by Christine Woolstenhulme, QMC QCC CMCS CPC CMRS
Aug 7th, 2014 - Reviewed/Updated Jan 25th
NGS (National Government Services) has announced a Production Alert:
Therapy functional reporting claims may be rejecting incorrectly.
These are claims referred to in the MLN Article # SE1307, Outpatient Therapy Functional Reporting Requirements. You can read more about about which claims are a part of the OP therapy functional reporting requirements (Click Here).
As of 7/24/2014 NGS is are working on a solution and asks that you do not re-submit your claims until they come up with a resolution. NGS will announce the status of this issue on their web site, for more information (Click Here).
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About Christine Woolstenhulme, QMC QCC CMCS CPC CMRS
Christine Woolstenhulme, CPC, QCC, CMCS, CMRS, is a Certified coder and Medical Biller currently employed with Find-A-Code. Bringing over 30 years of insight, business knowledge, and innovation to the healthcare industry. Establishing a successful Medical Billing Company from 1994 to 2015, during this time, Christine has had the opportunity to learn all aspects of revenue cycle management while working with independent practitioners and in clinic settings. Christine was a VAR for AltaPoint EHR software sales, along with management positions and medical practice consulting. Understanding the complete patient engagement cycle and developing efficient processes to coordinate teams ensuring best practice standards in healthcare. Working with payers on coding and interpreting ACA policies according to state benchmarks and insurance filings and implementing company procedures and policies to coordinate teams and payer benefits.