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Providers Get Another 3-Month 5010 Delay

Published on Thu Mar 22, 2012

Expect more technical assistance with the new claim format. Right after confirming that implementation of the HIPAA-compliant 5010 claim format would become required April 1, CMS has eaten its words. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services first planned to require the 5010 format Jan. 1, but last November it announced a three-month delay, CMS notes in a message to providers. Now CMS is putting off 5010 enforcement another three months, to June 30. Providers and other claims submitters "have been making steady progress," CMS says in the message. "The Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) program is currently reporting successful receipt and processing of over 70 percent of all Part A claims and over 90 percent of all Part B claims in the Version 5010 format." But some technical glitches are still plaguing the new format. "There are still a number of outstanding issues and challenges impeding full implementation," CMS admits. CMS's [...]
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