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Holiday Schedule for Kareo and Clearinghouses

Wednesday, May 21, 2008 - 10:29:23 AM

Important Message regarding Kareo and Clearinghouse Holiday Schedules

Kareo: will close Friday 5/23/08 at 8pm EDT/ 3pm PDT and reopen Tuesday 5/2708 at 9am EDT/ 6am PDT.

MedAvant: will close Friday 5/23/08 at 3pm EDT/ 12pm PDT and reopen Tuesday 5/27/08 at 5am EDT/ 2am PDT

During this time their processing systems will be taken offline for the purpose of relocating them to a new data center.

·  All electronic transactions, claim submissions, Real-time Eligibility, ERA, etc.., will not be available.    

Claims received on Friday before 2pm EDT/ 11am PDT will be delivered to the payers on Tuesday May 27th.


Confirmation reports for claims received on Friday will be available beginning Wednesday at 5:00am EDT/ 2am PDT.

Gateway EDI: will be closed on Monday 5/26/08. However, you may continue utilizing EDI services.

Claims received after 3:00pm EDT/ 12pm PDT on Thursday 5/22/08 will be submitted to the payers on Tuesday 5/27/08.

MedAvant Memorial Day Holiday Schedule

Monday, May 19, 2008 - 07:07:24 PM

Important Message from MedAvant

Date Range: Monday – May 26, 2008

Details:

MedAvant will be closed in observance of Memorial Day on May 26, 2008.

    •  Our systems WILL NOT be accepting claims on May 26, 2008.
       
    •  Real-time Eligibility and Claims Status WILL NOT be available on May 26, 2008.

ALL SYSTEMS WILL BE BACK ON-LINE AND AVAILABLE TO CUSTOMERS NO LATER THAN TUESDAY, MAY 27TH AT 5:00AM EDT.

Submitter Actions:

Have a safe and wonderful holiday

Notification ID:  20080519-02

Delays in support response time

Monday, May 12, 2008 - 09:35:27 AM

Due to recent issues related to the May 23rd NPI Medicare transition our support volume is higher than normal, which has resulted in a delay in support response time.  We apologize for these delays and appreciate your patience as the Kareo team works hard to work your issues. 

Import Message regarding NPI numbers

Thursday, May 1, 2008 - 01:25:08 PM

Import Message regarding NPI numbers

Date Range: Effective May 23, 2008

Details:

·         Medicare and other payers will begin rejecting HIPAA inbound claims containing legacy provider identifiers for any primary provider.

·         The following Medicare pre-pass edits will reject claims as an INVALID VALUE on the H99RAR04 report when the applicable Billing, Pay-to, or Rendering (claim or detail) provider loops contain an REF01 of 1C or 1G.

·         The edits will be begin appearing as informational effective 1/7/08 until the final implementation date of 5/23/08, at which time they will reject claims if billing requirements are not met.

·         Please note these messages are informational only the claims were received and processed successfully at the payer.

Submitter Actions:

·         Do not remove your legacy provider or group numbers, these will be stripped from your file before the claim is forwarded onto the payer

·         Make sure that you have a NPI number entered for all  groups, rendering providers, referring providers, and service locations before 5/23/08