Medicare notes
June 26, 2011Medicare releases guidelines on enrollment for ordering/referring providers fact sheet
A new publication titled “Medicare Enrollment Guidelines for Ordering/Referring Providers” is designed to provide education on the Medicare enrollment requirements for eligible ordering/referring providers and includes information on the three basic requirements for ordering and referring and who may order and refer for Medicare Part A Home Health Agency, Part B, and DMEPOS beneficiary services.
The publication is now available in downloadable format from the Medicare Learning Network® at http://www.CMS.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/MedEnroll_OrderReferProv_FactSheet_ICN906223.pdf.
Form CMS-1500 At A Glance fact sheet revised
An updated version of the CMS publication titled “Form CMS-1500 At A Glance” (revised February 2011) is now available from the Medicare Learning Network®.
This fact sheet is designed to provide education on the CMS Form 1500, which is the standard paper claim form used by health care professionals to bill for Medicare Part B services, and includes background information and a descriptive crosswalk of fields in the paper versus the electronic form.
The fact sheet can be accessed at www.CMS.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/form_cms-1500_fact_sheet.pdf.
CMS announces release of new Quarterly Provider Compliance Newsletter
The April issue of the “Medicare Quarterly Provider Compliance Newsletter” is now available in downloadable format from the Medicare Learning Network® at http://tinyurl.com/MQCApril2011.
This educational tool is designed to provide education on how to avoid common billing errors and other erroneous activities when dealing with the Medicare Program and is released on a quarterly basis. In this issue, a number of Recovery Audit findings on physicians and other health care providers are presented.
The newsletter now features a series of tips and suggestions on relevant topics and an interactive index of previously issued newsletters, which can be found at http://tinyurl.com/MQCArchive.
Medicare revises Telehealth Services fact sheet
A new edition of Medicare’s Telehealth Services fact sheet (revised March 2011) is now available in downloadable format from the Medicare Learning Network® at http://tinyurl.com/MLNT-health.
This fact sheet is designed to provide education on services furnished to eligible Medicare beneficiaries via a telecommunications system, including originating sites, distant site practitioners, telehealth services, billing and payment for professional services furnished via telehealth, and billing and payment for the originating site facility fee.
Medicare EHR incentive payments fact sheet now available in Spanish
The Medicare Electronic Health Record Incentive Payments for Eligible Professionals fact sheet is now available in a Spanish version (ICN 906386).
This fact sheet is designed to provide education on the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program for eligible professionals and can be accessed on the Medicare Learning Network at http://tinyurl.com/EHRPay-Sp.
Also now available in Spanish, the Medicaid EHR Incentive Payments for Eligible Professionals fact sheet can be accessed at http://tinyurl.com/MedicaidEHRPay-Sp.
