Humana System Issue for Claims Submitted 03/02/2010 Claims submitted on 03/02/10 may have received the following rejection due to a system processing error:...  read more... |
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The "Temporary Extension Act of 2010" Extends the Zero Percent Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Update On March 2, 2010, President Obama signed into law the "Temporary Extension Act of 2010." This law...  read more... |
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The Therapy Cap Exception Process Extended Under the "Temporary Extension Act of 2010"
The Temporary Extension Act of 2010, enacted on March 2, 2010, extends the therapy cap exceptions...  read more... |
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Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Update - Contractors Instructed to Hold Claims The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is working with Congress, health care providers, and ...  read more... |
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Expiration of Therapy Cap Exceptions Process-KX Modifier not to be used with dates of service of on or after January 1, 2010. Infinedi has been notified that Medicare contractors are holding claims filed with a KX modifier on dates of ...  read more... |
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Iowa Medicaid-Sending Attachments If you would like to submit an Iowa Medicaid electronic claim that requires an attachment through Infinedi, please ...  read more... |
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Oklahoma MGMA Spring Conference Registration Now Available  read more... |
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Iowa Medicaid-Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) Effective for Dates of Service On or After February 1, 2010 Effective for dates of services February1, 2010 and forward, the IME (Iowa Medicaid Enterprise) will...  read more... |
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FL, OK, TX BC/BS & Availity (THIN) Commercial Claims Processing Issue for claims submitted 2/15, 2/16, 2/17, 2/18, 2/19 and 2/22 Claims submitted to Infinedi on 2/15, 2/16, 2/17, 2/18, 2/19 and 2/22 had to be resubmitted due to a ...  read more... |
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Iowa Providers: American Family Insurance Payer ID AMF11 Not all American Family Insurance claims may be routed electronically. See criteria below...  read more... |
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Iowa Medicare Claims for 2/3/10 Resubmitted Iowa Medicare claims submitted to Infinedi on 2/3/10 had to be resubmitted due to a processing error.  read more... |
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A.S.K. Kansas & Kansas City BCBS System Issue for Claims Submitted 2/01/10 Claims submitted on 02/01/10 may have received the following rejection due to a system processing error:...  read more... |
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Medicare Claims Crossover to Supplemental Payer Problem
Part A and Part B
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has identified a problem where claims were not automatically ...  read more... |
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Iowa Medicaid ERA and EFT New Mandate Iowa Medicaid has mandated the following deadlines for paper remittances and electronic funds transfer...  read more... |
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*Revised* WPS Missouri West-Medicare 11/10/09 Failed Transmission The 11/10/09 MO West Medicare Part B file transmitted to WPS was not processed successfully due to a....  read more... |
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EPayer 1 Processing Issue Batches received and processed by Infinedi on 01/13/10 for Epayer 1 were not processed successfully due...  read more... |
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Weather Alert Notice Due to the inclement weather that is affecting the Oklahoma area, our offices will be closing early Friday,...  read more... |
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Routing of DAKOTACARE Claims Infinedi has received information from DAKOTACARE that claims need to be submitted to a specific payer ...  read more... |
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MEDICARE WILL REJECT CLAIMS BEGINNING APRIL 5, 2010 FOR PROVIDERS NOT ENROLLED IN MEDICARE'S PROVIDER ENROLLMENT CHAIN OWNERSHIP SYSTEM (PECOS) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requires physicians and non-physician practitioners to...  read more... |
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Weather Alert Notice Due to the current inclement weather that is affecting the Oklahoma area, our offices will be closing...  read more... |
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EPAYER1 Gateway Processing Issue for claims submitted 12/21/09 Infinedi, LLC has been notified that our EPayer1 batch submitted on 12/21/09 did not complete  read more... |
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Error: Claim Can’t Contain Multiple Years of Service Infinedi’s processing system edits HCPCS/CPT and ICD-9-CM codes based on service date...  read more... |
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TX Medicare Processing Issue for Claims Submitted 12/14/09 Infinedi has been made aware of a processing issue for claims submitted to Texas Medicare on 12/14/09...  read more... |
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SC BlueCross/Blue Shield Processing Error for Claims Submitted 12/17/09 Infinedi has been made aware of a processing issue for claims submitted to South Carolina BCBS on ...  read more... |
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Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri and Nebraska Medicare Part B WPS Possible Duplicate Batch Detail Control Listing/Remittance Advice WPS Medicare Part B has possibly duplicated the Batch Detail control Listing/Remittance Advice for claims ...  read more... |
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Midlands Choice-Missing or Invalid NPI Letter On December 28, 2009 Midlands Choice mailed a letter to providers stating that claims were received with ...  read more... |
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SC BlueCross/Blue Shield Processing Error for Claims Submitted 12/17/09 Infinedi has been made aware of a processing issue for claims submitted to South Carolina BCBS on ...  read more... |
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Nebraska Providers: Print Image Secondary Instructions Infinedi now offers the option of print image secondaries for the providers who cannot send an ANSI 837 P ...  read more... |
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Iowa Providers: Print Image Secondary Instructions Infinedi now offers the option of print image secondaries* for the providers who cannot send an ANSI 837 P ...  read more... |
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All Providers: Print Image Secondary Instructions Infinedi now offers the option of print image secondaries* for the providers who cannot send an ANSI 837 P ...  read more... |
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New Procedure for all Password Reset Requests In order to provide an additional layer of security for our clients, we have implemented a new ....  read more... |
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Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield of VA-Rejection Errors for 12/31/09 PPO Claims Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Virginia (Anthem) had identified that some Participating PPO claims...  read more... |
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Passport Advantage Payer ID SX154 is No Longer Electronic Effective immediately, Payer ID SX154 Passport Advantage is no longer electronic. If claims are submitted ...  read more... |
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Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield of CA-ERA Agreement Processing Delay Infinedi has received notification from Anthem BC/BS of California that due to extremely high volumes, the...  read more... |
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Annual Update of CPT/HCPCS Codes Effective 01/01/10, per CMS guidelines, Infinedi, LLC made our annual update to the CPT/HCPCS codes in...  read more... |
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Attention: Non-PAR Dakotacare-Payer ID CASD1 If you have received the error below on your Gateway delayed payer report (DPR), you may be non-....  read more... |
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CMS Medicare Notice: 10 Day Hold of 2010 MPFS Claims CMS Medicare has issued a statement regarding the holding of claims for services paid under the ...  read more... |
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Claims Processing Delay Infinedi experienced a technical issue resulting in delayed claims processing for the first half of the day on...  read more... |
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Palmetto/Trailblazer Processing Issue Palmetto/Trailblazer-Railroad, Southern CA, Northern CA, Colorado, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas and...  read more... |
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Oklahoma Medicare Part B Processing Issue Oklahoma Medicare Part B claims received and processed by Infinedi on 12/11/09 rejected in error due to...  read more... |
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Medicare Secondary Payer Rejections/Denials for Insurance Type Code Effective December 1, 2009, CMS Medicare began additional editing and screening of all (MSP)...  read more... |
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Pacific Mutual Payer ID 67466 is No Longer Electronic Effective immediately, Payer ID 67466 Pacific Mutual is no longer electronic. If claims are submitted to ...  read more... |
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Holiday Schedule Office closed December 25th 2009
On Thursday, December 24th, Infinedi will stop claims processing at 12:00 p.m. CST. All files ...  read more... |
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Iowa Medicaid-Chiropractic Claims Require X-Ray Date & Initial Treatment Date Chiropractic claims for Iowa Medicaid must contain an X-Ray date with the exception of pregnant women or....  read more... |
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Chiropractic claims for Railroad Medicare Infinedi has been made aware of a processing issue on chiropractic claims submitted to Railroad Medicare....  read more... |
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EPAYER1 Gateway Processing Error for claims submitted 11/10/09 and 11/12/09 Infinedi, LLC has been notified that our EPayer1 batch dates 11/10/09 and 11/12/09 were not ....  read more... |
