Medicare Carrier Web Re-Design
The National Heritage Insurance Company (NHIC), BWH's local Medicare carrier, recently announced a re-design of its website to enhance user access— http://www.medicarenhic.com The site includes a button for direct access to information that is specific to New England providers.
Of interest on this site is a complete listing of the 56 Local Medical Review Policies (LMRP’s) that apply to Medicare patients in New England. The site also includes a link to policies that are being contemplated giving interested providers a preview of future local Medical coverage guidelines.
Also included on this updated site is a link to all of the Specialty Billing guides that have been published by NHIC. These cover 18 specialty topics including but not limited to “Allergy/Immunology”, “Anesthesia”, “Cardiology” and “Surgery”.
Interested providers are encouraged to access this website. Questions should be directed to Neil Walsh in the Billing Compliance Department at 617-732-9377 or CWALSH6@PARTNERS.ORG