IMPORTANT 5010/D.0 IMPLEMENTATION ITEMS FROM CMS

Each month during the transition to HIPAA Versions 5010 and D.0, we will email this updated message to remind you of important items and dates that may be of specific interest to the Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) provider/supplier community. Please see below for important reminders and a calendar of current, upcoming, and past events that have occurred during this implementation process.

IMPORTANT 5010/D.0 IMPLEMENTATION ITEMS

ANNOUNCEMENT  –  January 1, 2011 marked the beginning of the 5010/D.0 transition year!

REMINDER  –  Versions 5010 & D.0 FAQs Now Available!

REMINDER  –  National Testing Day Message Now Available! 

REMINDER  –  5010/D.0 Errata requirements and testing schedule can be found here

REMINDER  –  Contact your MAC for their testing schedule

READINESS ASSESSMENT  –  Have you done the following to be ready for 5010/D.0?

READINESS ASSESSMENT  –  What do you need to have in place to test with your MAC?

READINESS ASSESSMENT  –  Do you know the implications of not being ready?

5010/D.0 IMPLEMENTATION CALENDAR

CURRENT EVENTS:

July 2011

20^th                  MAC Hosted Outreach and Education Session – Troubleshooting with your MAC

UPCOMING EVENTS:

August 2011

24^th                         National MAC Testing Day

31^st                         CMS-hosted Medicare FFS National Call – MAC Panel Questions & Answers

September 2011

14^th                         CMS-hosted Medicare FFS National Call – Question & Answer Session  (NEW)

October 2011

5^th                           MAC Hosted Outreach and Education Session – Last Push for Implementation

24^th - 27^th              WEDI 2011 Fall Conference*

December 2011

31^st                         End of the transition year, and the beginning of 5010 production environment!

PAST EVENTS (AFTER THE JUMP!)

June 2010

15^th                         CMS-hosted Medicare FFS National Call – ICD-10/5010 National Provider Call

30^th                         CMS-hosted Medicare FFS National Call – 837 Institutional Claim Transaction

July 2010

28^th                         CMS-hosted 5010 National Call – 276/277 Claim Status Inquiry & Response Transaction Set

August 2010

25^th                         CMS-hosted 5010 National Call – 835 Remittance Advice Transaction

September 2010

27^th                         CMS-hosted 5010 National Call – Acknowledgement Transactions (TA1, 999, 277CA)

October 2010

13^th                         5010/D.0 Errata requirements and testing schedule released

27^th                         CMS-hosted 5010 National Call – NCPDP Version D.0 Transaction

               

November 2010

4^th                           Version 5010 Resource Card published

8^th                           WEDI 2010 Fall Conference*

17^th                         CMS-hosted 5010 National Call – Coordination of Benefits (COB)

December 2010

8^th                           CMS-hosted 5010 National Call – MAC Outreach and Education Activities and Transaction-Specific Testing Protocols

January 2011

1^st                           Beginning of Transition Year
11^th                         HIMSS 5010 Industry Readiness Update*

19^th                         CMS-hosted 5010 National Call – Errata/Companion Guides
25^th - 27^th              4th WEDI 5010 and ICD-10 Implementation Forums – Advancing Down the Implementation Highway: Moving Forward with Testing to Attain Implementation*

February 2011

20^th - 24^th                     HIMSS 11^th Annual Conference & Exhibition*

March 2011

1^st                           New Readiness Assessment – Do you know the implications of not being ready?

30^th                         CMS-hosted 5010 National Call – Provider Testing and Readiness

April 2011

4^th - 11^th                         Version 5010 Test Education Week

27^th                         MAC Hosted Outreach and Education Session – Are You Ready to Test?

May 2011

2^nd - 5^th                  20th Annual WEDI National Conference*

25^th                         CMS-hosted Medicare FFS National Call – Call To Action – Test!

June 2011

15^th                         National MAC Testing Day

29^th                                     CMS-hosted Medicare FFS National Call – Question & Answer Session

For older National Call information, please visit the 5010 National Calls section of our Versions 5010 & D.0 website.

* Information about events in which CMS Medicare FFS staff participates may be applicable to the healthcare industry at large, though the events are geared toward the Medicare FFS audience.