Vendor Meetings
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas
EDI Services
Vendor Call Minutes
December 15, 2005
CMS is reporting the National Percentage for migration to the HIPPA formats at 99.71%. The claim contingency plan was ended by CMS in October 2005.
General Announcements:
- Effective 12/04/2005, password requirements on the EDI System will change.
System Updates:
- An EDI Deployment is scheduled for Sunday, December 18, 2005.
- Changes are being made to some of the edit descriptions.
- The next regularly scheduled EDI system deployment is scheduled for Sunday January 15, 2006.
- Some minor edit will be added with a 60-day warning. These will be simple edits only to cover items most which most Trading Partners are already aware.
Upcoming Events:
- BCBSKS will be closed Friday December 23 and Monday, December 26, 2005 for the Christmas Holiday.
- BCBSKS will be closed Monday January 2, 2006 for the New Year’s Holiday.
Medicare A and B:
- Beginning January 3, 2006 Medicare will allow the submittal of the XX qualifier for NPI. Claims submitted with the NPI must include the Medicare (Legacy) provider number in the REF segment, or claims will be rejected.
BCBSKS Reported Issue:
EDI Midwest Status:
835 Information:
- Medicare A submitted to FISS an issue concerning remittance advice for both paper and electronic reflecting – "CO" and "96" on an Remittance advice."
- The CO is in the 835 4010A1 Loop 2100 CAS01 segment = Contractual Obligations
- The 96 is in the 835 4010A1 Loop 2100 CAS02 segment = Non- covered charge(s).
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas will be perusing a more aggressive approach to providers using the 835 electronic remit in 2006. Vendors are encouraged to work with their Trading Partners to add this transaction for BCBSKS.
Telecommunications Changes:
- Trading Partners are encouraged to move to using FTP or the Internet for file transfer. EDI Services is considering the elimination of the asynchronous options.
270/271 Issues:
276/277 Issues:
Provider Communications
- The next issue of the Just ASK! Newsletter is scheduled to be available on the ASK website during the first week of January 2006.
We want to encourage you and your clients to share suggestions and ideas on how EDI Services can better assist. Please send an email to askedi@ask-edi.com. Blue Cross and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas as a Carrier and Intermediary
would like to ask you to submit to medicareedi@bcbsks.com suggestions on how we can better service you. Information posted to the web etc.,
The next regularly scheduled conference call is 1/29/2006.
Phone Number: 1-877-326-2337 – Pass code 2102557
Web Addresses:
www.kansasmedicare.com www.ask-edi.com
www.nebraskamedicare.com www.bcbsks.com
www.nwmissourimedicare.com www.bcbskc.com
Email Address: Phone:
askedi@ask-edi.com 800-472-6481
MedicareEDI@bcbsks.com
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