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Nebraska Blue Cross Transmission Issue Infinedi experienced transmission issues for Nebraska Blue Cross and Blue Shield on Wednesday...  read more... |
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New Electronic Connectivity: CNIC Health Solutions- Payer ID 37227 nfinedi is now sending CNIC Health Solutions (formerly ChoiceNet & InterCare Health Plans, Inc.) claims ...  read more... |
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WPS-Kansas Medicare Processing Issue WPS-Kansas Medicare claims received and processed by Infinedi on 11/20/09, 11/23/09 and 11/24/09...  read more... |
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CT & NY-Medicare Part B Multi Carrier System Merge National Government Services (NGS) will be merging the four Medicare Part B Multi-Carrier System (MCS) segments ...  read more... |
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EPayer1 Processing Issue for Claims Submitted 11/30/09 Infinedi has been made aware of a processing issue for some of the claims submitted 11/30/09 to EPayer1...  read more... |
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Coventry Health Care Consolidating to Payer ID 25133 Effective December 1, 2009. Coventry Health Care is streamlining front-end EDI claim submissions by...  read more... |
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Iowa Medicaid ERA Processing Issue Infinedi has been notified by our gateway there is a delay in returning ERA files due to a payer...  read more... |
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Mississippi Medicaid 11/10/09 Failed Transmission The 11/10/09 MS Medicaid file transmitted to WPS was not processed successfully due to a...  read more... |
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WPS Missouri West-Medicare 11/10/09 Failed
Transmission
The 11/10/09 MO West Medicare Part B file transmitted to WPS was not processed successfully...  read more... |
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Infinedi Web Portal - Enhancement Update Infinedi will keep you updated during the development and implementation phase of our new web portal as ...  read more... |
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Anthem-IN, MO, KY and WI BC/BS Conversion
Effective 11/23/2009 Infinedi will be converting Indiana, Missouri, Kentucky and Wisconsin BC/BS in ...  read more... |
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***REVISED*** CO, NM, OK, and TX Part A & B Address Change Effective 11/23/2009 Originally posted 11/9/2009
Due to a recent announcement from TrailBlazer Health Enterprises, LLC concerning a merge for New ...  read more... |
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Thanksgiving Holiday Schedule On Wednesday, November 25th, Infinedi will stop claims processing at 12:00 p.m. CST. All files received ...  read more... |
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Processing Issue WPS Medicare-Kansas Infinedi has identified a processing issue with WPS Medicare-Kansas. A duplicated file caused providers to ...  read more... |
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New Electronic Connectivity: AARP- Payer ID 36273 Infinedi is now sending American Association of Retired Persons AARP (a product of United Healthcare) ...  read more... |
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Addressing Claims to Midlands Choice
In order to route Midlands Choice claims correctly your claims must be addressed to Midlands Choice: ...  read more... |
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CPT/HCPCS Codes for 2009 H1N1 Influenza Immunizations
With both seasonal influenza and H1N1 influenza circulating this flu season it is important that you bill the ...  read more... |
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CO, NM, OK, and TX Part A & B Address Change Effective 11/23/2009 Due to a recent announcement from TrailBlazer Health Enterprises, LLC concerning a merge for New ...  read more... |
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CO, NM, and OK Medicare Part B J4 MAC Merge Effective 11/21/2009 TrailBlazer Health Enterprises, LLC has announced a merge for existing Part B New Mexico and Oklahoma...  read more... |
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New Electronic Connectivity: Liberty Mutual (Worker’s Comp Only) - Payer ID 11123 Infinedi is now sending Liberty Mutual Worker’s Compensation claims electronically under payer ID 11123....  read more... |
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Midlands Choice Requirements-Payer ID 47080 Infinedi has been informed there are rejects occurring at our Gateway-EPayer 1 with the following error ....  read more... |
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New Electronic Connectivity-Allstate Payer ID 3204 Infinedi is now sending Allstate claims electronically under Payer ID 3204. This payer does not require EDI...  read more... |
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Nebraska BC/BS-Edit for Patient ID Numbers Effective September 26, 2009 all BCBS claims must be submitted with the patient’s external ID number...  read more... |
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South Carolina Blue Cross Blue Shield Claims Routing For correct routing of SCBCBS claims, an electronic carrier code must be submitted on your claims....  read more... |
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WPS Medicare-IA, KS, MO and NE ERA Processing Issue Infinedi has identified an ERA processing issue with WPS Medicare for states Iowa, Kansas,...  read more... |
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EPAYER1 Gateway Processing Error Infinedi, LLC has been notified that our EPayer1 batch dates 9/10/09, 9/14/09, 9/17/09 and 9/25/09...  read more... |
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Infinedi is pleased to announce one of our newest partners, Future Health, Inc. Future Health CEO, Steven Kraus, DC, DIBCN, CCSP, FASA is recognized in the healthcare community as an expert in comprehensive clinic management solutions...  read more... |
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Provider Credentialing Alert Please be advised that any changes made to your credentialing status for 2009 or upcoming changes for...  read more... |
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New! Glossary of Terms Infinedi has published a Glossary of Terms on our website. It is our hope that this information will assist you...  read more... |
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Internet Service Outage
Infinedi’s internet service provider had an outage this afternoon which caused a 3 hour access...  read more... |
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MA, ME, NH and VT Medicare Part B-System Changes
For Electronic Claims
Infinedi has been notified that due to the CMS October Quarterly Release, NHIC, Corp. will be...  read more... |
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Cigna changes for Clearinghouse Connectivity Effective January 1, 2010 Cigna will implement new clearinghouse connectivity for electronic data...  read more... |
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***REVISED***OK Medicaid Reminder-Taxonomy Code/Contract Code Taxonomy codes are required on all OK Medicaid claims. OHCA uses your NPI, Zip+4 and...  read more... |
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Public Employee Health Program Claims (PEHP) Payer ID UHN27 Due to a connectivity issue, the transmission files sent to PEHP from May 27, 2009 to present have failed. ...  read more... |
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Annual Update of ICD-9-CM Codes Effective 10/01/09, per CMS guidelines, Infinedi, LLC will be making our annual update to the ICD-9-CM...  read more... |
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Closed in observance of Labor Day Sept 7th, 2009 Infinedi offices will be closed Monday, Sept 7th, 2009 in observance of Labor Day...  read more... |
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Mail Handlers Benefit Plan Name Change Effective 8/26/09, Coventry Health Care is instituting a name change related to electronic claims...  read more... |
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Southern California Wildfires Due to the rapid and unpredictable wildfires that are threatening the safety of residents...  read more... |
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OK Medicaid Reminder-Taxonomy Code/Contract Code Taxonomy codes are required on all OK Medicaid claims...  read more... |
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Railroad Medicare Part B Conversion Effective 9/1/09 Infinedi will be converting Railroad Medicare Part B directly to the payer...  read more... |
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ERA Processing Delay for Trailblazer Medicare 08/24/09 – 08/28/09 Infinedi, LLC has identified a problem with ERA files dated 08/24/09- 08/29/09.  read more... |
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New! Online Claim Correction Reference Guide Infinedi has published a reference guide for our online claims editor...  read more... |
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New Electronic Connectivity: Reserve National Insurance - Payer ID 73066 Infinedi is now sending Reserve National Insurance claims electronically under payer ID 73066...  read more... |
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New Chiropractic Edit for Medicare Effective 8/19/09 a new edit has been put in place for Medicare claims if the specialty of the provider...  read more... |
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TN Medicare Conversion from Cigna Government Services to CAHABA GBA Infinedi LLC has successfully passed testing for the conversion of TN Medicare Part B from...  read more... |
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WPS Batch Report Processing Issue- KS, NE, MO and IA Medicare Infinedi has been working on a report processing issue for WPS Medicare...  read more... |
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Nebraska BCBS Processing Issue Claims submitted to Infinedi 8/4/09 and 8/5/09 may have rejected due to an internal processing...  read more... |
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***UPDATE***FTC Sets Nov. 1 as New Enforcement Date for “Red Flags” Rule The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has delayed the enforcement date of the “red flags” rule until...  read more... |
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Uniformed Services Family Health Plan Now Electronic-Payer ID USFHP Infinedi is now sending USFHP-Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (Louisiana and Texas) claims...  read more... |
