National Provider Call on Medicare FFS Implementation of HIPAA Version 5010 and D.0 Transactions

Wed Mar 30, 2-3:30pm EDT

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Provider Communications Group will host its fifteenth national education call regarding Medicare Fee-For-Service’s implementation of HIPAA Version 5010 and D.0 transaction standards on Wed Mar 30.  This call is primarily intended for vendors, clearinghouses, and providers who need to make Medicare FFS-specific changes in compliance with HIPAA Version 5010 requirements.  The presentation will be followed by a Q&A session.

CMS will be making use of a webinar as part of this national conference call (details follow below).  This feature will allow participants to follow the presentation online as it is given as well as the opportunity to answer polling questions during the presentation.  This will not have any effect on those participants who are only dialing in to the audio portion of the call.  Those who are not participating in the webinar should be sure to download the presentation for the call in advance from http://www.CMS.gov/Versions5010andD0/V50/list.asp.

In order to receive the call-in information, you must register for the call.  (Note that if you are planning to sit in with a group, only one person needs to register to receive the call-in information.  Note also that, if you plan to request continuing education credit from your professional organization and proof of registration is required, you will need to personally register so that you receive a confirmatory email.) 

Registration will close at 2pm EST on Tue Mar 29 or when available space has been filled; no exceptions will be made, so please register early.  To register for the call:
Visit http://www.eventsvc.com/palmettogba/033011.
Fill in all required information and click “Register.”
You will be taken to the “Thank you for registering” page and will receive a confirmation email shortly thereafter.   Please save this page, in the event that your server blocks the confirmation emails.  (If you do not receive the confirmation email, check your spam/junk mail filter as it may have been directed there.)
If assistance for hearing impaired services is needed, the request must be sent to medicare.ttt@palmettogba.com no later than 3 business days before the event.

At the time of the call, you will first dial in for the call audio, then (if you are participating in the webinar) direct your browser to https://webinar.CMS.hhs.gov/MedicareFFS5010 and sign in using your full name (entering as a guest).  (No software is necessary to participate in the web-based webinar but, if you have not done so before, please test your computer and connection in advance by visiting https://webinar.CMS.hhs.gov/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm.)

If you would like to submit a question related to this topic after registration closes, please email your inquiry to our new 5010 FFS Information resource box at 5010FFSinfo@cms.hhs.gov.  Note that this resource box will only accept emails from the close of registration through one business day following the call.  Your emailed questions will be answered as soon as possible, and may or may not be answered during the call.

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