| Date |
Headline |
| 10.26.2009 |
Important Information Regarding Upcoming Part A Provider Revalidation Activities |
| 10.21.2009 |
Billing Observation Services |
| 10.14.2009 |
Attention June 30 Fiscal Year End Providers |
| 10.08.2009 |
Article CR 6426: Instructions on utilizing Institutional CAS Segments for Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Part A Claims |
| 10.06.2009 |
Preliminary FY 2011 Wage Index PUF, Revisions Deadline for FY 2011 Wage Index & FY 2011 Wage Timetable |
| 09.15.2009 |
New HCPCS Codes G9141 and G9142 |
| 09.09.2009 |
Credit Balance reports for quarter ending September 30, 2009 |
| 09.02.2009 |
Attention Part A Providers Receiving Electronic Funds Transfer Payments |
| 08.18.2009 |
Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Billing for Screening Mammography Services Performed ‘Under Arrangement’ |
| 08.12.2009 |
ATTENTION Part A and Part B EDI CLEARINGHOUSES AND BILLING SOFTWARE VENDORS |
| 08.12.2009 |
Attention Part A Providers Receiving Electronic Funds Transfer Payments |
| 08.10.2009 |
Attention PC-ACE Pro32 Customers: New PC-ACE Pro32 Version 2.14 Upgrade Available via Internet Download - UPGRADE NOW! |
| 07.31.2009 |
Physician Signature Requirements for Diagnostic Testing |
| 07.27.2009 |
Position on the Necessity of E/M Services Submitted as a Component Service of Anti-Coagulation Management |
| 07.23.2009 |
CMS' Dedicated Website for Information & Education on Versions 5010, D.0 and 3.0 Now Available! 5010: Taking EDI to the Next Level |
| 07.22.2009 |
Outpatient Psychiatric Services |
| 07.22.2009 |
Admission Questions to Ask Medicare Beneficiaries |
| 07.22.2009 |
Medicare Bad Debt Payments |
| 07.22.2009 |
Calculating Payment-to-Cost Ratios (PCR) for Purposes of Determining Transitional Corridor Payments under the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) |
| 07.14.2009 |
Availability of the Preliminary Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 Wage Index Public Use Files PUFs), Deadline for Requesting Revisions to the Preliminary FY 2009 Wage Index Data, and FY 2009 Wage Index Development Timetable |
| 07.14.2009 |
Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) Adjustment |
| 07.14.2009 |
Requirements for Written Agreements for Residency Training in Non-Hospital Settings |
| 07.14.2009 |
Availability of the Final Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 Wage Index Data Public Use Files and Deadline for Requesting Corrections to the Data |
| 07.14.2009 |
Requirements for Counting and Appropriate Documentation of FTE Residents for IME & GME: CMS Clarification |
| 07.14.2009 |
Availability of the Proposed Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 Wage Index Public Use Files (PUFs) and Deadline for Requesting Corrections to the Wage Index Data |
| 07.14.2009 |
Medicare Wage Index Occupational Mix Survey |
07.14.2009
|
Wage Index Public Use File and Revised FY 2007 Wage Index Development Timetable |
| 07.14.2009 |
Finalizing the FY 2007 Wage Index – Worksheet S-3 Wage Data Public Use File (PUF) Availability and Limited Correction Process |
| 07.14.2009 |
Supplemental Instructions for the Medicare Wage Index Occupational Mix Survey (Form CMS-10079 (2006)) for the FY 2007 Wage Index |
| 07.14.2009 |
FY 2008 Wage Index Preliminary Files and Revision Process |
| 07.02.2009 |
Entering Data into the Minimum Data Set (MDS) |
| 06.30.2009 |
Credit Balance Reports for quarter ending June 30, 2009 |
| 06.29/2009 |
ESRD Beneficiary Selection (CMS-382) Form |
| 06.26.2009 |
REMINDER: 050 Online RTP Report is effective June 29, 2009 |
| 06.25.2009 |
CMS notification relating to Crossover Claims |
| 06.12.2009 |
FISS DDE Screen Changes Effective July 6, 2009 |
| 06.10.2009 |
Questions Concerning Medicare Advantage Plans and the Medicare Cost Report |
| 06.10.2009 |
Adjustments to Health Insurance Prospective Payment System (HIPPS) Codes Resulting From Long Term Care Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) Corrections |
| 05.26.2009 |
Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Services (IRF) Requirements |
| 05.26.2009 |
Medical Necessity for Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Services (IRF) |
