MLN Connects® for Thursday, January 30, 2020

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Genetic Testing and Innovative Antibiotics

News

• CMS Expands Coverage of NGS as Diagnostic Tool for Patients with Breast and Ovarian Cancer
• Nursing Home Quality Initiative: Draft MDS 3.0 Item Set Change History
• Nursing Homes: Use Updated Infection Control Worksheet
• Glaucoma Awareness Month: Make a Resolution for Healthy Vision

Compliance

• Hospice Care: Safeguards for Medicare Patients

Claims, Pricers & Codes

• OPPS Pricer File: January 2020

Events

• Ground Ambulance Organizations: Reporting Staff and Labor Costs Open Door Forum – February 6
• Ground Ambulance Organizations: Reporting Volunteer Labor Call – February 20

MLN Matters® Articles

• Increasing Access to Innovative Antibiotics for Hospital Inpatients Using New Technology Add-On Payments: Frequently Asked Questions
• January 2020 Update of the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS)
• Update to the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) for Vaping Related Disorder
• 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
• Calendar Year (CY) 2020 Annual Update for Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule and Laboratory Services Subject to Reasonable Charge Payment – Revised

Publications

• Safeguards for Medicare Patients in Hospice Care
• Medicare Part B Immunization Billing: Seasonal Influenza Virus, Pneumococcal, and Hepatitis B – Revised
• Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System – Revised

Multimedia

• ESRD Quality Incentive Program: Audio Recording and Transcript
• MAC Listening Session: Audio Recording and Transcript