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12-30-05 Ambulance Fee Schedule – Medical Conditions List: Manualization
12-29-05 Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage - Part D Conference Call Cancelled
12-29-05 (*Archived 01/18/05) Stem Cell Transplantation
12-29-05 Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
12-29-05 Fee Schedule Update for 2006 for Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS)
12-29-05 Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Updates to the Fiscal Intermediary Shared System (FISS) Edit for Epoetin Alfa and Darbepoetin Alfa
12-28-05 Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage - Part D
12-23-05 Attention to FISS DDE Users
12-22-05 Requirements for Long-Term Care (LTC) Pharmacies
12-20-05 HIGLAS Processing Holiday Schedule
12-19-05 Claims Returned to the Provider (RTP) with Reason Code 31591
12-16-05 Update to Repetitive Billing Instructions in Medicare Claims Processing Manual
12-15-05 Correction to Change Request 3949 to Add 23X Type of Bill
12-14-05 The Pulse of CMS--Winter 2005
12-13-05 (* Archived: 02/09/2006) Therapy Caps to Be Effective January 1, 2006
12-13-05 (*Archived: 03/02/06) Supplying Fee and Inhalation Drug Dispensing Fee Revisions and Clarifications
12-08-05 Stage 2 Requirements for Use and Editing of National Provider Identifier (NPI) Numbers Received in Electronic Data Interchange Transactions, via Direct Data Entry Screens or Paper Claim Forms
12-08-05 Ambulance Inflation Factor for CY 2006
12-08-05 (*Archived 02/23/06) Expansion of Coverage for Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTA)
12-05-05 Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) Edits to Apply to Outpatient Providers that Furnish Rehabilitation Therapy Services Provider Training Conference Call with Question & Answer Session
12-05-05 Online Flash Demonstration of Web Site Redesign
12-02-05 Influenza/Flu Season and Available Resources for Providers
12-02-05 Appeals of Claims Decisions: Redeterminations and Reconsiderations and Appeals Rights for Dismissals
12-02-05 Appeals of Claims Decisions : Redeterminations and Reconsiderations
12-02-05 MMA - Enrolling Indian Health Service (IHS) Facilities as Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Suppliers
12-02-05 (* Archived: 12/08/2005) Stage 2 Requirements for Use and Editing of National Provider Identifier (NPI) Numbers Received in Electronic Data Interchange Transactions, via Direct Data Entry Screens or Paper Claim Forms
12-02-05 Resubmission of Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities (IPF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) Claims with Chronic Renal Failure Comorbid Condition
12-02-05 Changes to the Laboratory National Coverage Determination (NCD) Edit Software for January 2006
12-02-05 Hurricanes Katrina and Rita – Transportation of Evacuees with Medical Needs
11-30-05 Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) Edits to Apply to Outpatient Providers that Furnish Rehabilitation Therapy Services
11-29-05 Medical Review Matching of Electronic Claims and Additional Documentation in the Medical Review Process
11-29-05 Important Message to Nursing Home Administrators about Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage – The Tenth in the Medlearn Matters Series
11-29-05 (*Archived 03/01/06)January 2006 Quarterly Average Sales Price (ASP) Medicare Part B Drug Pricing File, Effective January 1, 2006, and Revisions to January 2005, April 2005, July 2005, and October 2005 Quarterly ASP Medicare Part B Drug Pricing Files
11-29-05 Auditory Osseointegrated and Auditory Brainstem Devices
11-29-05 Payment Allowances for the Influenza Virus Vaccine and the Pneumococcal Vaccine When Payment Is Based on 95 Percent of the Average Wholesale Price (AWP)
11-29-05 Providing Medicare with Data for Certain Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs)
11-29-05 2006 Annual Update for Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule and Laboratory Services Subject to Reasonable Charge Payment
11-29-05 Intro to Medicare Part D Teleconference Scheduled
11-28-05 Attention to All FTP Submitters
11-22-05 X12 Version Certification Directory
11-21-05 Investigational Device Exemptions (IDEs)
11-21-05 Remittance Advice Remark Code and Claim Adjustment Reason Code Update
11-21-05 Requirements for Voided, Canceled, and Deleted Claim
11-21-05 New Condition Codes 49 and 50
11-21-05 (*Archived: 07/12/06) Full Replacement of and Rescinding Change Request (CR) 3504 - Modification to Online Medicare Secondary Payer Questionnaire
11-21-05 Billing for the Administration of Drugs and Biologicals (specifically Low Osmolar Contrast Material (LOCM)) in a Method II Critical Access Hospital (CAH)
11-18-05 (*Archived 12/02/05) January 2006 Quarterly Average Sales Price (ASP) Medicare Part B Drug Pricing File, Effective January 1, 2006, and Revisions to January 2005, April 2005, July 2005, and October 2005 Quarterly ASP Medicare Part B Drug Pricing Files
11-18-05 Medicare Rx: A National Conversation
11-18-05 National Monitoring Policy for EPO and Aranesp for End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Patients Treated in Renal Dialysis Facilities
11-17-05 Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) Edits to Apply to Outpatient Providers that Furnish Rehabilitation Therapy Services
11-17-05 Reminder: Beneficiary Enrollment for Medicare Rx Coverage Began November 15.
