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- February 11, 2014
1099 IRS Forms
Read moreNovitas Issued 2013 IRS 1099-INT Forms Novitas has identified an issue with approximately 225 of the 2013 IRS 1099 forms mailed in late January. For those providers who received interest on claim payments from Novitas during 2013 that exceeded $600 of total interest paid, we will be mailing you...
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Network Matters Articles
Read moreMedicare Learning Network Matters Articles from CMS New: SE1305 – Full Implementation of Edits on the Ordering/Referring Providers in Medicare Part B, DME, and Part A Home Health Agency (HHA) Claims (Change Requests 6417, 6421, 6696, and 6856) Rescinded: SE1407 – Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Services
- February 11, 2014
Medicare Insights Weekly
Read moreMedicare News Medicare Insights Weekly Podcasts are back! Have you missed us? We took the time away to make our podcasts better for you. If you listened to our podcasts in the past, welcome back! If you haven’t listened, now is a great time to start! This week, we...
- February 11, 2014
CPT Codes
Read moreSystem Alert Update CPT Codes 90661 or 90688 denied for FDA approval or Performed by a Centralized Biller UPDATE: (2/10/14 @ 4:30 PM) All adjustments have been initiated as of February 7, 2014. ISSUED: (01/29/14 @ 2:58 PM) Services billed for Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes 90661 or 90688...
- February 10, 2014
Rural Access to Emergency Devices (RAED) Training Fund
Read moreColorado Rural Health Center has limited funding available through the Health Resources and Services Administration’s federal Office of Rural Health Policy RAED grant, to train first responders, as well as community members in CPR/AED courses. Entities eligible for this funding must be located in rural Colorado counties (contact Ron...
- February 10, 2014
CRHC’s Alicia Haywood Recognized at 2013 Rural Health Fellows Graduation
Read moreIn 2013, Rural Health Fellows were selected to participate in the National Rural Health Association’s yearlong, intensive program aimed at developing leaders who can articulate a clear and compelling vision for rural America. The class represents various levels of rural health care expertise. The 2013 Fellows were recognized last...
- February 10, 2014
Estes Park Medical Center Recognized as Colorado Rural Health Center’s Featured Member of the Month
Read moreLocated 90 miles northwest of Denver and just a few minutes east of the entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park is the community of Estes Park, Colorado. Estes Park has a long rich history spanning from Joel Estes’s discovery of the Estes Valley in 1859, to the opening of...
- February 6, 2014
Medicare News
Read moreExpanding Customer Service Hours – February 3, 2014In response to the high wait time to speak with a Customer Service Representative, we are expanding our hours of operation to better serve you. Effective February 3, 2014, our lines will open one hour earlier at 7:00 am CT. Please accept...
- February 6, 2014
CREATE Stakeholder Calls.
Read moreAttention CREATE Participants and Interested Parties, You are personally invited to join us for CREATE stakeholder calls. This is your opportunity to be a part of the process, as we prepare for programmatic updates of The Colorado Resource for Emergency and Trauma Education (CREATE) grant program. There will be...
- February 6, 2014
Critical Access Hospital Relief Act
Read moreIntroduced Regarding 96-Hour Certification Representative Adrian Smith (R-NE) has introduced the Critical Access Hospital Relief Act (H.R. 3991). This bill, which is cosponsored by Representatives Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), Greg Walden (R-OR), and David Loebsack (D-IA), would eliminate the current Condition of Payment requirement that physicians at Critical Access Hospitals...
