OfficeMate 10.5 Enhancements

OfficeMate 10.5 Enhancements
ANSI 5010
This means that the insurance claims that you submit electronically must adhere
to the new 5010 format.
OfficeMate allows you to continue to send claims in the ANSI 4010 format until
your clearinghouse is ready to receive claims in the new 5010 format. The
following changes have been made to OfficeMate to enable you to successfully
submit claims in the new ANSI 5010 format:
• Per HIPAA standards, the Location Maintenance window requires that
You include a full nine-digit ZIP code instead of the previous five-digit
format.
You use a physical mailing address; post office boxes are no longer
allowed for a billing address.
• Ability to convert your existing claims and activate the ANSI 5010 claim
format.
NOTE • Ensure that all your clearinghouses are prepared to receive
claims in the ANSI 5010 format before proceeding.
• If your clearinghouses are not ready to receive claims in the
ANSI 5010 format, do not proceed with these instructions,
but rather continue to send claims in the 4010 format.
• Once you convert your OfficeMate claims and activate the
ANSI 5010 format, you cannot go back to the 4010 format.
To convert your claims and activate the ANSI 5010 format, open OfficeMate
Administration, click Setup, select Third Party Setup, click the Options
tab, click Convert 4010 to 5010.
• In addition to the format changes, the 5010 requirements also changed the
requirements for some of the qualifiers used in insurance claims. If you had
previously selected a qualifier that has been discontinued, your selection is
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