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Posting Date: 01/19/2022
Physician Documentation Requirements for Certification of Home Health Care
Physician Documentation Requirements for Certification of Home Health Care Medicare has changed the physician documentation requirements for certification of home health care for dates of service effective 1/1/2015. While clinicians still need [...]
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Posting Date: 01/29/2021
SNF Inpatient Stays
SNF Inpatient Stays The CERT contractor has seen increased denials of SNF inpatient stays due to missing or incomplete physician certification statement of medical necessity. Certification of medical necessity of inpatient skilled nursing [...]
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Posting Date: 02/12/2016
Physician Orders to Admit to Inpatient Hospital or for Observation Services
Physician Orders to Admit to Inpatient Hospital or for Observation Services Lack of a formal order for inpatient admission or observation services results in an increase of the CERT error rate for National Government Services. CERT auditors [...]
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Posting Date: 01/29/2021
Pacemakers and Cardiac Defibrillators
Pacemakers and Cardiac Defibrillators National Government Services would like to alert providers that although coverage indications of pacemakers and implantable cardiac defibrillators was revised and expanded effective with dates of service [...]
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Posting Date: 11/14/2024
MLN Connects® Newsletter: November 14, 2024
MLN Connects® Newsletter: November 14, 2024 News 2025 Medicare Parts A & B Premiums and Deductibles Medicare Participation for CY 2025 Ambulance Fee Schedule: CY 2025 Final Policies Prior Authorization Review Timeframe Change [...]
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Posting Date: 11/14/2024
November 21st is The Great American Smokeout
November 21st is The Great American Smokeout You Can Help Your Patients Quit Smoking Smoking is one of the leading causes of heart disease and stroke. At least 70% of cigarette smokers see a clinician annually and many want to quit. Each [...]
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Posting Date: 11/14/2024
Part B Claims Denied with Error 524B
An error in CWF processing has not yet been fully corrected. The error is occurring when Demo Codes A5 (Making Care Primary-MCP) or A6 (Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience-GUIDE) are on the claim and the HIC on the claim has an active MSP [...]
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Posting Date: 05/05/2021
IVR Conversion Table
Conversion Chart for Patient Names Conversion Chart for Beneficiary HICN/MBI/PTAN/DCN Letter Conversion Letter Conversion A 2 A *21 B 2 B *22 C 2 C *23 [...]
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Posting Date: 11/14/2024
Using the IVR
Table of Contents MBI Phonetic Alphabet Now Available Tips MBI Phonetic Alphabet IVR Conversion Tool [Return to Top] MBI Phonetic Alphabet Now Available To assist you when speaking the MBI, we have implemented the MBI phonetic [...]
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Posting Date: 06/23/2021
When to Use the Provider Contact Center Versus Self-Service Tools
When to Use the Provider Contact Center Versus Self-Service Tools The CMS requires contractors to provide self-service and electronic communication technologies as efficient, cost effective means of disseminating Medicare provider information, [...]
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Posting Date: 11/08/2019
Prothrombin Time
Prothrombin Time We have experienced an increasing number of CERT errors due to documentation requirements not being met. Below is a list of the most common reasons CERT determined there was insufficient documentation that caused improper [...]
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Posting Date: 10/15/2019
Diagnostic Mammography
Diagnostic Mammography Insufficient Documentation Causes Most Improper Payments. Insufficient documentation means that something was missing from the medical records. Below is a list of the most common reasons CERT determined there was [...]
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Posting Date: 09/20/2019
Prolonged Services
Prolonged Services Insufficient documentation causes most improper payments. Insufficient documentation means that something was missing from the medical records. Below is a list of the most common reasons CERT determined there was [...]
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Posting Date: 06/27/2019
Annual Wellness Visit
Annual Wellness Visit Insufficient documentation means that something was missing from the medical records. Below is a list of the most common reasons CERT determined there was insufficient documentation that caused improper payments for an [...]
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Posting Date: 01/29/2021
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Treatment
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Treatment Insufficient documentation is documentation that was incomplete, inaccurate or was missing from the medical records. Below is a list of the most common reasons CERT determined there was insufficient [...]
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Posting Date: 01/29/2021
Surgery Services
Surgery Services Insufficient documentation means that something was missing from the medical records. Below is a list of the most common reasons CERT determined there was insufficient documentation that caused improper payments for [...]
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Posting Date: 01/29/2021
Medication Administration
Medication Administration Insufficient documentation means something was missing from the medical records. Below is a list of the most common reasons CERT determined there was insufficient documentation that caused improper payments for [...]
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Posting Date: 01/29/2021
Ambulance Services
Ambulance Services Insufficient documentation means that something was missing from the medical records. Below is a list of the most common reasons CERT determined there was insufficient documentation that caused improper payments for [...]
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Posting Date: 01/29/2021
Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy
Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Insufficient documentation means that something was missing from the medical records. Below are the most common reasons CERT determined there was insufficient documentation that caused improper payments for [...]
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Posting Date: 01/29/2021
Anesthesia Services
Anesthesia Services Insufficient documentation means something was missing from the medical records. Below is a list of the most common reasons CERT determined there was insufficient documentation that caused improper payments for [...]
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