11-17-05 Update to Medicare Deductible, Coinsurance, and Premium Rates for 2006
11-16-05 ** REVISION ** 276/277 Claim Status Request & Response Processing Changes
11-16-05 Important Information about Medicare Coverage of Drugs under Part B and the New Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage (Part D), and Vaccines Administered in a Physician’s Office – The Ninth in the Medlearn Matters Series on the New Prescription Drug Plans Part B News - NY
11-15-05 (*Archived 12/02/2005)Stage 2 Requirements for Use and Editing of National Provider Identifier (NPI) Numbers Received in Electronic Data Interchange Transactions, via Direct Data Entry Screens or Paper Claim Forms
11-15-05 Coverage by Medicare Advantage (MA) Plans for Implantable Automatic Cardiac Defibrillator (ICD) Services Not Previously Included in MA Capitation Rates
11-15-05 Changes for Medicare’s Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Consolidated Billing (CB) Edits for Evaluation and Management (E&M) Services Billed by Hospitals to Fiscal Intermediaries (FIs
11-15-05 MMA – Erroneous Guidance – Basis to Waive Penalty
11-15-05 MMA - New G Code for Power Mobility Devices (PMD)
11-15-05 New ICD-9-CM Code for Beneficiaries with Chronic Kidney Disease
11-15-05 Redefined Type of Bill (TOB), 14X, for Non-Patient Laboratory Specimens
11-15-05 Calculation of the Interim Payment of Indirect Medical Education (IME) Through the Inpatient PPS PRICER for Hospitals That Received an Increase to Their Full-Time equivalent Resident Caps Under Section 422 of the Medicare Modernization Act (MMA), P.L. 108-173
11-15-05 (*Archived: 11/29/2005) Important Message to Nursing Home Administrators about Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage – The Tenth in the Medlearn Matters Series
11-14-05 (* Archived: 02/01/2006) Medicare Contractor Provider Satisfaction Survey – Provider Action Needed
11-11-05 Attn: 835 Remittance Receivers
11-09-05 Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) Edits to Apply to Outpatient Providers that Furnish Rehabilitation Therapy Services
11-09-05 (* Archived: 11/21/2005) CR 3911 Rescinded
11-09-05 Medical Review Overview Training Module Now Available on the Web
11-08-05 Revised October 2005 Quarterly Average Sales Price (ASP) Medicare Part B Drug Pricing File, Effective October 1, 2005
11-08-05 MMA - Medicare Health Support Programs (Formerly Known as Medicare Chronic Care Improvement Programs)
11-08-05 Calendar Year 2005 Payment for Medicare Part B Radiopharmaceuticals Not Paid on a Cost or Prospective Payment Basis
11-08-05 MMA - Evidence of Medical Necessity: Power Wheelchair and Power Operated Vehicle (POV)/Power Mobility Device (PMD) Claims
11-08-05 Use of Value Codes (VCs) 48 and 49 on End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Bills
11-07-05 (* Archived: 11/15/2005) New ICD-9-CM Code for Beneficiaries with Chronic Kidney Disease
11-07-05 Modifiers for Transportation of Portable X-Rays (R0075) When Billed by Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs)
11-07-05 Clarification and Update to Hospital Billing Instructions and Payment for Epoetin Alfa (EPO) and Darbepoetin Alfa (Aranesp) for Beneficiaries with End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
11-04-05 Reminder to Apply for a National Provider Identifier (NPI) & Announcement of New NPI Web Page
11-03-05 HIGLAS Processing for the Veteran’s Day Holiday
11-03-05 Smoking and Tobacco-Use Cessation Counseling Services: Common Working File (CWF) Inquiry for Providers
11-03-05 2006 Annual Update for the Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) Bonus Payments
11-03-05 (*Archived: 11/15/2005) MMA - New G Code for Power Mobility Devices (PMD)
