Enhancements to the Novitas Solutions Website
Novitas Solutions is pleased to announce enhancements to the Novitas Solutions website. After selecting your jurisdiction from the Home Page, the website opens to the new Novitas Start Center with the familiar Navigation Centers on the left hand side. This new Novitas Start Center prominently displays frequently used items and information. The creation and format of this Center was based on feedback received from you, our customer, and your requests to provide quick access to those items and information. The Center contains Self-Service Features, New & Popular Topics, Contact Information and System & Informational Alerts. The Self-Service Features provide a direct link to some of the most utilized features and tools currently available on the Novitas Solutions website. Some of the tools available are the Appeals Status Inquiry Tool and the Enrollment Status Lookup. By selecting the Appeals Status Inquiry Tool, you are able to determine status of a Part A or Part B appeal that has been submitted. The Enrollment Status Lookup provides a status history of all Part A and Part B Internet-based Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (Internet-based PECOS) or paper–submitted CMS-855/588 (EFT) applications. Some of the other enhancements include updates to some of the main titles on the left side Navigation Centers (e.g., LCD/Medical Policy, News & Bulletins, Contact Us, etc.), including placing the listing in alphabetical order for ease of use and quick location of information. Please visit the Novitas Solutions website, select your jurisdiction and view the most recent updates.
Thank you for your patience as we continue to work toward a quality product and provision of information that is easily accessed and available on the Novitas Solutions website.
Medicare Learning Network Matters Articles from CMS
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MM8597 – Correction CR – Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage (ABN), Form CMS-R-131
SE1409 – Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) International Classification of Diseases, 10th Edition (ICD-10) Testing Approach
Task Force Scenario: Documenting Therapy and Rehabilitation Services
The CERT A/B MAC Outreach & Education Task Force, a partnership of all A/B Medicare Administrative Contractors, created this guide to educate providers on common documentation errors for outpatient rehabilitation therapy services. These widespread errors contribute to Medicare’s national payment error rate, as measured by the Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) program.
