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- February 14, 2014
Medicare News
By Jen Dunn on February 14, 2014Read moreMedicare Learning Network Matters Articles from CMS New: SE1408 – Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) Claims Processing Guidance for Implementing International Classification of Diseases, 10th Edition (ICD-10) – A Re-Issue of MM7492 Revised: MM8494 – Changes to the Laboratory National Coverage Determination (NCD) Software for ICD-10 Codes CMS MLN Connects Provider e-News...
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Serve as a Host Site for Clinicians Reentering the Workforce
By Bridgette Olson on February 14, 2014Read moreIn order to safely return to clinical practice after an extended absence, physicians and other health professionals are often required to be supervised or monitored for a period of time before practicing on their own. CPEP (the Center for Personalized Education for Physicians) is seeking rural and urban clinics...
- February 13, 2014
CEO Update: It’s Your Time to Shine
By Michelle Mills on February 13, 2014Read moreAs our nation’s athletes are coming together over the next two weeks during the Olympics, their journeys are not without hard work and obstacles. Yet, the difficult journey is what has made them who they are and equipped them with the skills needed to succeed. Rural healthcare is similar...
- February 13, 2014
CEO Update: It’s Your Time to Shine
By Michelle Mills on February 13, 2014Read moreAs our nation’s athletes are coming together over the next two weeks during the Olympics, their journeys are not without hard work and obstacles. Yet, the difficult journey is what has made them who they are and equipped them with the skills needed to succeed. Rural healthcare is similar...
- February 12, 2014
CRHC at IHI’s 15th Annual International Summit on Improving Patient Care
By Bridgette Olson on February 12, 2014Read moreAt the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s (IHI) International Summit on Improving Patient Care this March, CRHC will have the opportunity to present some of the work it and clinics throughout the state have been doing in the areas of improving operations and quality improvement. CEO, Michelle Mills will present...
- February 12, 2014
18 Heuristics of CREATE Grant Writing:
By Jen Dunn on February 12, 2014Read more“We are not grant writers”, is a statement heard very often at CREATE Grant Writing workshops and outreach events. In fact, grant writing can be a little intimidating at times for many EMS providers. CREATE staff wants every EMS provider to have an informative grant experience with CREATE, that...
- February 12, 2014
The Role of Palliative Care in Care Transitions
By Jen Dunn on February 12, 2014Read moreWebinar: February 19th, 12:00-1:00 MT Hosted by the Center for Improving Value in Health Care Palliative care can be a critical component in the care transition process for patients with severe or life-limiting illness. The provision of palliative care, whether in-patient or post-discharge, can ensure that patients’ symptoms are...
- February 11, 2014
Medicare Part A Newsletter
By Jen Dunn on February 11, 2014Read moreJanuary 2014 The January 2014 Medicare Part A Newsletter is now available! Please take a few moments to review.
- February 11, 2014
1099 IRS Forms
By Jen Dunn on February 11, 2014Read moreNovitas Issued 2013 IRS 1099-INT Forms Novitas has identified an issue with approximately 225 of the 2013 IRS 1099 forms mailed in late January. For those providers who received interest on claim payments from Novitas during 2013 that exceeded $600 of total interest paid, we will be mailing you...
- February 11, 2014
Network Matters Articles
By Jen Dunn on February 11, 2014Read moreMedicare Learning Network Matters Articles from CMS New: SE1305 – Full Implementation of Edits on the Ordering/Referring Providers in Medicare Part B, DME, and Part A Home Health Agency (HHA) Claims (Change Requests 6417, 6421, 6696, and 6856) Rescinded: SE1407 – Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Services