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ICD-10 claims-processing errors continue to hit MACs

by: Richard Scott Nov 13, 2015

Three-quarters of the country's Medicare administrative contractors (MACs) have reported at least one ICD-10 claims-processing error, including a number of common procedures and services.

Once again, CMS doesn't connect with telehealth

by: Roy Edroso Nov 5, 2015

The latest Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule doesn't do much for telehealth -- five new codes allowed, several more proposed services rejected, and no change in the onerous "originating site" rule that keeps telehealth from taking off as a Medicare service.

But the nation's leading telehealth advocacy group isn't complaining.

2016 Medicare physician fee schedule released

by: Part B News staff Oct 30, 2015

Practices have a new revenue opportunity in 2016 for providing advance care planning (ACP) services, as finalized in the final 2016 Medicare physician fee schedule released Oct. 30.

PECOS online fast-track feature will arrive April 1

by: Ben Penn Feb 8, 2012

CMS hasn’t forgotten about its promise to update the Provider Enrollment Chain Ownership System (PECOS) website with a user-friendly “fast-track” feature (PBN 9/26/11). Now, instead of the late-January go-live date initially promised, the feature will launch April 1, says David Zetter, a consultant with Zetter Healthcare Management Consultants in Mechanicsburg, Pa. who has been working with CMS on the PECOS changes.

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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