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Protect Your Bottom Line: Implement These Revalidation Letter Requirements

Published on Sat Nov 19, 2011

Here's the lowdown on how these CMS changes apply to your practice. If you're a rural healthcare provider, you'll want to know the latest news CMS officials discussed during an Open Door Forum call on October 18. Read on for a few highlights about revalidation letters that your practice might need to know. Watch for Your Revalidation Letter From CMS As part of the Patient Care and Affordable Care Act (section 6401(a)), all new and existing Medicare providers must be reevaluated under new screening criteria that went into effect March 25, 2011. All enrolled providers and suppliers must revalidate their enrollment information every five years, to ensure that Medicare has the most current information on file. "If your physician is newly enrolled on or after March 25, 2011, you're not affected by this effort," Sabeen Chong, CPI, said during the call. Revalidation letters will be sent on a regular basis [...]
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