Messages for Remittance Advices dated –November 7, 2013– November 14, 2013

To: All hospitals / RE: 2013 ELIGIBLE HOSPITALS (EH) ATTESTATION DEADLINE IS 12/29/13
EHs who wish to apply for an EHR incentive payment for calendar year 2013 must submit their application/attestation by 12/29/13. See for this complete RA message.
To: All Providers / Re: ehr contractualDOCUMENTATION UPLOAD DEADLINE IS 12/31/13
If you have received an EHR incentive payment and have not uploaded to MAPIR a signed contract, Letter of Intent to Purchase or Proof of Purchase, you must do so by 12/31/13. See for this complete RA message.
To: All Providers / Re: ICD-10 Update Codes
In preparation for the transition to ICD-10 Codes on 10/1/14, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recommend that testing begin in October 2013 with payers such as Arkansas Medicaid and other third parties. See for this complete RA message.
To: rural health clinic (RHC) Providers / Re: RHC Strep Testing for Acute Pharyngitis URI Episodes
An RHC claim must include CPT code 87430, 87650, 87651, 87802 or 87880 in the URI-Pharyngitis episode if a strep test is performed when prescribing an antibiotic for beneficiaries. See for this complete RA message.
To: Primary Care Providers / Re: Patient-Centered Medical Home Enrollment
Patient-Centered Medical Home Enrollment is now available on See for this complete RA message.
to: tcm providers / re: tcm workshop canceled
The TCM Workshop scheduled for November 18, 2013 has been canceled.
To: All Providers / Re: APII Reports
The next round of APII reports are now available for download. These reports include episodes of care for Upper Respiratory Infection (URI), Perinatal, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Total Joint Replacement (TJR), Congestive Heart Failure (CHF), Colonoscopy, Cholecystectomy, Tonsillectomy and Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD). The ADHD supplemental report is also available for download.

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Thank you for your participation in the Arkansas Medicaid Program. If you have questions regarding these messages, please contact the HP Provider Assistance Center at 1-800-457-4454 (toll-free) within Arkansas or locally and out-of-state at (501) 376-2211.

Remittance Advices cannot be forwarded. Notify the Arkansas Medicaid Program of any address change, indicating all provider numbers affected by the change. This notification must include the provider’s original signature (no facsimiles accepted).