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The Jurisdiction B Durable Medical Equipment Medicare Administrative Contractor (DME MAC), Provider Outreach and Clinical Education Department is offering a free one hour teleconference on the Knee Orthoses local coverage determination. We will not be able to conduct the usual Question and Answer session at the end of this teleconference, so we ask that any questions you may have be sent to the ... Read More..
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Proposed Rule for the Establishment of Certification Programs for Health Information Technology (201003-07)
A Message from Dr. David Blumenthal, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
March 2, 2010
Today the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) outlining the proposed approach for establish... Read More..
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Consultation Code Seminars
Medicare no longer pays for the CPT consultation codes (ranges 99241-99245 and 99251-99255), as of Jan. 1, 2010. National Government Services is offering four seminars in March to help providers understand the changes in Medicare coding and payment for consultation services. Providers of all specialties should plan on attending one of these sessions.
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Registration Now Available – Knee Orthoses Lunch and Learn
The Jurisdiction B Durable Medical Equipment Medicare Administrative Contractor (DME MAC) Provider Outreach and Clinical Education Department offers a variety of free one-hour teleconferences titled “Lunch and Learns” that will provide an overview of a specific DME medical policy.
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New Medicare Learning Network (MLN) Matters Article Regarding "Questions and Answers on Reporting Physician Consultation Services"
The MLN Matters Special Edition Article #SE1010 entitled, "Questions and Answers on Reporting Physician Consultation Services," has just been released and is available at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/SE1010.pdf on the CMS website.
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New Medicare Learning Network (MLN) Matters Article Regarding "Questions and Answers on Reporting Physician Consultation Services"
The MLN Matters Special Edition Article #SE1010 entitled, "Questions and Answers on Reporting Physician Consultation Services," has just been released and is available at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/SE1010.pdf on the CMS website.
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The March 2010 Jurisdiction B DME MAC Connections is now available on the National Government Services Web site. Suppliers can access the Jurisdiction B DME MAC Connections in either a PDF or HTML format.
To view the March 2010 Bulletin click on or copy the following link into your internet browser:
http://www.ngsmedicare.com/content.aspx?CatID=3&DOCID=599 Read More..
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The Common Electronic Data Interchange (CEDI) currently supports both Express Plus and PC-ACE Pro32 for billing durable medical equipment (DME) electronic claims. After careful consideration, CEDI has decided to transition support to one free software; PC-ACE Pro32. As of April 1, 2010, the CEDI Help Desk will no longer support the Express Plus software. CEDI feels this will best meet the needs o... Read More..
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Outlined below are the principal changes to several DME MAC Local Coverage Determinations (LCDs) and Policy Articles (PAs) that have been revised and posted. Please review the entire LCD and each related Policy Article for complete information.
Lower Limb Prostheses
LCD
Revision Effective Date: 01/01/2010
INDICATIONS AND LIMITATIONS OF COVERAGE:
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In December 2009, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued CR 6740 instructing that as of January 1, 2010, Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) consultation codes 99241 - 99245 and 99251 - 99255 are no longer valid for Medicare Part B billing. Because this affects Part A billing as well, CMS will be issuing a separate CR to address Part A billing as it relates t... Read More..
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