Home Health & Hospice Week
Industry Note:
Ratio Of Claims Using MBIs Climbs Higher
Published on Fri Mar 22, 2019
The percentage of claims using the new Medicare Beneficiary Identifier number instead of the old HICN continues to rise. “For the week ending March 1, providers submitted 67 percent of fee-for-service claims with the MBI,” the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reports. That’s up from 62 percent for the week ending Jan. 25. “We encourage you to use MBIs now for all Medicare transactions,” CMS says.
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Home Health & Hospice Week
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