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

Wednesday, May 25, 2011 2-3:30pm ET

CMS will host its sixteenth national education call regarding Medicare FFS's implementation of HIPAA Version 5010 and D.0 transaction standards on Wed May 25. This session will focus on a HIPAA 5010 status update for Medicare Fee-For-Service, HETS Eligibility Transaction, Coordination of Benefits Contractor, and Medicaid. In addition, resources and guidance will be provided for 5010 testing and to help the audience through the transition to implementation.

The target audience for this call includes vendors, clearinghouses, and providers who need to make Medicare FFS-specific changes in compliance with HIPAA Version 5010 requirements. The agenda will include:

General Overview

Provider testing and readiness

What you need to do

§ Q & A

If you would like to submit a question related to this topic in advance of, during, or following the call, please email your inquiry to our new 5010 FFS Information resource mailbox at 5010FFSinfo@cms.hhs.gov. Please note that this new resource will only accept emails the day before, the day of, and the day after this call; your emailed questions will be answered as soon as possible, and may not be answered during the call.

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, though 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/itemdetail.asp?itemID=CMS1247188.

Registration information and instructions for accessing the webinar and audio portions of this call will be made available shortly.

Dallas L Alford IV, CPA is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in the state of North Carolina and owner of Atlantic Financial Consulting, a consulting firm that provides comprehensive medical billing services, practice management consulting, coding audits, Medicare compliance, Medicare RAC support and other general medical practice consulting services.

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