The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ) Technology Assessment Program review period for the draft technology assessment has been extended to February 12, 2010.
The MCPSS that is conducted annually by CMS is designed to collect quantifiable data on provider satisfaction with the performance of Medicare FFS contractors.
The Medicare Learning Network (MLN) has produced two QUICK REFERENCE CHARTS, which provide information on frequently used CMS web pages.
Any provider or organization that did not respond to the October revalidation request will have their Medicare PTANs revoked by the end of January 2010.
CMS developed the MUE program to reduce the paid claims error rate for Medicare claims. An MUE is a unit of service (UOS) edit for a HCPCS/CPT code for services that a single provider/supplier rendered to a single beneficiary on the same date of service.
TRICARE requires that all claims must be received by the TRICARE West Region claims Processor within one year from the date the services were provided.
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is suing Health Net of Connecticut over the company's May 2009 loss of a hard drive holding information on nearly 450,000 enrollees.
Corrections were made to the last file released of CCI edits in January.
CMS and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) encourage public comment on two regulations that lay a foundation for improving quality, efficiency and safety through meaningful use of certified Electronic Health Record (EHR) technology.
Effective for dates of service on or after February 1, 2010, CPT code 84155 (protein, total, except by refractometry; serum, plasma or whole blood) is CLIA waived.
The 2010 Medicare Clinical Lab Fee Schedule includes a 1.9% reduction.
To best facilitate payment for an unlisted CPT code, please include in the claim’s narrative section what specific procedure is being linked to the unlisted code.
This article addresses billing of four codes (G0430, G0431, 80100, and 80101) during the period of January 1, 2010 through March 31, 2010. Further information will be provided regarding billing after March 31, 2010.
First Coast Service Options Inc. (FCSO) has been made aware of an issue regarding providers receiving denials when billing CPT code 84295.