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CMS Medicare Expands Edit for Referring & Ordering Providers CMS is expanding their editing process for referring/ordering providers reported...  read more... |
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CMS-1500 Contains 6 Service Lines Only The CMS-1500 form only contains 6 service lines. Claims received by Infinedi in a Print Image format...  read more... |
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IA, MO, KS & NE Medicare Part B J5 MAC Multi-Carrier System (MCS) Merge Effective August 1, 2009. WPS has announced MCS merge for Medicare Part B...  read more... |
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State Farm Now Electronic-Special Requirements Effective 07/13/09 State Farm claims can be submitted electronically using Payer ID HT005054-001...  read more... |
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GA Medicare Part B Conversion Effective 8/1/09 January 7, 2009, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid announced Cahaba GBA is the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) for Jurisdiction 10...  read more... |
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Effective Immediately-Payer ID 38194 Group health Managers No Longer Electr Effective immediately, Payer ID 38194 Group Health Managers is no longer electronic...  read more... |
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Effective 7/31/09-Payer ID 65113 MetCare is No Longer Electronic Effective immediately, Payer ID 65113 MetCare is no longer electronic...  read more... |
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Railroad Medicare Processing Issue Claims submitted to Infinedi 7/13/09-7/21/09 may have rejected due to a Gateway processing issue...  read more... |
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ERA Processing Delay For all Payers 07/21/09-07/24/09 Infinedi, LLC has identified a problem with ERA files dated 07/21/09- 07/24/09...  read more... |
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Submitting a “Void” or “Corrected” Claim electronically to a payer If you want to submit a Void or Corrected claim to a payer please see guidelines listed below...  read more... |
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Minnesota Electronic Transactions Legislation The State of Minnesota has enacted legislation known as...  read more... |
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**Revised** SC Paper Claim Requirements Recent healthcare legislation was adopted in South Carolina referred to as the...  read more... |
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All TX Medicare Part B Claims Incorrectly Deleted Prior to Processing TX Medicare Part B claims received and processed by Infinedi on 06/29/2009 rejected due to a Trailblazer issue...  read more... |
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State Farm Now Electronic-Special Requirements Effective 07/13/09 State Farm claims can be submitted electronically using Payer ID HT005054-001...  read more... |
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CAHABA -AL, GA & MS Medicare Part B-Claims Rejecting for Edit 307 Diagnosis Medicare Part B claims for Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi submitted on July 2, 2009, all rejected...  read more... |
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******REVISED****** Mutual Assurance-Payer ID 37256 Claims Processing Issue On 05/06/09 we reported that Mutual Assurance had a front-end processing issue which was causing...  read more... |
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Processing Error on Trailblazer Medicare Claims Trailblazer Medicare claims received and processed by Infinedi on 06/25/09 and 06/26/09 may have rejected in error...  read more... |
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Office closing at 12:00 pm CST Friday July 3rd, 2009 Infinedi will close at 12:00 pm CST Friday, July 3rd, 2009, in observance of Independence Day...  read more... |
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Mississippi Medicaid-Important Bulletin Infinedi has received the following bulletin from Mississippi Medicaid...  read more... |
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Ohio Medicaid-ERA Delay Infinedi has received the following notice from Ohio Medicaid...  read more... |
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Processing Error on Tricare Claims Tricare claims received and processed by Infinedi on 06/23/09, 06/24/09 may have rejected in error...  read more... |
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Nebraska BC/BS-Edit for Patient ID Numbers Effective September 26, 2009 all BCBS claims must be submitted with the patient’s external ID...  read more... |
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Processing Error on Tricare Claims Tricare claims received and processed by Infinedi on 06/16/09, 6/17/09 and 06/18/09 may have rejected in error...  read more... |
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CMS Medicare Scam Alert! MGMA was recently made aware of a scam being perpetrated against medical practices...  read more... |
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Processing Error on Tricare Claims Tricare claims received and processed by Infinedi on 06/16/09, 6/17/09 and 06/18/09 may have rejected in error...  read more... |
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Tufts Health Plans-Invalid Rejections Infinedi has been advised that claims submitted to Tufts Health Plans on June 8, 2009 may have received an invalid error...  read more... |
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United Healthcare Claims Processing Delay Infinedi has been advised that United Healthcare claims (Payer ID 87726) submitted 06/12/09...  read more... |
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Office closing at 12:00 pm CST Friday July 3rd, 2009 Infinedi will close at 12:00 pm CST Friday, July 3rd, 2009, in observance of Independence Day...  read more... |
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Epayer 2 (All CPIDs) Claims, Reports and ERA Processing Delay Infinedi has been notified by our Epayer 2 gateway that they have experienced system issues on Friday...  read more... |
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Processing Error on Paper Claims for 06/10/09 & 06/11/09 Error: Claim Can't Contain Multiple Years of Service...  read more... |
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South Carolina Paper Claims Beginning June 10, 2009 Infinedi will reject claims to prevent printing and mailing paper claims on behalf of providers to any payer in South Carolina.  read more... |
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PacifiCare of CA (Payer ID 95959) Claims Processing Delay Infinedi has been advised that PacifiCare of CA claims (Payer ID 95959) submitted 05/12/09...  read more... |
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IA, MO, KS & NE Medicare Part B J5 MAC Multi-Carrier System (MCS) Merge Wisconsin Physicans Services (WPS) has announced Multi-Carrier System (MCS) merge for Medicare Part B in Iowa, Eastern Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska & Western Missouri.  read more... |
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AZ, UT and MT Medicare Part B Merge Transition Effective June 1, 2009 Noridian Administrative Services has announced the merge transition for Medicare Part B in Arizona, Utah & Montana.  read more... |
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Cigna Rejections: Laboratory & Service Location Error Infinedi has been advised that Cigna claims (Payer ID 62308), processed 05/27/09 through 05/29/09, were rejected due to a system issue at our Epayer 1 gateway.  read more... |
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Attention: Non-PAR Providers OneNet PPO Payer ID 52149 If you have received the error below on your OneNet payer report, you may be non-participating with OneNet PPO.  read more... |
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Gold Coast Joint Benefits Trust- Now Electronic Infinedi is now sending Gold Coast Joint Benefits Trust claims electronically  read more... |
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Municipal Health Fund (MHBF) Now Electronic Infinedi is now sending Municipal Health Fund (MHBF) claims electronically  read more... |
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MI-BC/BS System Problem BC/BS of Michigan experienced a system problem that caused edit A036 - DATE(S) OF SERVICE MISSING OR INVALID to be erroneously returned on the U277L report dated 5/19/09.  read more... |
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ME, MA, NH & VT Medicare Part B Conversion Effective June 1, 2009 National Heritage Insurance Company (NHIC) will become the Administrative Contractor for Jurisdiction J14  read more... |
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Closed in observance of Memorial Day May 25th, 2009 Infinedi offices will be closed Monday, May 25th, 2009 in observance of Memorial Day.  read more... |
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Cigna Electronic Remittance Advice (ERA) 4/21/09-5/5/09 Infinedi has received notification from Cigna regarding ERA files for 4/21/09-5/5/09.  read more... |
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Motion Picture Health Plan-Payer ID MPI01 is No Longer Electronic Infinedi has been notified that Motion Picture Health Plan no longer accepts electronic claims.  read more... |
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Kansas Medicare-WPS Duplicate File Error A duplicate file error appearing on your 05/13/09 WPS carrier report is due to a processing issue.  read more... |
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Health Services Management (HSM) Claims Require Network Code HSM claims require a network code in block 11c on your CMS-1500.  read more... |
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United States Postage Increase Effective Monday, May 11, 2009 The United States Post Office has announced another postal rate increase effective May 11, 2009.  read more... |
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BCBS of Nebraska Duplicate Batch Error A duplicate batch error appearing on your 05/12/09 BCBS of Nebraska carrier report is the result of a payer system issue. Claims for batch date 05/08/09 were processed twice.  read more... |
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Palmetto and Trailblazer 04/30/2009 Failed The 4/30/09 files transmitted to Palmetto and Trailblazer were not processed successfully due to a system error.  read more... |
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VIC users: web-portal redirect issue In the current version of VIC, a redirect issue has been identified when submitting an edited claim online.  read more... |
