Thursday, June 18; 1:30-3pm ET
To Register: Visit MLN Connects® Upcoming Calls. Space may be limited, register early.
It’s not too late to get ready for ICD-10 implementation on October 1, 2015. During this MLN Connects National Provider Call, CMS subject matter experts will present strategies and resources to help you prepare. Also, learn about ICD-10-PCS Section X for new technologies, which will be used by hospitals. A question and answer session will follow the presentations.
Agenda:
- National implementation update and preparation strategies
- ICD-10-PCS Section X for new technologies
- Testing update
- Provider resources
Target Audience: Medical coders, physicians, physician office staff, nurses and other non-physician practitioners, provider billing staff, health records staff, vendors, educators, system maintainers, laboratories, and all Medicare providers.
Continuing education credit may be awarded for participation in certain MLN Connects Calls. Visit the Continuing Education Credit Information web page to learn more.
New Video on PQRS and the Value-Based Payment Modifier
CMS has released the following MLN Connects® video: The Physician Quality Reporting System & the Value-based Payment Modifier: What Medicare Eligible Professionals Need to Know in 2015. This MLN Connects video presentation provides an overview of the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) and how your participation in 2015 will determine how the Value-Based Payment Modifier will be applied to your reimbursement in 2017. Run time: 45 minutes: 10 seconds.
For a list of videos on PQRS and the Value-based Payment Modifier, as well as videos on a variety of other Medicare topics, visit MLN Connects Videos. For more information, visit the PQRS and Medicare FFS Physician Feedback Program/Value-Based Payment Modifier web pages.
