MLN Connects® Provider eNews for March 03, 2016 

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In This Edition:

MLN Connects® Events

• Medicare Shared Savings Program Listening Session: Proposed Rule on Revised Benchmark Rebasing Methodology- Reminder

Medicare Learning Network® Publications and Multimedia

• Provider Enrollment Revalidation: Cycle 2 MLN Matters® Article - New
• CMS Quality Conference 2015: Industry Leaders Discuss IMPACT Act Video - New
• CMS Provider Minute: Multiple Same Day Surgeries and Modifier 51 Video - New
• Home Health Prospective Payment System Booklet - Revised
• Suite of Products & Resources for Rural Health Providers Educational Tool - Revised
• DMEPOS Quality Standards Booklet - Reminder

Announcements

• Major Commitments from Healthcare Industry to Make Electronic Health Records Work Better
• Program Integrity Enhancements to the Provider Enrollment Process
• CMS to Release a Comparative Billing Report on Non-invasive Vascular Studies in March
• EHR Incentive Program Hardship Application Deadline Extended to July 1
• EHR Incentive Programs: FAQs on Public Health Reporting Requirements
• ICD-10 Next Steps Toolkit
• Antipsychotic Drug use in Nursing Homes: Trend Update
• "Savor the Flavor of Eating Right" During National Nutrition Month® and Beyond

Claims, Pricers, and Codes

• Mandatory Payment Reduction of 2% Continues until Further Notice for the Medicare FFS Program - "Sequestration"