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Processing your MSP claims
CMS released a transmittal describing the formula it uses to determine its liability on claims when Medicare is the secondary payer. It is important practitioners accurately convey the primary payer’s group codes, claim adjustment reason codes, and associated adjustment amounts when sending claims to the Medicare contractor.
Effective date: July 1, 2009
Implementation date: July 6, 2009
View the transmittal
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Obama promises quality; Dunn Memorial already delivers
Barack Obama today in his inaugural speech talked about the need for better healthcare quality and lower costs. Dunn Memorial Hospital’s patient access team certainly delivers quality with its Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) form policies.
The Bedford, IN, facility last year scored a 100% compliance when auditors visited the facility.
To see how, read the story in our Patient Access Advisor newsletter.
Patient Access Advisor, July, 2008
Check out the July 2008 edition of Patient Access Advisor, which features:
- ED bedside registration
- Getting to know the MSP
- Technology and registration flow
- Fisk named to PAA advisory board
- Welcome your registrars with a letter
Patient Access Advisor, April, 2008
Check out the April 2008 edition of Patient Access Advisor, which features:
- People skills first
- And what’s your credit card number?
- No denying the wait
- In charge at home
- Medicare Secondary Payer questionnaire: Getting the answers
- Special report: Winners and losers: How to maintain profitability under the new ASC payment system (PDF only)
Medicare secondary payer basics for registration staff
True or false questions to help your patient access staff achieve accuracy.