Transition Handbooks

80.1 - Transition Handbooks (Rev.108, Issue: 11-03-17, Effective: 12-04-17, Implementation: 12-04-17) The Medicare Contractor Management Group (MCMG) in the Center for Medicare has developed a handbook in order to assist fee-for-service contractors with the transfer of Medicare workload from one contractor to another. This is found at: https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Contracting/Medicare-Administrative- Contractors/Resources-for-MACs.html Every Medicare workload transition will vary depending on the unique circumstances and environment of the Medicare contractors involved. There may be activities and processes described in the handbooks that, for various reasons, will not be applicable to a specific transition. There may also be activities that will need to be performed that the handbooks do not cover. The handbook cannot identify and address all of the variations that may occur during a workload transition. However, the overall activities described in the handbooks for managing a workload implementation or closeout project and the requirements contained therein for meetings, reporting, and providing information, data, and records are part of the IOM and incorporated by reference into the MAC contracts.