Thursday, November 20, 2014

Medicare Part A and B News- Jurisdiction H for November 18th, 2014

The following information is provided by Novitas Solutions.

Medicare News

New Medicare Insights Weekly Podcasts Now Available
In this week's Medicare Insights Weekly podcast, we provide a high-level overview of the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, diagnosis and inpatient procedure codes. The podcast will be on hiatus until December 8. From all of us at Novitas Solutions, Have a safe and Happy Thanksgiving!


Important edit changes for Institutional claims effective January 4, 2015
CMS issued Change Request (CR) 8753 edit spreadsheet changes for Institutional electronic claims. The Institutional edit changes below will be implemented the evening of January 4, 2015.



Medicare Learning Network (MLN) Articles from CMS

New:
SE1432 – Revised Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 855R Application - Reassignment of Medicare Benefits

Revised:
MM8384 – Medicare Shared Systems Modifications Necessary to Capture Various HIPAA Compliant Fields


The Holiday Season is Here!
The holiday season is upon us and while we are happy to work with you, your written and/or verbal feedback is the only gift that we need! Please note that Novitas employees are prohibited from accepting any gifts from providers at any time and not just during the holiday season. Thank you!