Don’t jump the gun on filing your Medicare claim appeal, or you may slow your cash flow even further. “CGS Appeals department has noticed an increase in Redetermination Appeal requests for claims that have not yet completed processing in the Fiscal Intermediary Standard System (FISS),” the HHH Medicare Administrative Contractor reports on its website. “Providers utilizing the myCGS Portal may receive Medical Review Claim Decision letters when the claim is in FISS status/location S B9099; however, to avoid redetermination dismissals and appeal a claim, the claim must be denied (FISS status/location D B9997) or partially denied (P B9997),” CGS instructs. Links to more information are at www.cgsmedicare.com/hhh/pubs/news/2018/1018/cope949.html.