Medicare B Newsline February 2007 NPI Countdown

Medicare B Newsline

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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

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

Therapy

Outpatient Therapy - Additional DRA Mandated Service Edit
Outpatient Therapy Cap Exception Process for 2007
Infrared Therapy Devices

NPI Countdown

Countdown has begun; do you have your NPI? Don't risk disruption to your cash flow – Get your NPI now! National Provider Identifiers (NPIs) will be required on claims sent on or after May 23, 2007. Every healthcare provider needs to get an NPI! Learn more about NPI and how to apply by visiting www.cms.hhs.gov/NationalProvIdentStand/ on the CMS website.

This page also contains a section for Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) providers with helpful information on the Medicare NPI implementation. A Countdown Clock is now available on this page to remind health care providers of the number of days left before the compliance date; bookmark this page as new information and resources will continue to be posted.

For more information on private industry NPI outreach, visit the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) NPI Outreach Initiative website at http://www.wedi.org/npioi/index.shtml.

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