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Mutual Assurance-Payer ID 37256 Front-end Claims Processing Issues Mutual Assurance has had a front-end processing issue for some time which is causing inconsistent acceptance and/or processing of electronically filed claims.  read more... |
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American Medical Association "Red flags" rule compliance date has changed. Largely as a result of AMA advocacy, physician practices now have until Aug. 1 to comply with the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) "red flags" rule, which requires physicians to institute policies to identify, detect and respond to potential risks of identity theft.  read more... |
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Alabama Medicare Part B Conversion Cahaba GBA will take responsibilities as the Medicare Contractor (MAC) for Jurisdiction 10.  read more... |
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Infinedi, LLC is Going GREEN! As of 12/31/09, Infinedi, LLC will discontinue the practice of faxing reports.  read more... |
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Oklahoma Medicaid Tracking “No Show Appointments” Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) issued a notice on 04/16/09 introducing a program that will track “No Show Appointments”.  read more... |
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DME-All Jurisdictions-Claim Rejections Infinedi LLC has been informed about possible rejections for claims submitted with a KE modifier.  read more... |
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RI Medicare Part B Conversion from Pinnacle to NHIC Infinedi LLC has successfully passed testing for the conversion of RI Part B Medicare from Pinnacle to NHIC on 5/1/09. RI Part B providers will experience a “dark day” on Friday 5/1/09.  read more... |
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KS BC/BS ERA dated 4/20/09 Infinedi, LLC has been informed that a problem has occurred with Kansas Blue Cross Blue Shield...  read more... |
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Benchmark Insurance Company-New Address Infinedi, LLC has been informed that Benchmark Insurance Company has relocated their Kansas City office...  read more... |
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WI Medicaid-Incorrect Claim Denials Infinedi, LLC has been informed that WI Medicaid has identified a system error...  read more... |
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Arkansas Managed Care Organization (AMCO) Now Electronic Infinedi is now sending Arkansas Managed Care Organization (AMCO) claims electronically...  read more... |
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Exciting News! Infinedi, LLC is Pleased to Announce our New Web Portal Infinedi has released our new state of the art web portal...  read more... |
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Epayer1 Batches for 03/11/09 & 03/12/09 Failed Transmission The files transmitted for 03/11/09 and 03/12/09 to Epayer1 were not processed successfully....  read more... |
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EPayer2A Report Processing Problem On 4/1/09 Infinedi, LLC distributed EPayer 2A (Gateway) reports...  read more... |
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New Requirements from CMS Effective April 6, 2009 CMS has new requirements for Telephone and Written Inquiries...  read more... |
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NC Blue Cross/Blue Shield-ERA/EFT Problem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina encountered a problem in completing the IPP BlueCard...  read more... |
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Not all payers accept electronic claims Some payers are not capable of accepting electronic claims and therefore must be submitted on a CMS1500...  read more... |
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Kansas Medicare Batch 2/25/2009 Failed Transmission The 2/25/09 file transmitted to Kansas Medicare was not processed successfully due to a system error.  read more... |
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TX Medicaid-Claims Reprocessing Information Infinedi, LLC has been informed there have been several claims processing issues that were...  read more... |
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AR Medicare-Part A and Part B Providers Effective immediately, all new EDI Submitters will be set up to receive the ERAs automatically...  read more... |
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LA Medicare-Part A and Part B Providers Effective immediately, all new EDI submitters will be set up to receive the ERAs automatically...  read more... |
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***Revised***USAA Claims Payer ID 74095- Special Requirements USAA has very specific requirements for the Authorization Number-Box 23...  read more... |
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New NPI Submission Edit for BC/BS Providers in IL, TX, NM & OK Infinedi has been informed that Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Illinois, Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma...  read more... |
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Ohio Medicare Batch 2/11/2009 Failed Transmission The 2/11/09 file transmitted to Ohio Medicare was not processed successfully due to a system error...  read more... |
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Anthem Maine Blue Cross/Blue Shield Infinedi LLC has received information from Anthem Maine Blue Cross/Blue Shield that they no longer...  read more... |
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HealthChoice-Claims Processing Update According to a recent notice posted 2/19/09 HealthChoice has received a number of calls from members and...  read more... |
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BCBS of KS & BCBS of KC - Payer Rejections Infinedi has been advised of a processing issue at ASK, Inc...  read more... |
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Postage Increase Effective Monday, May 11, 2009 The United States Post Office has announced another postal rate increase effective May 11, 2009...  read more... |
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Trailblazer Medicare ERA Issue for Part B Providers in CO, NM, OK & VA Infinedi has been notified of a system Issue at Trailblazer Medicare. ERA files for claims finalized on 02/06/09 may be delayed...  read more... |
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DME Claims-New CEDI Front End Edits CEDI has implemented new front end edits that may cause your claims to reject before entering the adjudication system...  read more... |
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Weather Notice Due to the major ice storm that is affecting the Oklahoma area and for the safety of our employee’s, we are working with a reduced staff...  read more... |
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IL, TX, NM & OK BCBS Error: Billing Tax ID Not a Match to NPI >Missing Infinedi was notified on Friday, 01/23/09 by Availity of the following...  read more... |
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HealthChoice Update Infinedi LLC has received communication that all rejected claims...  read more... |
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*Revised* Oklahoma BC/BS Batch/Claim Rejection Error Recent registration of your Group NPI number with OK BC/BS may be causing claims to be rejected/deleted by the carrier...  read more... |
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Florida Medicare-Part B Infinedi, LLC has been notified that First Coast Service Options (FSCO) has been awarded the Medicare Administrative Contractor Jurisdiction 9...  read more... |
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Annual Update of CPT/HCPCS Codes Effective 01/01/09, per CMS guidelines, Infinedi, LLC made our annual update to the CPT/HCPCS codes in our processing system...  read more... |
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HealthChoice-Payer Name & Address Please make sure when submitting HealthChoice claims to the new contactor your payer name and address is updated...  read more... |
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Update-HealthChoice Rejections Infinedi LLC has received communication from Healthchoice that all rejected claims that received the error message listed below ...  read more... |
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Michigan Medicare-Part B CMS has approved a dark day for the Michigan Enterprise Data Center (EDC) conversion on Monday...  read more... |
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Tricare-North and South Region Tricare claims submitted with a CPT code ending with a “T” are being interpreted by the payer’s processing system as anesthesia codes and...  read more... |
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Sharp Health Plan Now Electronic Infinedi, LLC is pleased to announce that Sharp Health Plan out of San Diego, CA is now electronic...  read more... |
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Provider Credentialing Alert Please be advised that any changes made to your credentialing status for 2008 or upcoming changes for 2009...  read more... |
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Holiday Schedule Office closed December 25th, December 26th, And January 1st...  read more... |
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Urgent Notice-HealthChoice Rejections On 12/15/08 HealthChoice made the transition to the new processor, EDS Administrative Services. The new processor is experiencing technical difficulties...  read more... |
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Samba- Payer ID 37259 is deactivated Infinedi LLC has been notified that Payer ID 37259 for Samba has been deactivated...  read more... |
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Pennsylvania Medicare-Part B Infinedi, LLC will be converting the existing PA Medicare Contractor ID to the new J12 Contactor ID on 12/12/08...  read more... |
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HealthChoice Oklahoma Important News-REVISED Beginning January 1, 2009, HealthChoice will have a new claims administrator, EDS Administrative Services, LLC...  read more... |
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Trailblazer Part B ERA delay 11/18/08-11/24/08 Infinedi, LLC has identified a problem with ERA files dated 11/18/08-11/24/08 for Trailblazer Medicare Part B...  read more... |
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USAA Claims Payer ID 74095- Special Requirements Claims for USAA (United Services Automobile Association) and USAA Property and Casualty are filed electronically to Payer ID 74095...  read more... |
