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Thursday, 04 March 2010 |
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On March 2, 2010, the “Temporary Extension Act of 2010” was signed into law by President Obama. This law includes the following:
Extension through March 31, 2010, of the zero percent update to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. The zero percent update has been in effect for claims with dates of services January 1, 2010 through February 28, 2010. This law extends the delay of the 21 percent reduction in payment by one month. Beginning March 1, 2010, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) instructed contractors to hold claims with services dates March 1, 2010 or later for 10 business days. That hold has now been lifted. However, the clean claim payment floor of 14 calendar days for electronic claims is still in effect. Read full article.
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Monday, 01 March 2010 |
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As you are aware, since the beginning of 2010 Medicare providers have been paid for services related to the physician fee schedule at the 2009 rates. This was a temporary delay set forth by Congress during the discussions on Health Care Reform and other legislative issues. A 21% decrease in fee schedule payments is slated to go into effect on March 1, 2010.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued instructions to all contractors to hold Medicare claims with March 2010 dates of service to be paid under the Medicare physician fee schedule for 10 business days. It is CMS’ hope that Congress will enact legislation during this time period to avoid the 21% decrease currently scheduled to take effect on March 1, 2010. Read full article.
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Friday, 05 February 2010 |
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The Office of Inspector General (OIG) has evaluated 2006 Medicare Part B payments for SNF enteral nutrition therapy claims. The summary report titled “Medicare Part B Services During Non-Part A Nursing Home Stays: Enteral Nutrient Pricing” was released in January 2010. Read Full Article.
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Friday, 05 February 2010 |
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This is a reminder to all providers currently enrolled in the Medicare program to register for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Individuals Authorized Access to the CMS Computer Services (IACS) system in order to access their Provider Statistical and Reimbursement (PS&R) report. Providers who have not registered for the IACS system should do so immediately. The registration process requires provider representatives to submit personal and provider information via the internet and by mailing paper copies of documentation. The registration process may take up to 60 days, depending on the size of the organization and volume of requests received by the IACS system. Read full article.
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Friday, 05 February 2010 |
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All healthcare providers who qualify as a Covered Entity (CE) must be in compliance with the changes to the HIPAA regulations as brought forth by the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009 (ARRA) no later than February 17, 2010. One of the changes due to ARRA is the new Business Associate (BA) rules that require updated BA contracts. Each CE should review their current BA contracts as well as identify any new BAs with which you now do business, but do not have completed BA contracts. Either new BA contracts can be sent to each business associate or you can create an addendum to any existing contracts. Read full article.
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