina -
04.15.08
- The CMS Online
Manual System Brochure Has Been Updated -
04.14.08
- Register Today
for the NPI Roundtable on April 17th! -
04.14.08
- Comprehensive
Error Rate Testing (CERT): Decreasing the CERT Error Rate -
04.14.08
- Attention Idaho Providers: The CIGNA Government
Services Provider Relations department will be hosting a webinar
on the new Common Claim Submission Errors (CSE) on Friday, April
18th at 10:00 am Mountain Time. Click
here for more information and to register. -
04.11.08
- Upcoming Provider
Contact Center Training Closures -
04.11.08
- The 2nd Quarter 2008
Not Otherwise Classified and ASP Payment Allowance Limits fee
schedules are now available -
04.10.08
- Delay of Enrollment
Requirements for Audiologists -
04.09.08
- Clinical Laboratory
Fee Schedule Fact Sheet -
04.09.08
- Audio Conference/Q&A
regarding DME, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) Accreditation -
04.09.08
- Attention Idaho Providers: The CIGNA Government
Services Provider Relations department will be hosting a teleconference
on the new Advanced Beneficiary Notice (ABN) form on Wednesday,
April 23nd at 10:00 am Mountain Time. Click
here for more information and to register. -
04.08.08
- Cytogenetic
Studies - 04.08.08
- Corrections
to Covered Indications for Docetaxel and Gemcitabine -
04.08.08
- New MLN Matters
Article Now Available on DMEPOS Competitive Bidding -
04.08.08
- CIGNA Government Services will begin maintaining a quarterly "carrier-priced" ASP
list for those codes that cease to appear on CMS's list(s), which
can be accessed by following the link: http://www.cignagovernmentservices.com/partb/coverage/fees/index.html -
04.08.08
- Outpatient
Maintenance Dialysis - End-Stage Renal Disease Fact Sheet -
04.07.08
- Clarification
to CR 5744 - Payment Allowance Update for the Influenza Virus
Vaccine CPT 90660 and further instruction regarding the Pneumococcal
Vaccine Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) 90669 - MLN
Matters PDF Document MM5910 - 04.07.08
- Understanding
the Readiness of Other Health Plans, Steps to Facilitate a Smooth
Transition to NPI-Only Medicare Billing & More! -
04.07.08
- Upcoming Tennessee/Idaho
Contact Center Closure - 04.04.08
- The April 2008 Medicare
Bulletin is now available - 04.04.08
- Announcing
the Release of the Revised CMS-855 Medicare Enrollment Applications - MLN
Matters PDF Document SE0810 - 04.03.08
- This article is being republished: Stage
3 National Provider Identifier (NPI) Changes for Transaction
835, and Standard Paper Remittance Advice (RA) - MLN
Matters PDF Document MM5452 - 04.03.08
- DMEPOS Supplier
Accreditation - 04.03.08
- Mobile Cardiac
Outpatient Telemetry Billing (Revised) -
04.02.08
- Continuing
Education Credits (CME, CNE, CEU and CHES) are now available
for COCA Conference Calls!!! - 04.01.08
- Carotid Angioplasty
with Stent Placement, Appropriate Documentation for Payment -
04.01.08
March 2008
- April
2008 Quarterly Average Sales Price (ASP) Medicare Part B Drug
Pricing Files and Revisions to Prior Quarterly Pricing Files - MLN
Matters PDF Document MM5982 - 03.31.08
- The March 2008 Part
B Medical Review Frequently Asked Questions is now available
and is comprised of questions addressing the following issues:
- Percutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation to Treat Overactive
Bladder
- Smoking and Tobacco Cessation Done "Incident To"
- Hospice Election Evaluation
- Palliative Care
- Observation Care
- Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators -
03.31.08
- Attention
Part B Medicare Providers: Modifier Finder Tool Now Available
on the CGS Web site! - 03.27.08
- Ambulance
Fee Schedule Fact Sheet - 03.27.08
- Medicare Physician
Fee Schedule Fact Sheet - 03.27.08
- Website
for Additions and Deletions of ZIP Codes Requiring a Plus Four
ZIP Code Extension - MLN Matters PDF
Document MM5970 - 03.26.08
- April
Update to the 2008 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB) - MLN
Matters PDF Document MM5980 - 03.26.08
- Acute Inpatient
Prospective Payment System Fact Sheet -
03.25.08
- New
Waived Tests - MLN Matters PDF Document
MM5913 - 03.25.08
