DME MAC Jurisdiction C News

 DME MAC Jurisdiction C News

5010: Taking EDI to the Next Level Third National Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) Education Call on HIPAA Version 5010: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will present the third in a series of National Education Conference Calls focused on Medicare s Fee-for-Service (FFS) implementation of HIPAA Version 5010. The presentation will cover Medicare FFS error handling transactions (TA1, 999, and 277CA), planned use of each transaction and applicable rules and exceptions for the Medicare FFS program. The presentation is geared to billing software programmers or developers that reside within provider organizations. Read more...
http://www.cignagovernmentservices.com/jc/pubs/news/2009/0809/cope10545.html

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HCPCS Code E0601 – Service-Specific Pre-pay Review: CIGNA Government Services, the Jurisdiction C DME MAC, will be implementing a service-specific prepayment edit for Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) code E0601 (Continuous Airway Pressure (CPAP) Device). This edit is the result of data demonstrating a high claims payment error rate for this product category. Read more...
http://www.cignagovernmentservices.com/jc/pubs/news/2009/0809/cope10546.html

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ICD-10-CM/PCS: An Introduction Fact Sheet
http://www.cignagovernmentservices.com/jc/pubs/news/2009/0809/cope10544.html

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DME MAC Medicare Survival Guide Workshops: Attention West Texas! Midland, Odessa, Amarillo... Your CIGNA Government Services Provider Outreach & Education (POE) team will be conducting a Medicare Survival Guide Workshop in Lubbock, TX on September 16, 2009. This is our only date in Western Texas for 2009. We'll cover the most recent updates in the Medicare program, spend some time talking about proper documentation, review some top denials and how to avoid them, and detail lots of available resources. We'll also make sure to leave plenty of time for questions and answers.

 The workshop is valuable for both new and tenured DME billing staff. Don't miss this chance to increase your Medicare DME knowledge. Click here to register today!
http://www.cignagovernmentservices.com/medicare_dynamic/wrkshp/nc/102/form.asp?selection=09_16_09_lub

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Spanish Medicare Survival Guide Workshop in San Antonio, TX
http://www.cignagovernmentservices.com/jc/education/workshops_espanol.html

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