Thursday, May 28, 2015

MLN Connects Provider eNews for May 28th, 2015

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In This Edition:
  • MLN Connects® National Provider Calls 
  • 2014 Mid-Year QRURs — Last Chance to Register 
  • Medicare Shared Savings Program ACO: Application Review — Register Now 
  • National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care and QAPI — Register Now 
  • Hospice Quality and Hospice Item Set Manual V1.02 — Register Now 
  • ICD-10: Preparing for Implementation and New ICD-10-PCS Section X — Register Now 
  • ESRD QIP: Reviewing Your Facility's PY 2016 Performance Data — Registration Now Open 
  • ESRD QIP: Proposed Rule for Payment Year 2019 — Registration Now Open 
  • New MLN Connects® National Provider Call Audio Recording and Transcript 
CMS Events
  • Participate in Final ICD-10 Acknowledgement Testing Week: June 1 through 5 
  • Special Open Door Forum: Home Health Quality Reporting Requirements 
  • Physician Compare Virtual Office Hour Session 
  • EHR Proposed Rules: Recordings and Presentations from Webinars 
Announcements
  • Notices of Intent to Apply for Medicare Shared Savings Program January 1, 2016, Start Date Due by May 29 
  • 2015 PQRS GPRO: 4 Weeks Left to Register by June 30 Deadline 
  • HHS Awards $112 Million to Help 5,000 Primary Care Professionals Advance Heart Health 
  • Guidance on Beneficiary Disenrollments by Long Term Care Facilities 
Claims, Pricers, and Codes
  • ICD-10 FAQs: CMNs and Prescriptions 
  • Transition to ICD-10 for Home Health 
  • April 2015 IOCE Updated with ICD-10-CM Codes 
  • Coding for ICD-10-CM: Continue to Report CPT/HCPCS Modifiers for Laterality 
  • Mass Adjustment of FQHC PPS Claims 
Medicare Learning Network® Educational Products
  • “Medically Unlikely Edits Compliant” Podcast — Released 
  • “Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program - A Compilation of 2013 Educational Resources” Booklet — Released 
  • “Medicare Appeals Process” Fact Sheet — Revised