Tag: DME Information Forms (DIF)
CMS to drop CMNs, DIFs
May 5, 2022HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – CMS will eliminate requirements for certificates of medical necessity (CMNs) and DME information forms (DIFs), starting with claims with service dates of Jan. 1, 2023, according to an MLNConnects article published yesterday.
Per the announcement, suppliers will not be able to submit CMN and DIF forms or their electronic claim data elements with claims for dates of service on or after that date. Suppliers must continue to submit CMN and DIF information for claims with...
Providers to CMS: Yes, please drop CMNs
May 29, 2015Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
BALTIMORE - CMNs/DIFs are a burden HME stakeholders would like to see eliminated, they told CMS officials during an Open Door Forum last week.
“There was a time and place for CMNs,” said Ronda Buhrmester, a reimbursement specialist for The VGM Group, during the forum. “Providers already have to gather that info in the progress notes and it is redundant. It's time to eliminate CMNs.”
Currently, CMNs are required for oxygen, pneumatic compression devices, osteogenesis...
CMS considers eliminating CMNs, DIFs
May 21, 2015HME News Staff
BALTIMORE - CMS will host a Special Open Door Forum call May 27 to discuss eliminating CMNs and durable medical equipment identification forms. The current CMNs are oxygen, pneumatic compressions devices, osteogenesis stimulators, TENS devices, seat lift mechanisms, and section C continuation form. The current DIFS are external infusion pumps and enteral and parenteral nutrition. Comments on the forms can be emailed to reducingproviderburden@cms.hhs.gov. To participate in the call: 1-866-501-5502,...
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The 007 Man with the Golden Gun hd On the heels of a White House healthcare summit on March 6, the administration announced plans to hold similar regional summits across the country. The summits will take place in California, Iowa, Michigan, North Carolina and Vermont.
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HME associations in those states have submitted verbal and written requests to attend the summits to...