10/15/2009

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Medicare HETS 270/271 Eligibility - System Outage Notificaton & Information Bulletin - Upcoming System Release
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HETS 270/271
Medicare HETS 270/271 Submitters:

CMS is planning a HETS 270/271 system release in November, 2009 that will enhance the 271 responses Trading Partners receive from the HIPAA Eligibility Transaction System (HETS) 270/271. No content changes to the 270 request will be required for this release. Please review the online release documentation in the "Downloads" section below and prepare as necessary.

The release will be installed on Saturday, November 14, 2009. The HETS 270/271 application will be unavailable during the system release. CMS will distribute more specific release information (including estimated outage times) in early November, 2009.

Please contact the MCARE Help Desk if you have any questions or comments.

Medicare Customer Assistance Re: Eligibility (MCARE) Help Desk
1-866-324-7315