Short/Terminating Reports and HIT Payments; Which Form to Use and When To File? CMS announced that short period and terminating hospitals qualifying for the HIT payment will be granted extensions on a case by case basis for cost reporting periods beginning on or after October 1, 2010 and subsequent and file on the 2552-10. Short period and terminating hospitals not qualifying for the HIT payment will file and [...]   CMS Confirms Proposed Filing Deadline Extensions for 265-11 On July 27, 2011 HFS received written confirmation from CMS that the deadlines to file on the new 265-11 form set will be extended. The following is a summary of the details we received. The new 265-11 is effective for cost reporting periods that overlap 01/01/2011. Extensions will be given as follows. (These extensions were [...]   Short Period SNF Cost Reports to be Filed on 2540-96 Software On July 27, 2011 HFS received a memorandum from CMS regarding filing deadlines for SNFs. The following is a summary of the details we received. The 2540-10 is effective for cost reporting periods beginning on or after 12/01/2010. For any short period cost reports beginning on or after 12/01/2010 and ending 11/30/2011, providers will continue [...]   CMS Confirms Extensions to File 2552-10 Cost Reports On July 27, 2011 HFS received written confirmation from CMS that the deadlines to file on the new 2552-10 form set will be extended. The following is a summary of the details we received. CMS issued a 30-day extension for 4/30/2011 FYE providers (Joint Signature Memo/Technical Direction Letter – 11204, 03-03-11). All providers with full [...]   Hospital 2552-10 Software Development & Proposed Filing Extensions We are currently beta testing the new 2552-10 software in numerous sites across the country.  Unfortunately, the new form set is still not final and therefore neither is our hospital software.  CMS is still working on Transmittal 2.  Transmittal 2 is needed is to fix various problems in Transmittal 1 (the current version of the [...]   2540‐10 Form Set Update The new 2540-10 form set is effective for cost reporting periods beginning on or after 12/1/2010. For any short cost reporting period beginning on or after 12/1/2010 and ending prior to 11/30/2011, providers will continue to file on the form CMS 2540-96. No extension is proposed at this time. on Transmittal 2 and advised us [...]   265-11 Form Set Update & Proposed Extensions The 265-11 Draft was issued by CMS, but is not final. CMS expects the following time line for the final.   The following extensions have been proposed by CMS but are not official. HFS will start development of the 265-11 software without a final version from CMS. However, we cannot finish until CMS finalizes the [...]   New CMS IACS/PS&R Website “CMS now has a website to better service providers using IACS to access PS&R. CMS wants providers to visit the new website instead of immediately contacting the IACS help desk regarding PS&R registration or access issues. The website is located at : www.eushelpdesk.com“   Luke DiSabato Joins HFS I announce with pleasure that Luke DiSabato has joined Health Financial Systems support group starting 10/4/2010. Luke is a graduate of The University of Notre Dame and has a high level of experience in Medicare. Luke has over 20 years of experience working in the FI/MAC environment. Many of you know Luke from his previous [...]   MAC Round II Procurements CMS’s Plans for the A/B Medicare Administrative Contractor Round II Procurements: Important Information for Potential Offerors Concerning - Consolidation of A/B MAC Jurisdictions Management of the A/B MAC Marketplace Responsibilities of the A/B MAC Medical Directors For the full document, download the PDF here: http://www.hfssoft.com/pdfs/MAC-Round2-Special-Notice.pdf   For more information, contact Health Financial Systems Customer Support: support@hfssoft.com or 888.216.6041