Friday, August 8, 2014

CMS MLN Connects™ Weekly Provider eNews

The MLN Connects™ Provider eNews contains important news, announcements, and updates for health care professionals.

Thursday, August 7, 2014


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In This Edition:

MLN Connects™ National Provider Calls

  • How to Interpret Your 2012 Supplemental Quality and Resource Use Report — Last Chance to Register
  • National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care in Nursing Homes: Improved Care Transitions —Register Now
  • Continuing Education for Participation in MLN Connects™ National Provider Calls
  • New MLN Connects™ National Provider Call Audio Recordings and Transcripts

CMS Events

  • Special Open Door Forum: Medicare's Expanded Prior Authorization for Power Mobility Devices Demonstration

Announcements

  • FY 2015 Payment and Policy Changes for Medicare Skilled Nursing Facilities
  • FY 2015 Payment and Policy Changes for Medicare Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities
  • FY 2015 Payment and Policy Changes for Medicare Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities
  • FY 2015 Updates to the Wage Index and Payment Rates for the Medicare Hospice Benefit
  • Vaccines Are Not Just for Kids
  • Are You Providing an Annual Wellness Visit to Your Medicare Patients?
  • Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative
  • LTCH Quality Reporting Program FY 2016 Second Quarter Submission Deadline is August 15
  • IRF Quality Reporting Program FY 2016 First Quarter Submission Deadline is August 15
  • Extension of Temporary Moratoria on Enrollment of New Home Health Agencies, Home Health Agency Sub-units and Part B Ambulance Suppliers
  • Part D Payment for Drugs for Beneficiaries Enrolled in Medicare Hospice
  • CMS to Release a Comparative Billing Report on Immunohistochemistry and Special Stains in August
  • EHR Incentive Program: Learn More about the Stage 2 Electronic Notes Menu Objective
  • Tips to Streamline Your Open Payments System Registration
  • Correction to July 31 Article: Get Ready for DMEPOS Competitive Bidding – Get Licensed

Claims, Pricers, and Codes

  • 2015 ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM POA Exempt Lists Now Available
  • Adjustment of Some Hospital Claims for Therapy Services

MLN Educational Products

  • “Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014” Podcast — Released
  • “Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) Claims Processing Guidance for Implementing International Classification of Diseases, 10th Edition (ICD-10) – A Re-Issue of MM7492” MLN Matters® Article — Revised
  • “Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) International Classification of Diseases, 10th Edition (ICD-10) Testing Approach” MLN Matters® Article — Revised
  • “Special Instructions for the International Classification of Diseases, Clinical Modification 10th Edition (ICD-10-CM) Coding on Home Health Episodes that Span October 1, 2015” MLN Matters® Article — Revised
  • MLN Product Available In Electronic Publication Format

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