In This Edition:
MLN Connects™ National Provider Calls
- PQRS: How to Avoid 2016 Negative Payment Adjustments for CMS Medicare Quality Reporting Programs — Last Chance to Register
Announcements
- Hospitals Appeals Settlement FAQs
- National Cholesterol Education Month — Medicare Preventive Services for Cardiovascular Disease
- New Release of PEPPER for Short-term Acute Care Hospitals
- EHR Incentive Programs: Learn More about Patient Electronic Access Requirements
- EHR Incentive Programs: Exclusions and Hardship Exceptions for Broadband Access
Claims, Pricers, and Codes
- Incarcerated Beneficiary Update
- Updated Information on Preventive Services Paid Based on the RHC or FQHC All-Inclusive Rate
- October 2014 Average Sales Price Files Now Available
MLN Educational Products
- "HIPAA Privacy and Security Basics for Providers" Fact Sheet — Released
- "The CMS Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) Program: What Medicare Eligible Professionals Need to Know in 2014" Web-Based Training Course — Released
- "The CMS Value-Based Payment Modifier: What Medicare Eligible Professionals Need to Know in 2014" Web-Based Training Course — Released
- "The Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs: What Medicare and Medicaid Providers Need to Know in 2014" Web-Based Training Course — Released
- "Examining the Difference between a National Provider Identifier (NPI) and a Provider Transaction Access Number (PTAN)" MLN Matters®Article — Revised
- "Scenarios and Coding Instructions for Submitting Requests to Reopen Claims that are Beyond the Claim Filing Timeframes – Companion Information to MM8581: Automation of the Request for Reopening Claims Process" MLN Matters® Article — Revised
- New MLN Topic of the Month
