ICD-10 Acknowledgement Testing: Open to all next week

The MLN Connects™ Provider eNews contains important news, announcements, and updates for health care professionals. Thursday, November 13, 2014

View the MLN Connects™ Provider eNews                                                                   View this edition as a PDF In This Edition: MLN Connects™ National Provider Calls 2015 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule: Changes to Physician Quality Reporting Programs — Registration Now Open National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care in Nursing Homes — Register Now Certifying Patients for the Medicare Home Health Benefit — Registration Now Open New MLN Connects™ National Provider Call Audio Recordings and Transcripts CMS Events Participate in ICD-10 Acknowledgement Testing Week: November 17 through 21, 2014 Announcements Recognizing Lung Cancer Awareness Month and the Great American Smokeout Dialysis Facility Compare Star Ratings and Data Release for January 2015 Coverage of Speech Generating Devices Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments Proposed Rule PQRS Negative Payment Adjustment FY 2016 IRF Quality Reporting Program Submission Deadline: November 15 FY 2016 LTCH Quality Reporting Program Submission Deadline: November 15 OASIS Updates for Home Health Agencies Get Ready for DMEPOS Competitive Bidding EHR Incentive Program: Deadlines for 2014 Hospital Reporting on November 30 Changes to Medicare EHR Incentive Program Hardship Exceptions ICD-10 Resources for Small Physician Practices on Medscape Claims, Pricers, and Codes ICD-10 MS-DRG v32 Definitions Manual and Medicare Code Editor Files Available 2015 HCPCS Annual Update Acute Inpatient PPS FY 2015.2 Software Release Available FDG PET for Solid Tumors: Claims Hold Extension Medicare Learning Network® Educational Products "Safeguarding Your Medical Identity” Web-Based Training Course — Revised “Medicare Enrollment and Claim Submission Guidelines” Booklet — Revised “Medicaid Program Integrity: Understanding and Preventing Provider Medical Identity Theft” Booklet — Revised “Medicaid Program Integrity: Preventing Provider Medical Identity Theft” Fact Sheet — Revised “Medicaid Program Integrity: Safeguarding Your Medical Identity Using Continuing Medical Education (CME)” Educational Tool — Revised Medicare Learning Network® Products Available in Electronic Publication Format Is the eNews meeting your needs? Give us your feedback!