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DMERC Bulletins
- 2013-01 October ICD-10 IMPLEMENTATION
- 2012-2 Licensure Extension for Round 2 DMEPOS Competitive Bid Program
- 2012-12 ICD-10-CM Code Updates Now Available from CMS
- 2012-01 Three DMEPOS Competive Bidding Announcements
- 2012-01 Ordering/Referring Physician Documentation Responsibility
- 2011-2012 ICD-10-PCS GEMs Files Now Available from CMS
- 2011-12 Two DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Announcements
- 2011-12 MLN Matters® Number: MM7638 Related Change Request (CR) #: 7638
- 2011-12 DMEPOS Interactive Map on Competitive Bidding, Round 1 & 2
- 2011-12 CMS to delay Implementation of Power Mobility Demonstration
- 2011-12 Bidding Suppliers Round 2 & National Mail-Order
- 2011-12 AntiTrust Guidance DMEPOS Competitive Bid Program
- 2011-11 Proof of Delivery and Delivery Methods: REVISED
- 2011-11 CMS Has Created Implementation Handbooks to Help you Transition to ICD-10
- 2011-11 CMS ANNOUNCES NEW DEMONSTRATIONS TO HELP CURB IMPROPER MEDICARE, MEDICAID PAYMENTS
- 2011-11 Advanced Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage (ABN), Form CMS-R-131: Revised Effective 1 Jan 2012
- 2011-10 Revalidation Initiative: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- 2011-10 Predictive Modeling Analysis of Medicare Claims; MLN SE1133
- 2011-10 Medical Record Cloning = Misrepresentation
- 2011-09 Final Rule Released for the Medicaid Recovery Audit Program
- 2011-08 Provider Re-Validation: Wait to be notified
- 2011-08 Provider Re-validation Information MM7350
- 2011-08 DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program Expansion Announced
- 2011-08 Chiropractors non-eligible provider-supplier who may order-refer
- 2011-08 Charcot Restraint Orthotic Walker - CROW Boot – Coding Update
- 2011-07 Local Coverage Determination (LCD) for Knee Orthoses L27263
- 2011-07 CERT Ask the Contractor Q&A
- 2011-06 Results of Widespread Prepayment Review for E0570 (Nebulizer, with Compressor) (L11499)
- 2011-06 Reporting of Recoupment for Overpayments
- 2011-06 No Date Set for PECOS Implementation
- 2011-06 Medical Review Faxed ADR responses - Clear copies Only
- 2011-06 Going Green - An Electronic Environment
- 2011-06 Claims Modifiers for Use in DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program
- 2011-06 Supplies Used With Functional Electrical Stimulators (FES) - E0770
- 2011-05 SE1112 Power Mobility Device Face to Face Exam Checklist
- 2011-05 LCD ICD-9 Codes 340.91 & 340.92 for L1832
- 2011-05 Coverage Reminder: Chiropractor Limitations
- 2011-05 CERT Reminders
- 2011-05 Affordable Care Act Gives Providers New Options
- 2011-04 The Basics of DMEPOS Accreditation from DME MAC A
- 2011-04 Reasonable Useful Lifetime and Duplicate Items - Billing Reminder
- 2011-04 Palmetto GBA Related links for New Providers and Billers
- 2011-04 New DMEPOS Quality Standards Fact Sheet, from DME MAC A
- 2011-04 KX Modifier Attestation Table
- 2011-04 Home Health Face-to-Face Encounter Requirement (CMS Message 201103-63)
- 2011-04 Home Health and Hospice Face-to-Face Encounter Requirements
- 2011-04 DMEPOS Provided During an Inpatient Stay - ANSI Denial Code CO-97; Change Request 7189
- 2011-04 Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) Signature Requirements
- 2011-03 Widespread Documentation Compliance Prepayment Review for Oxygen and Oxygen Equipment
- 2011-03 Local Coverage Determinations: Find Them Quickly
- 2011-03 Implementation of Provider Enrollment Provisions in CMS-6028-FC
- 2011-03 FILING REMINDER ONE CALENDAR YEAR LIMIT
- 2011-03 Correctly Coding Place of Service by Physicians
- 2011-03 Change Request 7333 Rescinds-Replaces CR7073
- 2011-03 Billing Reminder for Knee Orthoses Addition Codes
- 2011-02 Positive Airway Pressure (PAP) Devices – Interpreting Physician Credentials