11-03-05 Payment Window Edit Corrections Within the Common Working File (CWF)
10-28-05 Access Material from Past Part A Training Events
10-28-05 New Educational Products Available on Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage – The Eighth in the Medlearn Matters Series
10-27-05 (* Archived: 01/26/2006) National Provider Identifier Web Site
10-26-05 MMA – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Recovery Audit Contract (RAC) Initiative
10-26-05 (* Archived: 11/21/2005) Full Replacement of and Rescinding Change Request (CR) 3504--Modification to Online Medicare Secondary Payer Questionnaire
10-25-05 MMA - Evidence of Medical Necessity: Power Wheelchair and Power Operated
10-24-05 Delay in Processing New Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) HCPCS Codes
10-24-05 An Algorithmic Approach to Determine if Mobility Assistive Equipment Is Reasonable and Necessary for Medicare Beneficiaries with a Personal Mobility Deficit (CR 3791 - Mobility Assistive Equipment (MAE))
10-21-05 Hospital Audit Workload Updates Related to Medicare Secondary Payer
10-21-05 Correction to Change Request 3949 to Add 23x Type of Bill
10-21-05 (*Archived: 10/26/05) MMA – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Recovery Audit Contract (RAC) Initiative
10-21-05 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Outlier Reconciliation
10-21-05 National Modifier and Condition Code to Be Used to Identify Disaster Related Claims
10-21-05 Informational and Educational Materials for the New Preventive Services
10-21-05 Changes in Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System for FY 2006
10-21-05 Update to Repetitive Billing Instructions in Medicare Claims Processing Manual
10-21-05 Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Annual Update - Prospective Payment System (PPS) Pricer Changes for FY 2006
10-20-05 MMA – Changes to Chapter 29 – General Appeals Process in Initial Determinations
10-20-05 Intern and Resident Information System (IRIS) Programs Available on CMS Web Site
10-20-05 2006 Annual Update of Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Codes for Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Consolidated Billing (CB) Nursing Facility (SNF) Consolidated Billing (CB)
10-20-05 (*Archived: 03/02/2006) MMA - Changes to Chapter 29 - Appeals of Claims Decisions: Redeterminations and Reconsiderations (Implementation Date May 1, 2005)
10-20-05 (*Archived 10/21/2005) Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Outlier Reconciliation
10-20-05 The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Medicare Beneficiary Data for Fiscal Year 2006 for Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System (IRF PPS)
10-19-05 Hospital Audit Workload Updates
10-18-05 Enforcement of Hospital Inpatient Bundling: Carrier Denial of Ambulance Claims During an Inpatient Stay
10-17-05 MMA - Billing and Claims Processing Instructions for Claims Subject to Expedited Determinations
10-17-05 Payment Methodology for Rehabilitation Services in IHS/Tribally Owned and/or Operated Hospitals and Hospital-Based Facilities
10-17-05 Frequently Asked Questions about the Empire Medicare Services Webinar Registration Process
10-17-05 Modification to Reporting of Diagnosis Codes for Screening Mammography Claims
10-17-05 Override of Medicare System Edit for Observation Services Exceeding 48 Hours (Rescinded)
10-13-05 276/277 Claim Status Request & Response Processing Changes
10-13-05 Medicare Guide to Rural Health Services Information for Providers, Suppliers and Physicians
10-13-05 FISS Online Manual Update
10-12-05 Fiscal Year 2006 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Payment Calculation Available
10-11-05 How 10 clicks today can avoid a headache on training day.
