CMS Finalizes Medicare Payment Rules

The MLN Connects® Provider eNews contains important news, announcements, and updates for health care professionals. Thursday, November 5, 2015 Can't view the image? Read the eNews! View this edition as a PDF New Feature: Click to View Articles! MLN Connects® National Provider Calls and Events Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Test Payment System Proposed Rule Call — Last Chance to Register National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care and QAPI Call — Register Now Medicare Quality Reporting Programs: 2016 Physician Fee Schedule Call — Registration Now Open ESRD QIP: Access PY 2016 Performance Score Report and Certificates Call — Registration Now Open New MLN Connects National Provider Call Audio Recording and Transcript Announcements Physician Fee Schedule: Policy and Payment Changes for CY 2016 Hospital Outpatient and ASC: Policy and Payment Changes for CY 2016 ESRD Facilities: Policies and Payment Rates for CY 2016 HHAs: Payment Changes for CY 2016 Discharge Planning Proposed Rule Focuses on Patient Preferences Final Waivers in Connection with the Shared Savings Program DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Round 1 2017: Covered Document Review Date November 16 Physician Compare Preview Period Extended to November 16 2016 Value Modifier: Informal Review Deadline Extended to November 23 2016 PQRS Payment Adjustment: Informal Review Deadline Extended to November 23 Part D Prescribers Must Enroll in Medicare: Submit Your Application by January 1 Considering Opting Out of Medicare to Meet the Prescriber Enrollment Requirements? CMS to Release a Comparative Billing Report on Physical Therapy in November November is Home Care and Hospice Month Each Office Visit is an Opportunity to Recommend Influenza Vaccination Find Information on Medicare-Covered Preventive Services Claims, Pricers, and Codes Colorectal Cancer Screening Claims Processing Issue FY 2015 Inpatient PPS PC Pricer Update Available FY 2015 HH PPS PC Pricer Update Available Medicare Learning Network® Educational Products Medicare Learning Network Catalog: November 2015 Version Available “ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes for Bone Mass Measurement” MLN Matters Article — Released “Medicare FFS Claims Processing Guidance for Implementing ICD-10” MLN Matters Article — Revised Medicare Learning Network Products Available in Electronic Publication Format Like the eNews? Have suggestions? Please let us know! The Medicare Learning Network®, MLN Connects®, and MLN Matters® are registered trademarks of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).