New 1500 Health Insurance Claim Form v. 02/12

Final Approval of the New 1500 Health Insurance Claim Form v.02/12 The NUCC and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have approved the new 1500 Health Insurance Claim Form, along with a timeline for implementation: • January 6, 2014: Payers begin receiving and processing paper claims submitted on the revised 1500 Claim Form (version 02/12). • January 6 Continue reading New 1500 Health Insurance Claim Form v. 02/12

ICD-10 Codes Preview and Preparation

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ICD-10 is fast approaching so we have put together some resources to help you prepare.   ICD-10 code set implementation for full compliance is scheduled for October 1st, 2014. In order to help facilitate this, CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) has released step-by-step Implementation Guides for ICD-10. These resources are for providers and payers looking for help with their ICD-10 Continue reading ICD-10 Codes Preview and Preparation

CMS Holding Fast to ICD-10 Implementation Date of October 1, 2014

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No delays in ICD-10 implementation.   According to the deputy director for the Office of e-Health Standards and Services at CMS, Denise M. Buenning, ICD-10 implementation is proceeding as planned. Buenning, at the 2013 ICD-10/CAC Summit in April, said “I have absolutely no reason to believe this deadline will move again. The industry has invested billions of dollars in this Continue reading CMS Holding Fast to ICD-10 Implementation Date of October 1, 2014

CMS Releases Step-by-Step Implementation Guides for ICD-10

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CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) has released step-by-step Implementation Guides for ICD-10. These resources are for providers and payers looking for help with their ICD-10 implementation and are available on the CMS website in PDF format, just follow the links at the bottom of this post. The ICD-10 Implementation Guides provide a complete overview of the importance of Continue reading CMS Releases Step-by-Step Implementation Guides for ICD-10