This edition includes information on DMEPOS competitive bidding surveys; the QPP; National Influenza Vaccination Week; cardiac device credits; and more.
Starting January 1, if you do not use the MBI (regardless of the date of service) for Medicare transactions, we will reject your claim. Currently, 86% of claims are being submitted with MBIs.
Update your patients’ records and use Medicare Beneficiary Identifiers (MBIs) now, before you are busy with other patient insurance changes in January. Starting January 1, you must use MBIs to bill Medicare regardless of the date of service.
On November 15, CMS finalized policies that lay the foundation for a patient-driven health care system by increasing transparency from hospitals, which will help patients be more informed about what they might pay.
This edition includes information on if an MBI changes; the Medicare Shared Savings Program application deadline; emergency preparedness resources; Lung Cancer Awareness Month; and more.
As of November 12, 2019, we are 50 days out from the end of the Medicare Beneficiary Identifier (MBI) transition period. Claims submitted with Health Insurance Claim Numbers (HICNs) starting January 1 will be rejected.
This edition includes information on the MIPS Heart Failure Measure public comment; CAHs Hardship Exception application deadline; DMEPOS competitive bidding surveys; and more.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued final payment rules for 2020 for home health agencies (HHAs), end-stager renal disease (ESRD), and durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS)..
This edition includes information on hospital value-based purchasing program results for fiscal year 2020; the quality reporting program submission deadline; influenza vaccination; and more.
On October 9, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule to modernize and clarify the regulations that interpret the Medicare physician self-referral law.
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