- Additional
Clarification to Chapter 17, Section 40, Regarding Processing
of Drug Claims with the JW Modifier - MLN
Matters PDF Document MM5923 - 03.25.08
- Important
announcement regarding Round 1 of the Medicare Durable Medical
Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive
Bidding Program! - 03.24.08
- May 23rd is
Only Two Months Away, Be Prepared! -
03.24.08
- Revised: Erythropoiesis
Stimulating Agents (ESAs) in Cancer and Related Neoplastic Conditions - MLN
Matters PDF Document MM5818 - 03.24.08
- March is National
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month -
03.18.08
- Preventing
NPI Development Delays - 03.18.08
- Payment
for Inpatient Hospital Visits - General (Codes 99221
- 99239) - MLN Matters
PDF Document MM5792 - 03.18.08
- Opportunity
to Participate in Third Annual Medicare Contractor Provider Satisfaction
Survey (MCPSS) Ends in April - MLN
Matters PDF Document SE0804 - 03.17.08
- Effective April 1, 2008, the LCDs for Botulinum
Toxin for all three CGS states have been revised. -
03.17.08
- Upcoming EDI
Department Helpdesk Closures - 03.17.08
- Revised: Importance
of Supplying Correct Provider Identification Information Required
in Items 17, 17a, 24K, and 33 of the Form CMS-1500 (12-90), and
the Electronic Equivalent - MLN Matters
PDF Document SE0529 - 03.14.08
- Additional
Remittance Advice Remark Code (RARC) and Claim Adjustment Reason
Code (CARC) Update - MLN Matters PDF
Document MM5942 - 03.14.08
- Ambulatory
Surgical Center Fee Schedule Fact Sheet -
03.13.08
- Upcoming Provider
Contact Center Training Closures -
03.13.08
- Upcoming North
Carolina Provider Contact Center Closures -
03.13.08
- Additional
Information on Reporting a National Provider Identifier (NPI)
for Ordering/Referring and Attending/Operating/Other/Service
facility for Medicare Claims - MLN
Matters PDF Document MM5890 -
03.12.08
- Claim
Status Category Code & Claim Status Code Update - MLN
Matters PDF Document MM5947 -
03.11.08
- What to Do
if Your 837P or CMS-1500 Medicare Claim Rejects & More -
03.11.08
- Attention Idaho Providers: The CIGNA Government
Services Provider Relations department will host two Medicare Spring
Updates Webinars on Tuesday, March 25th and Thursday, March 27th. Click
here for more information. - 03.11.08
- DVD:
Our Health, Our Community: Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Outreach
to American Indians/Alaskan Natives -
03.11.08
- March
is National Nutrition Month - 03.11.08
- Ask-the-Contractor Teleconference – Attention
all providers in Tennessee, North Carolina, and Idaho: CIGNA Government
Services will be hosting our next quarterly Ask-the-Contractor
teleconference on Thursday, March 20th. Click
here for more information. - 03.11.08
- Hospital Outpatient
Prospective Payment System Fact Sheet -
03.10.08
- The Medicare
Appeals Process: Five Levels to Protect Providers, Physicians
and Other Suppliers - 03.10.08
- Collapsing
Medicare Provider Transaction Access Numbers (PTANs) to Ensure
a One-to-One National Provider Identifier (NPI) Match - MLN
Matters PDF Document MM5906 -
03.07.08
- Healthcare
Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Codes Subject to and Excluded
from Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) Edits - MLN
Matters PDF Document MM5926 -
03.07.08
- Psychological
and Neuropsychological Tests - MLN
Matters PDF Document MM5204 -
03.06.08
- Update
to Audiology Policies - MLN Matters
PDF Document MM5717 - 03.06.08
- 2008 Physician
Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) Update -
03.05.08
- NPI March
1st Milestone - 03.04.08
- Stratus Down
Time Correction - 03.04.08
- Hospice Payment
System Fact Sheet - 03.04.08
- The March 2008 Medicare
Bulletin is now available. - 03.04.08
- Health Care
Provider Taxonomy Code Set - 03.03.08
February 2008
- Stratus Down
Time - 02.29.08
- Revised: Medicare,
Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)
Extension Act of 2007 (MMSEA) Changes to Independent Laboratory
Billing for the Technical Component (TC) of Physician Pathology
Services - MLN Matters PDF Document
MM5943 - 02.29.08
- Teaching
Physician Requirements for End Stage Renal Disease Monthly Capitation
