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Next Generation Desktop (NGD) Testing Requirements

This instruction provides guidance on NGD testing responsibility in accordance with testing instruction and requirements provided in Transmittal 6, Pub. 100-01, Chapter 7, Section 40.3, CR 3011 - Implementation of the new CMS policy for testing quarterly releases of the Medicare shared systems and the CWF. This manualization adds a new section for NGD testing requirements and updates the maintainer definition. NGD specific information is available in Pub. 100-09, Medicare Contractor Beneficiary and Provider Communications Manual, Chapter 2, Section 20, Subsection 20.1.10.

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Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Issue Date: July 15, 2005

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