CMS MLN Connects™ Weekly Provider eNews

The MLN Connects™ Provider eNews contains important news, announcements, and updates for health care professionals. Thursday, August 28, 2014

View the MLN Connects™ Provider eNews                                                                     View this edition as a PDF In This Edition: MLN Connects™ National Provider Calls PQRS: How to Avoid 2016 Negative Payment Adjustments for CMS Medicare Quality Reporting Programs — Register Now Overview of the 2013 Quality and Resource Use Reports — Registration Opening Soon New MLN Connects™ National Provider Call Video Slideshow, Audio Recording, and Transcript Announcements NIST EHR Randomizer Tool: Provider User Guide Available Review New FAQs for the EHR Incentive Programs Claims, Pricers, and Codes Update to Preventive Services Paid Based on the RHC or FQHC All-inclusive Rate Adjustment of Some Home Health Claims FY 2014 HH PPS PC Pricer Updated MLN Educational Products “International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10) Testing - Acknowledgement Testing with Providers” MLN Matters® Article — Released “ICD-10-CM/PCS Billing and Payment Frequently Asked Questions” Fact Sheet — Revised “ICD-10-CM/PCS Myths and Facts” Fact Sheet — Revised “ICD-10-CM Classification Enhancements” Fact Sheet — Revised “General Equivalence Mappings Frequently Asked Questions” Booklet — Revised “New Physician Specialty Code for Interventional Cardiology” MLN Matters® Article — Released “Scenarios and Coding Instructions for Submitting Requests to Reopen Claims that are Beyond the Claim Filing Timeframes – Companion Information to MM8581:  Automation of the Request for Reopening Claims Process” MLN Matters® Article — Released “Fingerprint-based Background Check Begins August 6, 2014” MLN Matters® Article — Released “Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT): Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Certifications and Recertifications” MLN Matters® Article — Released “MLN Suite of Products & Resources for Rural Health Providers” Educational Tool — Revised New MLN Educational Web Guides Fast Fact MLN Products Available in Electronic Publication Format Is the eNews meeting your needs? Give us your feedback!