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Posting Date: 12/09/2019
CMS Is Using Multi-Factor Authentication Process for Online Provider Enrollment System Applications
CMS Is Using Multi-Factor Authentication Process for Online Provider Enrollment System Applications CMS announced they utilize an MFA process for users of their Provider Enrollment Systems. MFA is a second layer of security used to [...]
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Posting Date: 08/23/2019
Local Coverage Determination and Article revisions August‒September 2019
Local Coverage Determination and Article revisions August‒September 2019 Please note that consistent with Change Request 10901, all coding information, national coverage provisions and Associated Information (Documentation Requirements, [...]
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Posting Date: 09/11/2019
Important Update for Skilled Nursing Facilities - CMS Updated the SNF PDPM Web Page
Important Update for Skilled Nursing Facilities - CMS Updated the SNF PDPM Web page The SNF PPS PDPM was implemented on 10/1/2019 to replace the Resource Utilization Group, Version IV (RUG-IV) for the SNF PPS. SNF PDPM will improve [...]
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Posting Date: 07/02/2019
Genetic Testing Fraud Scam Directed at Medicare Beneficiaries
Genetic Testing Fraud Scam Directed at Medicare Beneficiaries The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General is alerting the public about a fraud scheme involving genetic testing. Please review the Fraud Alert: [...]
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Posting Date: 12/16/2019
Ensure Referral Forms Include the MBI
Ensure Referral Forms Include the MBI Providers have expressed concern regarding referral forms that do not include the new Medicare number, the MBI, they receive from providers who have referred a Medicare beneficiary to them for services. [...]
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Posting Date: 06/14/2019
July 2019 Release Dark Days for the Common Working File Host
July 2019 Release Dark Days for the Common Working File Host For the upcoming July 2019 Release, CWF will be observing dark days starting Friday, 6/28/2019, through Sunday, 6/30/2019 to accommodate the anticipated duration of this activity and [...]
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Posting Date: 06/13/2019
July 2019 Fiscal Intermediary Standard System Direct Data Entry Screen Changes
July 2019 Fiscal Intermediary Standard System Direct Data Entry Screen Changes The following updates will be made to existing screens and implemented on 7/1/2019. MAP1716 Claim page (6) – INIT DRG field will be displayed this is a 4-byte [...]
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Posting Date: 05/31/2019
July 2019 EDI Front-End Quarterly Release
July 2019 EDI Front-End Quarterly Release Please be advised that while the CMS-mandated quarterly release for July 2019 will be installed the weekend of 6/30/2019, the code set updates included with this release will not be effective in the [...]
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Posting Date: 12/10/2019
January 2020 Release "Dark Days" for the Common Working File Hosts
January 2020 Release "Dark Days" for the Common Working File Hosts For the upcoming January 2020 Release: New Year’s Day holiday – observed Wednesday, January 1st – No cycles (onlines available). CWF will be observing dark days starting [...]
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Posting Date: 10/01/2019
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation Remittance Remark
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation Remittance Remark Attention providers: If you are receiving a remark stating "CMMI" payment on your remittance this is regarding a QPP payment. Please direct any questions regarding QPP to [...]
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Posting Date: 10/01/2019
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month Breast Cancer Screening and Mammography Breast cancer is one of the most common kinds of cancer in women. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, about one in eight [...]
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Posting Date: 08/07/2019
Important News from CGS, Jurisdiction B DME MAC: Prior Authorization Condition of Payment for Certain Power Mobility Devices
Important News from CGS, Jurisdiction B DME MAC: Prior Authorization Condition of Payment for Certain Power Mobility Devices If you have Medicare patients who are seeking prior authorization of a power mobility devices, please review the CGS [...]
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Posting Date: 10/18/2019
Coding for Sinuva™ Claims
Coding for Sinuva™ Claims This notice is a coding instruction, and not an indication of coverage. FDA labels should be consulted for indications and usage. Claims submitted to National Government Services for endoscopic placement of Sinuva™ [...]
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Posting Date: 12/02/2019
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Monday, December 2, 2019
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Monday, December 2, 2019 HHAs: Get Help Registering for iQIES by December 23 Avoid payment delays. You need access to the upgraded Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES) to submit [...]
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Posting Date: 06/06/2019
MLN Connects® Special Edition - Thursday, June 6, 2019
MLN Connects® Special Edition - Thursday, June 6, 2019 CMS Seeks Public Input on Patients over Paperwork Initiative to Further Reduce Administrative, Regulatory Burden to Lower Healthcare Costs On June 6, CMS issued a Request for Information [...]
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Posting Date: 09/30/2019
MLN Connects® Special Edition - Monday, September 30, 2019
MLN Connects® Special Edition - Monday, September 30, 2019 New HCPCS Code J0642 for Levoleucovorin Injection For dates of service on or after October 1, use HCPCS code J0642 for levoleucovorin injection products marketed under the brand name [...]
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Posting Date: 11/14/2019
MLN Connects® for Thursday, November 14, 2019
MLN Connects® for Thursday, November 14, 2019 New Medicare Card: If an MBI Changes MLN Connects® for Thursday, November 14, 2019 View this edition as a PDF News New Medicare Card: If an MBI Changes Medicare Shared Savings [...]
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Posting Date: 05/28/2019
Local Coverage Determination and Article Revisions: May–June 2019
Local Coverage Determination and Article Revisions: May–June 2019 All medical policies and related articles can be found on the NGS Medical Policy Center. Intravenous Immune Globulin (IVIG) - Related to LCD L33394 (A52446) Corrected product [...]
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Posting Date: 06/26/2019
Local Coverage Determination and Article Revisions: June–July 2019
Local Coverage Determination and Article Revisions: June–July 2019 All medical policies and related articles can be found on the NGS Medical Policy Center. LCD Revisions for June 2019 Psychiatric Partial Hospitalization Programs [...]
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Posting Date: 07/12/2019
MLN Connects® Special Edition - Thursday, July 11, 2019
MLN Connects® Special Edition - Thursday, July 11, 2019 HHAs: CY 2020 and 2021 New Home Infusion Therapy Benefit and Payment and Policy Changes On July 11, CMS issued a proposed rule [CMS-1711-P] that proposes routine updates to the home [...]
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