Stay Informed About Medicare Program Changes in 2016

The MLN Connects® Provider eNews contains important news, announcements, and updates for health care professionals. Thursday, January 7, 2016 Can't view the image? Read the eNews! View this edition as a PDF In This Edition MLN Connects® Events ESRD QIP: Payment Year 2019 Final Rule Call — Register Now Collecting Data on Global Surgery as Required by MACRA Listening Session — Register Now IMPACT Act: Connecting Post-Acute Care across the Care Continuum Call — Register Now New Audio Recordings and Transcripts Available Stay Informed about Medicare Program Changes Other CMS Events Comparative Billing Report on Home E/M Services Webinar Medicare Learning Network® Publications and Multimedia FY 2017 and After Payments to Hospice Agencies That Do Not Submit Required Quality Data MLN Matters® Article — Released Remittance Advice Resources and FAQs Fact Sheet — New Medicare Overpayments Fact Sheet — Revised Medicare Vision Services Fact Sheet — Revised Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment Services Fact Sheet — Revised Medicare Enrollment Guidelines for Ordering/Referring Providers Fact Sheet — Revised Certificate of Medical Necessity Web-Based Training Course — Revised New Educational Web Guides Fast Fact Announcements Medicare FFS Utilization and Payment Data Available for HHAs CMS Finalizes Rule Creating Prior Authorization Process for Certain DMEPOS Items CMS Quality Measure Development Plan Improving the Submission of Quality Data to CMS Quality Reporting Programs Pilot Project to Test Improving Patients’ Health by Addressing Their Social Needs EHR Incentive Programs: 2015 Program Year Attestation Begins January 4 PQRS: Submission Timeframes for 2015 Data PQRS: Self-Nomination for 2016 Qualified Registries and QCDRs Open through January 31 IRF Data Submission Deadline Extended to February 15 LTCH Data Submission Deadline Extended to February 15 LTCH QRP: FAQs and Provider Training Materials Available Hospice Item Set Timeliness Compliance Threshold Fact Sheet Available Improving the Documentation of Chiropractic Services Video Reporting the Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c Measure for Program Year 2015 CMS to Release a Comparative Billing Report on Domiciliary E/M Services in January January Quarterly Provider Update Available Get Your Patients Off to a Healthy Start in 2016 Continue Seasonal Influenza Vaccination through January and Beyond Claims, Pricers, and Codes Holding of 2016 Date-of-Service Claims for Services Paid Under the 2016 MPFS Provider Enrollment Application Fee Amount for CY 2016 Clarification for Coding Relating to Cologuard January 2016 OPPS Pricer File Available January 2016 FQHC Pricer Files Available Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair Claims Editing Incorrectly Pharmacogenomic Testing for Warfarin Responsiveness Claims Editing Incorrectly Adjustments to Correct Home Health Claim Payments 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).