Save the Date: April 3-5, 2013

The Forum is a two-day conference that will bring together participants from all over Colorado and the surrounding states. It serves as an essential educational, training, and networking event for all safety net clinics, members of the clinic team, and other interested parties. This is the 13th annual Forum, and the fourth year in which CRHC has partnered with ClinicNET to put on the event. This partnership allows and expanded reach which includes other states and clinic types in order to address the issues facing all safety net providers.

More information will be released as the event nears - registration will open at the end of December.

Hotel Information:
Location:
Sheraton Denver West Hotel
360 Union Blvd. Lakewood, CO 80228

Has Your CAH Joined MBQIP?

The Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Project (MBQIP) is a federal CAH quality initiative from the Office of Rural Health Policy to demonstrate the work CAHs are doing in the areas of quality improvement and patient safety. Over 80% of CAHs across the country are participating in this initiative. If you hospital hasn’t signed up, it’s not too late. Information is posted on CRHC’s website here, or you can contact jd@coruralhealth.org.

Medicaid and CHP + Policy Changes

 Pending approval from the Medical Services Board, January 2013 will bring policy changes for CHP+ and Medicaid.
We will have an in-depth discussion about the policy changes, and question / answer period around these topics.

• Aligning Medicaid Eligibility for Children at 133% FPL
• Increasing Medicaid Income Eligibility for Pregnant Women
• CHP+ HMO Enrollment
• Elimination of CHP+ at Work Program
• Children of State Employees to be Eligible for CHP+


Register for a session now by clicking a date below:
 Tue, Dec 4, 2012 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM MST
 Wed, Dec 5, 2012 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM MST
 Thu, Dec 13, 2012 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM MST

Once registered you will receive an email confirming your registration
with information you need to join the Webinar.



 

Free CAH Benchmarking Tool

Quality Health Indicators (QHi) is an online benchmarking tool geared towards CAHs. Over 200 hospitals in 14 states across the country are using the system. All Colorado CAHs have access to QHi at no charge. If you are interested in finding out more about the system or are using the system and just in need of a refresher, QHi will be holding a Back to Basics Webinar on November 28 from 1:00-2:00 MST. During the webinar, QHi will walk through the live site demonstrating how to: add users, change passwords, complete the hospital profile, select measures, enter data, connect with Best Practice facilities and run reports. For more information, contact jd@coruralhealth.org.

At a Glance

Please find the link to the October edition of At a Glance below. This Department of Health Care Policy and Financing publication provides information on major initiatives including policy changes and program updates. Please feel free to share it with your colleagues.

Thank you for your interest!
At a Glance

Medicare Learning Links from CMS

· New Informational Unsolicited Response (IUR) Process to Identify Previously Paid Claims for Services Furnished to Incarcerated Medicare Beneficiaries - MM8007

 · New Informational Unsolicited Response (IUR) Process to Identify Previously Paid Claims for Services Furnished to Medicare Beneficiaries Classified as "Unlawfully Present" in the United States - MM8009

 · Medicare System Update to Include Rendering Line Level National Provider Identifiers (NPIs) for Primary Care Incentive Program (PCIP) Payments to Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) - MM8030

 · Enforcing Interim Billing for Partial Hospitalization Services - MM8048
https://www.novitas-solutions.com/bulletins/mln/index.html

 http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNMattersArticles/Downloads/MM8007.pdf

 http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNMattersArticles/Downloads/MM8009.pdf

 http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNMattersArticles/Downloads/MM8030.pdf

http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNMattersArticles/Downloads/MM8048.pdf

CMS Medicare FFS Provider e-News

 Thursday, November 1, 2012 — CMS Issues 2 Payment Rules



On November 1, CMS issued two final regulations updating Medicare payment rates and policies in CY 2013 for services furnished by physicians and other practitioners, and hospital outpatient departments and ambulatory surgical centers.   

The final CY 2013 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) rule will be published on November 16, 2012. It will take effect January 1, 2013 with a comment period that closes on December 31, 2012.

§ Final Rule with comment period
§ Fact Sheet

The final CY 2013 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) rule will be published on November 15, 2012. It will take effect January 1, 2013 with a comment period that closes on December 31, 2012.

§ Final Rule with comment period
§ Fact Sheet