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HealthChoice Oklahoma Important News Beginning January 1, 2009, HealthChoice will have a new claims administrator, EDS Administrative Services, LLC...  read more... |
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Thanksgiving Holiday Schedule n Wednesday, November 26th, Infinedi will stop claims processing at 2:00 p.m. CST...  read more... |
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BCBS of Louisiana 2009 ICD-9-CM Update Delay BCBS of Louisiana did not update their ICD-9-CM codes for 2009 until 11/01/08...  read more... |
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New Jersey Medicare-Part B Infinedi, LLC will be converting the existing Contractor ID to the new J12 Contactor ID on 11/14/08...  read more... |
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EPAYER1 Batch 10/29/08 Resubmitted 11/12/08 Infinedi, LLC has identified problems with our 10/29/08 file transmitted to the EPayer1 Gateway...  read more... |
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Trailblazer offering Web-Based Training for Chiropractic Services Trailblazer / Medicare Part B is offering a web-based training event geared toward Chiropractic Services...  read more... |
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CMS Overview of ICD-10 CMS will host a series of national provider calls that will provide an overview of ICD-10 and how it differs from ICD-9-CM...  read more... |
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ICD-10-Clinical Modification/Procedure Coding System Fact Sheet The ICD-10-Clinical Modification/Procedure Coding System Fact Sheet, which provides general information about the International Classification...  read more... |
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Medicare PTAN Number Could be Deactivated Providers who do not submit a valid Medicare claim in a 12-month period risk deactivation of their Medicare PTAN number...  read more... |
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How Do I Update or Modify National Provider Identifier Information? Many providers are having problems with the National Provider Identifier (NPI) crosswalk, and their claims are denying due to front-end NPI edits...  read more... |
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Correcting Medicare Crosswalk Errors Claims processing guidelines ensured verification of necessary patient eligibility information and correct claim submission requirements...  read more... |
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Microsoft has released an EMERGENCY patch for Windows today Infinedi wanted to call your attention to a critical, Microsoft Security Bulletin released today.  read more... |
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Routing Fiserv Claims Because of their growth they now have four different Payer ID numbers. If the payer name on your claim is received as just “Fiserv”, we may be unable to determine how to route your claim...  read more... |
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Preferred Chiropractic Care & Fiserv Claims Recently, Fiserv Health was acquired by United Healthcare and because of that they will take on a new name and look. Their new name...  read more... |
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Important notice regarding new Medicare PTAN Numbers! If Medicare Provider Enrollment has issued you a new PTAN (s) and/or you obtained a new NPI (s)...  read more... |
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North Carolina Medicaid-Mandatory Use of Taxonomy Codes Providers are required to use taxonomy codes when submitting claims to North Carolina Medicaid in order to process claims...  read more... |
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When is Medicare the Secondary Payer? In most cases, Medicare is primary. Some of the most common scenarios where Medicare can pay as a secondary are...  read more... |
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BC/BS of Oklahoma- Discontinuance of Paper Provider Claim Summary Effective Sept. 18, 2008, BC/BS of Oklahoma will discontinue producing the paper Provider Claim Summary (PCS) for all providers receiving the...  read more... |
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Texas Medicaid Chiropractors Effective for dates of service on or after October 31, 2008, benefits for chiropractic manipulative treatment will change for Texas Medicaid...  read more... |
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TX Medicaid - Claim Filing Deadline waived for services to Ike Evacuees Information posted September 17, 2008: In response to Hurricane Ike, the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) has directed the Texas...  read more... |
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CMS-Hurricane Information CMS plays an important role in ensuring continuity of health care services for those affected by natural disasters, extreme weather and emergencies...  read more... |
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Annual Update of ICD-9-CM Codes Effective 10/01/08, per CMS guidelines, Infinedi, LLC will be making our annual update to the ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes in our processing system...  read more... |
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Palmetto Inundated with Calls, Medicare Part B Transition for California We are now two weeks into the transition of the administration of Medicare Part B from NHIC to Palmetto GBA...  read more... |
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Attention: Noridian DME- Sole Proprietors with Multiple PTANs Due to the fact that DME suppliers who are Sole Proprietors can have multiple PTANs linked to their NPI number...  read more... |
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Medicare Northern and Southern California Failed Transmission Due to a system error claims submitted 8/28/08-9/4/08 were not processed successfully...  read more... |
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Closed Labor Day Infinedi offices will be closed September 1st, 2008 in observance of Labor Day. We will reopen Tuesday, September 2nd at 8:00a.m. CST. As always, you will be able to send claims 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.  read more... |
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PPO OKLAHOMA, CCN, HCVM, FIRST HEALTH PPO NAME CHANGE PPO/TPA plans known as CCN, PPO Oklahoma, HCVM and First Health PPO will now be known as First Health Network...  read more... |
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FIRST HEALTH NAME CHANGE What is currently known as First Health, Payer ID 87043 will now be known as Coventry Health Care National Network...  read more... |
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Discontinuation of Faxed QAudit & QReports As of 12/31/08, Infinedi, LLC will discontinue the practice of faxing QAudits and QReports...  read more... |
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New Provider Numbers If you receive or are assigned a new PTAN or Group Number, please contact our Client Implementation Department...  read more... |
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Southern CA Medicare Part B Conversion from NHIC to Palmetto Infinedi LLC has successfully passed testing for the conversion of Southern California Medicare Part B from NHIC to Palmetto...  read more... |
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Northern CA Medicare Part B Conversion from NHIC to Palmetto Infinedi LLC has successfully passed testing for the conversion of Northern California Medicare Part B from NHIC to Palmetto...  read more... |
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EPAYER1 Batch 7/1/08 Failed Transmission Infinedi LLC has resubmitted the affected files for 7-1-08 and 7-2-08 on 7/31/08.  read more... |
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Exciting news! Infinedi is on the move! Infinedi LLC is pleased to announce we are moving and the exciting part is that our move is due to our tremendous growth over the past five years...  read more... |
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Hawaii Medicare Part B Conversion from Noridian to Palmetto Infinedi LLC has successfully passed testing for the conversion of Hawaii Medicare Part B from Noridian to Palmetto...  read more... |
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Nevada Medicare Part B Conversion from Noridian to Palmetto Infinedi LLC has successfully passed testing for the conversion of Nevada Medicare Part B from Noridian to Palmetto...  read more... |
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California Medicare Part A Conversion from NGS to Palmetto Infinedi LLC has successfully passed testing for the conversion of California Medicare Part A from NGS to Palmetto...  read more... |
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California, Hawaii and Nevada Medicare PartA Conversion from NGS to Palmeto Infinedi LLC has successfully passed testing for the conversion of CA, HI and NV Medicare Part A from NGS to Palmetto...  read more... |
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Area wide outage affecting 1- (800) phone & data lines Due to an area-wide outage, our 800-688-8087 phone line, and 800-797-2733 data lines were out until approximately 11:30CST today...  read more... |
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***REVISED*** MARYLAND Medicare Part B Conversion (only for some counties) Infinedi LLC has successfully passed testing for the conversion of MD Medicare Part B from Trailblazer to Highmark...  read more... |
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NJ Medicare-Important Update for Part B Providers If you are an NGS customer in New Jersey currently using Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) to receive your Medicare payments, please be on the lookout for this important letter...  read more... |
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Missing United Healthcare ERAs This affects only those submitters who receive consolidated 835s. Consolidated 835s affect providers who receive ERA and Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT)...  read more... |
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DE Medicare Part B Conversion from Trailblazer to Highmark Infinedi LLC has successfully passed testing for the conversion of DE Medicare Part B from Trailblazer to Highmark...  read more... |
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DCMA Medicare Part B Conversion from Trailblazer to Highmark Infinedi LLC has successfully passed testing for the conversion of DCMA (Metro) Medicare Part B from Trailblazer to Highmark...  read more... |
