Informal Review for Payment Adjustments Ends 11/23

The MLN Connects® Provider eNews contains important news, announcements, and updates for health care professionals. Thursday, November 19, 2015 Can't view the image? Read the eNews! View this edition as a PDF In This Edition: MLN Connects® Events National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care and QAPI Call — Register Now Medicare Quality Reporting Programs: 2016 Physician Fee Schedule Call — Register Now ESRD QIP: Access PY 2016 Performance Score Report and Certificates Call — Register Now Announcements Registration for DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Round 1 2017 Closes November 20 CMS Awards Partnership-Driven Special Innovation Projects to QIN-QIOs Reducing Improper Payment: A Collaborative Effort Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Model Revised 2014 Annual QRURs Available 2016 Value Modifier Informal Review Deadline Ends November 23 2016 PQRS Payment Adjustment: Informal Review Deadline Ends November 23 Comments on Discharge to Community Quality Measure due November 23 Considering Opting Out of Medicare to Meet the Prescriber Enrollment Requirements? — Updated EHR Incentive Programs: New Public Health Reporting FAQs Recognizing Lung Cancer Awareness Month and the Great American Smokeout Claims, Pricers, and Codes ICD-10 Transition: Clarifications about NCDs and LCDs CY 2013 Referring Provider DMEPOS Data — Updated Medicare Learning Network® Publications Complying with Documentation Requirements for Laboratory Services Fact Sheet — New Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System Booklet — Revised Product Available in an 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).