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February 2007

Average Sales Price (ASP)
Average Sales Price (ASP) January 2007 Quarterly Update
Clinical Laboratories
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) Edits
Disclaimer
Education From Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Media Changes
Education From Medical Review
Approval For X STOP® Interspinous Process Decompression IDP) System
Education From Provider Enrollment
Medicare Fee for Service (FFS) Implementation of the National Provider Identifier (NPI)
NPI Billing Alert
NPI Countdown
Education From Provider Outreach and Education
Advanced Beneficiary Notices (ABNs)
Cahaba Government Benefit Administrators (GBA) E-mail Notification Service-Subscribe NOW
Cardiac Output Monitoring by Thoracic Electrical Bioimpedance (TEB) Correction to CR4136: New Waived Tests
How to Complete the Revised CMS-1500 (08/05) Claim Form Using Your National Provider Identifier (NPI) Number
Influenza Virus and the Pneumoccocal Vaccines Payment Allowances
IVIG Administration–Medicare Payment for Pre-administration-Related Services
Medically Unlikely Edits (MUEs)
Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) and Medicare Advantage (MA) Eligibility System Issues
Medicare Part B Provider Call Center Hours and Telephone Numbers
Private Contracting- Definition of Physician/Practitioner
Remittance Advice Remark Code and Claim Adjustment Reason Code Update
Revisions to Procedures to Establish Good Cause and Qualified Independent Contractor (QIC) Jurisdictions
Schedule of Upcoming Events
The New HHS National Clearinghouse for Long-Term Care Information Website
Fee Schedules
2007 Physician Fee Schedule Payment Policies
2007 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB) – Emergency Update
2007 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) and Extension of the Participating Enrollment Period
General Medicare Questions for Patients/Beneficiaries
Holiday Schedule
Local Coverage Determinations (LCD) Updates
Creation or Revision of Arteriovenous Fistula
Colony Stimulating Factors
Hyaluronate Joint Injections
Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP)
Coordination of Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Claims for the Competitive Acquisition Program (CAP)
Medicare B Newsline Quality Survey
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Therapy
Outpatient Therapy - Additional DRA Mandated Service Edit
Outpatient Therapy Cap Exception Process for 2007
Infrared Therapy Devices

 

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