Citing confusion among providers, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued a chart of critical dates between now and May 23 for Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) implementation of the National Provider Identifier (NPI). The chart illustrates expected claim results for different identifiers, or combinations thereof, submitted in the primary provider fields on the Medicare FFS 837P and the CMS-1500. When the chart indicates that claims will be paid, this would be only if no other errors (non-NPI) exist, CMS notes.

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February 25, 2008 - Table of Contents

NIR February 25, 2008 (full PDF issue)

San Diego Labs to Press On to Stop Medicare Bidding Demo

Pathology, Lab Priorities Riding on New Medicare Bill

The ICD-10 Is Back!

Labs Wage Legal, Legislative Battle Against Medicare Demo

NPI News: CMS Clarifies Key Medicare Implementation Dates

ACLA to SACGHS: Clarify CMS, FDA Roles in Genetic Test Oversight

Legal Liability Safeguards Proposed for Reporting Medical Errors