3M consultants address specific
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Alan Mertz, president of ACLA, has offered to work with CMS and its
contractor, Correct Coding Solutions, LLC, to ensure that the MUE requirements
match current medical practice and are used only as intended -- to prevent the
payment of obviously erroneous Medicare claims submissions -- rather than to
establish medical policy. For example, under
the initial MUE proposal, if four polyps were removed during a colonoscopy for
biopsy, the pathologist would be limited to billing for two interpretations.

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ACLA subsequently asked CMS to suspend all deadlines for comments
associated with the initiative and to withdraw the MUE program. 3M Chargemaster Online easily
integrates with a hospital's charge capture workflow to provide online
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The result is improved payer reimbursement through reduced
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The software, available in an ASP
model accessed through Windows Internet Explorer , includes these
features:

- Identifies incorrect, expired or deleted current procedural
terminology (CPT) codes.

- Matches CPT codes to revenue codes.

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ACLA was most concerned that the proposed unit-of-service edits fly in the
face of accepted medical practice.
"Keeping the chargemaster current, accurate and fully compliant is a
vital concern for every health care organization, since mistakes and
incomplete information can result in increased write-offs and lost
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CMS's action comes after a concerted effort by ACLA, along with other
medical specialty and health provider groups.
"An efficient and effective charge process is critical to remaining
financially secure in today's regulatory environment," Mann said.

- Checks for appropriate use of modifiers.

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Recent regulations require that coding changes to the
chargemaster must be incorporated on the effective date of services or
claims using out-of-date codes will be rejected and payment delayed.
3M Chargemaster Online validates all Charge Description Master
(CDM) line items automatically and flags for potential problems. The
software's advanced logic-based building and editing functions allow
the hospital to pinpoint problems, make necessary changes and
continually update the chargemaster.

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ACLA is an association that represents local, regional and national
clinical laboratories throughout the United States.

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The organization wrote CMS Administrator Mark McClellan soon
after the proposal was first announced in January. ACLA met with CMS
officials in late February.

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These groups raised serious
concerns about how the MUEs were developed and proposed for implementation . Thus, if implemented, Medicare recipients would face negative
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The association provided examples of likely problems.

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ACLA saw the proposed standards as
contrary to the conventions established when laboratory CPT codes were
developed.

According to Kelly Mann, national director of marketing, 3M Health
Information Systems, hospital billing practices and chargemaster
inaccuracies continue to be scrutinized by the Office of Inspector
General.

- Provides access to online, up-to-date reference guides for all
CPT and HCPCS codes.3Mhis. Built on a foundation of more than 20 years of
clinical, financial and administrative expertise, 3M HIS products help
ensure the quality of data, which drives an organization's ability to
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WASHINGTON, The American Clinical Laboratory
Association today applauded the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for
allowing more time for comments on "Medically Unbelievable Edits " and
extending the implementation date of the MUE program.

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ACLA was one of the first groups to meet with high-level CMS officials to
raise concerns. In addition to performing as an ASP,
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The MUEs would impose such arbitrary limits on more than 10 ,000 CPT codes.

ACLA cited several concerns with the proposal, including:

* The MUEs were developed without appropriate CMS guidance as to their
purpose;
* A process to appeal the edits was lacking;
* The methodology used to develop the edits was not disclosed;
* There was insufficient stakeholder involvement in the MUEs' development."
3M Chargemaster Online is combined with expert chargemaster
consulting from 3M Consulting Services to provide a complete
chargemaster management solution.

3M Chargemaster Online is continually updated with the latest
coding and regulatory changes.

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