Medicare HETS 270/271 Submitters:
CMS announces an outage to the HETS 270/271 application on Saturday, May 3, 2014. This outage will allow for the installation of the HETS R2014Q100 Release (more details below). The installation window will begin at 9:30 AM ET on Saturday, May 3, 2014. The HETS 270/271 system will be unavailable during this period. Attempts to open a connection to the HETS 270/271 application will result in errors. CMS estimates that the maintenance window will be completed by 5:00 PM ET on Saturday, May 3, 2014.
As outlined in the previous email copied below, this is a significant release. No content changes to the 270 request are absolutely required for this release but submitters may need to re-evaluate the Service Type Codes that are being submitted on the 270 eligibility request. HETS submitters should use the previously released Release Summary and upcoming Companion Guide documents (links available below) to prepare for this important upcoming release.
Please also note that in addition to this system installation outage, CMS announces an additional outage to the HETS 270/271 application on Sunday, May 4, 2014. The maintenance window will begin at 12:00 AM (Midnight) ET on Sunday, May 4, 2014. The HETS 270/271 system will be unavailable during this period. Attempts to open a connection to the HETS 270/271 application will result in errors. CMS estimates that the maintenance window will be completed by 12:00 PM (Noon) ET on Sunday, May 4, 2014.
Please note that these outages are in addition to the previously announced outages on Sunday, April 20, 2014 and Saturday, April 26, 2014.
Please contact the Help Desk if you have any questions or comments.