CMS Transmittals and MLN Matters articles
Medicare Weekly Update, June 3, 2008
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CMS clarifies instructions regarding the attending/referring physician NPI for self referred mammograms
On May 30th CMS issued a transmittal clarifying and manualizing instructions to providers to use their own NPI in the place of an attending/referring physician NPI for self referred mammograms.
Effective date: May 23, 2008
Implementation date: June 30, 2008
Link to http://www.cms.hhs.gov/transmittals/downloads/R1519CP.pdf
CMS Publishes the July version of the Outpatient Code Editor
On May 30th CMS issued a transmittal announcing the release of the July 2008 Integrated Outpatient Code Editor specifications (version 9.2).
Effective date: July 1, 2008
Implementation date: July 7, 2008
Link to http://www.cms.hhs.gov/transmittals/downloads/R1523CP.pdf
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