Part B Medicare News Items
NOTE: All articles and announcements for the entire year are available on our Articles Archive Page
January 2012
- Tip of the Week: Your support of all Medicare processes helps protect the solvency of the Medicare Program. – 01.30.12
- For current information about the Recovery Auditor Prepay and Power Mobility Device demonstrations, please use the following link: http://go.cms.gov/cert-demos. – 01.27.12
- Attention Idaho Part B Providers! – 01.27.12
- UPDATES FROM THE MEDICARE LEARNING NETWORK ® – 01.26.12
- January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month – 01.26.12
- Video Slideshow Presentations from ICD-10 National Provider Calls Available on CMS YouTube Channel – 01.26.12
- Upcoming Dates for the Medicare EHR Incentive Program and Information on the Payment Threshold for Eligible Professionals – 01.26.12
- Now Available: New Webcast for Round 2 and National Mail-Order Bidders – 01.26.12
- Now Available: New Webcast for Round 2 and National Mail-Order Bidders – 01.25.12
- All Medicare Provider and Supplier Payments To Be Made By Electronic Funds Transfer – 01.25.12
- Clarification Concerning HIPAA 5010 and NCPDP D.0 Cut-Over and Impacts on Crossover Claims – 01.25.12
- Idaho Part B Transition Information – 01.25.12
- Tip of the Week: Should you receive a request for a signature or attestation because the documentation submitted did not meet the signature requirements you MUST respond within 20 days of the request. – 01.24.12
- Three Ways to Enhanced EDI Assistance – 01.24.12
- National Provider Call: Medicare FFS Implementation of HIPAA Version 5010 and D.0 Transactions – Register Now – 01.24.12
- Quality Measure Development and Maintenance for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) and Cardiac Disease Prevention and Care – 01.20.12
- Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) Bonus Payment Policy Reminders - MLN Matters PDF Document SE1202 – 01.19.12
- The 1st Quarter 2012 ASC Drug fee schedule is now available and the 4th Quarter 2011 schedule has been revised – 01.18.12
- Attention Idaho Part B Providers: Important Information Regarding Where to Send Your Idaho Part B Refund Checks – 01.13.12
- Now Available - Video Slideshow Presentation of the November 8 National Provider Call on "Overview of the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule to Address the 2012 Physician Quality Reporting System & Electronic Prescribing Incentive Program" – 01.13.12
- Target Deadline Today for Backup Authorized Officials to Register for DMEPOS Competitive Bidding – 01.12.12
- REVISED: 01/10/2012 - Autologous Cellular Immunotherapy Treatment of Metastatic Prostate Cancer - MLN Matters PDF Document MM7431 – 01.12.12
- REVISED: 01/09/2012 - Recovery Audit Program: Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC)-issued Demand Letters - MLN Matters PDF Document MM7436 – 01.12.12
- Bundling of Payments for Services Provided to Outpatients Who Later Are Admitted as Inpatients: 3-Day Payment Window Policy and the Impact on Wholly Owned or Wholly Operated Physician Offices - MLN Matters PDF Document MM7502 – 01.12.12
- Use of Revised Remittance Advice Remark Code (RARC) N103 When Denying Services Furnished to Federally Incarcerated Beneficiaries - MLN Matters PDF Document MM7678 – 01.12.12
- Transition Call Center Closure – 01.11.12
- 1099 Information: At the end of calendar year 2012, providers impacted by the A/B MAC Jurisdiction F transition should expect to receive two IRS Form 1099s for the tax year, one from the outgoing contractor, CGS Administrators, LLC, and one from the A/B MAC, Noridian Administrative Services. All tax inquiries for Idaho Part B payments made after January 31, 2012 should be made directly to Noridian. – 01.11.12
- Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Code Set Update – 01.11.12
- Extension of Moratorium That Allows Independent Laboratories to Bill for the Technical Component of Physician Pathology Services Furnished to Hospital Patients – 01.11.12
- Three DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Announcements – 01.11.12
- 2012 Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program Educational Products Are Now Available! – 01.11.12
- Revised: 01/06/2012 - Summary of Policies in the Calendar Year (CY) 2012 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Final Rule and the Telehealth Originating Site Facility Fee Payment Amount - MLN Matters PDF Document MM7671 – 01.11.12
