tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2011 Issue 8

ABN: You Must Use New Form by Nov. 1, CMS Says

Don't expect major changes, but you are required to switch.You should be used to the combined Advance Beneficiary Notification (ABN)/ Notice of Exclusion of Medicare Benefits (NEMB) form implemented last year. But did you know it's time again to upgrade to a newer version?The latest version of the ABN -- form CMS-R-193, with the release date of March 20, 2011 -- is now available at www.cms.gov/BNI by clicking the "revised ABN" link, said CMS's Donna Williamson during a June 28 CMS Open Door Forum. Although the form doesn't include any substantial changes, mandatory use of...

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