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Trouble Ticket Numbers In an effort to provide the best Customer Service possible and to shorten the time you spend on the phone, we have designed a Trouble Ticket System...  read more... |
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Medicare Claim Hold-Part A & B CMS has requested the following information be furnished to providers of health care.  read more... |
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Intermountain Healthcare-Name Change Intermountain Healthcare has changed their name to Select Health.  read more... |
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Closed Independence Day Infinedi offices will be closed Friday, July 4th, 2008 in observance of Independence Day.  read more... |
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Oklahoma BC/BS Batch Rejection Error Recent registration of your Group NPI number with OK BC/BS may be causing claims to be rejected/deleted by the carrier.  read more... |
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Temporary Phone/Web outage Infinedi's communication provider had a short area wide outage today...  read more... |
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Trailblazer Medicare-Claim Processing Delay Trailblazer Part B electronic claims submitted between June 11, 2008 and June 16, 2008 will be held by Trailblazer due to the J4 implementation...  read more... |
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URGENT-CLAIM PROCESSING FOR 5/23/08 AND 5/27/08 Some claims submitted to Infinedi LLC on 5/23/08 or 5/27/08 may have been rejected by the payer due to a NPI processing issue...  read more... |
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REVISED Eastern MO Medicare Conversion to WPS Infinedi LLC has successfully passed testing for the conversion to Eastern Missouri Part B Medicare...  read more... |
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URGENT MESSAGE-OKLAHOMA MEDICAID
URGENT MESSAGE-OKLAHOMA MEDICAID
Date: 05/29/2008
Due to a NPI processing issue we are requesting that you resubmit all Oklahoma Medicaid claims submitted to Infinedi LLC on 5/21, 5/22 and 5/23/08...  read more... |
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Closed Labor Day Infinedi will be closed Monday, September 1st, in observance of Labor Day. As always, you may submit claims 24 hours a day, seven days a week.  read more... |
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TEXAS MEDICAID-RE-SUBMIT CLAIMS 5/5/08-5/20/08 Due to a system error Infinedi LLC will be re-submitting all Texas Medicaid claims from 5/5/08-5/20/08...  read more... |
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OKLAHOMA MEDICAID-REQUIRES TAXONOMY CODE AND NPI ONLY MAY 22, 2008 Infinedi has been notified that OK Medicaid will transition to NPI only for all electronic claims...  read more... |
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NPI Deadline-All Indian Health Facilities-All States Infinedi will require NPI(s) on all inbound claims (professional and institutional) for primary, referring, supervising, ordering and attending providers beginning 5/12/08 to prepare for the 5/23/08 deadline...  read more... |
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District of Columbia, Hawaii, Maryland, Michigan, and Texas Medicaid NPI Infinedi has been notified that DC, HI, MD, MI, and TX Medicaid are starting the transition to NPI only for all electronic claims...  read more... |
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Alaska, Illinois, New Mexico,and Washington Blue Cross Blue Shield NPI Only Infinedi has been notified that AK, IL, NM, and WA Blue Cross Blue Shield are starting the transition to NPI only for all electronic claims...  read more... |
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Infinedi After-hours Server Maintenance Infinedi will be performing server maintenance on Saturday, April 26, 2008 from approximately 9:00am through 3:00pm CST...   |
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AETNA NPI Only Infinedi has been notified that AETNA has started the transition to NPI only for all electronic claims...  read more... |
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Maine, Pennsylvania, and Idaho Medicaid NPI Only Infinedi has been notified that ME, PA, and ID Medicaid are starting the transition to NPI only for all electronic claims...  read more... |
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New York and Vermont Blue Cross Blue Shield NPI Only Infinedi has been notified that NY & VT Blue Cross Blue Shield are starting the transition to NPI only for all electronic claims...  read more... |
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Railroad Medicare NPI Only Infinedi has been notified that Railroad Medicare is starting the transition to NPI only for all electronic claims...  read more... |
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Rhode Island Blue Cross Blue Shield NPI Only Infinedi has been notified that Rhode Island Blue Cross Blue Shield is starting the transition to NPI only for all electronic claims...  read more... |
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!!! NPI Deadline for Referring, Supervising, Ordering & Attending Providers Infinedi will require NPI(s) on all outbound claims for referring, supervising, ordering and attending providers beginning 5/12/08 to prepare for the 5/23/08 deadline...  read more... |
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DMERC NPI Only Infinedi has been notified that DMERC is starting the transition to NPI only for all electronic claims...  read more... |
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Mississippi, Tennessee, and Washington Medicaid NPI Only Infinedi has been notified that MI, TN, and WA Medicaid are starting the transition to NPI only for all electronic claims...  read more... |
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Kansas, Western Missouri, Nebraska, and New Mexico Medicare NPI Only Infinedi has been notified that KS, Western MO, NE, & NM Medicare are starting the transition to NPI only for all electronic claims...  read more... |
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Connecticut, Hawaii, Kentucky, & Ohio Blue Cross Blue Shield NPI Only Infinedi has been notified that CT, HI, KY, & OH Blue Cross Blue Shield are starting the transition to NPI only for all electronic claims...  read more... |
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Georgia, Iowa, Indiana, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania BCBS NPI Only Infinedi has been notified that GA, IA, IN, MN, and PA Blue Cross Blue Shield are starting the transition to NPI only for all electronic claims...  read more... |
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Tricare NPI Only Infinedi has been notified that Tricare is starting the transition to NPI only for all electronic claims...  read more... |
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Arizona, Idaho, Nevada, Tennessee, and Wyoming Medicare NPI Only Infinedi has been notified that AZ, ID, NV, TN and WY Medicare are starting the transition to NPI only for all electronic claims...  read more... |
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Alaska, Florida, Michigan, and Oregon Medicaid NPI Only Infinedi has been notified that AK, FL, MI, and OR Medicaid are starting the transition to NPI only for all electronic claims...  read more... |
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AR & LA Medicare-Report Processing turned back on Infinedi has been notified that Pinnacle Service’s internal crosswalk problem has been resolved and report processing has been turned back on...  read more... |
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Oklahoma BC/BS Batch Rejection Error Recent registration of your group NPI number with OK BC/BS may be causing claims to be rejected/deleted by the carrier...  read more... |
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Alabama, Kentucky, South Carolina, and Tennessee Medicaid NPI Only Infinedi has been notified that AL, KY, SC and TN Medicaid are starting the transition to NPI only for all electronic claims...  read more... |
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AR, KS, Western MO, ND, SD, and TN Blue Cross Blue Shield NPI Only Infinedi has been notified that AR, KS, Western MO, ND, SD, and TN Blue Cross Blue Shield are starting the transition to NPI only for all electronic claims...  read more... |
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CO, DE, DC, MD, TX, and VA Medicare NPI Only Infinedi has been notified that CO, DE, DC, MD, TX, and VA Medicare are starting the transition to NPI only for all electronic claims...  read more... |
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Oklahoma Medicare-Chiropractic Services Due to Medicare’s conversion to Trailblazer a new LCD guideline (Local Coverage Determination)
became effective 3/1/08, that could result in claim rejections...  read more... |
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AR & LA MEDICARE-Report Processing Temporarily turned off Infinedi LLC has been made aware there is an internal crosswalk problem with Pinnacle Services that is affecting Arkansas and Louisiana Medicare claims...  read more... |
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Oklahoma Medicare-Attention: Chiropractic Services Due to the conversion to Trailblazer Medicare, Infinedi LLC has been made aware
of a new reject message for chiropractors when billing X-Ray...  read more... |
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California, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Utah, West Virginia, and Wisconsin Medicare Infinedi has been notified that CA, IA, PA, UT, WV, and WI Medicare are starting the transition to NPI only for all electronic claims...  read more... |
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Delaware, New Hampshire, and Maine Blue Cross Blue Shield NPI Only Infinedi has been notified that DE, NH, and ME Blue Cross Blue Shield is starting the transition to NPI only for all electronic claims...  read more... |
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Idaho, Massachusetts, Montana, and Vermont Medicaid NPI Only Infinedi has been notified that ID, MA, MT, and VT Medicaid are starting the transition to NPI only for all electronic claims...  read more... |
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West Virginia and Missouri Blue Cross Blue Shield NPI Only Infinedi has been notified that WV and MO Blue Cross Blue Shield are starting the transition to NPI only for all electronic claims...  read more... |
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Rhode Island and Colorado Medicaid NPI Only Infinedi has been notified that RI and CO Medicaid are starting the transition to NPI only for all electronic claims...  read more... |
