2009 News Archive
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For the week of 12/28/09
- 2010 Annual Update to the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Consolidated Billing (CB) Files (12/30/09)
- New - Special Edition MLN Matters Article #SE0931 - Expiration of Various Payment Provisions Under the Medicare Program (CMS Learnresource) (12/30/09)
- Expiration of Moratorium That Allowed Independent Laboratories to Bill for the Technical Component of Physician Pathology Services Furnished to Hospital Patients and Expiration of Therapy Cap Exceptions (CMS Memorandum) (12/30/09)
- Quarterly Provider Update (12/30/09)
- Expiration of Various Payment Provisions Under the Medicare Program (CMS Special Edition MLN Matters)
(12/30/09) - New, Retired, and Revised Policy Updates will be Published on the WPS Medicare Website Beginning December 30, 2009 (12/28/09)
For the week of 12/14/09
- FISS System Release Information for January 2010 (12/14/09)
- Important Message Regarding PC-Ace Upgrades Online: DO NOT Save the Upgrade to Your Winpcace Folder (12/14/09)
For the week of 12/07/09
- Communiqué Will Be Published Quarterly Effective January 2010 – Important Information about Policy Updates (12/07/09)
- Electronic Media Claims (EMC) Rejecting in Error for Invalid Taxonomy Code (12/11/09)
For the week of 11/23/09
For the week of 11/16/09
- Final UPDATE Reason Code 32511 (11/16/09)
For the week of 11/09/09
- Mental Health Medically Unlikely Edit (MUE) (CMS Memorandum) (11/09/09)
- Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Electronic Claim Filing Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) (11/09/09)
- Electronic Remittance Advice (ERA) Processing (11/09/09)
For the week of 11/02/09
- PC Ace Pro32 Billing Software Upgrade Version 2.16 Now Available Online (11/02/09)
- Communiqué Newsletter will be Published Quarterly Effective January 2010 (11/02/09)
For the week of 10/26/09
- Submitting Medical Records When Requested (10/26/09)
- Reason Code 31608 Update (10/26/09)
For the week of 10/19/09
- Submission of Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Claims (10/19/09)
- Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Common Reasons for Denial (10/19/09)
For the week of 10/12/09
- UPDATE Reason Code 32511 (10/14/09)
For the week of 10/05/09
- WPS Medicare Guidance on Provider Signature Requirements for Medical Documentation (10/05/09)
- Submission of Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Claims (10/05/09)
For the week of 09/28/09
- Mass-Adjustment of Specified Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Transplant Claims Paid an Outlier (CMS Memorandum) (09/30/09)
For the week of 09/21/09
- Reason Code 32511 (09/24/09)
- Claims Involving Beneficiaries Who Have Elected Hospice Coverage (09/23/09)
For the week of 09/07/09
- Vaccine Administration (09/08/09)
For the week of 08/31/09
- Medicare Payment for Ambulance Services Furnished by Certain Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) (08/31/09)
For the week of 08/24/09
- Reason Code 32404 (08/27/09)
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Local Coverage Determination (LCD) (08/26/09)
For the week of 08/03/09
- Mass-Adjusting Calendar Year (CY) 2006-2008 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Claims Paid to Rural Sole Community Hospitals (SCHs), including Essential Access Community Hospitals (EACHs), for Blood and Blood Products (CMS Memorandum) (08/03/09)
For the week of 07/06/09
For the week of 06/29/09
- Communiqué Update (07/01/09)
- Direct Data Entry (DDE) Screen Changes (06/29/09)
- FISS System Release Information for July 2009 (06/29/09)
- Quarterly Provider Update (06/29/09)
For the week of 06/01/09
For the week of 03/09/09
- Partial Hospitalization Claims (03/09/09)
For the week of 03/02/09
- Fiscal Intermediary Shared System (FISS) Enterprise Data Center (EDC) Sign On Procedures (03/06/09)
- Enterprise Data Center (EDC) Password Tips (03/06/09)
- Enterprise Data Entry (EDC) Identification (ID) Update (03/06/09)
- Periodic Interim Payments and Level Payments (03/04/09)
- Creation of Expert Claims Processing System (ECPS) Event for 76X Type of Bill (TOB) to Return to Provider (RTP) Partial Hospitalization Codes (03/02/09)
For the week of 02/16/09
- Website Satisfaction (02/16/09)
- Legacy Part A EDI update (02/16/09)
For the week of 02/09/09
For the week of 02/02/09
- Telehealth Claims Processing Problem (02/06/09)
- Have You Completed the Website Satisfaction Survey Lately? (02/02/09)
- Correct Use of Modifier 59 with Cytopathology Codes (02/02/09)
For the week of 01/26/09
- Have You Completed the ForeSee Survey? (01/26/09)
For the week of 01/19/09
- Long Term Care Hospitals (LTCHs) Demonstration Project (01/19/09)
- Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) (01/19/09)
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