Payment (ESRD MCP) - MLN Matters
PDF Document MM5932 - 02.28.08
- Manualization
of Payment for Outpatient End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Related
Services - MLN Matters PDF Document
MM5931 - 02.28.08
- Systems
Changes for Prescription Order Numbers for the Competitive Acquisition
Program (CAP) for Part B Drugs and Biologicals - MLN
Matters PDF Document MM5855 -
02.28.08
- Clarification
to CR 5744 - Payment Allowance Update for the Influenza Virus
Vaccine CPT 90660 and further instruction regarding the Pneumococcal
Vaccine Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) 90669 - MLN
Matters PDF Document MM5910 -
02.28.08
- Part
B Drug Competitive Acquisition Program (CAP) Quarterly Drug List
Update - MLN Matters PDF Document
MM5948 - 02.28.08
- Quarterly
Update to Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) Edits, Version 14.1,
Effective April 1, 2008 - MLN Matters
PDF Document MM5936 - 02.28.08
- Change
in the Amount in Controversy Requirement for Administrative Law
Judge Hearings and Federal District Court Appeals - MLN
Matters PDF Document MM5897 -
02.28.08
- Payment
for Hospital Observation Services (Codes 99217 - 99220) and Observation
or Inpatient Care Services (Including Admission and Discharge
Services - Codes 99234 - 99236) - MLN
Matters PDF Document MM5791 -
02.28.08
- Subsequent
Hospital Visits and Hospital Discharge Day Management Services
(Codes 99231 - 99239) - MLN Matters
PDF Document MM5794 - 02.28.08
- Payment
for Initial Hospital Care Services (Codes 99221 - 99223) and
Observation or Inpatient Care Services (Including Admission and
Discharge Services) (Codes 99234 - 99236) - MLN
Matters PDF Document MM5793 -
02.28.08
- Clarification
of Bone Mass Measurement (BMM) Billing Requirements Issued in
CR 5521 - MLN Matters PDF Document
MM5847 - 02.28.08
- Ambulance
Claims Errors - 02.26.08
- The Ambulance Fee Schedule Fact Sheet, which provides general
information about the Ambulance Fee Schedule, is now available
in downloadable format from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services Medicare Learning Network at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/AmbulanceFeeSched_508.pdf. -
02.26.08
- Use
of Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) V2787 When
Billing Approved Astigmatism-Correcting Intraocular Lens (A-C
IOLs) in Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs), Physician Offices,
and Hospital Outpatient Departments (HOPDs) - MLN
Matters PDF Document MM5853 -
02.25.08
- RESCINDED: Revision
to Certification for Hospital Services Covered by the Supplementary
Medical Insurance Program as it pertains to Ambulance Services - MLN
Matters PDF Document MM5684 -
02.25.08
- Reporting
of Hematocrit or Hemoglobin Levels on All Claims for the Administration
of Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents (ESAs), Implementation of
New Modifiers for Non-ESRD ESA Indications, and Reporting of
Hematocrit or Hemoglobin Levels on all Non-ESRD, Non-ESA Claims
Requesting Payment for Anti-Anemia Drugs - MLN
Matters PDF Document MM5699 -
02.25.08
- Process
for Amending the List of Compendia for Determination of Medically-Accepted
Indications for Off-Label Uses of Drugs and Biologicals in an
Anti-Cancer Chemotherapeutic Regimen - MLN
Matters PDF Document MM5870 -
02.25.08
- Erythropoiesis
Stimulating Agents (ESAs) in Cancer and Related Neoplastic Conditions - MLN
Matters PDF Document MM5818 -
02.25.08
- Important
NPI Reminders for FFS Medicare Providers -
02.25.08
- Upcoming
Critical Dates for Medicare's Fee-for-Service (FFS) Implementation
of the National Provider Identifier (NPI) - MLN
Matters PDF Document SE0802 -
02.25.08
- Clinical
Lab: New Automated Test for the Automated Multi-channel Chemistry
Code (AMCC) Panel Payment Algorithm - MLN
Matters PDF Document MM5874 -
02.21.08
- Medicare,
Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)
Extension Act of 2007 (MMSEA) Changes to Independent Laboratory
Billing for the Technical Component (TC) of Physician Pathology
Services - MLN Matters PDF Document
MM5943 - 02.21.08
- Implementation
