Tag: DIFs

WASHINGTON – CMS will eliminate requirements for certificates of medical necessity (CMNs) and DME information forms (DIFs), starting with claims with service dates of Jan. 1, 2023, according to an MLNConnects article published yesterday.   Per the announcement, suppliers will not be able to submit CMN and DIF forms or their electronic claim data elements with claims for dates of service on or after that date. Suppliers must continue to submit CMN and DIF information for claims with...

BALTIMORE - CMNs/DIFs are a burden HME stakeholders would like to see eliminated, they told CMS officials during an Open Door Forum last week.“There was a time and place for CMNs,” said Ronda Buhrmester, a reimbursement specialist for The VGM Group, during the forum. “Providers already have to gather that info in the progress notes and it is redundant. It's time to eliminate CMNs.”Currently, CMNs are required for oxygen, pneumatic compression devices, osteogenesis stimulators,...