MLN Connects™ Provider eNews for 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