| 05.26.2009 |
The Need for Accurate, Complete and Timely Responses to Additional Development Requests (ADRs) |
| 05.26.2009 |
Update of ICD-9 CM Codes for ESRD Billing (Hospital) |
| 05.19.2009 |
Important FISS Merge Information |
| 05.19.2009 |
FISS Merge Reminder |
| 05.18.2009 |
New Appeals Center and Reference Manual Now Online! |
| 05.14.2009 |
FISS DDE Online Screen Changes |
| 05.13.2009 |
Internet-based PECOS (PECOS Web) |
| 05.11.2009 |
Availability of the Final Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 Wage Index Data Public Use Files |
| 05.08.2009 |
Billing Acute Inpatient Non-Covered Provider Liable Days |
| 04.27.2009 |
New Jersey Claim Review on HCPC 95810 and 95811 |
| 04.21.2009 |
FISS DDE Screen Changes Effective July 6, 2009 |
| 04.15.2009 |
Reminder: Skilled Nursing Facility Consolidated Billing (SNF CB) and Physician/Non-physician Practitioners Billing Requirements |
| 04.08.2009 |
New Jersey Claim Review of HCPCs 85025 and 36415 |
| 03.27.2009 |
Credit Balance Reports for quarter ending March 31, 2009 |
| 03.24.2009 |
Order Information for the Expanded Modified MedPAR |
| 03.24.2009 |
HHS Makes $268 Million in Recovery Act Funding Available to Support Hospitals Serving Uninsured, Vulnerable Americans |
| 03.19.2009 |
Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Benefits Exhaust |
| 03.19.2009 |
Non-covered Charges Claims |
| 03.18.2009 |
March 24th is Diabetes Alert Day |
| 03.17.2009 |
National Patient Safety Awareness |
| 03.04.2009 |
March is National Nutrition Month! |
| 03.04.2009 |
March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month |
| 03.02.2009 |
Important Announcement for Teaching Hospitals, Hospice Providers and Long Term Care Hospitals |
| 02.24.2009 |
PUFs Availability & Correction Process - FY 2010 Wage Index |
| 02.23.2009 |
Availability of Five Star Preview Reports |
| 02.11.2009 |
New Jersey Claim Review on HCPCS 80053 and 36415 |
| 02.10.2009 |
Attention PC-ACE Pro32 Customers |
| 02.05.2009 |
February is American Heart Month |
| 01.29.2009 |
Special Open Door Forum: Medicare Classification Criteria for Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities |
| 01.28.2009 |
New Provider Enrollment Requirements |
| 01.22.2009 |
CMS Announces Implementation of Renal CROWNWeb System |
| 01.22.2009 |
MEDICARE SOLICITS NOMINEES FOR THE ADVISORY PANEL ON AMBULATORY PAYMENT CLASSIFICATION GROUPS |
| 01.07.2009 |
Glaucoma Awareness Month |
| 01.07.2009 |
Review of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) Devices |
| 01.06.2009 |
Medicare Contractor Inpatient and Long Term Care Hospital Medical Review Initiatives |
| 12.30.2008 |
Article: Routine Foot Care |
| 12.30.2008 |
Internet-Based Medicare Enrollment Expanded for Medicare Physicians & Non-Physician Practitioners |
| 12.23.2008 |
Conditional MSP Claims - Revision |
| 12.22.2008 |
Medicare Learning Network Products |
| 12.22.2008 |
ICD-10 2009 Files |
| 12.19.2008 |
FISS Zip Code Inquiry Screen Change |
| 12.11.2008 |
Written Clarification on Medicare for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA) |
| 12.11.2008 |
What's New for Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) Providers on the CMS Website? |
| 12.11.2008 |
Christmas and New Year's Day Holiday EDI Schedule |
| 12.09.2008 |
Advanced Practice Nursing & Physician Assistants Web Page |
| 12.09.2008 |
Verifying Provider Exclusions |
| 12.08.2008 |
New Electronic Mailbox for Submitting Requests to Add or Delete Telehealth Services |
| 12.08.2008 |
December 8 – 14, 2008 is National Influenza Vaccination Week |
| 12.02.2008 |
Physicians and Other Health Professionals Value-Based Purchasing Issues Paper Posted |
| 12.01.2008 |
The Importance of Documentation |
| 11.25.2008 |
Feedback about the Competitive Acquisition Program (CAP) - A Special Open Door Forum Teleconference |
| 11.25.2008 |
"Medicare's Practical Guide to the E-Prescribing Incentive Program" is now available online! |
| 11.20.2008 |
2008 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative National Provider Question & Answer Session |
| 11.19.2008 |
Gustav and Ike Waivers Expire |
