New Feature in This Week’s eNews

The MLN Connects® Provider eNews contains important news, announcements, and updates for health care professionals. Thursday, October 22, 2015 Editor's Note: New feature! Accessing content that interests you is even easier. Click on any title in the Table of Contents and jump directly to that article in the posted eNews. Take a minute to let us know how you like this new feature. Can't view the image? Read the eNews! View this edition as a PDF New Feature: Click to View Articles! ICD-10 Learn How to Assign an ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code with MLN Connects Videos Video Slideshow from August 27 MLN Connects Call Available 5 Ways to Check Your Claim Status Contact List for ICD-10 Questions MLN Connects® National Provider Calls and Events Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Test Payment System Proposed Rule Call — Registration Now Open New MLN Connects National Provider Call Audio Recording and Transcript Other CMS Events EHR Incentive Programs: Recording from Final Rule Webinar Available Announcements HHS Awards more than $240 Million to Expand the Primary Care Workforce HHS Awards up to $22.9 Million in Planning Grants for Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics 2016 Value Modifier: Informal Review Request Period Open through November 9 2016 PQRS Payment Adjustment: Informal Review Request Period Open through November 9 IRF Quality Reporting Program Data Submission Deadline: November 15 LTCH Quality Reporting Program Data Submission Deadline: November 15 MACRA Request for Information: Comments Accepted through November 17 Dialysis Facility Compare: Submit your Comments through December 4 New Survey Process for Duodenoscopes/ Endoscopes/ Reusable Medical Devices Hospice Quality Reporting Program: New Training Modules Available Claims, Pricers, and Codes Mass Adjustments of IRF PPS Claims that Require a Special Wage Index Medicare Learning Network® Educational Products "Infection Control: Environmental Safety” Web-Based Training Course — Released "Infection Control: Injection Safety” Web-Based Training Course — Released “PECOS for Provider and Supplier Organizations” Fact Sheet — Revised Like the eNews? Have suggestions? Please let us know! The Medicare Learning Network®, MLN Connects®, and MLN Matters® are registered trademarks of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).