Part
B Medicare News Items
NOTE: All articles and announcements for the entire year are available on our Articles Archive Page.
May 2008
- Therapy Personnel Qualifications and Policies Effective January 1, 2008 - MLN Matters PDF Document MM5921 - 05.15.08
- NPI News for Medicare FFS Providers - 05.15.08
- Assignment of Providers to Medicare Administrative Contractors - MLN Matters PDF Document MM5979 - 05.15.08
- North Carolina Providers: Don’t Miss Out on Specialty Training Opportunities! - 05.15.08
- Incident to Policy Update - MLN Matters PDF Document MM5288 - 05.14.08
- UPDATE: CIGNA Government Services Allowable Amounts for the Drugs Emend and Treanda - 05.13.08
- Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule Fact Sheet - 05.12.08
- CMS Recruiting Registries as a New Way to Submit PQRI Data: Registry Self-Nominations Due to CMS by May 31, 2008 - 05.12.08
- Clarification for Identifying Secondary Providers in Medicare Claims & More NPI Roundtable Information - 05.12.08
- Attention North Carolina Providers: The North Carolina Provider Outreach and Education team is pleased to present a Chiropractic Specialty Webinar/Teleconference on May 28, 2008, from 10:00-11:30 am (EST). Click here for more information. - 05.09.08
- Vascular Cryoplasty Revisited - 05.09.08
- Reminder: CMS to Host National Provider Education Call on the DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program - May 13, 2008 - 05.09.08
- The Provider Outreach and Education (POE) team of CIGNA Government
Services is pleased to continue our Summer-long Specialty Workshop
Series with two
NEW Specialty Workshops:
- Billing, Coding, and Coverage Considerations for Podiatry Professionals
- Billing and Documentation Protocols for Evaluation & Management (E/M) Services
- Tennessee Carrier Advisory Committee Meeting - 05.08.08
- North Carolina Carrier Advisory Committee Meeting - 05.08.08
- Idaho Carrier Advisory Committee Meeting: There will be no Open Pre-CAC Meeting in Idaho in June, as there are no new LCDs to be presented, thus eliminating the need for an open meeting. - 05.08.08
- Blood-Derived Products for Chronic, Non-Healing Wounds - MLN Matters PDF Document MM6043 - 05.08.08
- Provider Authentication by Medicare Provider Contact Centers - MLN Matters PDF Document SE0814 - 05.07.08
- Ambulance Fee Schedule - Conversion Factor File for CY 2009 Ambulance Inflation Factor - MLN Matters PDF Document MM6000 - 05.07.08
- May is National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month - 05.07.08
- The May 2008 Medicare Bulletin is now available - 05.07.08
- Prolonged Services (Codes 99354 - 99359) - MLN Matters PDF Document MM5972 - 05.05.08
- Attention North Carolina Providers: The North Carolina Provider Outreach and Education team is pleased to present a Chiropractic Specialty Webinar/Teleconference on May 28, 2008, from 10:00-11:30 am (EST). Click here for more information. - 05.05.08
- CMS to Host National Provider Education Call on the DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program - May 13, 2008 - 05.05.08
- NPI Resource Sheet - 05.05.08
- NPI Information for Medicare FFS Providers: May 7th is "Legacy Free" Day! - 05.02.08
- Attention Providers: Due to increased demand,
the CIGNA Government Services Provider Relations department will
be hosting an additional webinar/teleconference on Physician
Billing for Hospital Care. The session will be held on Tuesday,
May 27th at 10am Central Time.
Click the corresponding state for more information and to register: - 05.02.08 - Reopenings Timely Filing Information - 05.02.08
- Important NPI news for ANSI Claim Status 276/277 Transactions - 05.02.08
- Upcoming TN/ID Provider Contact Center Training Closures - 05.02.08
- Upcoming North Carolina Provider Contact Center Closures - 05.02.08
- Important Part B IVR Information - 05.01.08
- Updated MLN Quick Reference Information Charts - 05.01.08
- CMS to Host NPI Roundtable on May 14, 2008 - Register Today! - 05.01.08