- 2011-02 Negative Pressure Wound Therapy - LCD Documentation
- 2011-02 Interactive Remittance Advice LINK
- 2011-02 HCPCS Code K0823 - Service Specific Pre-Pay Review
- 2011-02 Expansion of Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Supplier Standards SE1032
- 2011-02 Competitive Bidding Program Update & Contact Number
- 2011-02 (LCD) for Ankle-Foot/Knee-Ankle-Foot Orthosis (L11517)
- 2011-01 Three Important DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Updates
- 2011-01 Temporary Solution for Grandfathered Suppliers: KY Modifier
- 2011-01 Standard Power Wheelchair Payments Convert to Capped Rental
- 2011-01 Home Health Agencies (HHAs) Providing Durable Medical Equipment (DME) in Competitive Bidding Areas
- 2011-01 Effective for Claims with Home for place of service
- 2011-01 Editing for Ordering/Referring Providers Delayed (PECOS)
- 2011-01 Calendar Year (CY) 2011 Update for Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) Fee Schedule
- 2011-01 Advanced Beneficiary Notice (ABN) and Complex Medical Record Review
- 2011-01 A19885 Local Coverage Article for Ankle-Foot/Knee-Ankle-Foot Orthosis
- 2010-12 Top 5 Claim Submission Errors July-Sept 2010
- 2010-12 Revised PECOS Letter to Physicians
- 2010-12 LCD- Elimination of Least Costly Alternative
- 2010-12 LCD and Policy Article Revisions - Summary for December 2010
- 2010-12 Continuation: Nebulizers Widespread Review E0570
- 2010-12 Continuation of Oxygen Widespread Review
- 2010-12 Appeal Rights: Know the Rules
- 2010-11 Therapeutic Shoes for Diabetics - Physician Documentation Requirements
- 2010-11 Results of Widespread Prepayment Review of Claims for Oxygen and Oxygen Equipment (HCPCS Codes E1390, E0431, and E0439)
- 2010-11 Results of Widespread Prepayment Review of Claims for HCPCS K0823
- 2010-11 Results of Widespread Prepayment Review of Claims for HCPCS Code E0570
- 2010-11 PECOS update (JSM11051) Postponed Implementation
- 2010-11 NSC Pharmacy Attestation Information
- 2010-11 Medicare DMEPOS Rules to Take Effect in 2011
- 2010-11 Denials: Top Reasons and Procedures
- 2010-10 Statutory History "Stark Law"
- 2010-10 Partial Code Freeze Prior to ICD-10 Implementation
- 2010-10 Overview Section 1877 "Stark Law"
- 2010-09 Therapeutic Shoes - Policy Revision/Documentation Requirements
- 2010-09 Pneumatic Knee Splint - Coding Verification Review Requirement
- 2010-08 Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Overpayments
- 2010-08 Results of Widespread Prepayment Review of Claims for HCPCS K0823
- 2010-08 Provider and Supplier Orgs can use PECOS Enrollment
- 2010-08 Power Mobility Devices FAQ - Supplier ATP Involvement (Revised July 2010)
- 2010-08 New Medicare DME MAC Re-determination Request Form
- 2010-08 Medical Record Retention and Media Formats for Medical Records
- 2010-08 CMS to Begin Chiropractic Services Supplemental Measures Study
- 2010-08 Beneficiary Signature Requirements
- 2010-08 Additional Documentation Requests (ADRs) Ohio Part B
- 2010-07 Questions 39 through 45 ACT Q&A - Revised
- 2010-07 NEW INFORMATION REGARDING DMEPOS ACCREDITATION FOR PHARMACIES
- 2010-07 Medicare Claim Review Programs: MR, NCCI Edits, MUEs, CERT, and RAC
- 2010-07 DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program Fact Sheet For Referral Agents
- 2010-07 CMS Announces a Delay in Internet-Based PECOS Implementation
- 2010-07 Ankle-Foot / Knee-Ankle-Foot Orthosis L11517
- 2010-06 Service-Specific Pre-pay Review for A5500, A5512 and A5513
- 2010-06 Power Wheelchair Electronics Clarification
- 2010-06 Oxygen Equipment Widespread Review
- 2010-06 Mounting Hardware - E1028 - Billing Reminder
- 2010-06 Implementation of the new HIPAA Formats
- 2010-06 Change Request 6854 Clarifies Reporting of Surety Bond Changes
- 2010-05 Therapeutic Shoes - In-Person Fitting and Delivery
- 2010-05 Group 3 Support Surfaces - Coverage Criteria Reminder
