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The MLN Connects™ Provider eNews contains important news, announcements, and updates for health care professionals. Thursday, October 30, 2014 View the MLN Connects™ Provider eNews                                                                  View this edition as a PDF In This Edition: MLN Connects™ National Provider Calls Transitioning to ICD-10 — Last Chance to Register Announcements HHS Secretary Announces $840 Million Initiative to Improve Patient Care and Lower Costs Hospital Appeals Settlement: Act by October 31 Get Ready for DMEPOS Competitive Bidding SNF PPS Payment Reform Research Project Antipsychotic Drug Use in Nursing Homes: Trend Update Third Quarter Hospice Item Set Question and Answer Document Available EHR Incentive Program: Hardship Exception Applications Due November 30 PQRS: Submission Engine Validation Tool is Now Available for Testing Claims, Pricers, and Codes Physicians, Providers, and Suppliers Must Use Revised CMS 855R Starting May 31 Demand Letters for Polysomnography Claims Medicare Learning Network® Educational Products “ICD-10-CM/PCS Billing and Payment Frequently Asked Questions” — Revised “ICD-10-CM/PCS The Next Generation of Coding” — Revised “ICD-10-CM/PCS Myths and Facts” — Revised “ICD-10-CM Classification Enhancements” — Revised “General Equivalence Mappings Frequently Asked Questions” — Revised Medicare Learning Network® Web-Based Training Course with Continuing Education Credits Medicare Learning Network® Products Available in Electronic Publication Format Is the eNews meeting your needs? Give us your feedback!