In This Issue
National Government Services Articles for Part A and Part B Providers
- Change in Pricing for Electroencephalogram Long-Term Monitoring Effective 4/1/2023
- EDI Enrollment Spotlights Top Rejections
- Tobacco Cessation Counseling Doesn’t Have To Be Lengthy or Intimidating
- EDI Enrollment Spotlights Packet Completion Times
- LCD, Billing and Coding Article Updates for April and May 2023
- New Service Added to the Hospital Outpatient Department Prior Authorization Program - Facet Joint Interventions
- Telligen QIN-QIO Hosting Chronic Kidney Disease Topics with National Kidney Foundation
- End of the Public Health Emergency: Over The Counter COVID-19 Test Kits
- May 2023 Dark Days for CMS Data Center Migration – What Functions Will and Will Not Be Available
- Tobacco Cessation Counseling Doesn’t Have To Be Lengthy or Intimidating
- CR13105 - Technical Revisions Only to the National Coverage Determination (NCD) Manual
- May 2023 "Dark Days" for CMS Data Center Migration
- Medicare University Continuing to Experience Intermittent Issues
- Top Tobacco Counseling Claim Denials and How to Avoid/Correct Them
- The Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage
- Know Your Provider Enrollment Revalidation Due Date Today and Protect Your Bottom Line
- Rural Tobacco Disparity
- Reminder: Maintaining Ownership Consistency of Multiple Medicare Enrollments with same Tax Identification Number
National Government Services Articles for Part A Providers
- Accreditation of Advanced Diagnostic Imaging and FDA Mammography Equipment
- Frequently Asked Questions Reviewed and Updated (Part A)
- Frequently Asked Questions Reviewed and Updated (FQHC)
- Know Your Provider Enrollment Revalidation Due Date Today and Protect Your Bottom Line
- Provider Enrollment: NGSMedicare.com Website Resources to Help Reduce Development on CMS-855A Application
- NGS Cost Report Submission Reminders
- Providers Using NGSConnex to Submit Appeals and Supporting Documentation
- New Fiscal Intermediary Shared System Consistency Edit to Validate Attending Physician National Provider Identifier
National Government Services Articles for Part B Providers
- Know Your Provider Enrollment Revalidation Due Date Today and Protect Your Bottom Line
- The 3/30/2023 JK/J6 Part B ACT Event Summary has been published
- Provider Enrollment: NGSMedicare.com Website Resources to Help Reduce Development on CMS Enrollment Forms
- Medicare Telehealth Changes for 2023
- Part B Top Claim Errors Are Updated
- Telehealth Frequently Asked Questions are Updated
- Registration is Open for the Part B Claim Submission Learning Day
- Frequently Asked Questions Reviewed and Updated
National Government Services Articles for Home Health and Hospice Providers
- Attention Home Health and Hospice Providers Using NGSConnex to Submit Level One Appeals Redetermination Requests
- Frequently Asked Questions Reviewed and Updated (HH+H)
- Home Health and Hospice Targeted Probe and Educate Resources
- Home Health Diagnosis Codes Grouper Update for 4/1/2023
CMS MLN Connects® Weekly Provider eNews
- MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, April 27, 2023
- MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, April 20, 2023
- MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, April 13, 2023
- MLN Connects® Special Edition for Monday, April 10, 2023
- MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, April 6, 2023
- MLN Connects® Special Edition for Tuesday, April 4, 2023
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- Regulations and major policies under development during the quarter
- Regulations and major policies completed or cancelled
- New or revised manual instructions
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