MLN Connects® Provider eNews for January 21, 2016 

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In This Edition:

MLN Connects® Events

• IMPACT Act: Connecting Post-Acute Care across the Care Continuum Call - Register Now

Other CMS Events

• Comparative Billing Report on Domiciliary E/M Services Webinar

Medicare Learning Network® Publications and Multimedia

• PECOS FAQs Fact Sheet - Revised
• The Medicare Home Health Benefit Booklet - Revised

Announcements

• CMS Updates Open Payments Data and Improves Website
• Open Payments System Downtime from January 21 through 26
• LTCH Quality Reporting Program Data Submission Deadline: February 15
• IRF Quality Reporting Program Data Submission Deadline: February 15
• Hospice, IRF, LTCH, SNF, HHA: QIES System Downtime from March 16 through 21
• LTCH and IRF Dry Run Readmission Reports Available
• Update to IRF-PAI Training Manual V1.4
• Read More about What is Next for the EHR Incentive Programs
• Help Protect the Vision of Your Medicare Patients

Claims, Pricers, and Codes

• January 2016 OPPS Pricer File Update