Thursday, October 30, 2014
MLN Connects Provider eNews for October 23rd
In This Edition:
MLN Connects™ National Provider Calls
• CMS 2014 Certified EHR Technology Flexibility Rule — Last Chance to Register
• Transitioning to ICD-10 — Register Now
• New MLN Connects™ National Provider Call Audio Recordings and Transcripts
CMS Events
• Webinar for Comparative Billing Report on Podiatry: Debridement of Ulcers and Wounds
Announcements
• Protect Your Patients Against Influenza and Pneumonia
• Updated CDC Resource Available on Ebola
• New Affordable Care Act Initiative to Support Care Coordination Nationwide
• Extension of Shared Savings Program Fraud and Abuse Waivers Interim Final Rule
• IRF Quality Reporting Program: NHSN Quality Data Submission Deadline Extended to November 15
• LTCH Quality Reporting Program: NHSN Quality Data Submission Deadline Extended to November 15
• Open Payments Search Tool Now Available
• Open Payments: Start Preparing for the 2014 Reporting Year
• Comparative Billing Report on Podiatry: Debridement of Ulcers and Wounds
• EHR Incentive Programs: Protect Electronic Health Information Core Objective
Claims, Pricers, and Codes
• FQHC PPS Issue with Claims Containing Both Preventive and Non-Preventive Services
• Hold on FQHC Medicare Advantage PPS Claims — Update
• Use of HCPCS X Modifiers for Distinct Procedural Services
• Mass Adjustment of Selected SNF Inpatient Claims
• October 2014 Outpatient Prospective Payment System Pricer File Update
Medicare Learning Network® Educational Products
• "Medicare Quarterly Provider Compliance Newsletter [Volume 5, Issue 1]” Educational Tool – Released
• Medicare Learning Network® Web-Based Training Programs
• Updated MLN Matters® Search Indices
Phase 3 Revalidation (requests dated after September 20, 2013) Mailing Address:
Novitas JH Provider Enrollment
P.O. Box 44137
Jacksonville, FL 32231
Note that although Internet-based PECOS instructs providers to send hardcopy certification statements/supporting documentation to a specific Novitas address, please mail all Phase 3 revalidation documents to the address immediately above.
