5010 Implementation Calendar

CURRENT EVENTS: 

August 2011 

• Aug. 24: National MAC Testing Day
• Aug. 31: CMS-hosted Medicare FFS National Call – MAC Panel Questions & Answers 

September 2011

• Sept. 14:  CMS-hosted Medicare FFS National Call – Question & Answer Session (NEW) 

October 2011

• Oct. 5:  MAC Hosted Outreach and Education Session – Last Push for Implementation 
• Oct. 24-27: WEDI 2011 Fall Conference*

December 2011 

• Dec. 31: End of the transition year, and the beginning of 5010 production environment! 

PAST EVENTS:

July 2011 

• July 20: MAC Hosted Outreach and Education Session – Troubleshooting with your MAC 

June 2010

• June 15: CMS-hosted Medicare FFS National Call – ICD-10/5010 National Provider Call 
• June 30: CMS-hosted Medicare FFS National Call – 837 Institutional Claim Transaction 

July 2010

• July 28: CMS-hosted 5010 National Call – 276/277 Claim Status Inquiry & Response Transaction Set 

August 2010

• Aug. 25: CMS-hosted 5010 National Call – 835 Remittance Advice Transaction 

September 2010

• Sept. 27: CMS-hosted 5010 National Call – Acknowledgement Transactions (TA1, 999, 277CA) 

October 2010

• Oct 13: 5010/D.0 Errata requirements and testing schedule released 
• Oct. 27: CMS-hosted 5010 National Call – NCPDP Version D.0 Transaction 

November 2010

• Nov. 4: Version 5010 Resource Card published
• Nov. 8: WEDI 2010 Fall Conference*
• Nov. 17: CMS-hosted 5010 National Call – Coordination of Benefits (COB) 

December 2010

• Dec. 8: CMS-hosted 5010 National Call – MAC Outreach and Education Activities and Transaction-Specific Testing Protocols 

January 2011

• Jan. 1: Beginning of Transition Year 
• Jan. 11: HIMSS 5010 Industry Readiness Update*
• Jan. 19: CMS-hosted 5010 National Call – Errata/Companion Guides 
• Jan. 25 - 27: 4th WEDI 5010 and ICD-10 Implementation Forums – Advancing Down the Implementation Highway: Moving Forward with Testing to Attain Implementation 

February 2011

• Feb. 20-24: HIMSS 11 Annual Conference & Exhibition*

March 2011

• March 1:  New Readiness Assessment – Do you know the implications of not being ready? 
• March 30: CMS-hosted 5010 National Call – Provider Testing and Readiness 

April 2011

• April 4- 11: Version 5010 Test Education Week
• Aprill 27: MAC Hosted Outreach and Education Session – Are You Ready to Test? 

May 2011

• May 2 - 5: 20th Annual WEDI National Conference*
• May 25: CMS-hosted Medicare FFS National Call – Call To Action – Test! 

June 2011

• June15: National MAC Testing Day
• June 29: CMS-hosted Medicare FFS National Call – Question & Answer Session  

For older National Call information, please visit 5010 National Calls section of our Versions 5010 and D.0.