February 13, 2020
MLN Connects® for Thursday, February 13, 2020
Protect Your Patients from Influenza
News
- DMEPOS Items Subject to Prior Authorization
- Influenza Activity Continues: Are Your Patients Protected?
Compliance
- Proper Coding for Specimen Validity Testing Billed in Combination with Urine Drug Testing
Events
- Substance Use Disorders: Availability of Benefits Listening Session – February 18
- Ground Ambulance Organizations: Reporting Volunteer Labor Call – February 20
- Dementia Care: CMS Toolkits Call – March 3
- Hospice Item Set Data Submission Requirements Webinar – March 3
- Part A Providers: QIC Appeals Demonstration Call – March 5
- Ground Ambulance Organizations: Data Collection for Public Safety-Based Organizations Call – March 12
MLN Matters® Articles
- Update to the Home Health Grouper for New Diagnosis Code for Vaping Related Disorder
- Updates to Ensure the Original 1-Day and 3-Day Payment Window Edits are Consistent with Current Policy
- Update to the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) for Vaping Related Disorder – Revised
- January 2020 Update of the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) – Revised
Publications
- Diabetes Management Resources
- Caring for Medicare Patients is a Partnership – Revised
Multimedia
- MAC Listening Session: Audio Recording and Transcript