| 11.17.2008 |
Call for Public Comment to CMS on Preliminary Imaging Efficiency Measures |
| 11.11.2008 |
Attention All Skilled Nursing Facilities |
| 11.11.2008 |
Claims Processing Timeliness Reminder |
| 11.07.2008 |
Clarification of what Constitutes the Same Issue for Reopenings |
| 11.07.2008 |
Attention PC-ACE Customers: New PC-ACE Pro32 Version 1.96 Upgrade Available via Internet Download - UPGRADE NOW! |
| 11.06.2008 |
November is American Diabetes Month |
| 11.05.2008 |
November Flu Shot Reminder |
| 10.30.2008 |
Attention All Skilled Nursing Facilities: Highmark Medicare Services has retired the Medical Inform |
| 10.20.2008 |
NPPES - Keeping It Safe and Keeping it Updated |
| 10.16.2008 |
Preparation for a Potential Influenza Pandemic |
| 10.13.2008 |
Submitting Medical Records for Medical Review of Inpatient Claims |
| 10.10.2008 |
FY 2010 Hospital Wage Index PUF & Development Timetable |
| 10.07.2008 |
Medicare Publishes Billing Edits to Reduce Payment Errors |
| 10.01.2008 |
All Medicare Provider's Billing Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) |
| 10.01.2008 |
FISS DDE Screen Change Effective October 6, 2008 |
| 09.16.2008 |
Iowa and Indiana Waivers Expire |
| 09.15.2008 |
NPPES User Maintenance Tips |
| 09.09.2008 |
Clarification of Medicare Bad Debt Policy Related to Accounts at a Collection Agency |
| 09.08.2008 |
Documentation of Not Otherwise Classified (NOC) Codes |
| 09.03.2008 |
MEDICARE ENHANCES CONSUMER INFORMATION ON HOSPITAL CARE |
| 08.28.2008 |
FY 2010 Hospital Wage Index Development Timetable (October 2008 through October 2009) |
| 08.19.2008 |
CMS End-Stage-Renal-Disease (ESRD) Network External Stakeholder Meetings |
| 08.07.2008 |
Conditional MSP Claims |
| 08.07.2008 |
August is National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM)! |
| 08.07.2008 |
2007 PQRI Final Feedback Reports |
| 08.06.2008 |
FISS DDE Screen Changes Effective September 2, 2008 (Updated) |
| 07.30.2008 |
Increased Payment for Ground Ambulance Services Under MIPPA |
| 07.17.2008 |
Reinstatement of the Moratorium That Allows Independent Laboratories to Bill for the TC of Physician Pathology Services Furnished to Hospital Patients |
| 07.16.2008 |
Extension of Therapy Cap Exceptions |
| 07.16.2008 |
New 2008 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Payment Rates Effective for Dates of Service July 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008 |
| 07.11.2008 |
PA Providers Only: Accept/Reject Report to be Replaced |
| 07.07.2008 |
Questions and Answers (Qs & As) Regarding the Holding of Claims Paid Under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) |
| 07.02.2008 |
Credit Balance Reports due July 31, 2008 |
| 07.01.2008 |
Hold Claims Paid Under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) |
| 06.30.2008 |
FISS DDE Screen Changes Effective September 2, 2008 |
| 06.27.2008 |
FISS DDE Screen Changes Effective July 7, 2008 |
| 06.23.2008 |
July 1 is Coming! Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program News |
| 06.03.2008 |
DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program - New Educational Products and Upcoming National Provider Call |
| 06.03.2008 |
The NPI is here. The NPI is now. Are you using it? NPI News for Medicare FFS Providers
|
| 05.30.2008 |
2008 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) National Provider Conference Call with Question & Answer Session |
| 05.09.2008 |
Implementation of the 2007-2008 update to the Medicare Wage Index Occupational Mix Survey |
| 05.07.2008 |
Outpatient Rehabilitation Therapy Services for MD/DC Providers |
| 05.07.2008 |
Outpatient Rehabilitation Therapy Services for PA Providers |
| 05.07.2008 |
May is National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month |
| 05.02.2008 |
J12 MAC Draft Local Coverage Determinations (LCDs) |
| 05.01.2008 |
CMS to Host National Education Call on May 13th, 2008, 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. EST |
| 04.16.2008 |
Probe RH and RM Announcement |
| 04.02.2008 |
When to Submit a CMS-855 Form |
| 03.31.2008 |
Credit Balance Reports due April 30, 2008 |
| 03.19.2008 |
