MLN Connects® Provider eNews for November 25, 2015 

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In This Edition:

MLN Connects® Events

• National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care and QAPI Call - Last Chance to Register
• Medicare Quality Reporting Programs: 2016 Physician Fee Schedule Call - Register Now
• ESRD QIP: Access PY 2016 Performance Score Report and Certificates Call - Register Now
• ESRD QIP: Payment Year 2019 Final Rule Call - Registration Now Open
• New MLN Connects National Provider Call Audio Recording and Transcript

Announcements

• Release of the 2016 DMEPOS Fee Schedules
• December 1 is World AIDS Day: The Time to Act is Now
• Comments on Tobacco Treatment Measures due December 4
• 2016 Value Modifier Informal Review Deadline Extended to December 16
• 2016 PQRS Payment Adjustment: Informal Review Deadline Extended to December 16

Claims, Pricers, and Codes

• Smoking Cessation Claims Editing Incorrectly
• Home Health Billing Codes Changing January 1

Medicare Learning Network® Publications

• Clarification of Patient Discharge Status Codes and Hospital Transfer Policies MLN Matters® Article - Revised
• Verify Your Profile Information in the Learning Management/Product Ordering System
• New Educational Web Guides Fast Fact