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Improvements to the Adjudication Process of Serial Claims
June 26, 2017Guest Commentary
A major win for DME suppliers was announced recently, as CMS released information regarding improvements to the adjudication process of serial claims. Effective April 7, 2017, CMS has implemented changes to improve the processing and adjudication of recurring (monthly) claims for capped rental and certain inexpensive and routinely purchased (IRP) items.Prior to April 2017, if a monthly rental claim was denied and then appealed separately, then the claim was adjudicated independently and without reference...