FP Report -- March 1999
April 5 is deadline for Y2K compliance on Medicare claims
The Health Care Financing Administration has set April 5, 1999, as the date Medicare carriers should begin returning claims not filed in accord with requirements for the year 2000.
Whether you file electronically or on a paper, you need to use the full eight-digit code for the date: two digits for the month, two for the day, and four for the year.
To find "Appendix E: HCFA Y2K Requirements," a new attachment to Family Physicians and the Year 2000, obtain Appendix E from the AAFP order department at (800) 944-0000 (ask for item #709) or from AAFP Express (request document #8003).
FP Report is published by the AAFP News Department. Copyright © 1999 by American Academy of Family Physicians.
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