MLN Connects® for Thursday, January 16, 2020

Quality Payment Program: Learn About the MIPS 2020 Performance Period

CMS Reduces Psychiatric Hospital Burden with New Survey Process
Quality Payment Program: MIPS 2020 Payment Adjustments
Quality Payment Program: New MIPS Participation Framework for 2021 Performance Period
Part A Providers: Talk to a QIC Adjudicator About Your Appeal
Comparative Billing Reports: Access via CBR Portal
January is Cervical Health Awareness Month

Listening Sessions on MAC Opportunities to Enhance Provider Experience — January 22 or 29
Quality Payment Program: MIPS for 2020 Performance Period Webinar — January 22

Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) for Advanced Diagnostic Imaging- Approval of Using the K3 Segment for Institutional Encounters
Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) Response to the 2020 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Earthquakes
January 2020 Integrated Outpatient Code Editor (I/OCE) Specifications Version 21.0
Manual Updates Related to Calendar Year (CY) 2020 Home Health Payment Policy Changes, Maintenance Therapy, and Remote Patient Monitoring
Medicare Part B Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule: Revised Information for Laboratories on Collecting and Reporting Data for the Private Payor Rate-Based Payment System — Revised
Medicare Part B Home Infusion Therapy Services with the Use of Durable Medical Equipment — Revised
Add Dates of Service (DOS) for Pneumococcal Pneumonia Vaccination (PPV) Health Care Procedure Code System (HCPCS) Codes (90670, 90732), and Remove Next Eligible Dates for PPV HCPCS — Revised
CY 2020 Update for Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) Fee Schedule — Revised
Updates to CR 11152 Implementation of the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM)

Posted 1/16/2020