PC-ACE Pro32 Version 2.32 File Automatically Effective with ASC X12 5010 on Sunday, January 1, 2012 What is PC-ACE Pro32? PC-Ace or Pro32 is a "stand alone" software package that creates a patient database and allows your office to electronically submit claims to Medicare Part A and Part B. It is available for free from Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) upon request for use by Medicare providers for billing Medicare claims. How is PC-ACE Pro32 becoming compliant with ACS X12 5010 on Sunday, January 1, 2012? Effective Sunday, January 1, 2012, the only available output format for PC-ACE Pro32 Version 2.32 will be the 5010 version. The Sunday, January 1, 2012 changeover was established as part of the version 2.32 (ASC X12 5010) update, prior to issuance of the OESS 90-Day Discretionary Enforcement announcement. This Pro32 v2.32 update file includes software changes necessary to ensure your Pro32 claims are submitted in the ASC X12 837 v5010 format. All Trading Partners should be on the current version of PC-ACE Pro 32 as the software is set up to automatically expire every 8 months therefore requiring the new version to be downloaded/installed no later than Sunday, January 1, 2012. PC-ACE Pro32 software version 2.32.0.100 for ASC X12 v5010 has several CMS Medicare mandates and enhancements: • The current Pro32 upgrade is applicable to 1.82.0.100 (January 2007) and later versions for the PC-ACE Pro32 software • ASC X12 version 5010 Errata production software changes: - ASC X12 version 4010A1 no longer an option after Sunday, January 1, 2012 - Zip code requires full 9-position value - Billing provider must include physical address. Post office and lock boxes are not permitted. - ZIP code on all Facility Reference file records must include full 9-position value 5010/D.0 Implementation Calendar Current Events • Saturday, December 31 – End of the transition year; beginning of 5010 production environment Past Events For a complete list of past 5010 National Provider Calls, please visit the 5010 National Provider Calls section of our Versions 5010 & D.0 website<http://www.cms.gov/Versions5010andD0/V50/list.asp#TopOfPage>. Links to more information on Version 5010, NCPDP D.0, and NCPDP 3.0 are available at www.CMS.gov/Versions5010andD0<http://www.CMS.gov/Versions5010andD0>. ------------------------------------------------- It’s a Busy Time of Year. Make each office visit an opportunity to talk with your patients about the importance of getting the seasonal flu vaccination and a one-time pneumococcal vaccination. Remember, Medicare pays for these vaccinations for all beneficiaries with no co-pay or deductible. The seasonal flu and invasive pneumococcal disease kill thousands of people in the United States each year, most of them 65 years of age and older. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also recommends that healthcare workers and caregivers be vaccinated against the seasonal flu. Protect your patients. Protect your family. Protect yourself. Get the Flu Vaccine—Not the Flu. Remember – The flu vaccine plus its administration are covered Part B benefits. CMS has posted the 2011-2012 seasonal flu vaccine payment limits at http://www.CMS.gov/McrPartBDrugAvgSalesPrice/10_VaccinesPricing.asp. Note that the flu vaccine is NOT a Part D-covered drug. For more information on coverage and billing of the flu vaccine and its administration, as well as related educational provider resources, visit http://www.CMS.gov/MLNProducts/35_PreventiveServices.asp and http://www.cms.gov/immunizations. ------------------------------------------------------ Note: If you have problems accessing any hyperlink in this message, please copy and paste the URL into your Internet browser. If you know someone who would like to subscribe to a Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) provider listserv, go to (http://www.cms.gov/prospmedicarefeesvcpmtgen/downloads/Provider_Listservs.pdf). If you would like to unsubscribe from a specific provider listserv, please go to (https://list.nih.gov/cgi-bin/wa.exe?INDEX) to unsubscribe or to leave the appropriate listserv. Please DO NOT respond to this email. This email is a service of CMS and routed through an electronic mail server to communicate Medicare policy and operational changes and/or updates. Responses to this email are not routed to CMS personnel. Inquiries may be sent by going to (http://www.cms.gov/ContactCMS). Thank you.
