NCTracks
Attention: Hospital Providers Guidance in Viewing and Requesting PS&R Reports
Provider Statistical and Reimbursement (PS&R) reports are used to help complete the annual cost reporting submitted by hospital providers participating in the Medicaid program. As noted in the August 6, 2015, announcement (see link below), NCTracks now provides electronic delivery of PS&R Summary Reports. The PS&R Summary Report is automatically generated 90 days following the end of the fiscal year listed in the NCTracks provider record.
When the PS&R Report is generated, a message will be posted to the provider's Message Center Inbox on the secure NCTracks Provider Portal. The message will contain a link to the PS&R Summary report, which can then be viewed online, printed, or downloaded. This approach is similar in nature to accessing the provider's paper Remittance Advice (RA).
Access to the secure NCTracks Provider Portal requires an NCID and user provisioning by the Office Administrator for the provider. The message containing a link to the PS&R Summary report is published to all of the NCIDs associated with the provider number. The Office Administrator can add users (staff) to view, print, and download the PS&R Summary report from the provider's Message Center Inbox.
August 6, 2015, PS&R announcement
For Office Administrators wanting more information regarding how to add users, see the Computer Based Training (CBT) course “PRV501_Office Admin Functions” in SkillPort. For users who are new to NCTracks, the CBT course “GEN111_NCTracks Overview Provider Portal for Providers” is recommended. Refer to the Provider Training page of the public Provider Portal for specific instructions on how to use SkillPort. The Provider Training page also includes a quick reference regarding Java, which is required for the use of SkillPort.
Important: Production of the PS&R Reports is linked to the Fiscal Year End month (e.g. September), which is on the NCTracks provider record. If a provider has been involved in a Change Of Ownership or merger that alters their Fiscal Year End month, the Office Administrator must update the NCTracks provider record with the correct month using a Manage Change Request.
Also, remember that NCTracks can now produce Detailed PS&R Reports for hospital providers. The reports can be requested for any 12 month time period. For more information, including instructions on how to order the Detailed PS&R Reports, see the March 13, 2015, announcement.