MLN Connects® Provider eNews for December 17, 2015 

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Editor's Note
Happy holidays from the eNews staff! The next regular edition of the eNews will be released on Thursday, January 7, 2016.

MLN Connects® Events

• ESRD QIP: Payment Year 2019 Final Rule Call - Register Now
• Collecting Data on Global Surgery as Required by MACRA Listening Session - Registration Now Open
• IMPACT Act: Connecting Post-Acute Care across the Care Continuum Call - Registration Opening Soon
• New Audio Recording and Transcript Available

Announcements

• CMS Expands Quality Data on Physician Compare and Hospital Compare
• CMS Hospital-Acquired Conditions Reduction Program: FY 2016 Results
• Corrections Made to 2016 DMEPOS Fee Schedules

Claims, Pricers, and Codes

• January 2016 Average Sales Price Files Available
• FY 2016 Inpatient PPS PC Pricer Update Available
• Claims Processing Issue for Reference Laboratory and Anti-markup Payment Limitation Services Resolved

Medicare Learning Network® Videos

• CMS Provider Minute: Hospital Discharge Day Management Services Video - New
• What is the HIPAA Privacy Rule? Tips to Protect Your Patients' Privacy Video - New

Medicare Learning Network Publications

• Reading a Professional Remittance Advice Booklet - Revised
• New MLN Provider Compliance Fast Fact