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Update Instructions For Medicare Fees

Before we actually update the fees, we need to get a Medicare Fee update first.

1.         Click on Updating from the Main Menu.
2.         Dial For an Update
3.         Scroll down to the Medicare Fee updates and select the one that applies to you. The updates start with the words Medicare Fee Schedule XX where XX is your area/state.
4.         Double click on it so it moves to the other panel/side and click Connect.

After the update is complete, return to the Main Menu.

1.         Click on Updating
2.         Update Medicare Fees – Make sure it says 2008
3.         Click "Yes, Let’s Get Started"
4.         Select the appropriate location (one of them) on the top of the window
5.         Check in the appropriate box specifying whether you are Par or Non Par, etc.
6.         Check the box "Reset Ded/Eligibility for the new year if not done earlier this year
7.         Last but not least, specify the plan number you use for the Medicare Fees in your system.
8.         Click "Let’s Do it Now"

When the update is complete, Sammy will tell show you which fees went up and which ones went down.  You can print this information by clicking on print. Otherwise click Close and go back to work.