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Slides Available – CMS’ PAID Act Testing Webinar
CMS recently published a copy of the slides from their September 9 webinar presentation, Provide Accurate Information Directly (PAID) Act Testing, to the...
Key Takeaways from CMS’ PAID Act Testing Webinar
by Frank Fairchok, Vice President of Medicare Reporting Services Last week, CMS hosted a webinar to discuss the testing plan for changes to the query process....
Challenges and Considerations – Transparent Healthcare Pricing
by Noel D. Sturtz, Client Program Manager and Kristie Kline, Lead MSA Analyst Transparency in Pricing Transparency in healthcare has historically been defined...
Telemedicine: Is It Here to Stay?
by Kristen Cayze, MSA Analyst Telemedicine involves the remote diagnosis and treatment of patients by means of telecommunications technology. While...
CMS Releases Version 5.7 of 270/271 Health Care Eligibility Benefit Inquiry and Response Companion Guide
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Benefits Coordination & Recovery Center (BCRC) just released version 5.7 of the 270/271 Health Care...
CMS to Host PAID Act Testing Webinar
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced that it will be hosting a PAID Act Testing webinar on Thursday September 9, 2021 at...
CMS Releases Version 5.6 of 270/271 Health Care Eligibility Benefit Inquiry and Response Companion Guide
CMS just released version 5.6 of the 270/271 Health Care Eligibility Benefit Inquiry and Response Companion Guide for Mandatory Reporting Non-GHP Entities....
Key Takeaways from CMS’ PAID Act Webinar
by Frank Fairchok, Vice President of Medicare Reporting Services Last week, CMS hosted a webinar to discuss upcoming changes to Section 111 Reporting for...
COVID-19 and Workers’ Compensation: One Year Later
by Kristie Kline, Lead MSA Analyst and Noel D. Sturtz, Client Program Manager On March 11, 2020, The World Health Organization (WHO) deemed COVID-19 a...
CMS Responds to PAID Act with Technical Alert and Updated NGHP User Guide
by Frank Fairchok, Vice President of Medicare Reporting Services On December 11, 2020 the Provide Accurate Information Directly Act, or PAID Act, was signed...
HHS Revises Buprenorphine Prescribing Requirements for Treating Opioid Addiction
by Leah King, PharmD, JD, Independent Pharmacy Consultant & Charlotte Chovanec, RN, BSN, MHA, Clinical Director Although we don’t hear as much...
CMS to Host PAID Act Webinar Next Month
by Frank Fairchok, Vice President of Medicare Reporting Services CMS is hosting a webinar on June 23, 2021 to discuss upcoming changes to Section 111...