You may not have as much time as you think to start using National Provider Identifiers (NPIs) on Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) claims to avoid having them rejected. That’s the rub in the contingency plan that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has adopted for FFS providers that cannot meet the May 23, 2007 deadline for NPI compliance.

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May 7, 2007 - Table of Contents

NIR May 7, 2007 (full PDF issue)

Medicare Contingency Plan Aims for NPI ‘Early Adoption’

AMA to Congress: ‘Avoid Physician Fee Meltdown’

Protecting Genetic Information: Ball Is in the Senate’s Court

Medicare Fee-for-Service Takes Fast Track on NPI Transition

Warning Thrusts Medicare Into Campaign 2008 Spotlight

CAP, ACLA Urge Delay on Proposed ABN Change

HHS Unveils Revamped Web Site on Privacy Rules, Enforcement

Breast, Cervical Cancer Screening Bill Becomes Law