March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month |
| 02.27.2008 |
Proposed Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 Wage Index Public Use Files (PUFs) |
| 02.26.2008 |
Bone Mass Measurements |
| 02.26.2008 |
TEST NPI-only NOW |
| 02.25.2008 |
Legislative Changes to the 75 Percent Rule for Classifying Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRFs) |
| 02.19.2008 |
NPPES Information for Organization Providers and the Importance of "Complete" Medicare Enrollment Applications |
| 02.19.2008 |
Attention Maryland Provider/Reason Code E9306, 32151 and 19301 |
| 02.08.2008 |
Point of Origin for Admission or Visit, Field Locator 15 |
| 02.05.2008 |
February is "American Heart Month" |
| 02.05.2008 |
New Look to EDI Enrollment Forms |
| 01.31.2008 |
DELAY IN POSTING PART A MD/DC & PAFI DRAFT LOCAL COVERAGE DETERMINATIONS (LCDS) FOR COMMENT |
| 01.24.2008 |
DELAY IN POSTING PART A MD/DC and PAFI DRAFT LOCAL COVERAGE DETERMINATIONS (LCDS) FOR COMMENT |
| 01.22.2008 |
Competitive Acquisition Program (CAP) - Ask the Contractor Teleconference and Additional Physician Election Period |
| 01.18.2008 |
Clarification to Capturing Days on Which Medicare Beneficiaries are Entitled to Medicare Advantage in the Medicare/Supplemental Security Income Fraction (CR5647/MLN5647) |
| 01.16.2008 |
Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) - Clarification from CMS |
| 01.14.2008 |
Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Service-Specific PCA Review |
| 01.14.2008 |
Audio conference/Q&A session regarding Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies |
| 01.11.2008 |
Partial Hospitalization Programs (PHP) |
| 01.11.2008 |
Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) |
| 01.09.2008 |
Patient Status Codes Billing Errors |
| 01.09.2008 |
Infliximab |
| 01.08.2008 |
Medicare Health and Prescription Drug Plan Enrollees Exopected to Experience Smooth Transition to 2008 |
| 01.03.2008 |
Credit Balance Reports due January 31, 2008 |
| 12.20.2007 |
Start Testing Your Medicare Claims Now & Important Reminders |
| 12.14.2007 |
Delay of Fiscal Intermediary Shared System (FISS) Implementation date for CR 5513, and CR 5653 |
| 12.05.2007 |
NPI Enumerator Clarification |
| 12.05.2007 |
Medicare Diabetes Coverage |
| 11.28.2007 |
Important NPI Information - SSNs Should Not be Reported in FOIA |
| 11.27.2007 |
Update on the Progressive Corrective Action (PCA) Service Wide Review for Sleep Disorder Testing (PA Providers) |
| 11.15.2007 |
Retirement of Local Coverage Determinations (LCDs) |
| 11.15.2007 |
SNF PPS Claims that Cross the September 30, 2007 and October 1, 2007 Medicare Fiscal Year (FY) |
| 11.05.2007 |
Important NPI Information for Medicare Providers |
| 11.05.2007 |
November is American Diabetes Month |
| 10.29.2007 |
Duplicative Transplant Registry Fees |
| 10.25.2007 |
Important NPI Information for Medicare Providers |
| 10.12.2007 |
Bone Mass Measurements |
| 10.01.2007 |
Attention PA Providers Only - Duplicate Payment Issue |
| 09.20.2007 |
Credit Balance Reports due October 31, 2007 |
| 08.17.2007 |
PA Service-Wide Therapy PCA |
| 06.22.2007 |
Credit Balance Reports due July 31, 2007 |
| 06.04.2007 |
Claims Processing Timeliness Reminder |
| 04.13.2007 |
HCPCS Codes for Hemophilia Clotting Factors |
| 04.11.2007 |
Credit Balance Reports due April 30, 2007 |
| 03.16.2007 |
Reason Code W1003 - Unlisted HCPC Codes |
| 01.16.2007 |
Credit Balance Quarter Ending 12/31/2006 |
| 10.27.2006 |
Results of Recent Medical Review of Therapy Services |
| 10.05.2006 |
Demand Bills & the Medicare Medical Information Form (MIF) |
| 10.02.2006 |
Radiation Oncology: Radiation Therapy Treatment and Complimentary Services |
| 09.27.2006 |
Cardiac Rehabilitation Covered Diagnoses |
| 09.13.2006 |
Updated Results from the Service-wide Therapy PCA |
| 07.13.2006 |
Instructions for Processing Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Claims Receiving Reason Code W7062 |
| 01.01.2006 |
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ ( CMS ) HCPCS Committee changed two of the codes for hemophilia clotting factors with the January 1, 2006 HCPCS update. |
