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Posting Date: 08/28/2020
CMS-855R Version (1/20) Reassignment of Medicare Benefits
CMS-855R Version (1/20) Reassignment of Medicare Benefits As a reminder, effective 5/1/2020, the CMS-855R Version (1/20) is the only version of the CMS-855R that can be submitted to allow a provider to reassign benefits to an [...]
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Posting Date: 06/22/2020
CERT A/B MAC Task Force
CERT A/B MAC Task Force The CERT A/B MAC Task Force goal is to educate providers on national issues of concern regarding improper payment errors and to reduce the national payment error rate by creating material to help prevent CERT [...]
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Posting Date: 09/02/2020
Benefits of Using Electronic Data Interchange Transactions
Benefits of Using Electronic Data Interchange Transactions There are a number of advantages to enrolling and submitting claims online. Claims and other transactions submitted electronically process considerably faster than paper submission. [...]
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Posting Date: 08/31/2020
Award of MAC Contract for Jurisdiction 6
Award of MAC Contract for Jurisdiction 6 The CMS selected National Government Services to retain the J6 MAC Contract. As a result, there will be no changes to your service or the support we provide you. NGS looks forward to continuing to serve [...]
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Posting Date: 05/18/2020
Hospitals: Physician Time Studies During the COVID-19 PHE
Hospitals: Physician Time Studies During the COVID-19 PHE Hospitals that incur physician compensation costs must allocate those costs based on the percentage of total time spent furnishing: Part A services Part B services [...]
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Posting Date: 03/11/2020
Hospice Claims Adjustments
Hospice Claims Adjustments National Government Services has received reports of two issues that are currently affecting payments of some hospice claims that have been adjusted. Hospice End of Life SIA Payment Hospice claims are being [...]
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Posting Date: 05/11/2020
Home Health Plans of Care: NPs, CNSs and PAs Allowed to Certify
Home Health Plans of Care: Nurse Practitioners, Clinical Nurse Specialists and Physician Assistants Allowed to Certify Section 3708 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (Pub. L. No. 116-136) amended sections [...]
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Posting Date: 03/12/2020
Hospice Agencies and COVID-19
Hospice Agencies and COVID-19 CMS has issued a memorandum responding to questions related to hospice agencies, the COVID-19 (Corona Virus) outbreak, and minimizing transmission to other individuals. It is suggested that [...]
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