Reminder for CHHAs: Avoid Payment Delays, Register for iQIES

Certified home health agencies (CHHAs) need access to the upgraded Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES) to submit assessment data beginning Jan. 1, 2020.

New York’s principal home health Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC), National Government Service (NGS), will return claims that cannot be matched to assessments, delaying agencies’ Medicare payments.

NGS encourages all CHHAs to review the Special Edition Medicare Learning Network (MLN) Matters Article SE19025. It provides background, step-by-step instructions, training videos, frequently asked questions and answers, and information on how to get additional help. You can also view LeadingAge NY's November Intelligence article on this issue here.

Contact: Meg Everett, meverett@leadingageny.org, 518-867-8871