2009 News Archives

Home Provider Part B Publications Archives 2009

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News for the week of 12/28/09

• 2010 Annual Update to the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Consolidated Billing (CB) Files (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)

News for the week of 12/14/09

• ALERT: C-SNAP Password Requirement Changes - Details (12/14/09)

News for the week of 12/07/09

• Communiqué Will Be Published Quarterly Effective January 2010 – Important Information about Policy Updates (12/07/09)

News for the week of 11/23/09

• 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedules Now Available on the WPS Medicare Website (11/25/09)
• Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Code Q2024 for Small Dose Bevacizumab (Avastin®) Update (11/23/09)

News for the week of 11/16/09

• 2010 Annual Participation Enrollment Program Extension (11/17/09)

News for the week of 11/02/09

• Ordering/Referring Providers for Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) Claims--Action (11/05/09)
• Communiqué Newsletter will be Published Quarterly Effective January 2010 (11/02/09)

News for the week of 10/19/09

• Part B Organizational & Individual Practitioner Supplier Enrollment Revalidation (10/19/09)

News for the week of 09/21/09

• Claims Involving Beneficiaries Who Have Elected Hospice Coverage (09/23/09)
• Do Not E-Mail Protected Health Information (PHI) - Use C-SNAP Instead (09/21/09)

News for the week of 09/07/09

• Bevacizumab (Avastin^TM) For Central Retinal Vein Occlusion and New HCPCS Code (09/08/09)

News for the week of 08/31/09

• Fractional Mileage Amounts Submitted on Ambulance Claims (Rescinded) (09/02/09)
• WPS Medicare High-Dollar Claim Review (08/31/09)
• Incorrect Billing of the PC Modifier (08/31/09)

News for the week of 08/24/09

• Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Local Coverage Determination (LCD)

News for the week of 08/17/09

• Coding for Blood Collection From an Established Arterial Catheter (08/17/09)

News for the week of 07/06/09

• The Appropriate Use of the GA and GY Modifier with an Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage (ABN)(07/06/09)

News for the week of 06/29/09

• Communiqué Update (07/01/09)
• Controls for Medicare Part B High Dollar Claims (06/29/09)

News for the week of 06/22/09

• Reopening Changes Effective July 1, 2009 (06/22/09)

News for the week of 06/15/09

• National Coverage Provision (NCP) PHYS-024 – Supervising Physicians in Teaching Settings (06/15/09)

For the week of 05/04/09

• Attention: Ophthalmology Physicians (05/04/09)

For the week of 03/02/09

• 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)

For the week of 02/09/09

• Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) Alert - Documentation of Teaching Physician Services (02/09/09)

For the week of 02/02/09

• New…Improved…. Streamlined… WPS Medicare (Part B) Appeals Redetermination Form (02/04/09)
• Have You Completed the Website Satisfaction Survey Lately? (02/02/09)

For the week of 01/26/09

• Are You a Victim of Identity Theft? (01/26/09)
• Have You Completed the ForeSee Survey? (01/26/09)

 

 

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