- January 2012 Update of the Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) Payment System - MLN Matters PDF Document MM7682 – 01.11.12
- The 2012 Physician Fee Schedule has been updated – 01.11.12
- Now Available: New Webcast for National Mail-Order Bidders – 01.10.12
- Stay on Track and Complete Your Version 5010 Upgrade – 01.10.12
- Time is Running Out to Register for DMEPOS Competitive Bidding – 01.10.12
- Tip of the Week: When lab work is sent to another facility, be sure the ordering provider signs the lab/imaging request you are sending to the lab. – 01.09.12
- HHS Adopts HIPAA Standard for Electronic Funds Transfers/Remittance Advice – 01.09.12
- Now Available - Medicare Shared Savings Program Video Slideshow Presentations and Podcast – 01.09.12
- 2012 Physician Quality Reporting System Educational Products Are Now Available! – 01.09.12
- Important Information About the CGS IVR System: January 13 – 16, 2012 – 01.06.12
- Important Information About CGS E-Mail Changes: January 13 – 16, 2012 – 01.06.12
- Attention Idaho Part B providers! Jurisdiction F, which includes the state of Idaho, has been awarded to Noridian Administrative Services. The Idaho Part B workload will be fully transitioned to Nordian on February 1, 2012. Please visit the Nordian Website for additional details at: https://www.noridianmedicare.com/jurisdiction_f.html. – 01.06.12
- Now Available - Video Slideshow Presentation and Podcasts of the November 17 National Provider Call on "ICD-10 Implementation Strategies and Planning" – 01.06.12
- Now Available on the CMS Web Site: Medicare Shared Savings Program 2012 ACO Narrative Quality Measures Specifications Manual and Application Crosswalks – 01.06.12
- Version 5010 Benefits and Resources – 01.05.12
- Healthcare Professionals Selected for the New Innovation Advisors Program to Improve Care for Patients – 01.05.12
- New ASC X12 Version 5010 FAQs Posted to the CMS Website (Revised Link) – 01.05.12
- President Obama Signs the Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011 – 01.05.12
- The acceptance of a voluntary refund as repayment for the claims specified in no way affects or limits the rights of the Federal Government, or any of its agencies or agents, to pursue any appropriate criminal, civil, or administrative remedies arising from or relating to these or any other claims. – 01.05.12
- The 1st Quarter 2012 Ambulatory Surgical Center Fee Schedule is now available under Option 2 of the Fee Schedule page – 01.04.12
- Important Information from Noridian on Your Upcoming Transition: Noridian is offering J-F Implementation workshops. All workshop information can be found on their web site. – 01.04.12
- Attention Health Professionals: 2012 Annual Participation Enrollment Program Extension – 01.04.12
- The Compliance Deadline for the Transition to ASC X12 Version 5010 is Less Than One Week Away – 01.04.12
- National Provider Call on Physician Quality Reporting System & Electronic Prescribing Incentive Program – 01.04.12
- CMS Announces Delay to the Prepayment Review and Prior Authorization for Power Mobility Devices (PMDs) Demonstration and the Recovery Audit Prepayment Review Demonstration – 01.04.12
- The January 2012 Medicare Bulletin is now available – 01.04.12
- The 1st Quarter 2012 Not Otherwise Classified Drug Fee Schedule is now available and the 3rd and 4th Quarters schedules have been revised – 01.03.12
- The 1st Quarter 2012 Local Carrier Payment Allowance Limits for Medicare Part B Drugs is now available and the 3rd and 4th Quarters schedules have been revised – 01.03.12
- Special Open Door Forum: Review of the Advance Payment Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) Model – 01.03.12
- Tip of the Week: Make sure you SIGN all your notes, orders, test results; all documentation that supports a claim in the patient chart should have your signature. – 01.03.12
- The 2012 Ambulance Fee Schedule is now available – 01.03.12
- Reminder: Technical Component of Advanced Diagnostic Imaging Accreditation Requirements Effective Sunday, January 1, 2012 – 01.03.12
- REMINDER: 2012 Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program Payment Adjustment Feedback Report Update – 01.03.12
- New ASC X12 Version 5010 FAQs Posted to the CMS Website – 01.03.12
