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70 -- EDIT MAINTENANCE AND DEVELOPMENT POC Georgette E. Vlangas, Contract Specialist, (410) 786-8372 The Health Care Financing Administration is soliciting proposals for maintaining the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) edits and the development of new HCFA medical edits. Alternative proposals for currently developed commercial edits packages that are available for sale are also invited. Vendors wishing to respond to this solicitation should contact Georgette E. Vlangas, HCFA Contract Specialist, at (410) 786-8372. Interested parties whom wish to be placed on our bidders list, please submit a letter to Georgette E. Vlangas at the above address. All questions will be answered in writing. Posted 12/29/98 (I-SN283906). (0363)

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