2012 News Archives
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News for the week of 04/23/12
- The 30-Day Comment Period is Now Open for the HHS Proposed Rule to Delay ICD-10 (Learnresource) (04/26/12)
- Audio Recording and Written Transcript from March 28 National Provider Call on the Initial Preventive Physical Exam/Annual Wellness Visit Now Available (Learnresource) (04/26/12)
- CMS Has an Updated FAQ about Attesting with Multiple Certified EHRs (Learnresource) (04/26/12)
- Complete Signing Your Medicare Enrollment Application Electronically (Learnresource) (04/26/12)
- Health Care Law Protects Against Fraud, Saves Nearly $1.6 Billion (Learnresource) (04/26/12)
- Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction (MPPR) on Certain Diagnostic Imaging Procedures
(Revised MM 7442) (04/26/12) - Medicare Stable, But Requires Strengthening (Learnresource) (04/26/12)
- Quality Reporting Communication Support Page Now Available for Medicare Electronic Prescribing Payment Adjustment Hardship Exemption Requests (Learnresource) (04/26/12)
- Claim Status Category and Claim Status Codes Update (MM 7793)
- Consumers Can Now Compare Results from Home Health Agencies Patient Surveys (Learnresource) (04/23/12)
- Expansion of the Current Scope of Editing for Ordering/Referring Providers for claims processed by Medicare Carriers and Part B Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) (Revised MM 6417) (04/23/12)
- General Update to Chapter 15 of the Program Integrity Manual (PIM) Part V (MM 7797) (04/23/12)
- Louisiana's Medicaid EHR Incentive Program First in Nation to Issue an Incentive Payment for Eligible Professionals for Meaningful Use (Learnresource) (04/23/12)
- National Provider Call: Current Status of Medicare FFS Implementation of HIPAA Version 5010 and D.0 - Last Chance to Register (Learnresource) (04/23/12)
- New Delivery Reform CME Module Posted on Medscape (Learnresource) (04/23/12)
- New Report: Competitive Bidding Saving Money for Taxpayers and People with Medicare (Learnresource) (04/23/12)
- Quality Reporting Communication Support Page Now Available for Medicare Electronic Prescribing Payment Adjustment Hardship Exemption Requests (Learnresource) (04/23/12)
News for the week of 04/16/12
- Quarterly Provider Specific Files for the Prospective Payment System are Now Available (Learnresource) (04/19/12)
- April is National Cancer Control Month (Learnresource) (04/18/12)
- DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Round 1 Recompete Announced (Learnresource) (04/18/12)
- National Provider Call: Current Status of Medicare FFS Implementation of HIPAA Version 5010 and D.0 - Register Now (Learnresource) (04/18/12)
- Review Important Questions and Answers about Registration for the EHR Incentive Programs (Learnresource) (04/18/12)
- Agendas for Upcoming HCPCS Public Meetings Now Available (Learnresource) (04/16/12)
- All Medicare Provider and Supplier Payments to be Made by Electronic Funds Transfer (Learnresource) (04/16/12)
News for the week of 04/09/12
- Claim Adjustment Reason Code (CARC), Remittance Advice Remark Code (RARC), Medicare Remit Easy Print (MREP), and PC Print Update
(MM 7775) (04/13/12) - Guidance for Correct Claims Submission When Secondary Payers Are Involved (SE 1217) (04/13/12)
- April is Alcohol Awareness Month (Learnresource) (04/12/12)
- CMS has Posted the Proposed CQMs under the Stage 2 NPRM on the CMS Website
(Learnresource) (04/12/12) - CMS.gov Website Upgrade Completed-Check your Bookmarks (Learnresource) (04/12/12)
- National Provider Call: Current Status of Medicare FFS Implementation of HIPAA Version 5010 and D.0 - Register Now (Learnresource) (04/12/12)
- National Provider Call: Physician Quality Reporting System & eRx 2011 10-Month Feedback Report - Register Now (Learnresource) (04/12/12)
- New Affordable Care Act program to Improve Care, Control Medicare Costs, Off to a Strong Start (Learnresource) (04/12/12)
- New Health Care Law Provisions Cut Red Tape, Save up to $4.6 Billion (Learnresource) (04/12/12)
- Take a Look at the Version 5010 FAQs and View CMS' Version 5010 Page and Resources
(Learnresource) (04/12/12) - Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule – New Waived Tests (MM 7766) (04/11/12)
- Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Codes Subject to and Excluded from Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) Edits
(MM 7778) (04/11/12) - Information on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Fraud Prevention: Automated Provider Screening and National Site Visit Initiatives
(SE 1211) (04/11/12) - Information for Medicare Fee-For-Service Providers About the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012
(SE 1215) (04/11/12) - July 2012 Quarterly Average Sales Price (ASP) Medicare Part B Drug Pricing Files and Revisions to Prior Quarterly Pricing Files
(MM 7810) (04/11/12) - New Waived Tests (MM 7795) (04/11/12)
