MLN Connects® Provider eNews for December 10, 2015 

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In This Edition:

MLN Connects® Events

• ESRD QIP: Payment Year 2019 Final Rule Call - Register Now

MLN Connects Videos

• ICD-10 Post-Implementation: Coding Basics Revisited

Announcements

• CMS Releases 2014 National Health Expenditures
• ICD-10 Specialty Resources Guide
• EHR Incentive Programs: 2015 Program Requirement Resources
• Hospital Compare Website Refresh
• New ST PEPPER Available
• Hospice Item Set Record Submissions: CASPER Reports Available
• Long-Term Care Facilities: Mandatory Electronic Staffing Data Submission Begins in 2016
• 2016 Value Modifier Informal Review Deadline December 16
• 2016 PQRS Payment Adjustment: Informal Review Deadline December 16
• Corrections Made to 2016 DMEPOS Fee Schedules

Medicare Learning Network® Publications

• Diagnosis Coding: Using the ICD-10-CM Web-Based Training Course - Revised
• Health Care Professional Frequently Used Web Pages Educational Tool - Revised
• Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System Fact Sheet - Revised
• Reading the Institutional Remittance Advice Fact Sheet - Revised