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Posting Date: 04/21/2020
HCPCS Codes U0003 and U0004 for COVID Testing
HCPCS Codes U0003 and U0004 for COVID Testing In the 4/15/2020 press release, CMS Increases Medicare Payment for High-Production Coronavirus Lab Tests, CMS announced a higher payment for certain laboratory tests where the technology used for [...]
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Posting Date: 04/20/2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Monday, April 20, 2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Monday, April 20, 2020 COVID-19: Nursing Home Transparency, Recommendations for Areas with Low Incidence of Disease Trump Administration Announces New Nursing Homes COVID-19 Transparency Effort CMS [...]
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Posting Date: 04/17/2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Friday, April 17, 2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Friday, April 17, 2020 COVID-19: RHC & FQHC Flexibilities, Increased Payment for Lab Tests, Hospital Waivers, Call Audio and Transcript RHC & FQHC Flexibilities During COVID-19 Public Health [...]
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Posting Date: 04/16/2020
MLN Connects® for Thursday, April 16, 2020
MLN Connects® for Thursday, April 16, 2020 3 Proposed Payment Rules MLN Connects® for Thursday, April 16, 2020 View this edition as a PDF News Hospice Payment Rate Update Proposed Rule for FY 2021 IPF Prospective [...]
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Posting Date: 04/15/2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Wednesday, April 15, 2020
MLN Connects® for Wednesday, April 15, 2020 COVID-19: Reprocessing Hospital Claims, Essential Diagnostic Services, Non-Invasive Ventilators IPPS Hospitals, LTCHs: Reprocessing Claims for CARES Act Trump Administration Announces Expanded [...]
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Posting Date: 04/14/2020
Provider Compliance Tips for Nebulizers and Related Drugs Fact Sheet - Revised
Provider Compliance Tips for Nebulizers and Related Drugs Fact Sheet - Revised A revised Provider Compliance Tips for Nebulizers and Related Drugs Medicare Learning Network Fact Sheet is available. Learn about: coverage requirements [...]
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Posting Date: 04/14/2020
PWK Submission Reminders
PWK Submission Reminders National Government Services has identified several issues with PWK submissions from providers. We are issuing this article as a notification to alert provider offices to systems and processes that you may have in [...]
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Posting Date: 04/10/2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Friday, April 10, 2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Friday, April 10, 2020 COVID-19: Infection Control, Maximizing Workforce, Updated Q&A, CS Modifier for Cost-Sharing, Payment Adjustment Suspended CMS Issues New Wave of Infection Control Guidance to [...]
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Posting Date: 04/09/2020
MLN Connects® for Thursday, April 9, 2020
MLN Connects® for Thursday, April 9, 2020 Important COVID-19 Updates MLN Connects® for Thursday, April 9, 2020 View this edition as a PDF News CMS Approves Approximately $34 Billion for Providers with the Accelerated/Advance [...]
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Posting Date: 06/03/2020
Comprehensive Error Rate Testing A/B MAC Task Force
Comprehensive Error Rate Testing A/B MAC Task Force The CERT A/B MAC Task Force goal is to educate providers on national issues of concern regarding improper payment errors and to reduce the national payment error rate by creating material [...]
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Posting Date: 06/01/2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Monday, June 1, 2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Monday, June 1, 2020 COVID-19: Using the CR Modifier and DR Condition Code CMS revised MLN Matters Special Edition Article SE20011 on Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) Response to the Public Health Emergency on [...]
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Posting Date: 05/29/2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Friday, May 29, 2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Friday, May 29, 2020 New COVID-19 FAQs on Medicare Fee-for-Service Billing CMS released additional Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on our recent COVID-19-related waivers to help providers, including [...]
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Posting Date: 05/28/2020
MLN Connects® for Thursday, May 28, 2020
MLN Connects® for Thursday, May 28, 2020 COVID-19: Adjusting Operations to Manage Patient Surge MLN Connects® for Thursday, May 28, 2020 View this edition as a PDF News COVID-19: Adjusting Operations to Manage Patient Surge [...]
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Posting Date: 05/20/2020
Reminder: Billing and Coding for Implantable Automatic Defibrillators
Reminder: Billing and Coding for Implantable Automatic Defibrillators An implantable automatic defibrillator is an electronic device designed to diagnose and treat life threatening ventricular tachyarrhythmias. When you use specific ICD-10-CM [...]
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Posting Date: 05/19/2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Tuesday, May 19, 2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Tuesday, May 19, 2020 COVID-19: Payment for Lab Tests, Safely Reopening Nursing Homes, Lab & Ambulance Claims COVID-19: Payment for Diagnostic Laboratory Tests Trump Administration Issues Guidance to [...]
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Posting Date: 05/19/2020
Submission Requirements for Investigational Device Exemption Claims
Submission Requirements for Investigational Device Exemption Claims Effective for Category A and B IDE studies approved by the FDA on or after 1/1/2015, interested parties (i.e. study sponsors) seeking Medicare coverage must submit a request [...]
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Posting Date: 07/28/2022
MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, July 28, 2022
MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, July 28, 2022 Enhanced Nursing Home Rating System News CMS Enhances Nursing Home Rating System with Staffing & Turnover Data Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments Proposed Rule: Submit [...]
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Posting Date: 12/09/2019
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Monday, December 9, 2019
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Monday, December 9, 2019 HHAs: Get Help Registering for iQIES by December 23 Avoid payment delays. You need access to the upgraded Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES) to submit [...]
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Posting Date: 12/10/2019
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Tuesday, December 10, 2019
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Tuesday, December 10, 2019 Most HICN Claims Reject – Regardless of Date Service Use Medicare Beneficiary Identifiers (MBIs) now to avoid claim and eligibility transaction rejects. Starting January 1, 2020, [...]
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Posting Date: 12/12/2019
MLN Connects® for Thursday, December 12, 2019
MLN Connects® for Thursday, December 12, 2019 Quality Payment Program: Your MIPS Eligibility Status MLN Connects® for Thursday, December 12, 2019 View this edition as a PDF News Open Payments: Review and Dispute Data by [...]
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