10-11-05 Temporary Hold of Claims with HCPCS Codes G0369 or G0370 Received on or after October 1, 2005, from Maryland Hospitals and Non-OPPS Hospitals and Dialysis Facilities
10-07-05 Hurricanes Katrina and Rita – Frequently Asked Questions – Medicare Issues
10-06-05 Medicare’s Implementation of the National Provider Identifier (NPI): The Second in the Series of Special Edition Medlearn Matters Articles on NPI-Related Activities
10-06-05 October 2005 Update of the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS)
10-05-05 (*Archived 10/21/2005) Informational and Educational Materials for the New Preventive Services
10-05-05 Medical Review Additional Documentation Requests (ADRs)
10-05-05 New Service Available for HIPAA Certification
10-04-05 October 2005 Outpatient Prospective Payment System Outpatient Code Editor (OPPS OCE) Specifications Version 6.3
10-04-05 Medicare Care Management for High Cost Beneficiaries (CMHCB) Demonstration
10-04-05 Redesigned Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Consolidated Billing (CB) Annual Update File and Discontinuation of the SNF Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Help File
10-04-05 (* Archived: 11/21/2005) Requirements for Voided, Canceled, and Deleted Claims
10-04-05 (* Archived: 10/25/05) MMA - Evidence of Medical Necessity: Power Wheelchair and Power Operated Vehicle (POV)/Power Mobility Device (PMD) Claims
10-04-05 (* Archived: 10/06/2005) Medicare’s Implementation of the National Provider Identifier (NPI): The Second in the Series of Special Edition Medlearn Matters Articles on NPI-Related Activities
10-04-05 The Pulse of CMS--Fall 2005
10-04-05 Quarterly Provider Update
09-30-05 Updated PSA for Health Care Professionals
09-27-05 (*Archived 10/21/2005) National Modifier and Condition Code to Be Used to Identify Disaster Related Claims
09-26-05 Attention Paper Remittance Receivers
09-26-05 (* Archived: 10/04/2005) Medicare’s Implementation of the National Provider Identifier (NPI): The Second in the Series of Special Edition Medlearn Matters Articles on NPI-Related Activities
09-26-05 NPI Medlearn Matters Article Now Available
09-23-05 October 2005 Quarterly Average Sales Price (ASP) Medicare Part B Drug Pricing File, Effective October 1, 2005, and Revisions to April 2005 and July 2005 Quarterly ASP Medicare Part B Drug Pricing Files
09-23-05 (*Archived: 11/15/2005) Calculation of the Interim Payment of Indirect Medical Education (IME) Through the Inpatient PPS PRICER for Hospitals That Received an Increase to Their Full-Time Equivalent Resident Caps Under Section 422 of the Medicare Modernization Act (MMA), P.L. 108-173
09-23-05 Mass Adjustments to Correct Payment for Certain Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scan Codes – Correction to Joint Signature Memorandum (JSM)-05480 dated August 19, 2005
09-23-05 New Prescription Drug Coverage PSAs for Providers
09-23-05 Services Not Provided Within the United States
09-23-05 Fiscal Year (FY) 2006 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH) PPS Changes
09-23-05 IPF PPS Issues Identified
09-21-05 Empire Medicare Services Part A E-Bulletin
09-20-05 October Update to the Medicare Outpatient Code Editor (OCE) Version 21.0 for Bills from Hospitals That Are Not Paid Under the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (Non-OPPS)
09-19-05 Attention Delaware Providers
09-16-05 October Update to the 2005 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database
09-16-05 October 2005 Outpatient Prospective Payment System Outpatient Code Editor (OPPS OCE) Specifications Version 6.3
09-16-05 Financial Liability for Services Subject to Home Health Consolidated Billing
09-15-05 Medicare Part A Healthcare Integrated General Ledger Accounting System (HIGLAS) Issues
09-14-05 Clarification on Termination of the Incoming Claim Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Contingency Plan
09-13-05 A Reminder About PC Print
09-12-05 (* Archived: 10/18/05) Enforcement of Hospital Inpatient Bundling: Carrier Denial of Ambulance Claims During an Inpatient Stay
09-12-05 Billing for Devices Under the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS)
09-12-05 (* Archived: 10/06/2005) October 2005 Update of the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS)
09-12-05 October 2005 Quarterly Fee Schedule Update for Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS)
09-08-05 Medicare Provider Feedback Town Hall Meeting
09-08-05 New Products on Medicare Drug Coverage for Health Care Professionals