of the Medicare Clinical Laboratory Services Competitive Bidding
Demonstration - MLN Matters PDF Document
MM5772 - 02.21.08
- Revised Medicare
Learning Network Products - 02.21.08
- Important
National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) Information
for Organization Providers - 02.18.08
- Emergency
Update to the 2008 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB) - MLN
Matters PDF Document MM5902 - 02.18.08
- Duplicate
Crossover Rejections - 02.18.08
- Revised 2008
Durable Medical Equipment Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies
(DMEPOS) Fee Schedule Files - 02.15.08
- Extension
of the Dates of Service Eligible for the Physician Scarcity Area
(PSA) Bonus Payment - MLN Matters PDF
Document MM5937 - 02.14.08
- New 2008 Payment
Rates for Services paid Under Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
(MPFS) - 02.14.08
- Smoking
and Tobacco Use Cessation Counseling Billing Code Update to Medicare - MLN
Matters PDF Document MM5878 - 02.12.08
- Medicare
Fee for Service Legacy Provider IDs Prohibited on Form CMS-1500
Claims after NPI Required Date - MLN
Matters PDF Document MM5858 - 02.12.08
- Summary
of Policies in the 2008 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS)
and the Telehealth Originating Site Facility Fee Payment Amount - MLN
Matters PDF Document MM5895 - 02.12.08
- Ask-the-Contractor Teleconference – Attention
all providers in Tennessee, North Carolina, and Idaho: CIGNA Government
Services will be hosting our next quarterly Ask-the-Contractor
teleconference on Thursday, March 20th. Click
here for more information. - 02.12.08
- RESCINDED: Medicare's
Implementation of the National Provider Identifier (NPI): The
Second in the Series of Special Edition MLN Matters Articles
on NPI-Related Activities - MLN Matters
PDF Document SE0555 - 02.12.08
- The Hospital
Outpatient Prospective Payment System Fact Sheet -
02.11.08
- New Medicare
Learning Network (MLN) Products are now available on the topic
of Individuals Authorized Access to CMS Computer Services - Provider
Community (IACS-PC) - 02.11.08
- Additional
Payable Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) "C" Drug
Codes in Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASCs) - MLN
Matters PDF Document MM5885 - 02.11.08
- Revision
to Instructions Relating to Compliance Standards for Independent
Diagnostic Testing Facilities (IDTFs) - MLN
Matters PDF Document MM5856 - 02.08.08
- EMERGENCY
-- Legislative Change Affecting the 2008 Medicare Physician Fee
Schedule (MPFS), and Extension of the 2008 Participation Open
Enrollment Period - MLN Matters PDF
Document MM5944 - 02.08.08
- Troubleshooting Claim Submission
Errors — North Carolina - 02.08.08
- UPDATED: Upcoming
North Carolina Provider Contact Center Closure -
02.07.08
- Idaho Medicare
102 Webinar - 02.07.08
- Idaho Medicare
Updates Webinar - 02.07.08
- Revised
Payment System for Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASC) in Calendar
Year (CY) 2008 -
MLN Matters PDF Document SE0742 -
02.07.08
- 2007
Update of HCPCS Codes and Payments for Ambulatory Surgical Centers
(ASCs) - MLN Matters PDF Document
MM5211 - 02.07.08
- Ambulatory
Surgical Center (ASC) Claims Processing Manual Clarification - MLN
Matters PDF Document MM5026 - 02.07.08
- Clarification
Regarding the Coordination of Benefits Agreement (COBA) Medigap
Claim-based Crossover Process- MLN
Matters PDF Document MM5837 - 02.07.08
- Rituximab
(Rituxan) - 02.06.08
- The February 2008 Medicare
Bulletin is now available. - 02.05.08
- February is
American Heart Month - 02.05.08
- February Flu
Shot Reminder/February is American Heart Month -
02.05.08
- Guided Pathways
to Medicare Resources for Medicare Fee-for-Service Health Care
Professionals - 02.05.08
- Medicare Part
B Drug Competitive Acquisition Program (CAP): Additional Physician
Election Period for 2008 is Underway! -
02.05.08
- Home Health
Prospective Payment System Fact Sheet -
02.05.08
- NPI Reminders:
March 1st is a Critical Date & NPI Roundtable Registration
Closes Today! - 02.05.08
- "Maximizing Your Reimbursement" Medicare
Workshop - 02.04.08
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