Palmetto/J1MAC News

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Change Request 6654: Notice of New Interest Rate for Medicare Overpayments
& Underpayments - Fourth Notification for FY 2010
This article announces that a Medicare regulation provides for the
assessment of interest at the higher of the current value of funds rate of
one percent for calendar year 2010 or the private consumer rate as fixed by
the Department of the Treasury. The Department of the Treasury has notified
the Department of Health and Human Services that the private consumer rate
has been changed to 11 percent effective July 21, 2010, for Medicare
overpayments and underpayments. Providers are encouraged to review the
information and to share with their staff.
http://www.palmettogba.com/palmetto/providers.nsf/vMasterDID/882NZ98575?opendocument


J1 Provider Outreach and Education Event Calendar
J1 Event Calendar is now loaded with August events hosted by Palmetto GBA
J1 Provider Outreach and Education. Look out for more details about our
upcoming MACtoberfest, the Palmetto GBA J1's largest educational and
networking event of the year, on our J1 Part A and Part B home page soon.
http://www.palmettogba.com/palmetto/providers.nsf/vMasterDID/7TAL2C7131?opendocument


Customer Service Representative (CSR) Conference Call
The Palmetto GBA J1 Provider Contact Center will be closed on Friday,
August 20, 2010, from 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. (PST) for training. During
the training, The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Division
of Contractor Provider Communications will host an All Customer Service
Representative (CSR) Conference Call. The call will provide all provider
contract center CSRs with an opportunity to learn about current CMS
initiatives and exchange ideas across contact centers as well as between
CMS and the front line of provider customer service. Please be sure to
share with your staff.
http://www.palmettogba.com/palmetto/providers.nsf/vMasterDID/883LBV8108?opendocument


Medicare & Medicaid EHR Incentive Program Question and Answer Session
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) invites you to join us
for the fourth in a series of national provider calls addressing the
specifics of the Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive programs. Have
questions? Join this free session to have an opportunity to ask a question
and hear answers by our panel of experts on the Medicare and Medicaid EHR
incentive programs. This event will be held on August 12, 2010, from 2 p.m.
to 3:30 p.m. ET.
http://www.palmettogba.com/palmetto/providers.nsf/vMasterDID/883HYQ8221?opendocument


2010 PQRI & E-Prescribing Incentive Program: National Provider Call with
Question & Answer Session
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Provider Communications
Group will host a national provider conference call on the 2010 Physician
Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) and Electronic Prescribing Incentive
Program (eRx). This toll-free call will take place from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
EDT, on Tuesday, August 17, 2010.
http://www.palmettogba.com/palmetto/providers.nsf/vMasterDID/883HNN2764?opendocument


Medicare & Medicaid EHR Incentive Program Specifics for Eligible
Professionals Conference Call
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) invites you to join us
for a national provider call addressing the specifics of the Medicare and
Medicaid EHR incentive programs for eligible professionals. If you are an
individual practitioner, this free session will help you learn the details
of the programs that specifically pertain to you - eligibility, payment,
what you need to register, timeline and meaningful use reporting. This
event will be held on August 10, 2010, from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET.
http://www.palmettogba.com/palmetto/providers.nsf/vMasterDID/883JQG0736?opendocument


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