MLN Connects® for Thursday, September 5, 2019

September is Pain Awareness Month - Learn Pain Management Options

New Medicare Card: Do You Refer Patients?
IRF Appeals Settlement Option: Deadline September 17
Quality Payment Program: MIPS Targeted Review Request Deadline September 30
SNF PPS Patient Driven Payment Model: Get Ready for Implementation on October 1
PEPPERs for Short-term Acute Care Hospitals
DME QIC Contract Award
Health Care Supply Chain, Provider Self-Care, and Emergency Preparedness Resources
September is Pain Awareness Month

Dementia Care: Supporting Comfort and Resident Preferences Call — September 10
Health Coaching and Wellness Planning for Self-Management Webinar — September 10
New Medicare Card: Open Door Forum — September 11
Developing a Hospice Patient Assessment Tool Special Open Door Forum — September 12
Opioids: What’s an “Outlier Prescriber”? Listening Session — September 17
CMS Public Meeting: Action Plan to Prevent and Manage Opioid Use Disorder and Substance Use Disorder and Address Pain Management — September 20

Hurricane Dorian and Medicare Disaster Related State of Florida Claims
Hurricane Dorian and Medicare Disaster Related States of Georgia and South Carolina Claims
Hurricane Dorian and Medicare Disaster Related Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Claims
2020 Annual Update of Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Codes for Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Consolidated Billing (CB) Update
Annual Clotting Factor Furnishing Fee Update 2020
Influenza Vaccine Payment Allowances - Annual Update for 2019-2020 Season
October 2019 Integrated Outpatient Code Editor (I/OCE) Specifications Version 20.3
October 2019 Update of the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS)
October Quarterly Update for 2019 Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) Fee Schedule

CMS: Beyond the Policy Podcast: Dispatches from the Blue Button Developers Conference

Posted 9/5/2019