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by: Lauren C. Williams Jan 6, 2012

You aren't alone if you thought your bank accounts were a little bit smaller in the New Year thanks to dwindling reimburesement checks. CMS is holding all 2012 claims for 10 days, the agency reports in a Jan. 5 e-newsletter article.

That means you will not get paid for claims submitted after Jan. 1 until Jan. 18 at the earliest. CMS is holding all claims with a date of service of Jan. 1 or later for up to 10 business days in order to test and implement the 2012 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, CMS announced.

Most practices have ways to go on 5010 preparation, MGMA survey shows

by: Ben Penn Jan 3, 2012

Last month’s news of CMS’ HIPAA 5010 enforcement delay may have come as a relief to many of you, but a mid-December survey from the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) indicates the new March 31 enforcement date is still not enough time.

Only 32% of responding practices upgraded to version 5010 and completed internal testing, 32% completed testing with their Medicare Administrative Contractors and 18% of respondents completed testing with Medicaid plans, according to the survey results.

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