Periodically throughout the year, the Upstate Medicare Division (UMD) hosts free Ask the Contractor Teleconference (ACT) calls. Similar to the Open Door Forum sessions hosted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), ACTs serve to identify problems in a timely way, provide methods of sharing information, and provide an excellent tool for listening to our customers.
The format for ACTs includes timely Medicare updates, followed by open discussion. CMS New York Regional Office staff occassionally participate in ACTs.
Below are the presentations/minutes from each ACT.
To register for upcoming ACT calls, visit the "Events" section of our Web site.
These downloadable ACT presentations/minutes are provided using Adobe's® Portable Document Format (PDF). In order to view and print PDF documents, you must first download the current Adobe Reader®. Adobe Reader is free and available for all major computer platforms. Download Adobe Reader from Adobe's Web site.
Ask the Contractor Teleconference Presentations/Minutes
- February 13, 2008
 (95KB) - Billing When More Than One Physician is Involved with a Patient's Care
- December 12, 2007 (83KB) - Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI)
- August 8, 2007 (120KB) - Open Discussion Forum
- May 30, 2007 (99KB) - "Incident to" and Shared Services
- March 15, 2006 (35KB) - Claim Submission Errors
- February 22, 2006 (53KB) - Medicare Secondary Payer
- February 8, 2006 (58KB) - Ambulance Services
- January 11, 2006 (49KB) - National Provider Identifier (NPI)
- December 14, 2005 (27KB) - Physical Therapy Cap
- November 16, 2005 (216KB) - Medicare Part D
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