MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, April 28, 2022

MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, April 28, 2022 Get Patient Eligibility Information for Additional Services News Patient Eligibility Information for Additional Services — Now Available Physicians, Teaching Hospitals, Physician [...]

U537F Assigning in Error On Some Notices of Admission

National Government Services has identified an issue where U537F is assigning incorrectly on some NOAs, due to the CWF not correctly recognizing discharges (patient status other than 30 on the last HH period). There is no workaround. Please [...]

MLN Connects® Special Edition for Thursday, September 9, 2021

MLN Connects® Special Edition for Thursday, September 9, 2021 Biden-Harris Administration to Expand Vaccination Requirements for Health Care Settings New action will protect patients of the 50,000 providers and over 17 million health care [...]

Important Information on How to Resolve NGSConnex Account Suspensions

Important Information on How to Resolve NGSConnex Account Suspensions If you are an NGSConnex user and not the LSO for your provider organization and your NGSConnex account has been suspended for one of the following reasons, you must contact [...]

Hospice Levels of Care: Routine Home Care

Hospice Levels of Care: Routine Home Care There are four levels of care in the Medicare hospice benefit. Hospices are paid a per diem rate based on the number of days and level of care provided during the election period. The four levels of [...]

New Medical Review Frequently Asked Questions

New Medical Review Frequently Asked Questions We’ve added Medical Review Frequently Asked Questions to our website. Visit our Help and FAQs web page for common questions and answers related to Medical Review and other topics including: EDI, [...]

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Registration is Open for the National Government Services Medicare Fall 2021 Virtual Conference!

Registration is Open for the National Government Services Medicare Fall 2021 Virtual Conference! The National Government Services POE Team is holding our latest bi-annual virtual conference on Tuesday, 11/9/2021 and Wednesday, 11/10/2021. This [...]

National Government Services Medicare Fall 2021 Virtual Conference

National Government Services Medicare Fall 2021 Virtual Conference The National Government Services POE Team's biannual virtual conference is scheduled for Tuesday, 11/9/2021 and Wednesday, 11/10/2021. This two full-day virtual conference [...]

Save Time and Money by Submitting your Appeals (Reopenings & Redeterminations) Electronically

Save Time and Money by Submitting your Appeals (Reopenings & Redeterminations) Electronically Two easy ways to submit. National Government Services will now allow Medicare Part A and Part B providers to submit claim appeal requests, [...]