Summary: In this week's Medicare Insights Weekly podcast, please enjoy our articles on Credit Balance Status Tool, Other Part A Frequently Asked Questions, Telephone Quick Reference, Specialty Guides and the End Stage Renal Disease Network Reduction. In our Electronic Billing segment, we invite vendors, billing companies and clearinghouses to an informative teleconference on August 19 to discuss EDI Connections – Partnering for the Future initiative. In the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services segment, we announce the 2013 Medicare Administrator Contractor Satisfaction Indicator, the fiscal year 2014 Final Rule for Skilled Nursing Facilities, General Hospitals and Long-Term Care Hospitals and an August 22 National Provider Call on International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Basics. Additionally, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued a new Medicare Learning Network Matters article on New Claim Adjustment Reason Code to Identify a Reduction in Federal Spending Due to Sequestration. In our Comprehensive Error Rate Testing segment, we discuss and provide an actual case example on medically unnecessary service or treatment and its impact on inpatient hospital claims. 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/bulletins/parta/newsroom/news08022013.html https://www.novitas-solutions.com/ql-faq.html https://www.novitas-solutions.com/csc/call-flow-a.html https://www.novitas-solutions.com/training/specialty/index.html https://www.novitas-solutions.com/parta/whatsnew/index.html http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Payment/SNFPPS/index.html http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Payment/AcuteInpatientPPS/index.html http://cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Outreach/NPC/National-Provider-Calls-and-Events.html http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/MM8378.pdf http://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Guidance/Manuals/Downloads/bp102c01.pdf http://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Guidance/Manuals/Downloads/pim83c06.pdf http://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Guidance/Manuals/Downloads/ncd103c1_Part1.pdf https://www.novitas-solutions.com/policy/mac-ab/l27548-r9.html
