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August 29, 2013

MLN Connects ™ Provider e-News for Thursday, August 29, 2013

https://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Outreach/FFSProvPartProg/Downloads/2013-08-29-eNews.pdfExternal PDF

This edition of the CMS e-News includes the following information:

MLN Connects™ National Provider Calls

  • Program Year 2012 Quality and Resource Use Reports — Mapping a Route to Success for the 2015 Value-Based Payment Modifier — Registration Now Open
  • Did You Miss These MLN Connects Calls?

MLN Connects™ Videos

  • ICD-10: Implementation for Physicians, Partial Code Freeze, and MS-DRG Conversion Project

MLN Educational Products Update

  • “Open Payments: An Overview for Physicians and Teaching Hospitals” MLN Matters® Article — Released
  • “Transitional Care Management Services” Fact Sheet — Released
  • “Medicare Dependent Hospital” Fact Sheet — Now Available in Electronic Publication Format
  • “General Equivalence Mappings Frequently Asked Questions” Booklet — Revised

Announcements, Events, and Reminders

  • Healthy Aging – It’s a Lifestyle Approach
  • New Data Show Antipsychotic Drug Use is Down in Nursing Homes Nationwide
  • Program Year 2012 QRURs for Group Practices Are Coming
  • PV-PQRS Registration is Still Open
  • Submit Suggestions for Advanced Diagnostic Imaging Program
  • Opportunity for Provider Input on the IRF Quality Reporting Program
  • Learn how to Participate in the 2013 PQRS-Medicare EHR Incentive Pilot
  • LTCH FY 2015 Payment Update Determination: Data Submission Deadlines

Claims, Pricer, and Code Updates

  • FISS DDE Will Not be Available on Saturday, August 31
  • Updated Reason Codes for Medicare Conditional Payment Policy and Billing Procedures for Liability, No-Fault, and Workers’ Compensation Medicare Secondary Payer Claims

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