Index of News Articles

Newsletter articles and bulletins from 2004 and later are listed under the following topics:

Compliance   Sneak Preview for 2008 Nov-07 ACLA Responds to Proposed MUEs Oct-07 Data Dissemination to Begin 09/04/07 Aug-07 OIG Declines to Promulgate Excessive Charge Final Rule Aug-07 New CMS Proposals Aug-07 CMS Delays NPPES Data Dissemination Date Jun-07 Exclusion, Exception, Ejection May-07 NPI Contingency Plan Apr-07 Fight Against Medicaid Fraud Feb-07 NPI: A Complex "Simplification" Feb-07 WEDI Recommends NPI Contingency Plan Jan-07 OIG Work Plan 2007 Nov-06 HIPAA Lessons Aug-06 Medicare to Delay Payments Aug-06 HHS Publishes HIPAA’s Final Enforcement Rule May-06 National Provider Identifiers Update Mar-06 OIG 2006 Work Plan Feb-06 Medicare expectations on determination of subparts Feb-06 Claims Attachment Proposed Rule Remains Open for Comment Dec-05 Humana settles class action lawsuit Nov-05 Medicare to enforce claim format Aug-05 NPI Implementation Jul-05 New HIPAA Rules May-05 Prudential and Health Net settle physician lawsuits May-05 Get your NPI May-05 OIG Compliance for Hospitals Feb-05 Medicare to Deny Paper Claims Jan-05 Lab Demo Design Nov-04 OIG Work Plan for 2005 Nov-04 New CMS Resource for Clinical Labs Oct-04 HIPAA enforcement rule delayed Sep-04 Cigna Settlement is final Aug-04 Supplemental Hospital Compliance Guidance Draft Jun-04 Physician self-referral Phase II May-04 CMS Contingency Plan Mar-04 CMS issues standards for National Provider Identifier Feb-04 Medicare Reform Law Feb-04 HIPAA provider identifier finalized Jan-04   Corporate News   Milestone for Quadax Feb-08 Partners' Dinner Feb-08 Crossword Puzzle Feb-08 New Home for Quadax Nov-07 In Memoriam Aug-07 EDI Opens New Facility Aug-07 Quadax Partners’ Dinner 2006 Feb-07 Quadax represented at ACEP conference Nov-06 Relay for Life 2006 Aug-06 Our Growing Quadax Family May-06 Partners' Dinner Feb-06 New Branch Office Nov-05 Phil Conard scores hole-in-one Aug-05 Relay for Life Exceeds Goal Aug-05 Relay for Life May-05 Annual Partners' Dinner Feb-05 EDI Employee of the Year 2004 Feb-05 New Faces (EDI) Feb-05 Youngstown Office Feb-05 100th Insurance Committee Meeting held Nov-04 Relay for Life May-04 Corporate colors Feb-04 EDI Employee of the Year 2003 Feb-04 Partners' Dinner Feb-04   EDI   Suppressing Legacy Provider Numbers May-08 Event to Remember - Templates May-08 EDI Services Survey Results Feb-08 EDI State of the Department Feb-08 EDI Employee of the Year Feb-08 Event to Remember Aug-07 Xpeditor Reporting Aug-07 Batch rejects, scraping nuances, and more Aug-07 UB-04 Admission Source Field Aug-07 Xpeditor Enterprise User Conference May-07 Event to Remember: Part 2 Feb-07 EDI State of the Department Feb-07 EDI Employee of the Year Feb-07 Xpeditor Implementation Team Nov-06 Faster and Faster Aug-06 Quadax EDI Makes the Grade Aug-06 Keeping the Lines of Communication Open…Longer Aug-06 Creating an Event to Remember Aug-06 Quadax Receives Full EHNAC Accreditation Jul-06 EDI Clients Honored May-06 The EDGE May-06 Accelerated Secondary Claim Processing May-06 Learning the Language of Business May-06 EDI Customer Satisfaction Survey Results Feb-06 Xpeditor in 2006 Feb-06 Understanding Xpeditor Edits Feb-06 Quadax Difference Nov-05 National Provider Identifier (NPI) Aug-05 New version UB04 on drawing board Aug-05 Policy Papers Available Aug-05 Remittance conversion to 835 4010A1 Aug-05 WebMD Corporation changes name to Emdeon Corporation Aug-05 EDI Xpeditor User Conference May-05 Imaging vs. IDM Nov-04 Transmission Results Page Nov-04 Xecutive Dashboard & Performance Agent Nov-04 Keeping up with HIPAA changes Aug-04 Enhancements to Xpeditor Aug-04 ASP Portal Improvements Aug-04 UB-04 will replace UP-92 Aug-04 Use XpressBiller to Reduce Workload Aug-04 Partnering with WebMD helps keep costs down May-04 Hospital Advantage Termination Date 3/31/04 Feb-04 NCCI Edits for Hospitals Outpatient PPS Feb-04 UB-92 changes Feb-04 Xpeditor Enterprise User Conference Feb-04

