HFS Releases CMS Approved ESRD 265-11 Medicare Cost Report Software
CMS approved our new ESRD 265-11 Medicare cost report software on January 30, 2011. We will release the full version of the software on February 3, 2012. You can download the full version of the software from the download page on our website. You can use the new software to prepare and electronically file your cost report(s). Any cost report file(s) you created with the beta version will work with the new full version of the 265-11 software.
Please note the new file extension for the 265-11 cost report data files is .mcrx. You will be able to open both 265-94 and 264-11 cost report using the yellow icon HFS software. Both the 265-11 and 265-94 systems are installed in the same folder and both start with the same yellow HFS icon-shortcut.
The use template option is not yet operational. We will get the template feature up and running as soon as possible, but currently you will only be able to open a blank, new 265-11 cost report.
Effective Dates (January 1, 2011 and after)
Form CMS-265-11 must be completed by all independent end stage renal dialysis (ESRD) facilities that are not hospital-based for cost reporting periods ending on or after January 1, 2011.
Extended Filing Deadlines for 265-11 Cost Reports
CMS recently extended the filing deadline for ESRD 265-11 cost reports. The following table contains the new cost report due dates.