- 2010-05 Glucose Monitors and Supplies; Physician Letter
- 2010-05 Cert Reminders, #3
- 2010-05 Billing HCPCS Max Period Reduced to 12 Months
- 2010-05 Results of Widespread Prepayment Review of Claims for HCPCS K0823 for 2010 1st Qty
- 2010-04 Spinal Orthoses - Coding Verification Review Requirement
- 2010-04 Reporting of Recoupment for Overpayment on the Remittance Advice (RA)
- 2010-04 Medicare Providers: What You Need to Know About Signatures & Documentation
- 2010-04 HealthCare Provider Taxonomy codes (HPTC) April 2010 Update
- 2010-04 Elastic Garments do not meet the statuory definition of a brace
- 2010-04 Detailed Written Orders required for every DME item
- 2010-04 CMS Signature Requirements
- 2010-03 Widespread Prepayment Probe for Nebulizers (L11499) - Nebulizers with Compressor (E0570)
- 2010-03 PPACA CMS Message 2010003-54
- 2010-03 HCPCS Code Update
- 2010-03 Extracts from Meeting Minutes for the February 2010 Provider Outreach & Education Advisory Group Meeting
- 2010-03 Durable Medical Equipment - Documentation of Continued Medical Necessity
- 2010-03 Docs Required for Re-determination Requests for the Addition of the KX Modifier
- 2010-02 SE1007 Competitive Bidding Program
- 2010-02 PECOS Implementation Delay of Phase 2 CMS CR 6421 6417
- 2010-02 PECOS Dear Physician Letter
- 2010-02 Mobility Assistive Equipment - Contradictory Equipment - Coverage Reminder
- 2010-02 HCPCS Code E0277 – Service-Specific Pre-pay Review
- 2010-02 CrossWalk Spinal Orthoses with elastic to A4466 and Coding Verification Review
- 2010-01 Widespread Prepayment Probe for Oxygen and Oxygen Equipment LCD (L11486)
- 2010-01 Responding to CERTS Requests
- 2010-01 Request from Re-determinations
- 2010-01 Narrative Change L-4396
- 2010-01 HCPCS Code Update
- 2010-01 DME MAC CERT Education Task Force ACT Call January 13, 2010 Pre-submitted questions
- 2010-01 Consolidated DME MAC A Supplier Manual
- 2009-12: Billable ICD-9 Codes for L1830, 1832 and L1834
- 2009-11 Results of Widespread Prepayment Review of Claims for HCPCS K0823
- 2009-11 Power Mobility Devices - 7-Element Order
- 2009-11 PECOS Implementation Delayed until 5 April 2010
- 2009-11 Message for Providers-Suppliers Concerning CR 6421 NPI & PECOS Implementaion
- 2009-10 Power Mobility Devices - Indicating Receipt Date of Documentation
- 2009-10 NPI & PECOS Implementation Schedule Phase In
- 2009-10 NEW MEDICARE REQUIREMENTS TAKE EFFECT FOR SUPPLIERS OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES
- 2009-10 Medicare Reopens Competitive Bidding Program For Medical Equipment And Supplies
- 2009-10 LCD and Policy Article Revisions - Summary for October 2009
- 2009-09 What You Need to do if You Are Not Going to be Accredited or Get a Surety Bond
- 2009-09 LCD and Policy Summary Article Revisions - Summary for September 2009
- 2009-09 Charcot Restraint Orthotic Walker - CROW Boot - Coding
- 2009-08 Medicare Program Integrity Manual 21.8 - Consignment Closets and Stock and Bill Arrangements
- 2009-08 Medicare Parts A and B Coverage and Prior Authorization Updated
- 2009-08 Medicare Announces Timeline for Bidding
- 2009-08 Compliance Standards for Consignment Closets and Stock Bill Arrangements
- 2009-07 Summary July LCD and Policy Artile Revisions
- 2009-07 MM6522 State Licensure Requirements on file with NSC
- 2009-07 IMPORTANT CHANGE - KX, GA, GZ and GY Modifiers - New Uses
- 2009-07 ICD-10-Clinical Modification Procedure Coding System Educational Products from the Medicare Learning Network
- 2009-07 DMEPOS Supplier Accreditation and Surety Bond Requirement Deadlines Coming In October
- 2009-07 CMN Certificate of Medical Necessity
- 2009-07 Beneficiary Signature Requirements
- 2009-06 Supplier Standard 26
- 2009-06 Re-determinations Same-Similar Issues Wheelchairs
- 2009-06 LCD and Policy Article Revisions Summary CIGNA
- 2009-06 GET READY FOR DMEPOS COMPETITIVE BIDDING!
