MLN Connects® Provider eNews for December 03, 2015 

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MLN Connects® Events 

• Medicare Quality Reporting Programs: 2016 Physician Fee Schedule Call - Last Chance to Register
• ESRD QIP: Access PY 2016 Performance Score Report and Certificates Call - Last Chance to Register
• ESRD QIP: Payment Year 2019 Final Rule Call - Register Now

Other CMS Events 

• Comparative Billing Report on Physical Therapy Webinar

Announcements 

• CMS Updates Quality Strategy
• CMS Awards $110 Million in ESRD Network Funding
• Corrections Being Made to 2016 DMEPOS Fee Schedules
• CMS to Release Comparative Billing Report on Home E/M Services in December
• Hospital IQR and Medicare EHR Incentive Programs: Data Submission Deadline Extended
• PQRS Changes in 2016 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule
• National Influenza Vaccination Week: December 6 through 12

Claims, Pricers, and Codes 

• Extracorporeal Photophoresis and PTA Claims Editing Incorrectly

Medicare Learning Network® Publications 

• Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage Interactive Tutorial Educational Tool - New
• ICD-10 Website Wheel Educational Tool - Revised
• Hospital Reclassifications Fact Sheet - Revised
• PECOS for DMEPOS Suppliers Fact Sheet - Revised
• Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital Fact Sheet - Revised
• DMEPOS Quality Standards Booklet - Revised