Items listed represent the major categories and subcategories of the NHIC DME MAC A Web Site.

Durable Medical Equipment

• DME Home - The home page for DME MAC Jurisdiction A.
  
  
• What's New for DME - A listing of current changes and updates to the DME MAC A Web site.
  
  
• General Announcements - General announcements which cover a variety of topics important to the supplier community. These announcements are issued mostly by DME MAC A or CMS.
  
  

Contact Information

• All Contacts - Complete contact information for the DME MAC A. Included are the toll free customer service telephone number, paper claims submission addresses, appeal and written inquiry information and other pertinent contacts.
  
  
• ListServe Sign-Up - Online form for signing up for the DME MAC A ListServe.
  
  
• Web site Feedback - Online form for DME MAC A Web site questions and comments only.
  
  
• Written Inquiries - Online form for Medicare related questions, which are sent to the Written Inquires Department.
  
  

Billing Support

• Appeals - This link will take you to the Appeals section of the Contacts page. More information on Appeals can be found in Chapter 8 (Reopenings and Appeals) of the DME MAC A Supplier Manual.
  
  
• CMNs and Forms - This page provides access to all current Certificates of Medical Necessity (CMNs), a link to the CMS Forms Web page, and a series of forms maintained and used by DME MAC A.
  
  
• Electronic Data Interchange - Information regarding; Electronic Claims Submission, Return of file transmission and editing reports, Electronic Remittance Advices (ERAs), EDI Technical Help Desk services, Distribution and support of Medicare free Billing Software (Express Plus), as well as Enrollment and testing of new submitters can be found.
  
  
• Enrollment Information - Medicare enrollment information and links. National Supplier Clearinghouse (NSC) enrollment information.
  
  
• FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions entailing a variety of DMEPOS related topics.
  
  
• Fee Schedules - Yearly DME MAC A Fee Schedules can be found here in a variety of formats along with Quarterly Average Sales Price (ASP) Medicare Part B Drug Pricing Files, Oral Anticancer Drug Fees, and Fee Schedule revisions.
  
  
• Overpayments - This link will take you to the Overpayments section of the Contacts page. More information on Overpayments can be found in Chapter 9 (Overpayments and Offsets) of the DME MAC A Supplier Manual.
  
  
• Publications - The DME MAC A quarterly bulletin, The DME MAC Jurisdiction A Resource, can be found here along with the DME MAC A Supplier Manual.
  
  
• Related Web Sites - A list of important DMEPOS related Web sites including CMS Web sites, Other DME MACs and DMERCs, State Associations, Statistical Analysis Durable Medical Equipment Regional Carrier (SADMERC), Program Safeguard Contractor (PSC), as well as other helpful Web sites.
  
  
• Supplier Manual - The DME MAC A Supplier Manual contains a volume of useful information regarding the Medicare program, and it should be the first resource for Medicare billing questions.
  
  

Education

• ACT Calls - Opportunities for suppliers to interact directly with the NHIC DME MAC A on various topics.
  
  
• Educational Articles - The educational articles here cover a variety of topics important to the supplier community. Articles written by the DME MAC A Outreach and Education team can be found here along with informative Joint Signature Memorandums (JSMs) issued by CMS.
  
  
• Education Online - The DME MAC A Outreach and Education Team has developed self paced, online tutorials and training courses, which are available on demand, 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
  
  
• Events & Seminars - DME MAC A offers and participates in a variety of educational opportunities to assist the supplier community in understanding Medicare as it pertains to DMEPOS. These include Ask-the-Contractor Teleconferences (ACT), DME MAC A Seminars, Workshops, and Webinars, as well as Trade Shows and Special Events.
  
  
• Glossary - This page contains terms and acronyms important to providers, suppliers, and beneficiaries.
  
  
• Learning Network - CMS established Web sites to aid in the proper submission of Medicare claims, and the appropriate payment of services rendered to Medicare beneficiaries. Access CMS articles/publications, computer based training modules, electronic ListServes, quick reference guides and more.
  
  
• Outreach Materials - Documents and handouts from past DME MAC A live seminars available in PDF.
  
  
• Provider Outreach & Education Advisory Group - On the Provider Outreach & Education (POE) Advisory Group Web page there is a description/overview of the group, the group's mission statement, meeting minutes, and a list of member organizations.
  
  

Medical Policies

• All Medical Review - The Medical Review Table of Contents page.
  
  
• ADMC - This link will take you to the Claims Submission section of the Contacts page. The ADMC Request Cover Sheet is available on the CMNs and Forms page.
  
  
• Benefit Integrity/Fraud - On the Medical Review Table of Contents page are links Fraud related contractors.
  
  
• Bulletins - The index page for the Current Medical Review Bulletins.
  
  
• CERT Information - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) established the Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) program in November 2003. The purpose of the CERT program is to measure and improve the quality and accuracy of Medicare claims submission, processing, and payment.
  
  
• HCPCS/Modifiers - On the Medical Review Table of Contents page are links to HCPCS code lists and Modifier lists.
  
  
• LCDs - This page contains links to all current Local Coverage Determinations (LCDs).