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| December 19, 2008 Weekly What's New The following publications have been posted to the DME MAC A What's New page:New Online Education Tutorial - Medicare Overpayments and Offsets Instructions for Utilizing 837 Professional Claim Adjustment (CAS) Segments for Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Part B Claims (MM6211) The article 2008 Jurisdiction List for Durable Medical Equipment Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supply (DMEPOS) Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Codes (MM6062) has been revised Written Clarification on Medicare for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA) (CMS Message 2008-12-11) What's New for Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) Providers on the CMS Web site (CMS Message 2008-12-11) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has made available the Medicare Part B Drug and Biological Average Sales Price (ASP) Payment Amounts for January 1, 2009 to March 31, 2009 on the CMS web site at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/McrPartBDrugAvgSalesPrice/01a1_2009aspfiles.asp The files are located in the "Downloads" section of this web page. The October 2008 version of the Adult Immunizations tri-fold brochure, which provides fee-for-service health care professionals with an overview of Medicare's coverage of influenza, pneumococcal, and hepatitis B vaccines and their administration, is now available to order from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare Learning Network (MLN). To place your order, visit http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNProducts/01_Overview.asp scroll down to "Related Links Inside CMS" and select "MLN Product Ordering" Page. The article Updated Healthcare Provider Taxonomy Code (HPTC) List Codes Effective October 1, 2008 (CR6190) has been added to the DME MAC Jurisdiction A Resource Number 10 - December 2008 Meeting Minutes for the November 2008 Provider Outreach & Education Advisory Group Meeting are now available For more information visit: http://www.medicarenhic.com/dme/dme_whats_new.shtml CMS LAUNCHES FOURTH ANNUAL MEDICARE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER SATISFACTION SURVEY (CMS Message 2008-12-19)The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced it has launched its fourth annual health care provider satisfaction survey of Medicare fee-for-service contractors who process and pay more than $280 billion in Medicare claims each year."I urge all 30,000 Medicare providers selected to participate in the survey to complete and return their surveys upon receipt," Acting CMS Administrator Kerry Weems said.The Medicare Contractor Provider Satisfaction Survey (MCPSS) offers health care providers the opportunity to contribute directly to CMS' understanding of contractor performance, as well as aid future process improvement efforts at the contractor level.CMS is sending the 2009 survey, designed to be completed in about 20 minutes, to approximately 30,000 randomly selected providers, including physicians and other health care practitioners, suppliers and institutional facilities that serve Medicare beneficiaries across the country. Those health care providers selected to participate in the survey will be notified this month. Providers can submit their responses via a secure website, mail, fax or over the telephone.All Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) will be measured against performance targets on the 2009 MCPSS as part of their contract requirements. MACs are Medicare contractors that provide a number of services, including processing Medicare fee-for-service claims and fielding health care provider questions.The MCPSS is required by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003. Specifically, the law calls for CMS to develop contract performance requirements, including measuring health care provider satisfaction with Medicare contractors.CMS will analyze the 2009 MCPSS data and release a summary report on the CMS website in July 2009.Further information about the MCPSS is available at: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MCPSSTo read the CMS Press release (12/16), please visit : http://www.cms.hhs.gov/apps/media/press_releases.asp |
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