HARP Suppressing Legacy Provider Numbers May-08 PQRI in HARP May-08 Migration to UNIX Feb-08 PAS Appeals Feb-08 Outsourced Mailing Change Jan-08 Preparing HARP for the Future Nov-07 Help Desk Helps Nov-07 Medigap Crossover Claims Sep-07 HARP v2.31 Released Sep-07 Outsourced Mailing Errors Aug-07 Sending PQRI Data Aug-07 HARP/Windows Vista Compatibility Jul-07 PQRI Jun-07 HARP Version 2.30 Released May-07 HARP Ready for New Claim Forms May-07 HARP Switches to Revised CMS-1500 Feb-07 HARP Positioned for Changes to Claim Forms Feb-07 HARP 2.29 implemented Jan-07 HARP Energized by HP-UX Aug-06 Maintenance: Purge Aug-06 Quadax Goes to War (College) Aug-06 HARP Gears Up for NPI, Revised CMS-1500, UB-04 May-06 Let Quadax Brighten Your Financial Future May-06 HARP Evolution Feb-o6 Migration Milestone Nov-05 HARP Add-on Components Manual May-05 Electronic remittance from more payers May-05 HARP Migration May-05 HARP Migration Feb-05 New remittances Nov-04 HARP Enhancements Nov-04 New Online User Manual Nov-04 HARP After-hours guide Nov-04 Patient Portals Nov-04 Report Reference Guide Nov-04 Monthend reports on CD Nov-04 HARP User Manual Sep-04 New Account Setup Packet - Critical Elements Aug-04 New Statements and Collection Letters Aug-04 Reports as Spreadsheet Files Aug-04 Balancing Electronic Claims Aug-04 New format for Release Notes & Manual May-04 Medicare payments increase Feb-04 Pathology CCI Edits Feb-04 Allowance Comparison Report Feb-04 Dynamic Entity Names Feb-04 Help Desk Questions & Answers Feb-04 Researching HARP Migration Feb-04   Payer News   NPPES Updates May-08 NPPES Information for Organizations Mar-08 Correct Way to List RR Retirement Number in NPPES Mar-08 NPIs for Referrals Feb-08 Railroad Medicare Claims Jan-08 Congress Blocks Medicare Fee Cut Dec-07 Watch for New NPI Edits on Claims Nov-07 I Have A Plan… Nov-07 Medicare Competitive Bidding Nov-07 2008 CPT Code Update Reminder Nov-07 Discontinuance of UPIN Registry Nov-07 UHC Policy Changes Oct-07 UB-04 Health Plan ID Field May-07 Medicare requires taxonomy codes for NPIs Nov-05 MSP Claims - Bankrupt Payer Aug-06 Administration of Influenza and/or Pneumonia Vaccines Aug-06 CMS Notice – Suppression of SPR May-06 Medicare Claims Processing Systems May-06 Medicare Part B Redeterminations May-06 Surrogate UPINs, HPSA modifiers Feb-06 End of an Era Feb-06 Claim Attachments Nov-05 New HPSA Modifier Aug-05 CMS Proposed Revision to CoPs May-05 IPPE for New Medicare beneficiaries May-05 Medicare B Duplicate Claims May-05 Recover Audit Contractors May-05 Medicare Part B Vaccine Coverage & Coding Nov-04 Tricare Regions Aug-04 CMS Eliminates Grace Period for HCPCS Codes May-04 CMS Eliminates Grace Period for ICD-9-CM Codes May-04 Supporting documentation for claims May-04 BC/BS Member Identification Number Conversion Feb-04 Cleaner Claims - LCDs Feb-04 Medicare Part B Carrier Jurisdiction Changes Feb-04   Systems/ Operations   Common Sense Security Reminders May-08 Data Center Relocation Apr-08 DST Spring Reminder Mar-08 New Data Center Feb-08 Reminder for DST End Oct-07 Windows Vista Mar-07 Earlier DST date Mar-07 Upgrades: Latest and (Sometimes) Greatest Feb-07 Passwords for ASP Portal Nov-06 System Upgrades Feb-06 Patient Advocacy Nov-05 Computer Security Aug-05 Passwords Feb-05 System Uptime Aug-05 Increasing Employee Productivity using Helpdesk May-04 Security/Redundancy May-04