MLN Connects® for Thursday, January 30, 2020
Genetic Testing and Innovative Antibiotics
News
- CMS Expands Coverage of NGS as Diagnostic Tool for Patients with Breast and Ovarian Cancer
- Nursing Home Quality Initiative: Draft MDS 3.0 Item Set Change History
- Nursing Homes: Use Updated Infection Control Worksheet
- Glaucoma Awareness Month: Make a Resolution for Healthy Vision
Compliance
- Hospice Care: Safeguards for Medicare Patients
Claims, Pricers & Codes
- OPPS Pricer File: January 2020
Events
- Ground Ambulance Organizations: Reporting Staff and Labor Costs Open Door Forum — February 6
- Ground Ambulance Organizations: Reporting Volunteer Labor Call — February 20
MLN Matters® Articles
- Increasing Access to Innovative Antibiotics for Hospital Inpatients Using New Technology Add-On Payments: Frequently Asked Questions
- January 2020 Update of the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS)
- Update to the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) for Vaping Related Disorder
- 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
- Calendar Year (CY) 2020 Annual Update for Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule and Laboratory Services Subject to Reasonable Charge Payment — Revised
Publications
- Safeguards for Medicare Patients in Hospice Care
- Medicare Part B Immunization Billing: Seasonal Influenza Virus, Pneumococcal, and Hepatitis B — Revised
- Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System — Revised
Multimedia
- ESRD Quality Incentive Program: Audio Recording and Transcript
- MAC Listening Session: Audio Recording and Transcript