MLN Connects® Newsletter: April 24, 2025

MLN Connects® Newsletter: April 24, 2025 News Open Payments: Review Your Data by May 15 Medicare Shared Savings Program: Application Toolkit Materials MLN Matters® Articles Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities: Return to Provider Claims [...]

(CORRECTION) Some Claims Editing for Reason Code U537I, HH Claim Falls Outside of an HH Admission Period for the Same Provider

The CWF can only hold the 36 most recent periods of care for any beneficiary. CWF also contains the indicator of when the HH admission (NOA) was processed. This indicator allows CWF to determine whether an HH admission period is on file with [...]

Acute Care Hospitals: Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage (CMS-R-131 Form) for Outpatient Services

Acute care hospitals: Do you understand when and how to issue an Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage (ABN) for outpatient services? Join this session to learn more about the voluntary and mandatory ABN, three payment liability conditions, [...]

Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin

Member Name Group Email Aldrich, Elizabeth IPW (Independent Physicians of Wisconsin), Allen Family Practice ealdrich@ipw-offices.org Anderson, Benita Aurora Health Care Benita.Anderson@aurora.org [...]

Upcoming Annual Logon ID Recertification for Minnesota Region

Upcoming Annual Logon ID Recertification for Minnesota Region All users who access the FISS DDE system are required by the CMS to recertify their access annually. National Government Services will designate one state at a time to complete the [...]

Part A Top Reason Code changes

Part A Top Reason Code changes National Government Services, Inc. updates the Top Claim Errors on our website each quarter to ensure our Part A providers have the latest information on top claim errors including denials, return to provider, [...]

Stay of Enrollment

Stay of Enrollment The individual provider or authorized/delegated official of a group/facility agrees to adhere to all Medicare requirements when enrolling. CMS implemented a preliminary, interim status representing a pause in enrollment [...]

Stay of Enrollment

Stay of Enrollment The individual provider or authorized/delegated official of a group/facility agrees to adhere to all Medicare requirements when enrolling. CMS implemented a preliminary, interim status representing a pause in enrollment [...]

Prohibition of AI Assistant Usage for Recording Medicare Sessions

Prohibition of AI Assistant Usage for Recording Medicare Sessions National Government Services has observed a rise in attempts to use various AI assistants during NGS-hosted sessions. It is important to note that the CMS has a longstanding [...]

Submitting a Medicare GME Affiliation Agreement

Submitting a Medicare GME Affiliation Agreement Table of Contents Submitting a Medicare GME Affiliation Agreement Jurisdiction K MAC (NGS) Jurisdiction 6 MAC (NGS) Submitting a Medicare GME Affiliation Agreement In [...]

NGSConnex: Initiating and Checking Status of Reconsiderations

Did you know that you can save time and money by requesting a reconsideration via NGSConnex? When you submit reconsideration requests electronically using NGSConnex, you no longer need to complete a form, copy documentation and waste time with [...]

FQHC MAO Supplemental Payment Calculation Form

Register Now for the Spring 2025 Virtual Conference

Register Now for the Spring 2025 Virtual Conference Don’t miss the opportunity to register for the 2025 Spring Part B Virtual Conference: Understanding Medicare Compliance for Part B Providers! Enhance your understanding and apply what you [...]

PECOS: View and Manage Reassignments through Group Enrollment

During this webinar, we’ll provide an understanding of how to view and manage reassignments through the group enrollment in Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS), including to add or terminate reassignments. Individual [...]

Helping Your Patients Stop Smoking

Helping Your Patients Stop Smoking Quitting Tobacco – Slips and Relapses Quitting smoking has health benefits at any age, no matter how long or how much you have smoked. If you slip or relapse, don’t be afraid to try and quit again. Each quit [...]

Submitting Revalidation via PECOS

During this webinar, we’ll provide an understanding of how to utilize the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Internet-based Provider Enrollment Chain & Ownership System (PECOS) to be comfortable in navigating the system to [...]

Provider Enrollment: NGSMedicare.com Resources to Streamline CMS Enrollment Form Process

Provider Enrollment: NGSMedicare.com Resources to Streamline CMS Enrollment Form Process To eliminate the need for additional information requests, NGS offers a variety of provider enrollment resources on our website. These include valuable [...]

Provider Enrollment: Resources from NGSMedicare.com to Streamline the CMS-855A Application Process

Provider Enrollment: Resources from NGSMedicare.com to Streamline the CMS-855A Application Process To eliminate the need for additional information requests, NGS offers a variety of provider enrollment resources on our website. These include [...]

Prior Authorization for Certain Hospital Outpatient Department Services – The Exemption Process

In this webinar, the Exemption Team will compare the standard prior authorization review process to the exemption process with a focus on how to gain exemption status and remain exempt through the post pay claim review process.