MLN Connects® for Thursday, August 8, 2019
New Medicare Card: Will Your Claims Reject?
News
- New Medicare Card: Will Your Claims Reject?
- Securing Access to Life-Saving Antimicrobial Drugs for American Seniors
- IRF/LTCH/SNF Quality Reporting Programs: Submission Deadline August 15
- Hospice Patient Assessment Instrument Focus Groups: Respond by August 26
- Emergency Triage, Treat, and Transport Model: Apply by September 19
- SNF PPS Patient Driven Payment Model: Get Ready for Implementation on October 1
- 2019 QRDA III Implementation Guide: Updated Addendum
- Quality Payment Program: Reporting Patient Relationship Categories
Compliance
- Skilled Nursing Facility 3-Day Rule Billing
Events
- Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule: Understanding 3 Key Topics Listening Session — August 12
- IRF Appeals Settlement Initiative Call — August 13
- OPPS and ASC Proposed Rule Listening Session — August 14
- ESRD Quality Incentive Program: CY 2020 ESRD PPS Proposed Rule Call — August 20
- Home Health Patient-Driven Groupings Model: Operational Issues Call — August 21
- Radiation Oncology Model Listening Session — August 22
- Understanding Your SNF VBP Program Performance Score Report Call — August 27
MLN Matters® Articles
- Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Annual Update: Prospective Payment System (PPS) Pricer Changes for FY 2020
- Instructions for Use of Informational Remittance Advice Remark Code Alert on Laboratory Service Remittance Advices
- Medicare Shared Savings Program (Shared Savings Program) Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Affiliates’ Requirement to Include Demonstration Code 77 on SNF 3-Day Rule Waiver Claims
- Modification to the National Coordination of Benefits Agreement (COBA) Crossover Process
- October Quarterly Update to 2019 Annual Update of HCPCS Codes Used for Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Consolidated Billing (CB) Enforcement
- Oxygen Policy Update
- Update for Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule and Laboratory Services Subject to Reasonable Charge Payment
Multimedia
- CMS: Beyond the Policy Podcast: Nursing Home Strategy Part 1 – Strengthening Oversight
- CLFS Public Meetings: Videos
Posted 8/8/2019