Thursday, September 25, 2014

MLN Connects Provider eNews for September 18th, 2014



In This Edition:

MLN Connects™ National Provider Calls
  • Hospital Appeals Settlement Update — Registration Opening Soon 
  • Transitioning to ICD-10 — Registration Now Open 
  • New MLN Connects™ National Provider Call Audio Recording and Transcript 
CMS Events
  • ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance Committee Meeting 
Announcements
  • New Affordable Care Act Tools and Payment Models Deliver $372 Million in Savings, Improve Care 
  • HHS Provides Additional Flexibility for Certification of Electronic Health Record Technology 
  • Medicare EHR Incentive Program: October 3 Last Day for 1st-year EPs to Begin 2014 Reporting Period 
Claims, Pricers, and Codes
  • Mass Adjustments to IPF Claims with Teaching Adjustment Amounts Being Duplicated 

MLN Educational Products
  • "2014-2015 Influenza (Flu) Resources for Health Care Professionals" MLN Matters® Article — Released 
  • "Internet-based PECOS FAQs" Fact Sheet — Released 
  • "Safeguard Your Identity and Privacy Using PECOS" Fact Sheet — Released 
  • "Dual Eligible Beneficiaries Under the Medicare and Medicaid Programs" Fact Sheet — Revised 
  • "Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) Physician Bonus, HPSA Surgical Incentive Payment, and Primary Care Incentive Payment Programs" Fact Sheet — Revised 
  • MLN Products Available In Electronic Publication Format