MLN Connects® Provider eNews for March 17, 2016 

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In This Edition:

MLN Connects® Events

• Medicare Shared Savings Program ACO: Preparing to Apply for 2017 Call - Registration Now Open
• Open Payments 2016: Prepare to Review Reported Data Call - Registration Now Open
• IMPACT Act: Data Element Library Call - Register Now
• Medicare Shared Savings Program ACO Application Process Call - Registration Now Open
• New Audio Recording and Transcript Available

Other CMS Events

• Comparative Billing Report on Modifier 25: Internal Medicine Webinar
• Comparative Billing Report on Non-invasive Vascular Studies Webinar

Medicare Learning Network® Publications and Multimedia

• February 2016 Catalog Available
• Dual Eligible Beneficiaries Fact Sheet and MLN Matters® Article - Revised
• Health Professional Shortage Area Physician Bonus Program Fact Sheet - Revised
• SNF Consolidated Billing Web-Based Training Course - Reminder
• HIPAA EDI Standards Web-Based Training Course - Reminder
• Medicare-Required SNF PPS Assessments Educational Tool - Reminder

Announcements

• Medicare SNF Transparency Data for CY 2013
• DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Payment Amounts and Contract Offers for Round 2 Recompete and the National Mail-Order Recompete
• Eligible Professionals and Hospitals: Submitting QRDA Files in the 2016 Reporting Period
• ICD-10: Track and Improve Your Progress
• CMS Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt's Comments at HIMSS
• HCAHPS: Measurement of the Patient Experience in Hospitals
• It Is Still Influenza Season