Home Health & Hospice Week
NGS:
Update Contractors With Your Contact Info
Published on Wed Jun 16, 2010
RACs aren't the only ones who need to know how to get a hold of you. You can't defend your claims from medical review if you don't even know they're under scrutiny. "National Government Services encourages you to maintain current contact information -- particularly your mailing address information," the Medicare contractor tells providers. Time-sensitive correspondence such as ADRs rely on having a provider's correct address, NGS stresses.
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