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Medicare-Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire and Massachusetts (NHIC) Error Summary Reports (ESRs) Will Be Delayed for Claims Submitted Between January 1, 2008 - January 4, 2008 The posting of Error...  read more... |
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Medicare-Southern and Northern California (NHIC) Error Summary Reports (ESRs) Will Be Delayed for Claims Submitted Between January 1, 2008 - January 4, 2008 The posting of Error Summary Reports (ESRs) for electronic claims...  read more... |
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Addressing Misinformation Regarding Chiropractic Services and Medicare... This special edition article is being provided by CMS to correct information in the Chiropractic
Community relating to Medicare and...  read more... |
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Oklahoma Health Care Authority will require the National Drug Code (NDC)... Beginning January 1, 2008, the Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) will require the National Drug Code (NDC) to be submitted...  read more... |
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The Mail Handlers Benefit Plan deleted addresses Infinedi LLC was notified effective January 1, 2008 Mail Handlers Benefit Plan will no longer accept mail at the following addresses...  read more... |
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Medicare Region 6-Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico... Effective 1/7/08, Medicare will begin sending INFORMATIONAL WARNING messages on all HIPAA inbound claims containing legacy provider numbers for any primary provider...  read more... |
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Medicare-Illinois, Minnesota and Michigan Multiple Payer Reports Infinedi LLC has been made aware of a system issue at Wisconsin Physician Services (WPS) which affected our claim files submitted on January 17, 2008...  read more... |
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STOP! What you need to know about edits M402, M403, M404, M405, and M406 If you receive informational edits M402, M404, and M406 on your Batch Detail Controls Listing (BDCL), please STOP and read the following information before calling Infinedi LLC...  read more... |
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Texas Workers' Comp claims to send electronically Beginning January 1, 2008, Texas workers' compensation system health care providers and insurance carriers are required to be able to exchange medical billing and reimbursement data electronically...  read more... |
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Iowa Medicare Infinedi LLC has successfully passed testing for the conversion of Iowa Medicare Part B. Effective 2/1/08 Infinedi LLC will submit production claims to WPS-Wisconsin Physician Services...  read more... |
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TX, VA, DE, DC Medicare - 1/15/2008 File Failed Infinedi, LLC has been made aware of an issue in the Trailblazers system that affected the claim file submitted on January 15, 2008...  read more... |
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IA Medicare Report Processing temporarily turned off Infinedi has identified a problem with payor reports for IA Medicare due to the Jurisdiction change to WPS...  read more... |
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Provider Credentialing Alert Please be advised that any changes made to your credentialing status for 2007/ 2008 must be reported to Infinedi, Insurance Carriers and NPPES as needed..  read more... |
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STOP! M379 What you need to know Please be advised that if you are receiving the M379 error on your Q Report, the carrier is deleting the batch / claims...  read more... |
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Kansas, Nebraska, and Kansas City Medicare Conversion to WPS Infinedi LLC has successfully passed testing for the conversion of Kansas, Nebraska, and Kansas City Part B Medicare...  read more... |
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Medicare REJECTS! M340, M341, M343-What you need to know. Please be advised that if you are receiving the M340, M341 or M343 error on your Q Report,
the payer is deleting the batch / claims...  read more... |
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Montana, Rhode Island Medicare NPI Only Infinedi has been notified that MT, RI Medicare is starting the transition to NPI only for all electronic claims...  read more... |
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North Dakota, South Dakota Medicare NPI Only Infinedi has been notified that ND, SD Medicare is starting the transition to NPI only for all electronic claims...  read more... |
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Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine and Massachusetts Medicare NPI Only Infinedi has been notified that VT, NH, MA, and ME Medicare are starting the transition to NPI only for all electronic claims...  read more... |
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TX Medicaid NPI Contingency Period Extended Infinedi, LLC has been made aware that TX Medicaid contingency period for NPI compliance has changed and will not end on February 29, 2008...  read more... |
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OK Part B Medicare conversion to Trailblazers Infinedi LLC has successfully passed testing for the conversion of OK Medicare Part B to Trailblazers...  read more... |
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Wisconsin, Nevada, and Colorado Blue Cross Blue Shield NPI Only Infinedi has been notified that WI, NV, and CO Blue Cross Blue Shield are starting the transition to NPI only for all electronic claims...  read more... |
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Utah, West Virginia, Iowa, and Wyoming Medicaid NPI Only Infinedi has been notified that UT, WV, IA and WY Medicaid are starting the transition to NPI only for all electronic claims...  read more... |
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Ohio, South Carolina, Alabama, Connecticut, and Georgia Medicare NPI Only Infinedi has been notified that OH, SC, AL, CT, and GA Medicare are starting the transition to NPI only for all electronic claims...  read more... |
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Mississippi Blue Cross Blue Shield NPI Only Infinedi has been notified that MS Blue Cross Blue Shield is starting the transition to NPI only for all electronic claims...  read more... |
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Kansas Medicaid NPI Only Infinedi has been notified that KS Medicaid is starting the transition to NPI only for all electronic claims...  read more... |
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Florida, Alaska, Hawaii, Washington, Oregon, Illinois, and Indiana Medicare Infinedi has been notified that FL, AK, HI, WA, OR, IL, and IN Medicare are starting the transition to NPI only for all electronic claims...  read more... |
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AR MEDICARE-M013 Rejection Infinedi LLC has identified a problem with files submitted 2/28,2/29 and 3/3, which generated the error message: M013 SUBMIT NPI OR PIN NOF...  read more... |
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Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, and North Infinedi has been notified that KY, MI, MN, MS, NJ, NY, and NC Medicare are starting the transition to NPI only...  read more... |
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Texas Workers' Comp claims to send electronically Beginning January 1, 2008, Texas workers' compensation system health care providers and insurance carriers are required to be able  read more... |
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DECEMBER 10TH, 2007: INFINEDI WILL CLOSE EARLY DUE TO WEATHER CONDTIONS Infinedi offices will close December 10th 2007 at 3:00pm CST, due to weather conditions. We intend to re-open tomorrow at 8AM, weather permitting. As always, you may send claims 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. (read more)   |
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Invalid NPI / legacy ID rejects Many payers have been returning informational / warning messages due to providers submitting invalid NPI / legacy ID combinations...  read more... |
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of TX, NM, Il and OK are going NPI only BCBS of IL, BCBS of NM, BCBS of TX and BCBS of OK, divisions of Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), a Mutual Legal Reserve Company, are beginning...  read more... |
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Arkansas Blue Cross/Blue Shield & Part B Medicare Infinedi LLC has received information from Pinnacle Medicare Services that due to a system problem, Pinnacle received bad data regarding...  read more... |
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Noridian Medicare NPI Contingency Being Lifted Effective October 22, 2007 Noridian Medicare part B began editing the NPI/legacy ID combinations for validity against...  read more... |
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Thanksgiving Holiday Schedule Infinedi offices will be closed Thursday November 22, 2007 and Friday November 23, 2007 in observance of Thanksgiving...  read more... |
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TX, OK, CO and NM Medicare-New Administrative Contractor Jurisdiction 4 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced the selection of Trailblazer to administer the...  read more... |
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KS, NE, MO and IA Medicare-New Administrative Contractor Jurisdiction 5 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that...  read more... |
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NPI DEADLINE - 8/15 PLEASE READ  read more... |
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"National Provider Identifiers-Don’t be fooled by the Contingency Plan!" article by David Ginsberg, president of PrivaPlan Associates, Infinedi's
national compliance partner.  read more... |
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NEW EDIT REGARDING PATIENT RELATIONSHIP New edit error message: Cannot be same person for this relationship...  read more... |
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OK, LA, MO, AR, NM and RI Medicare All providers filing electronic claims for Region 6 Medicare should be aware that Medicare may be setting your practice up to receive ERA files...  read more... |
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FIRST HEALTH NAME CHANGE What is currently known as First Health, Payer ID 87043 will now be known as Coventry Health Care National Network...  read more... |
