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MLN Connects® Provider eNews for October 22, 2015 

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In This Edition:

ICD-10

  • Learn How to Assign an ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code with MLN Connects Videos
  • Video Slideshow from August 27 MLN Connects Call Available
  • 5 Ways to Check Your Claim Status
  • Contact List for ICD-10 Questions

MLN Connects® National Provider Calls and Events

  • Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Test Payment System Proposed Rule Call - Registration Now Open
  • New MLN Connects National Provider Call Audio Recording and Transcript

Other CMS Events

  • EHR Incentive Programs: Recording from Final Rule Webinar Available

Announcements

  • HHS Awards more than $240 Million to Expand the Primary Care Workforce
  • HHS Awards up to $22.9 Million in Planning Grants for Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics
  • 2016 Value Modifier: Informal Review Request Period Open through November 9
  • 2016 PQRS Payment Adjustment: Informal Review Request Period Open through November 9
  • IRF Quality Reporting Program Data Submission Deadline: November 15
  • LTCH Quality Reporting Program Data Submission Deadline: November 15
  • MACRA Request for Information: Comments Accepted through November 17
  • Dialysis Facility Compare: Submit your Comments through December 4
  • New Survey Process for Duodenoscopes / Endoscopes / Reusable Medical Devices
  • Hospice Quality Reporting Program: New Training Modules Available

Claims, Pricers, and Codes

  • Mass Adjustments of IRF PPS Claims that Require a Special Wage Index

Medicare Learning Network® Educational Products

  • "Infection Control: Environmental Safety" Web-Based Training Course - Released
  • "Infection Control: Injection Safety" Web-Based Training Course - Released
  • "PECOS for Provider and Supplier Organizations" Fact Sheet - Revised