- 2009-06 CMS Scam Alert: Bogus Fax Requests
- 2009-05 Ordering-Referring Providers Enrollment & Eligibility
- 2009-04 Med Part B Records: Signature Requirements and Practices
- 2009-04 FAQ: Complex Rehab Repair Issues
- 2009-04 Effective: CMS: some elastic garments do not meet the statutory definition
- 2009-04 CMS-855S Revised Enrollment Application
- 2009-04 CMS Says Interim Competitvie Bidding Rule Stands
- 2009-03 Summary LCD and Policy Region D
- 2009-03 Summary LCD and Policy Article Revisions DME MAC A
- 2009-03 Final Rules ICD-10 Code Sets
- 2009-03 Clinical Policy Bulletin: Continuous Passive Motion (CPM) Machines
- 2009-03 Bidding-Program Factions
- 2009-02 News Flash & Med Learn Matters: MM6261
- 2009-02 New Provider Authentication Requirements
- 2009-02 Aetna Clinical Policy Bulletin: Unicompartmental, Bicompartmental, and Bi-unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasties
- 2009-01 Wheelchair Seating Policy Article CMS Audit A000262009
- 2009-01 Next Step Competitive Bidding-CMS
- 2009-01 CMS has determined that elastic garments do not meet the statutory definition
- 2009 Contacting the DME MACs
- 2009 Cct 15 Local Coverage Determination Utilization Denials
- 2009 Overview of the DMEPOS Reenrollment Process
- 2008-12 Medicare Program Integrity Manual Chapter 5 – Items and Services Having Special DME Review Considerations
- 2008-12 CMS Announces Surety Bond Requirements for DMEPOS Suppliers
- 2008-09 Difference Between the PDAC and the DME MACs
- 2008-09 CMS Announces Accreditation Exemptions
- 2008-07 Knee Orthoses L22664 LCD CIGNA
- 2008-07 Knee Orthoses - Policy Article A47270
- 2008-07 Delay of DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program
- 2008-07 Competitive Bidding SE0805: Implementation
- 2008-06 What is OSCAR Data?
- 2008-04 Provider Alert Stolen -estroyed Equipment Billing Tips
- 2008-04 Provider Alert Provider ID info in Block 24k of CMS-1500
- 2008-04 Power Mobility New Regulation
- 2008-04 Podiatry Services Medicare Overview
- 2008-04 News on Alternate Government-funded Health Plans
- 2008-04 FDA Device Classification
- 2008-04 Competitive Bidding SE0807 Information
- 2008-04 CIGNA on Medical Necessity: Defined
- 2008-03 Time to Get Accredited for DMEPOS Competitive Bidding
- 2008-03 March Knee Orthoses March Response to Comments
- 2008-01 Discontinued Codes With Replacement Crosswalk HCPCS Codes
- 2008-01 Accreditation Standards 22-25
- 2007-08 PROHIBIT PHYSICIAN SELF-REFERRAL
- 2007-07 Tricenturion FAQs on Power Mobility
- 2007-07 LCD for Ankle-Foot/Knee-Ankle-Foot Orthosis (L11527)
- 2007-04 Competitive Bidding: Can Small Suppliers Survive?
- 2007-03 Competitive Bidding Implementation 1st Round
- 2006-12 Medicare Coverage for Scooters & Power Wheelchairs National Coverage Determination for Power Mobility Devices (PMDs)
- 2006-11 Power Mobility Implements Tightened Approval Process
- 2006-08 Power Mobility Coding: an extensive, iterative process
- 2006-04 Competitive Bidding (proposed)
- 2006-02 10.1 - Billing for Inpatient SNF Services Paid Under Part B
- 2005-12 Post-pay Review Support Surface E0277
- 2005-12 Consolidated Billing Background
- 2005-10 Skin Breakdown Protocol UC Health Center
- 2005-10 Provider Alert 2005 State Licensing and Certifications
- 2005-10 Power Mobility Final Rule Documentation Requirements
- 2005-10 CMS Change Request 3959
- 2005-09 Power Mobility Update CMN No Longer Required
- 2005-09 Competitive Acquisition Sec. 302 Power Mobility Devices
- 2005-08 Power Mobility CMS Eliminates CMNs
- 2005-05 Power Mobility Medical Necessity
- 2005-05 Power Mobility MAE CMN Transition Clarification
- 2005-05 Power Mobility Coverage Transitioning
- 2005-05 Knee Braces Cigna #0362.005
- 2005-05 Knee Braces Cigna #0362.004
- 2005-05 Knee Braces Cigna #0362.003
- 2005-05 Knee Braces Cigna #0362.002
- 2005-05 Knee Braces Cigna #0362.001
- 2005-01 Provider Alert 2005 HCPCS-CPT Codes
- 2004-11 Region C Council Question & Answers
- 2004-11 Guidance to Surveyors Long Term Care Alert
- 2004-09 Knee Braces-Medical Policy
- 2004-09 Knee Braces Functional
- 2004-08 Dynamic Splints-Splinting
- 2004-08 CIGNA AFO-KAFO COVERAGE POSITION FOR PROVIDERS
- 2004-07 LCD Provider Alert for Wheel Chair Seating LCD L15887
- 2004-06 Plantar Fasciitis by Cigna