Overall, CMS accepted 89 percent of claims. Some regions reported acceptance rates as high as 99 percent. The testing did not reveal any issues with the Medicare FFS claims system.
Testers included:
• Suppliers
• Billing companies
• Clearinghouses
• Large and small physician practices
• Small and large hospitals
• Labs
• Ambulatory surgery centers
• Dialysis facilities
• Home health providers
• Ambulance providers
CMS intends to conduct end-to-end testing in 2015.
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