Thursday, December 18, 2014

Learn How to Comply with Medical Record Documentation Requirements

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Thursday, December 4, 2014


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In This Edition:

MLN Connects™ National Provider Calls

  • National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care in Nursing Homes — Last Chance to Register
  • Certifying Patients for the Medicare Home Health Benefit — Register Now

MLN Connects™ Videos

  • Monthly Spotlight: Physician Feedback Program/Value-based Payment Modifier

CMS Events

  • Webinar for Comparative Billing Report on Modifier 25: Family Practice

Announcements

  • National Influenza Vaccination Week – December 7-13
  • CMS Releases New Proposal to Improve Accountable Care Organizations
  • Efforts to Improve Patient Safety Result in 1.3 Million Fewer Patient Harms, 50,000 Lives Saved and $12 Billion in Health Spending Avoided
  • Provider Enrollment Application Fee Amount for CY 2015
  • CMS is Accepting Suggestions for Potential PQRS Measures

Claims, Pricers, and Codes

  • ICD-10 MS-DRGs v32 Software Now Available
  • Inpatient PPS FY 2014.8 PC Pricer Updated
  • Clarification of Specialty Care Transport Payment Policy for Ambulance Transportation Services

Medicare Learning Network® Educational Products

  • “Affordable Care Act Provider Compliance Programs: Getting Started” Web-Based Training Course — Released
  • “Complying With Medical Record Documentation Requirements” Fact Sheet — Released
  • “Hospital Reclassifications” Fact Sheet — Revised
  • Medicare Learning Network® Product Available In Electronic Publication Format

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