decisionhealth Newsletters, Answer Books - 2008 Issue 12 (December)
Program_Memos / 2000 / B-00-17
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Article Overview
This memorandum explains emergency January 2000 updates to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database and the timing of replacement file availability, manual file updates, and implementation dates. It is relevant to carrier operations, Medicare fee schedule maintenance, and payment processing staff who manage HCFA/HCFA-directed system changes.
Why This Topic Matters
The article helps readers understand a specific HCFA update that affected fee schedule database maintenance, status indicators, and implementation timing for Medicare processing systems.
Article Sections
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Program Memorandum and Change Request 1104
Introduces the memorandum, its relationship to a prior program memorandum, and the overall purpose of the emergency change request.
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Emergency Changes to the 2000 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database
Summarizes the database inconsistency issue, replacement file timing, and the option for carriers to make manual updates before receiving the file.
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Changes That May Be Made on an Emergency Basis
Lists the categories of carrier-controlled updates discussed in the memorandum for the affected CPT entries and procedure status indicators.
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Implementation and Effective Dates
Provides the effective date of the memorandum, the implementation timing for manual changes and replacement file use, and the discard date.
What You Will Learn
- How HCFA communicated emergency updates to the 2000 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database.
- What types of carrier file changes were addressed in the memorandum.
- How the memorandum handled effective dates, implementation timing, and replacement file availability.
- Which general administrative and operational issues were involved in the update process.
Who Should Read This
- Medical coders
- Billing staff
- Carrier operations staff
- Medicare administrative staff
- Practice managers
- Revenue cycle personnel
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