Tag: Documentation Requirement Lookup Service
Despite challenges, 'so far, so good' for lookup service, CMS says
January 17, 2020Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
WASHINGTON - Getting providers to participate in a pilot Documentation Requirement Lookup Service has been a challenge, CMS officials said during a Special Open Door Forum on Jan. 16.The service, which was launched in 2018 and is still being tested, pulls together existing requirements currently scattered among various manuals, National Coverage Determinations and Local Coverage Determinations, and presents them in a machine-readable format within the electronic health record, according to the agency.“It...
Documentation lookup enters testing phase
March 1, 2019Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
WASHINGTON - Medicare's documentation lookup service is moving ahead into various testing phases, according to CMS and other officials on a recent Special Open Door Forum.
The Documentation Requirement Lookup Service, launched in 2018, will pull together existing requirements that are currently scattered among various manuals, National Coverage Determinations and Local Coverage Determinations, and present them in a machine-readable format within the electronic health record, according to CMS....
Documentation lookup effort takes shape
October 26, 2018Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
WASHINGTON - A new initiative underway at CMS would make it easier for healthcare providers to look up documentation requirements, agency officials said during an Oct. 23 Special Open Door Forum.
The Medicare Documentation Requirement Lookup Service, still in the prototype phase, would pull together existing requirements, which are currently scattered among various manuals, National Coverage Determinations and Local Coverage Determinations, and present them in a machine-readable format within...