MLN Connects™ Provider eNews for November 13, 2014
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In This Edition:
MLN Connects™ National Provider Calls
• 2015 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule: Changes to Physician Quality Reporting Programs — Registration Now Open
• National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care in Nursing Homes — Register Now
• Certifying Patients for the Medicare Home Health Benefit — Registration Now Open
• New MLN Connects™ National Provider Call Audio Recordings and Transcripts
CMS Events
• Participate in ICD-10 Acknowledgement Testing Week: November 17 through 21, 2014
Announcements
• Recognizing Lung Cancer Awareness Month and the Great American Smokeout
• Dialysis Facility Compare Star Ratings and Data Release for January 2015
• Coverage of Speech Generating Devices
• Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments Proposed Rule
• PQRS Negative Payment Adjustment
• FY 2016 IRF Quality Reporting Program Submission Deadline: November 15
• FY 2016 LTCH Quality Reporting Program Submission Deadline: November 15
• OASIS Updates for Home Health Agencies
• Get Ready for DMEPOS Competitive Bidding
• EHR Incentive Program: Deadlines for 2014 Hospital Reporting on November 30
• Changes to Medicare EHR Incentive Program Hardship Exceptions
• ICD-10 Resources for Small Physician Practices on Medscape
Claims, Pricers, and Codes
• ICD-10 MS-DRG v32 Definitions Manual and Medicare Code Editor Files Available
• 2015 HCPCS Annual Update
• Acute Inpatient PPS FY 2015.2 Software Release Available
• FDG PET for Solid Tumors: Claims Hold Extension
Medicare Learning Network® Educational Products
• "Safeguarding Your Medical Identity” Web-Based Training Course — Revised
• “Medicare Enrollment and Claim Submission Guidelines” Booklet — Revised
• “Medicaid Program Integrity: Understanding and Preventing Provider Medical Identity Theft” Booklet — Revised
• “Medicaid Program Integrity: Preventing Provider Medical Identity Theft” Fact Sheet — Revised
• “Medicaid Program Integrity: Safeguarding Your Medical Identity Using Continuing Medical Education (CME)” Educational Tool — Revised
• Medicare Learning Network® Products Available in Electronic Publication Format
