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Help the AANPA Inform Medicare About Remaining NPI Problems

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) confirm that the National Provider Identifier (NPI) deadline will remain May 23rd, with no chance for an extension. That’s less than two weeks away! During a recent exercise Medicare conducted, clearinghouses "stripped off" legacy numbers contained on any claims they received and forwarded them onto Medicare with just the NPI numbers. Medicare reported that this drill resulted in a low claims rejection rate. The purpose of the exercise was to determine what the situation may look like after May 23rd when just the NPI number will be the only identifier permitted on claims.
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05-15-2008

BRAINS News Stand
Title Category Date
Have You Been Selected to Participate in the Physician Practice Information Survey? Practice 05-14-08
Recovery Audit Contractors: Not Just an Experiment Anymore Medicare & Regulatory Issues 05-12-08
AANPA Coding Subcommittee Develops Series of E/M Templates Coding & Reimbursement 05-12-08
2009 Palatucci Advocacy Leadership Forum Applications Due September 1 Practice 05-09-08
AANPA Develops Principles for Appropriate Coding of Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring and Testing (IOM) Payment Policy and Decision Making 05-02-08
CIGNA to Stop Reimbursing Hospitals for Never Events and Avoidable Hospital Conditions Payment Policy and Decision Making 04-22-08
CMS Offers Clarification on E/M Services on the Same Day as Critical Care ICD-9, CPT & E/M Coding 04-09-08
WellPoint No Longer Paying for 11 Preventable Errors Payment Policy and Decision Making 04-04-08
3 Things to Know About "Tamper Resistant" Prescription Pads Medicare & Regulatory Issues 03-31-08

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