CMS issues new forms for Medicare provider enrollment.
In its continual efforts to manage Medicare provider enrollment, CMS has revised its provider application forms. Along with the revised forms is a new requirement for a three-year cycle revalidation process that could present a considerable challenge to large providers. Also of note are longer processing periods for initial enrollment, suspension of payments if current address information is not maintained, and deactivation of a provider's number if 12 months pass without claim activity. Improvements that providers may appreciate include electronic access to forms and a decrease in the amount of information required to enroll.
Weith
Jerrie K
JK
Healthcare Management Alternatives, Inc., Belleville, Illinois, USA. jkweith@hmai.cc
D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D005568:Forms and Records Control; D020407:Internet; D006278:Medicare / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015442:Medicare Assignment / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States