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Posting Date: 01/30/2020
Calendar Year 2019 1099 Form Information
Calendar Year 2019 1099 Form Information National Government Services will mail all 1099 Forms for CY 2019 by 1/31/2020. Medicare providers and beneficiaries who are serviced by NGS, regardless of their location, will receive a single Part A [...]
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Posting Date: 01/24/2020
LCD and Article Revisions: January–February 2020
LCD and Article Revisions: January–February 2020 The medical policies and related articles can be found in our Medical Policy Center LCD Revisions Percutaneous Vertebral Augmentation (PVA) for Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fracture [...]
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Posting Date: 01/23/2020
MLN Connects® for Thursday, January 23, 2020
MLN Connects® for Thursday, January 23, 2020 Medicare Learning Network Celebrates 20 Years MLN Connects® for Thursday, January 23, 2020 View this edition as a PDF News Medicare Learning Network Celebrates 20 Years CMS Updates [...]
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Posting Date: 03/23/2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Monday, March 23, 2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Monday, March 23, 2020 COVID-19: Relief for Quality Reporting Programs and Provider Enrollment Relief for Clinicians, Providers, Hospitals and Facilities Participating in Quality Reporting Programs in [...]
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Posting Date: 03/20/2020
Provider Enrollment Hot Line for Matters Related to COVID-19
Provider Enrollment Hot Line for Matters Related to COVID-19 As a result of the effects of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), a national emergency exists nationwide. On 3/13/2020, the Administrator of CMS authorized nationwide waivers under [...]
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Posting Date: 03/20/2020
National Government Services LCD Open Meeting
National Government Services LCD Open Meeting The transcript and recording of the 2/26/2020 LCD Open Meeting are now available on our website at Open Meeting Records. Posted 3/20/2020
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Posting Date: 03/19/2020
Matching Assessments to Home Health Claims
Matching Assessments to Home Health Claims CMS has recently published instructions on validating the OASIS and claim match for home health claims. SE20010 titled “Ensure Required Patient Assessment Information for Home Health Claims” [...]
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Posting Date: 03/19/2020
April 2020 Fiscal Intermediary Standard System Direct Data Entry Screen Changes
April 2020 Fiscal Intermediary Standard System Direct Data Entry Screen Changes The purpose of the new HCPCS screen (1E) is to provide information related to HCPCS pricing and allowable revenue codes related to HCPCS. To access the new HCPCS [...]
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Posting Date: 03/19/2020
Incorrect Provider Types Billing Care Plan Oversight Services for Patients Receiving Care
Incorrect Provider Types Billing Care Plan Oversight Services for Patients Receiving Care CPO is physician supervision of patients under the home health or hospice benefit where the patient requires complex or multi-disciplinary care requiring [...]
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Posting Date: 03/19/2020
MLN Connects® for Thursday, March 19, 2020
MLN Connects® for Thursday, March 19, 2020 Interoperability and Patient Access MLN Connects® for Thursday, March 19, 2020 View this edition as a PDF News Quality Payment Program: 2020 Facility-Based Status Lower Extremity Joint [...]
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