MLN Connects Provider eNews for Tuesday August 13, 2013

Special Edition- Tuesday August 13, 2013 Don’t Miss the Chance to Evaluate Your Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) CMS is committed to ensuring a quality experience for health care providers who participate in the Medicare program. We can’t do this without input from you. If you are a Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) provider, practice manager  or work on behalf of a Medicare FFS provider (such as a billing agency), please register now for an opportunity to tell CMS about the level of services that your MAC provides.      You’ll need your national provider identifier (NPI) and provider transaction access number (PTAN) to sign up. If you work for a medical practice, you can list a group NPI and PTAN. MAC services to be rated include, but are not limited to, claims processing, Medicare enrollment, and  responsiveness to inquiries It’s quick and easy - Those selected to participate will be emailed a link to an online survey All information collected will be kept confidential and used solely for this survey. Yes, I’d like to Sign Up. Special Open Door Forum: CMS Rule 1599-F: Inpatient Hospital Admission and Medical Review Criteria (2-Midnight Provision) and Part B Inpatient Billing in Hospitals Thursday, August 15; 3-4 pm ET Conference Call Only  CMS will host a Special Open Door Forum (ODF) call to allow hospitals, practitioners, and other interested parties to give feedback on the physician order and physician certification, inpatient hospital admission and medical review criteria, and Part B inpatient billing provisions that were released on August 2, 2013 in the FY 2014 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS)  (final rule (CMS-1599-F).  This introductory call will be a lecture-only conference, but we will provide additional forums for interactive discussion once stakeholders have had the opportunity to further review the final rule.  Providers or associations are encouraged to submit any questions or concerns to the IPPSadmissions@cms.hhs.gov  mailbox we have established for questions related to the two midnight provision for admission and medical review. Questions on Part B inpatient billing and the clarifications regarding the physician order and certification should be sent to the subject matter staff listed in the final rule. CMS will review stakeholder feedback as quickly as possible and provide responses and clarification as needed. For more information: Hospital Center page –“FY 2014 IPPS Rule Outreach” Final Rule (CMS-1599-F) Special Open Door Participation Instructions:  Participant Dial-In Number(s): (877) 251-0301; Conference ID # 31049561  Note: TTY Communications Relay Services are available for the Hearing Impaired. For TTY services dial 7-1-1 or 800-855-2880. A Relay Communications Assistant will help.

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