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| June 05, 2009 Weekly What's New The following publications have been posted to the DME MAC A What's New page:Payment for Maintenance and Servicing of Certain Oxygen Equipment as a Result of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) of 2008 - CR 6509 RESCINDS AND FULLY REPLACES CR 6404 (MM6509) Claim Adjustment Reason Code (CARC), Remittance Advice Remark Code (RARC), and Medicare Remit Easy Print (MREP) Update (MM6453) The article Discontinuance of the Unique Physician Identification Number (UPIN) Registry (MM5584) has been revised The article Influenza Pandemic Emergency - The Medicare Program Prepares (SE0836) has been revised 2009 Fees for Repair or Nonroutine Service for Durable Medical Equipment (DME) (JSM09213) REMINDER: CMS to Host First National Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) Provider Education Call on HIPAA Version 5010 - June 9, 2009 (CMS Message 2009-06-03) Roll-out: Medicare Competitive Bidding Program for DMEPOS, Round One Rebid (CMS Message 2009-05-29) GET READY FOR COMPETITIVE BIDDING! (CMS Message 2009-05-29) Claim Adjustment Reason Code (CARC), Remittance Advice Remark Code (RARC), and Medicare Remit Easy Print (MREP) Update (CR6453) The Second in Series: General Equivalence Mappings - ICD-9-CM to and from ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS Fact Sheet (May 2009), which provides basic information about the General Equivalence Mappings (GEM) including possible users of the GEMs, why the GEMs are needed, and how the GEMs files are formatted as well as Reimbursement Mappings information, is now available in downloadable format from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Medicare Learning Network at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/ICD-10Mappingfctsht.pdf For more information visit: http://www.medicarenhic.com/dme/dme_whats_new.shtml REMINDER: CMS to Host First National Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) Provider Education Call on HIPAA Version 5010 - June 9, 2009 (CMS Message 2009-06-03)The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will host a national education conference call to address Medicare's FFS implementation of HIPAA Version 5010. This call is being conducted for all Medicare fee-for-service providers. The call will give a general overview of Medicare's transition to HIPAA Version 5010 and address some of the exceptions and situations you may encounter as the new version is implemented. A presentation will be given and Subject Matter Experts will be available to answer questions specific to Medicare. A PowerPoint presentation will be posted on the CMS 5010 Web page prior to the call. The CMS 5010 Web address is http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ElectronicBillingEDITrans/18_5010D0.asp Conference call details: Date: June 9, 2009 Conference Title: Medicare audio conference call: HIPAA Version 5010 - What you need to know! Time: 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. ETIn order to receive the call-in information, you must register for the call. It is important to note that if you are planning to sit in with a group, only one person needs to register to receive the call-in data. This registration is solely to reserve a phone line, NOT to allow participation. If you cannot attend the call, there will be an audio version available for downloading on the 5010 Web page.Registration will close at 2:30 p.m. ET on June 8, 2009, or when available space has been filled. No exceptions will be made, so please be sure to register prior to this time.To register for the call participants need to go to: http://www2.eventsvc.com/palmettogba/060909Fill in all required data.Verify your time zone is displayed correctly the drop down box.Click "Register".You will be taken to the "Thank you for registering" page and will receive a confirmation email shortly thereafter. Note: Please print and save this page, in the event that your server blocks the confirmation emails. If you do not receive the confirmation email, please check your spam/junk mail filter as it may have been directed there. DMEPOS Supplier Accreditation - Time is Running Out - Deadline is September 30, 2009Time is running out for suppliers of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS) who bill Medicare under Part B to obtain accreditation by the September 30, 2009 deadline or risk having their Medicare Part B billing privileges revoked on October 1, 2009. A new MLN Matters Special Edition article on this subject is now available. This article outlines what you need to do if you have not yet complied with the Medicare Program's supplier and quality standards to become accredited. To view the article on the CMS website, go to: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/SE0903.pdfWhile the accreditation process takes on average 6-7 months to complete, the process could take as long as 9 months to complete. Accordingly, DMEPOS suppliers should contact an accreditation organization right away to obtain information about the accreditation process and submit an application.In order to retain or obtain a Medicare Part B billing number, all DMEPOS suppliers (except for exempted professionals and other persons as specified by the Secretary) must comply with the Medicare program's supplier standards and quality standards to become accredited. The accreditation requirement applies to suppliers of durable medical equipment, medical supplies, home dialysis supplies and equipment, therapeutic shoes, parenteral/enteral nutrition, transfusion medicine and prosthetic devices, and prosthetics and orthotics.Pharmacies, pedorthists, mastectomy fitters, orthopedic fitters/technicians and athletic trainers must also meet the September 30, 2009 deadline for DMEPOS accreditation. Certain eligible professionals and other persons as specified by the Secretary are exempt from the accreditation requirement.Further information on the DMEPOS accreditation requirements along with a list of the accreditation organizations and those professionals and other persons exempted from accreditation may be found at the CMS website: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MedicareProviderSupEnroll/03_DeemedAccreditationOrganizations.asp |
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