Summary: In this week's Medicare Insights Weekly podcast, please enjoy our articles on revisions to the AB Reference Manual, Chapter 7, Clinical Trials and Investigational Device Exemptions Requests, F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography and fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography computerized tomography for all oncologic indications, the credit balance report, functional reporting frequently asked questions, the eligibility option within the Interactive Voice Response unit and revised and retired policies. The podcast will be on hiatus until August. In our Electronic Billing segment, we announce an exciting initiative, EDI Connections – Partnering for the Future and related teleconferences. In our Enrollment segment, we discuss the Tie-in and Tie-out process. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announces the 2013 Medicare Administrator Contractor Satisfaction Indicator and issued a new Medicare Learning Network Matters articles on Update to Chapter 15 of the Program Integrity Manual. In our Comprehensive Error Rate Testing segment, we discuss and provide an actual case example of a medically unnecessary service or treatment and its impact on inpatient hospital admissions. As we conclude this week’s episode, please review our list of upcoming educational events. A transcript of this program is included with the MP3 file. To view the transcript, please enable lyrics on your player. Have a comment on our podcasts? Take our Podcast Survey! https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MIWpodcastfeedback. Websites referenced in today’s podcast: https://www.novitas-solutions.com/refman/chapter-7.html https://www.novitas-solutions.com/bulletins/all/news-07052013.html https://www.novitas-solutions.com/bulletins/parta/newsroom/news07052013a.html http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Billing/TherapyServices/Downloads/Functional-Reporting-PT-OT-SLP-Services-FAQ.pdf https://www.novitas-solutions.com/policy/history-jh.html https://www.novitas-solutions.com/edi/connections.html https://www.novitas-solutions.com/edi/ref-pub/bulletins/2013/07102013.html http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Contracting/MSI/ http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNMattersArticles/Downloads/MM8341.pdf
