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Returned to provider claims affect timely filing

March 25, 2026
A claim must be submitted to Medicare no later than one year after the date of service to be considered filed timely. Claims returned to the provider have not been filed successfully.

Guidelines for billing acute inpatient noncovered days

March 3, 2026
This article provides guidance for billing provider-liable acute inpatient non-covered and acute partial inpatient non-covered days, and acute inpatient non-covered beneficiary-liable days.

Prolonged physician services: Home or residence visits

April 28, 2026
Learn more about billing Medicare for prolonged home or residence E/M services that exceed the maximum time by at least 15 minutes on the date of service.

Submit medical review documentation electronically

February 18, 2026
Are you sending hardcopy mail to submit your requests to First Coast? Did you know there are faster and easier ways to send your requests to us? Avoid the wait. Learn about the electronic options available for you to submit medical review d…

Signature requirements: Guidelines for authentication of Medicare services

December 23, 2025
CMS requires that any Medicare service provided or ordered must be authenticated by the author - the one who provided or ordered that service. This article outlines acceptable forms of authentication.

Provider enrollment decision tree

February 12, 2026
Review our decision tree to help determine if you should enroll as an individual in private practice, sole proprietor/disregarded entity, sole owner, or group practice / organization.

Intensive outpatient program (IOP) billing requirements for institutional services

May 6, 2026
Effective January 1, 2024, IOP services are available for both individuals with mental health conditions and individuals with substance use disorders. This article addresses institutional billing requirements for these new services.

Signature requirement samples

December 23, 2025
Medicare signature requirements sample signature log and sample signature attestation statement.

Bad debts

December 23, 2025
This provides all of the pertinent information to file bad debts.

Disproportionate share hospital (DSH) adjustment

March 2, 2026
This briefly identifies the two methods used to determine the disproportionate share as well as the supplementary security income updates.
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