This article assists providers to identify and report potential report fraud, waste, or abuse.
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Articles beginning January 2018 are available in the blog format.
This article was updated on May 10, 2018. Topics include: list of providers due for re-credentialing, changes to re-credentialing process, and changes to ongoing verification process.
In response to provider feedback, the use of the NPI Exemption List for residents and interns enrolled in graduate dental and medical programs, and area health education centers will be extended from Jan. 31, 2018 to April 30, 2018. Note: This article was originally published as a Special Bulletin in January 2018.
Effective April 1, 2018, North Carolina Medicaid will make several changes to the Medicaid and NC Health Choice Preferred Drug List (PDL):
In a recent attempt to send an email helping providers with a common error, CSRA noticed that 12.5 percent of the provider email addresses were invalid or unsubscribed.
Registration is open for the March 2018 instructor-led provider training courses listed below. Slots are limited.
Effective March 1, 2018, all North Carolina Medicaid and NC Health Choice beneficiaries must be 12 years of age or older to receive chiropractic services.
The Payment Error Rate Measurement (PERM) audit calculates error rates for Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Programs (CHIP) and Managed Care on a three-year cycle for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
In response to the higher than normal number of influenza cases and influenza-related complications and deaths, North Carolina Medicaid is offering telephonic evaluation and management services to beneficiaries who are actively experiencing flu-like symptoms. The purpose of this service is to assist primary care providers assessing established patients over the telephone to gather additional information.
The Special Medicaid Bulletin, Generic Dispensing Rate Adjustments and Flovent HFA Inhaler Moved to Preferred Status on the Preferred Drug List, had an incorrect date in the first sentence. Here is the article with the correct information.