09-07-05 Important Information for Medicare Providers Regarding Hurricane Katrina Issues
09-06-05 MMA – Appeals of Claims Decisions: Modification to Medicare’s Fiscal Intermediary Shared System (FISS)
09-06-05 (* Archived: 11/08/05) MMA - Medicare Health Support Programs (Formerly Known as Medicare Chronic Care Improvement Programs)
08-31-05 Medicare Part A Healthcare Integrated General Ledger Accounting System (HIGLAS) Issues
08-30-05 Medicare Part A Healthcare Integrated General Ledger Accounting System (HIGLAS) Issues
08-29-05 Join Us for the August 2005 - Ask-the-Contractor Teleconference
08-26-05 Power Mobility Devices
08-26-05 Attention Medicare Providers!!!
08-25-05 Non-Physician Practitioner Questions and Answers
08-25-05 October Update to the 2005 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database
08-25-05 Clarification on Part D and Fee-for-Service (FFS) Providers, New Web-Based Educational Products, and the Latest Information on Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage
08-25-05 (*Archived: 10/17/05) MMA - Billing and Claims Processing Instructions for Claims Subject to Expedited Determinations
08-25-05 October 2005 Quarterly Average Sales Price (ASP) Medicare Part B Drug Pricing File and Revisions to April 2005 Quarterly ASP Medicare Part B Pricing File, Effective October 1, 2005
08-25-05 Changes to the Laboratory National Coverage Determination (NCD) Edit Software for October 2005
08-23-05 New Guidance Regarding Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Code G0297
08-22-05 Guide to Medicare Preventive Services for Physicians, Providers, Suppliers, and Other Health Care Professionals
08-22-05 August Ask-the-Contractor Teleconference: Remittance Statements and HIGLAS
08-18-05 (*Archived 09/20/2006) October Update to the Medicare Outpatient Code Editor (OCE) Version 21.0 for Bills from Hospitals That Are Not Paid Under the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (Non-OPPS)
08-18-05 Inbound Reject Report Changes
08-18-05 You are cordially invited to August’s Ask-the-Contractor Teleconference
08-18-05 Part A HIGLAS Issues
08-18-05 Manual Update on Medical Nutrition Therapy Services – Manualization
08-18-05 National HIPAA National Provider Identifier (NPI) Roundtable
08-16-05 HIGLAS Negative Reimbursement
08-15-05 Medicare Part A Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) Pricer Update FY 2006
08-15-05 New Guidance Regarding Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Code G0297
08-15-05 Empire Password Changes for FTP
08-12-05 ATTENTION! - Empire Medicare Services Part A e-Link and FTP Users
08-12-05 The Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) Process for Handling a Provider’s Allegation of Medical Record Destruction
08-12-05 Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) Edits to Apply to ALL Therapy Providers
08-12-05 Provider Training Needs – We Want to Hear from You on August 16th
08-11-05 The CMS Proposed Rule on Coverage and Payment Policy
08-11-05 Implementation of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Ruling 05-01 Regarding Presbyopia-Correcting Intraocular Lenses (IOLs) for Medicare Beneficiaries
08-10-05 Late Submission Penalty Protocol within the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System
08-10-05 Medicare Announces End of HIPAA Contingency Plan for Claims Submissions
08-09-05 Claim Status Code/Claim Status Category Code Update
08-09-05 (*Archived 08/17/2005) Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) Edits to Apply to ALL Therapy Providers
08-09-05 Announcing the New Booklet: Physician’s Guide to Medicare Coverage of Kidney Dialysis and Kidney Transplant Services
08-09-05 (*Archived 09/16/2005) Enforcement of Hospital Inpatient Bundling: Carrier Denial of Ambulance Claims During an Inpatient Stay
08-09-05 Medicare Provider Feedback Town Hall Meeting
08-09-05 Medicare Part A Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) Pricer Update and Health Insurance Prospective Payment System (HIPPS) Coding Update Effective January 1, 2006
08-09-05 New Fiscal Intermediary Edit to Identify Potentially Excessive Medicare Payments
08-09-05 Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) Pass-Through Payments for Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs)
08-09-05 New Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) Modifier
08-09-05 (* Archived: 10/17/05) Payment Methodology for Rehabilitation Services in IHS/Tribally Owned and/or Operated Hospitals and Hospital-Based Facilities
08-09-05 Cochlear Implantation
08-08-05 Can we avoid rejections for overlapping claims?
