Medicare Fee


		How To

How to create Medicare Fee Schedule / Update Medicare Fee Schedule

INSTRUCTIONS FOR END USER

Ask user to download the respective FEE schedule from our Web Site:

http://www.emedct.com/Tech_Support/Downloads/Medicare Fees

Right click on desired file and click on SAVE TARGET AS

Download file to the DESKTOP

Go into CustomEMedical / Data Integrity Checks / Update Medicare Fee Schedule

Read message and then click on OK to continue

Browse the DESKTOP for FEE schedule file you just downloaded

Select PAR, NPAR, or LIMITED CHARGE

Select column for MEDICARE PRICE CODE

Click on UPDATE MEDICARE FEE IN MEDISOFT NOW

DONE!

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As reference, the following web sites below were used to get the difference fee schedules

http://www.empiremedicare.com/partbny/partbny_fees.htm

http://www.connecticutmedicare.com/common_resource_fees_Fee%20Schedules.asp#TopOfPage

http://www.medicarenhic.com/ne_prov/fee_sched.shtml

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REFERENCE FOR PROGRAMMER

	Remove header on top of each TXT files
	Import into MS Access as LIMITED – *make sure that amounts of 1000 or more are able to be displayed. Set field margin at the end of the 2 decimal point to allow for full amount.* **Make sure you replace with # ---> this character is used to identify FACILITY codes otherwise program reports code not found when it is a code facility.* Facility codes are identify by the program by word HOSP in code description or value 21,22,23,24 in POS field**
	Set field headers as follows:

PROC MOD PAR NPAR LIMITCHRG NOTE

	Export file to a TXT file using TAB, Include COLUMN NAMES, NONE as text qualifier
	Upload file to our web site to: http://www.emedct.com/Tech_Support/Downloads/Medicare Fees

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