- Pharmacy Billing for Drugs Provided "Incident To" a Physician Service (Revised MM 7397) (04/11/12)
- Redesigned Medicare Summary Notices (SE 1218) (04/11/12)
- Revised and Clarified Place of Service (POS) Coding Instructions (MM 7631) (04/11/12)
Note: there is no POS code for an interpretation that is provided under arrangement to a hospital for global services in which the test and interpretation are not separately billable (global service). - 7 Ways to Protect Yourself from Medical Identity Theft (Learnresource) (04/09/12)
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Special Open Door Forum: Suggested Electronic Clinical Template for Power Mobility Devices (Learnresource) (04/09/12)
- CMS Reports Results of 2010 Physician Quality Reporting System and eRx Incentive Program - Data Show Gains In Reporting Quality Measures and Program Participation Rates
(Learnresource) (04/09/12) - EHR Incentive Programs Eligibility Appeals Deadline Extended to Mon Apr 30 (Learnresource) (04/09/12)
- HHS and Department of Justice Highlight Health Reform Tools to Combat Medicare Fraud
(Learnresource) (04/09/12) - HHS Secretary Sebelius's Statement on National Minority Health Month (Learnresource) (04/09/12)
News for the week of 04/02/12
- CMS to Release a Comparative Billing Report on Cardiology Services - Target Release Date of Mon Apr 23 (Learnresource) (04/05/12)
- National Provider Call: Current Status of Medicare FFS Implementation of HIPAA Version 5010 and D.0 - Register Now (Learnresource) (04/05/12)
- National Provider Call: Physician Quality Reporting System & eRx 2011 10-Month Feedback Report - Register Now (Learnresource) (04/05/12)
- Quarterly Update for HCPCS Codes Effective Sun July 1 (Learnresource) (04/05/12)
- Quarterly Update to Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) Edits, Version 18.2, Effective July 1, 2012
(MM 7802) (04/04/12) - April 2012 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Pricer File Update (Learnresource) (04/02/12)
- Medicare Quality Reporting Incentive Programs Manual Update (MM 7727) (04/02/12)
- New CME Module on CMS Healthcare Delivery Reform Available on Medscape (Learnresource) (04/02/12)
News for the week of 03/26/12
- 2012 Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Code Jurisdiction
(MM 7679)
2012 Jurisdiction List for DMEPOS HCPCS CodesAdobe Portable Document Format (03/30/12) - 2012 eRx Payment Adjustment Update (Learnresource) (03/30/12)
- April Update to the Calendar Year (CY) 2012 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB)
(MM 7745) (03/30/12) - Emergency March 2012 Update, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (MCTRJCA) to the CY 2012 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Database
(Revised 7767) (03/30/12) - ICD-10: It's Closer Than It Seems - Have You Completed Your 5010 Implementation?
(Learnresource) (03/30/12) - Important Message from the Commissioner of Social Security to Healthcare Providers
(Learnresource) (03/30/12) - Intensive Behavioral Therapy (IBT) for Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) (Revised MM 7636) (03/30/12)
- Latest Success Data on Provider Participation in EHR Incentive Programs (Learnresource) (03/30/12)
- National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month is Almost Over - Don't Forget to Follow Up
(Learnresource) (03/30/12) - Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions in Primary Care to Reduce Alcohol Misuse
(Revised MM 7633) (03/30/12) - Screening for Depression in Adults (Revised MM 7637) (03/30/12)
- Sign Your Medicare Enrollment Application Electronically (Learnresource) (03/30/12)
- April 2012 Update of the Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System (MM 7754) (03/29/12)
- Questionable Billing By Suppliers of Lower Limb Prostheses (SE 1213) (03/29/12)
- 2012 Rx Payment Adjustment Update (Learnresource) (03/26/12)
- Announcements from the ICD-9-CM Coordination and Maintenance Committee
(Learnresource) (03/26/12) - Audio Recording and Written Transcript from "Medicare Shared Savings Program and Advance Payment Model Application Process" National Provider Call Now Available (Learnresource) (03/26/12)
- CMS Prevention Modules to be Included in Medscape CMEPulse Mailers Next Week
(Learnresource) (03/26/12) - CMS Web Address Change (03/26/12)
- Happy Second Anniversary to the Affordable Care Act (Learnresource) (03/26/12)
- March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month - Encourage Your Patients to Get Screened (Learnresource) (03/26/12)
- National Provider Call: Medicare & Medicaid EHR Incentive Program Basics for Eligible Professionals - Registration Now Open (Learnresource) (03/26/12)
- National Provider Call: Medicare Preventive Services: Initial Preventive Physical Exam and Annual Wellness Visit - Register Now (Learnresource) (03/26/12)
- Quarterly Provider Update (03/26/12)
- Take a Look at New EHR Testimonial Videos from the 2011 AOA Conference (Learnresource) (03/26/12)