08-08-05 EMS Medicare Movies
08-05-05 Termination of HIPAA Contingency Plan for Incoming Claims
08-05-05 CMS Ending Contingency for Non-HIPAA-Compliant Medicare Claims
08-05-05 Empire Medicare Services Presents Part A Provider Training Schedule of Events – September 2005
08-05-05 Medicare Secondary Payer Tip of the Month
08-04-05 Comprehensive Error Rate Testing Changes/Enhancements
08-03-05 Guidelines for Payment of Vaccines (Pneumococcal Pneumonia Virus (PPV), Influenza Virus, and Hepatitis B Virus) and their Administration at Renal Dialysis Facilities (RDFs)
08-03-05 Remittance Advice Remark Code and Claim Adjustment Reason Code Update
08-03-05 Proposed Payment Update and Policy Changes for Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
08-03-05 Medicare Preventive Services Resources CD-ROM Now Available
08-02-05 Can I bill Medicare if an inpatient's Part A benefits run out?
08-02-05 Radiopharmaceutical Diagnostic Imaging Agents Codes Applicable to PET Scan Services Performed on or After January 28, 2005
08-02-05 New Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) Modifier
08-02-05 New HCPCS Codes and System Edits for Supplies and Accessories for Ventricular Assist Devices – Full Replacement of CR3761
08-02-05 Abarelix for the Treatment of Prostate Cancer
08-02-05 Message to Nursing Home Administrators on Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage
08-02-05 (* Archived: 11/08/05) MMA - The Medicare Chronic Care Improvement, “Medicare Health Support,” Program
07-26-05 Empire Medicare Services Part A Transition to HIGLAS and How It Affects Providers
07-26-05 Revisions to the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual (Pub 100-02), Chapter 15, Sections 220 and 230 Regarding Therapy Services
07-25-05 How to Participate in a Centra Webinar Event
07-22-05 Message to Nursing Home Administrators on Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage
07-22-05 Medicare Program-Update to the Hospice Payment Rates, Hospice Cap, Hospice Wage Index, and the Hospice Pricer for FY 2005
07-22-05 Coverage and Billing for Ultrasonic Stimulators for Nonunion Fracture Healing
07-22-05 ListServ Announcement!
07-22-05 Smoking and Tobacco-use Cessation Counseling
07-21-05 Provider Training Needs - FY 2006
07-20-05 Security Policy for Electronic Users
07-20-05 Do You have a Burning Question
07-15-05 Expansion of Various Alpha and Numeric Fields Within the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Outpatient Code Editor (OCE)
07-15-05 Important Notice – SE0516
07-11-05 July 2005 Update of the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS)
07-11-05 Non-Physician Practitioner Questions and Answers
07-11-05 (*Archived 08/09/2005) Cochlear Implantation
07-11-05 Coverage of Aprepitant for Chemotherapy-Induced Emesis
07-07-05 Revisions to the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual (Pub. 100-02), Chapter 15, Section 220 and 230 Therapy Services
07-07-05 Medicare Contractor Annual Update of the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM)
07-07-05 New Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Drug Codes