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MLN Connects® Provider eNews for October 29, 2015

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Editor's Note:
If you order or refer items or services for Medicare beneficiaries and do not have a Medicare enrollment record, you need to submit an enrollment application to Medicare. See the revised MLN Matters® Special Edition Article #SE1305. Also, see the revised MLN Matters Special Edition Article #SE1434 on provider enrollment requirements for writing prescriptions for Medicare Part D drugs. Learn how to enroll to order/refer or prescribe Part D drugs using the 855O and more.

ICD-10

  • Qualifiers for ICD-10 Diagnosis Codes on Electronic Claims
  • Get ICD-10 Answers in One Place

MLN Connects® National Provider Calls and Events

  • Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Test Payment System Proposed Rule Call - Register Now
  • National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care and QAPI Call - Registration Now Open
  • New MLN Connects National Provider Call Audio Recording and Transcript

Other CMS Events

  • Webinar for Comparative Billing Report on Optometry Services
  • Long-Term Care Hospital Quality Reporting Program Provider Training

Announcements

  • October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
  • Protect Your Patients against Influenza and Pneumonia
  • Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program: FY 2016 Results
  • DMEPOS Fee Schedule DME and PEN Text File Formats - Revised
  • Antipsychotic Drug use in Nursing Homes: Trend Update
  • EHR Incentive Programs: New Public Health Reporting FAQ

Claims, Pricers, and Codes

  • Claims Processing Issue for non-Pneumococcal and Influenza Vaccines
  • Correction of Mammography Claims
  • October 2015 OPPS Pricer File Update

Medicare Learning Network® Educational Products

  • "Provider Enrollment Requirements for Writing Prescriptions for Medicare Part D Drugs" MLN Matters Article - Revised
  • "Full Implementation of Edits on the Ordering/Referring Providers in Medicare Part B, DME, and Part A HHA Claims" MLN Matters Article - Revised
  • New Medicare Learning Network Educational Web Guides Fast Fact