Questions about QRURs, ACOs, HIS, and ICD-10? CMS Can Help!

The MLN Connects® Provider eNews contains important news, announcements, and updates for health care professionals. Thursday, May 14, 2015 Can't view the image? Read the eNews! View this edition as a PDF In This Edition: MLN Connects® National Provider Calls 2014 Mid-Year QRURs — Register Now Medicare Shared Savings Program ACO: Application Review — Registration Now Open National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care and QAPI — Register Now Hospice Quality and Hospice Item Set Manual V1.02 — Save the Date ICD-10: Preparing for Implementation and New ICD-10-PCS Section X — Register Now MLN Connects® Videos New ICD-10 Videos: Impact on Inpatient Hospital Payment and Medicare Testing Plans CMS Events Final Opportunity to Volunteer for ICD-10 End-to-End Testing in July — Forms Accepted May 11 through 22 Participate in Final ICD-10 Acknowledgement Testing Week: June 1 through 5 Special Open Door Forum: Home Health Electronic and Paper Clinical Templates Announcements Depression is Not a Normal Part of Growing Older Therapy Caps Exceptions Process Extended through CY 2017 Questions About Medicare? Notices of Intent to Apply for Medicare Shared Savings Program January 1, 2016, Start Date Due by May 29 Groups: 6 Weeks Left to Register for 2015 PQRS GPRO   Medicare Learning Network® Educational Products “Overview of the Repetitive Scheduled Non-emergent Ambulance Prior Authorization Model” MLN Matters® Article — Released “Items and Services That Are Not Covered Under the Medicare Program” Booklet — Revised Medicare Learning Network® Product Available In Electronic Publication Format Like the eNews? Have suggestions? Please let us know!