A new standard is coming that will impact health care claims submission.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services mandates a new ANSI 837 version 5010 that will affect all offices who bill electronically. In addition to ANSI 837 5010, a new diagnostic codes standard, ICD-10 is coming. ICD-9 is being phased out.
The new standard has a couple of important deadlines:
Required By December 31, 2010 - Level I compliance - create and receive compliant transactions in the new format.Required by December 31, 2011 - Level II compliance - all testing is completed and production is underway in the new format.
As with any new standard, there will be those that are on top of things; those who are ready long before any deadlines. And as CMS anticipates, there will be many software companies who will not be able to make the transition. DBC, however, has already begun programming and we will be up and running and ready to assist you.
In order to take advantage of our programming efforts, you will need to keep your software license current with DBC.
A training and support agreement with any third party alone, such as a local dealer, is not sufficient. If you're not sure whether you have a support agreement in place directly with DBC please contact us at 610.847.5065.
Confused by all of this? You may not know what version your software is using to send claims. Our experienced support team has over 35 years experience in claims submission standards. If you have a current support agreement, we can help you sort all of this out.
If you don't own AS/PC or the latest versions of electronic claims please contact us and we'll help ensure that you are in full compliance.
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