INDUSTRY NOTES: LTC Facilities May Need NPIs For Recertification Soon

Why This Topic Matters

These updates can affect provider enrollment readiness, home health reporting workflows, and supplier contracting arrangements. Organizations that bill Medicare or maintain compliance processes may need to monitor the timing of CMS administrative changes.

Article Sections

1. NPI and long-term care recertification timing

   Discusses CMS comments from an Open Door Forum regarding National Provider Identifier readiness for long-term care providers and related Medicare administrative timing. The section also notes where providers can apply for the identifier.

2. Revised OASIS manuals and reporting update

   Summarizes CMS revisions to OASIS manuals following a reporting regulation change and identifies the types of manuals referenced. It also mentions revised chapter guidance planned by CMS.

3. Next DME MAC on deck

   Covers the expected transition of Noridian Administrative Services into the DME MAC role for Jurisdiction D. The section identifies the geographic scope and the categories of Medicare stakeholders affected.