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Medicare will require clinicians to re-enroll
Due to new risk-screening criteria established as part of the Affordable Care Act, clinicians who enrolled in Medicare before March 25, 2011 will be required to re-enroll.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/09/13/8.htm
13 Sep 2011
ACP offers new guidance on Medicare bundled payments initiative
A summary and guidance for physicians who may be interested in participating in CMS's new Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative are now available from ACP.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/09/20/7.htm
20 Sep 2011
CMS looking for innovation advisors
CMS is now accepting applications for a new Innovation Advisors Program to be run by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/10/25/9.htm
25 Oct 2011
Medicare will require clinicians to re-enroll
Due to new risk-screening criteria established as part of the Affordable Care Act, clinicians who enrolled in Medicare prior to March 25, 2011 will be required to re-enroll.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/10/25/7.htm
25 Oct 2011
New Medicare ABN forms required Jan. 1
Beginning on Jan. 1, CMS will require physicians and other health care professionals to use the updated version of the Advanced Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage (ABN) form that was released in May 2011.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/10/25/8.htm
25 Oct 2011
Last chance to avoid eRx penalty
Today is the last day to apply for a hardship exemption for the Medicare e-Prescribing program.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/11/01/9.htm
1 Nov 2011
Version 5010 deadline approaches
As of Nov. 15, there are 46 days before the implementation of version 5010. Effective Jan. 1, 2012, physician practices will need to submit claims not only to Medicare but to all payers using version 5010 in order to be paid.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/11/15/8.htm
15 Nov 2011
CMS delays version 5010
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that it will not initiate enforcement action related to noncompliance with the version 5010 electronic claims transaction standards until 90 days after the Jan. 1, 2012 compliance date. This effectively moves the enforcement date to March 31, 2012.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/11/22/8.htm
22 Nov 2011
Medicare extends re-validation period
Medicare recently announced an extension of the deadline for physicians to re-submit their enrollment information by two years, to March 2015.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/12/06/8.htm
6 Dec 2011
FAQs available for Primary Care Incentive Payment program
CMS has developed a new page of frequently asked questions about the new Primary Care Incentive Payment program (PCIP).
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/12/06/9.htm
6 Dec 2011