January 16, 2020
MLN Connects® for Thursday, January 16, 2020
Quality Payment Program: Learn About the MIPS 2020 Performance Period
News
- CMS Reduces Psychiatric Hospital Burden with New Survey Process
- Quality Payment Program: MIPS 2020 Payment Adjustments
- Quality Payment Program: New MIPS Participation Framework for 2021 Performance Period
- Part A Providers: Talk to a QIC Adjudicator About Your Appeal
- Comparative Billing Reports: Access via CBR Portal
- January is Cervical Health Awareness Month
Compliance
- Bill Correctly for Polysomnography Services
Events
- Listening Sessions on MAC Opportunities to Enhance Provider Experience – January 22 or 29
- Quality Payment Program: MIPS for 2020 Performance Period Webinar – January 22
MLN Matters® Articles
- Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) for Advanced Diagnostic Imaging- Approval of Using the K3 Segment for Institutional Encounters
- Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) Response to the 2020 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Earthquakes
- January 2020 Integrated Outpatient Code Editor (I/OCE) Specifications Version 21.0
- Manual Updates Related to Calendar Year (CY) 2020 Home Health Payment Policy Changes, Maintenance Therapy, and Remote Patient Monitoring
- Medicare Part B Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule: Revised Information for Laboratories on Collecting and Reporting Data for the Private Payor Rate-Based Payment System – Revised
- Medicare Part B Home Infusion Therapy Services with the Use of Durable Medical Equipment – Revised
- Add Dates of Service (DOS) for Pneumococcal Pneumonia Vaccination (PPV) Health Care Procedure Code System (HCPCS) Codes (90670, 90732), and Remove Next Eligible Dates for PPV HCPCS – Revised
- CY 2020 Update for Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) Fee Schedule – Revised
- Updates to CR 11152 Implementation of the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM)
Publications
- Provider Compliance Tips for Polysomnography (Sleep Studies) – Revised