Funding Opportunities1. The Federal Office of Rural Health Policy is pleased to announce the release of the fiscal year 2014 Rural Health Network Development Planning Grant Program. The purpose of this program is to assist in the development of an integrated healthcare network. A technical assistance call will be...

As a result of recent system changes at Novitas, customers may experience the following temporary operational difficulties:(Updated as of 11/26/2013) Issue Cause/Resolution Status/Date Resolved What Can You Do? Not All Website Content Is Appropriately Tagged Or Split (Part A or Part B) We are in the process of correcting website content ...

Please find the link to the November edition of At a Glance below. This Department of Health Care Policy and Financing publication provides information on major initiatives including policy changes and program updates. Please feel free to share it with your colleagues. At a Glance

ICD-10: Less Than One Year Out CMS is encouraging the health care industry to take advantage of the numerous ICD-10 resources available for checking progress and any actions that may be needed because the October 1, 2014 is quickly approaching. Intro Guide to ICD-10 The CMS Intro Guide to...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has contracted with Yale New Haven Health Services Corporation/Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE) to develop risk-adjusted outcome measures for ambulatory care. As part of this project, CORE is developing a measure of unplanned hospital visits after outpatient colonoscopy. CMS...

JH – Attention Part B Colorado, Oklahoma and New Mexico Customers –  Claims not transmitted to MCS ISSUED: (11/19/2013 @ 9:00 AM)  Novitas Solutions, Inc., has identified an issue where EDI claim files submitted after 6:00 p.m. on September 28, 2013 and prior to 6:00 p.m. on September 29,...