- Updates from the Medicare Learning Network® (Learnresource) (03/26/12)
- Video Stream Broadcast: Launch of Initiative to Improve Behavioral Health and Reduce Use of Antipsychotic Medications in Nursing Home Residents (Learnresource) (03/26/12)
- WPS Bids a Fond Farewell to Dr. Bussan - Names Dr. Ray New Contractor Medical Director (CMD) (03/26/12)
News for the week of 03/19/12
- Additional Provider and Supplier Enrollment Requirements for Fixed Wing and Helicopter Air Ambulance Operators
(Revised MM 7363) (03/20/12) - Edits on the Ordering/Referring Providers in Medicare Part B Claims (Change Requests 6417, 6421, and 6696)
(Revised SE 1011) (03/19/12) - WPS Health Insurance Named to Ethisphere's 2012 List of "World's Most Ethical Companies" for Third Year in a RowExternal Link (03/19/12)
News for the week of 03/12/12
- Intensive Behavioral Therapy (IBT) for Obesity (Revised MM 7641) (03/12/12)
- Use of Revised Remittance Advice Remark Code (RARC) N103 When Denying Services Furnished to Federally Incarcerated Beneficiaries
(Revised MM 7678) (03/12/12)
News for the week of 03/05/12
- 855-O Medicare Enrollment Application Ordering and Referring Physicians or Other Eligible Professionals
(SE 1208) (03/09/12) - Important Information Concerning Medicare Outreach Efforts to Supplemental Payers Directing Their Payments to Incorrect Addresses
(SE 1212) (03/09/12) - Instructions for Processing Form CMS-855O Submissions (MM 7723) (03/09/12)
- Provider Inquiry Screens Regarding Telehealth Services Eligibility Dates (SE 1209) (03/09/12)
News for the week of 02/27/12
- EDI Response and Remit Delays (02/28/12)
- 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
(Revised MM 7671) (02/28/12) - All Providers Are Expected to Subscribe to WPS Medicare eNews - Sign Up Today! (02/27/12)
- Future Edit Spreadsheet Corrections/Modifications (CMS TDL) (02/27/12)
- 2012 Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program: Future Payment Adjustments
(SE 1206) (02/27/12) - 2012 Physician Quality Reporting System Claims-Based Coding and Reporting Principles
(SE 1207) (02/27/12) - Intensive Behavioral Therapy (IBT) for Obesity (Revised MM 7641) (02/27/12)
- The Role of the Zone Program Integrity Contractors (ZPICs), Formerly the Program Safeguard Contractors (PSCs)
(Revised SE 1204) (02/27/12)
News for the week of 02/20/12
- Advanced Diagnostic Imaging (ADI) Accreditation Enrollment Procedures. (Change Request (CR) 7681 Fully Rescinds and Replaces CR 7177)
(Revised MM 7681) (02/20/12) - Immediate Recoupment for Fee for Service Claims Overpayments (Revised MM 7688) (02/20/12)
- Intensive Behavioral Therapy (IBT) for Obesity (MM 7641) (02/20/12)
- Screening for Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and High Intensity Behavioral Counseling (HIBC) to Prevent STIs
(MM 7610) (02/20/12)
News for the week of 02/13/12
- Change to Archived Communiqués (02/13/12)
- Immediate Recoupment for Fee for Service Claims Overpayments (MM 7688) (02/13/12)
- Updating Beneficiary Information with the Coordination of Benefits Contractor (SE 1205) (02/13/12)
News for the week of 02/06/12
- Interaction of the Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction (MPPR) on Imaging Procedures and the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Cap on the Technical Component (TC) of Imaging Procedures
(MM 7703) (02/08/12) - New Waived Tests (MM 7694) (02/08/12)
- Revised and Clarified Place of Service (POS) Coding Instructions (MM 7631) (02/08/12)
Note: There is no POS code for an interpretation that is provided under arrangement to a hospital for global services in which the test and interpretation are not separately billable (global service).
News for the week of 01/30/12
- New Area of Website Dedicated to Claims Information (02/01/12)
- Additional Provider and Supplier Enrollment Requirements for Fixed Wing and Helicopter Air Ambulance Operators (Revised MM 7363) (01/31/12)
- April 2012 Quarterly Average Sales Price (ASP) Medicare Part B Drug Pricing Files and Revisions to Prior Quarterly Pricing Files (MM 7734) (01/31/12)
- Revisions to the Hospice Medicare Summary Notice (MSN) (MM 7675) (01/31/12)
- Claim Status Category and Claim Status Codes Update (Revised MM 7670) (01/30/12)
- EDI Ask-the-Contractor Teleconference (ACT) Reminder (01/30/12)
- Emergency Update to the CY 2012 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB)
(MM 7737) (01/30/12) - Modifier AS - Non-Physician Practitioner (NPP) billing for Assistant at Surgery Services (01/30/12)
- Non-Par Payments (01/30/12)
- Revised 5010 Common Edit Module Editing for Not Otherwise Classified (NOC) Codes (01/30/12)
News for the week of 01/23/12
- Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Deductible (01/26/12)
- Important Reminder for Providers and Suppliers Who Provide Services and Items Ordered or Referred by Other Providers and Suppliers (SE 1201) (01/23/12)
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