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PPO OKLAHOMA, CCN, HCVM, FIRST HEALTH PPO NAME CHANGE PPO/TPA plans known as CCN, PPO Oklahoma, HCVM and First Health PPO will now be known as First Health Network...  read more... |
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CMS-NPI; GET IT, SHARE IT, USE IT. Infinedi LLC encourages providers to read important information published by CMS regarding the NPI...  read more... |
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NEW REVISED CMS 1500 If your Practice Management System is changing to accommodate the new Revised CMS 1500...  read more... |
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MEDICARE PART B REPORTS Infinedi has been made aware that Medicare has made changes to the following Part B reports that your may be receiving...  read more... |
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NEW NAME FOR HOMETOWN HEALTH NETWORK Effective immediately HomeTown Health Network has changed their name to The Health Plan...  read more... |
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Iowa, Colorado, Arizona and Wyoming Medicare Infinedi has been made aware of a report processing issue for Noridian Administrative Services for files submitted 8/15/06-8/25/06...  read more... |
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NATIONAL PROVIDER IDENTIFIER (NPI) Applying for your NPI is FREE, not applying for your NPI could be costly...  read more... |
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December 1st, 2006: Infinedi will close early due to weather condtions Infinedi offices will close December 1st 2006 at 3:00pm CST, due to weather conditions. As always, you may send claims 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.   |
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INTRODUCING CLAIM CORRECT! Q-Audit now contains a new feature, Claim Correct, an easy and efficient way for you to correct claim errors online...  read more... |
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MEDICARE DME - JURISDICTION D Effective 9/30/06 Noridian Administrative Services (NAS) will become the contractor for Medicare DME Jurisdiction D...  read more... |
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MEDICARE PAYMENT DELAY Physicians should be aware Medicare will not pay any claims for the last nine days of the federal fiscal year...  read more... |
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REVISED CMS-1500 CLAIM FORM On July 21, 2006 The NUCC released the revised 1500 claim form, which accommodates the new NPI...  read more... |
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NEW PAYER CONNECTIONS Infinedi LLC is pleased to announce new electronic connectivity for the following payers...  read more... |
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NPI ALERT – NPPES DOWNTIME National Provider Identifier (NPI) Alert! The National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) will be down for scheduled maintenance...  read more... |
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JOHN DEERE HEALTH CARE Effective August 1, 2006 John Deere Health Care will change it’s payer name to United Healthcare of River Valley...  read more... |
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Noridian Processing Issue Infinedi has been informed of a processing issue involving claims received by Noridian Administrative Services between 7/3/06-7/5/06...  read more... |
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New CMS-1500 Claim Form NUCC-National Uniform Claim Committee has update information regarding the approval of the new CMS-1500 claim form...  read more... |
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Kansas, Nebraska and N W Missouri Providers-Paper Remittance Deadline Infinedi has been informed there are many providers that have stopped receiving their paper remit...  read more... |
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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MEDICARE-ERA FILES Infinedi has been informed that all providers signed up for electronic claims were automatically authorized for Electronic Remittance Advice...  read more... |
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MEDICARE ERA - PAPER REMITTANCE DEADLINE Infinedi has been informed that there are several states in which Medicare automatically enrolled providers for ERA’s without notifying the clearinghouse or the provider...  read more... |
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INFINEDI INTRODUCES NEW Q-TOOL FOR ACCOUNT COLLECTIONS Tired of high collection fees? Would you like more control of your collection process, including collection reports when you need them?  read more... |
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AMERICAN SPECIALTY HEALTH (ASH) NOW ELECTRONIC Infinedi is now sending American Specialty Health (ASH) claims electronically...  read more... |
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SOUTH CAROLINA MEDICARE-ERA FILES Infinedi has been informed there are many providers that have stopped receiving their paper remits...  read more... |
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SOUTH CAROLINA BCBS Infinedi has been made aware of a system issue with SC BCBS claims submitted 5/18/06-5/21/06. The response report might contain invalid rejections...  read more... |
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EMPLOYEE BENEFIT SERVICES OF LA (EBS) Employee Benefit Services of LA has notified us that they were unable to process files...  read more... |
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UPDATE - NATIONAL PROVIDER IDENTIFIER In compliance with HIPAA provisions, Infinedi will accept and use NPI's in standard transactions by the May 23rd, 2007 deadline...  read more... |
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OKLAHOMA PROVIDERS - OK BCBS REJECTS Oklahoma BCBS provider numbers are now being picked up from our master file instead of the claim...  read more... |
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NEW PAYER CONNECTIONS Infinedi LLC is pleased to announce new electronic connectivity for the following payers...  read more... |
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Georgia Providers - Georgia Medicare Infinedi has been made aware of a system issue that caused invalid payer rejections. Claims that were received by Georgia Medicare between...  read more... |
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All Providers - General American Life Infinedi has been informed that effective immediately, General American Life, currently payer ID 63665, is being consolidated...  read more... |
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Infinedi's Response to Postal Increase The following news release from the USPS declares an increase in first class mail from .37 cents to .39 cents effective January 8, 2006. Brad Cost, president of Infinedi, has made the decision that our per claim price for paper claims will not reflect this increase...  read more... |
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Physicians and WellPoint Settle MDL Class Action On July 11, 2005, counsel for nearly 900,000 physicians and Wellpoint, Inc., announced that they have settled two national class actions pending in federal court...  read more... |
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Infinedi Power Outage On August 1, 2005 Infinedi had a power outage lasting approximately an hour. If you tried to send claims and were not able to get through, please resend them. We are sorry for any inconvenience.   |
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CMA Settles Class-Action Lawsuit With Anthem/Wellpoint Largest for-profit insurer in California will pay $135 million to
resolve unfair reimbursement allegations during a decade... (read more)   |
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Valueoptions change of address The ValueOptions Irving, TX Claims office has transitioned to the Latham, NY Office...  read more... |
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Are you tired of hearing about hipaa? Don't waste your money on consultants or products until you read this...  read more... |
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Tricare region transition complete As of November 2, 2004 the Tricare transition is complete for all three regions...  read more... |
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Important notice regarding provider number / tax-id changes It is extremely important that any time a provider number or tax-id change occurs in your practice that you notify our Customer Service Department immediately...  read more... |
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Tricare region changes Tricare has recently reorganized their regions.  read more... |
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Important medicare news for chiropractors Certain HCPCS codes must be accompanied by the Acute Treatment (AT) modifier...  read more... |
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Our move is complete Infinedi moved location the first weekend of August.  read more... |
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Railroad medicare update Infinedi will soon be sending retired Railroad Medicare claims electronically.  read more... |
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ANNOUNCING Q-ELIGIBILITY Infinedi's on-line eligibility service, Q-Eligibility, is a real-time service tool that provides a web-based view of patient benefits. This service allows providers to quickly and accurately acquire the most current information about enrollee eligibility.  read more... |
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ANNOUNCING Q-SERVICES Infinedi is pleased to announce the release of Q-Services, a powerful, real-time service that will assist you in all aspects of your electronic claims submission. Q-Services include Q-Audit, Q-Eligibility, Q-Reports, and Q-Talk. Each of these tools utilizes the latest technology and most efficient method of real-time services available.   |
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INFINEDI PARTNERS WITH CMA Infinedi has recently partnered with the California Medical Association and is exclusively endorsed as the clearinghouse solution for California Medical Association providers. This has led to many TPA's in California, including Riverside and Stanislaus, to choose Infinedi as their HIPAA solution. We are always looking for ways to better service our clients and to ensure that your cash flow is not interrupted by the constantly changing rules and regulations in the healthcare industry. Forming partnerships with other reputable organizations is just one more way Infinedi strives to bring you the very best service available.   |
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