Provider access will simplify dealing with frequency limitations
Beginning April 1, 2006, you-ll be able to use the common working file (CWF) to look up the number of smoking and tobacco-use cessation counseling sessions your Medicare patient has had.
Why this is important: Medicare has a frequency of service limitations edit on these counseling sessions for dates of service on or after Oct. 1, 2005. By looking up the number of sessions, you-ll be able to determine the beneficiary's available coverage for the service.
Find out more from Medlearn Matters at
www.cms.hhs.gov/MedlearnMattersArticles/downloads/MM4104.pdf.