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For Immediate Release

MLN Connects® Provider eNews for November 19, 2015 

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In This Edition:

MLN Connects® Events

  • National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care and QAPI Call - Register Now
  • Medicare Quality Reporting Programs: 2016 Physician Fee Schedule Call - Register Now
  • ESRD QIP: Access PY 2016 Performance Score Report and Certificates Call - Register Now

Announcements

  • Registration for DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Round 1 2017 Closes November 20
  • CMS Awards Partnership-Driven Special Innovation Projects to QIN-QIOs
  • Reducing Improper Payment: A Collaborative Effort
  • Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Model
  • Revised 2014 Annual QRURs Available
  • 2016 Value Modifier Informal Review Deadline Ends November 23
  • 2016 PQRS Payment Adjustment: Informal Review Deadline Ends November 23
  • Comments on Discharge to Community Quality Measure due November 23
  • Considering Opting Out of Medicare to Meet the Prescriber Enrollment Requirements? - Updated
  • EHR Incentive Programs: New Public Health Reporting FAQs
  • Recognizing Lung Cancer Awareness Month and the Great American Smokeout

Claims, Pricers, and Codes

  • ICD-10 Transition: Clarifications about NCDs and LCDs
  • CY 2013 Referring Provider DMEPOS Data - Updated

Medicare Learning Network® Publications

  • Complying with Documentation Requirements for Laboratory Services Fact Sheet - New
  • Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System Booklet - Revised
  • Product Available in an Electronic Publication Format