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- December 4, 2013
CMS Webinar onDurable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program
By Jen Dunn on December 4, 2013Read moreThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will be hosting several webinars for partners and providers on The Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program: Round 1 Recompete The webinars will be conducted on the following dates: December 09, 2013 (11:00 am to 12:00 noon...
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MLN Matters and CMS: Medicare Benefit Policy Manual
By Jen Dunn on December 4, 2013Read moreClick here for the MLN Matters on Medicare Benefit Policy Manual and here for the CMS Manual System on Medicare Benefit Policy Manual.
- December 4, 2013
SHIP Webinar – ICD-10 Implementation Series
By Jen Dunn on December 4, 2013Read moreICD-10 implementation series – Webinar #3 December 10, 2013 Please join us on Tuesday, December 10, 2013, from 12:00pm – 1:15pm to start this step by step journey toward a successful ICD-10 Implementation on October 1, 2014. During this third live webinar we will continue our discussion about ICD-10...
- December 4, 2013
Rural Health Clinic Technical Assistance Call
By Jen Dunn on December 4, 2013Read moreThe next Rural Health Clinic technical assistance call will be held Thursday, December 12th at 3:00 pm EASTERN. As many of you may know, December 1st was World AIDS Day, and this call will focus on the role that RHCs can serve in prevention, testing, treatment, and resource referral...
- December 4, 2013
CMS releases OPPS and PFS final rules
By Jen Dunn on December 4, 2013Read moreLast week the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released their final rules for calendar 2014 for the outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) and the physician fee schedule (PFS). Among other modifications to the OPPS, CMS announced its final determination to end the current enforcement moratorium for small,...
- December 4, 2013
CMS Extends 2014 Annual Participation Enrollment Period through January 31
By Jen Dunn on December 4, 2013Read moreThe 2014 Annual Participation Enrollment Program allows eligible physicians, practitioners, and suppliers an opportunity to change their participation status by December 31, 2013. Due to the later than usual release of the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule, CMS is extending the 2014 annual participation enrollment period through January 31,...
- December 4, 2013
CMS Makes Outpatient Facility Policy and Payment Changes
By Jen Dunn on December 4, 2013Read moreRule would give hospitals and ASCs flexibility to lower per-case costs On November 27, CMS released a final CY 2014 hospital outpatient and ambulatory surgical center (ASC) payment rule that will give hospitals and ASCs new flexibility to lower outpatient facility costs and strengthen the long-term financial stability...
- December 4, 2013
Updated Information about Incarcerated Beneficiary Claim Denial Corrections
By Jen Dunn on December 4, 2013Read moreCMS has a new web page focused on the 2013 claims denials associated with a beneficiary’s incarceration status.
- December 4, 2013
CMS Finalizes Physician Payment Rates for 2014
By Jen Dunn on December 4, 2013Read moreFinal Rule Focuses on Improved Care Coordination On November 27, CMS finalized payment rates and policies for 2014, including a major proposal to support care management outside the routine office interaction as well as other policies to promote high quality care and efficiency in Medicare. CMS’ care coordination policy...
- December 4, 2013
CMS Special Open Door Forum
By Jen Dunn on December 4, 2013Read moreThe next Special Open Door Forum: Final Rule CMS-1599-F: Discussion of the Hospital Inpatient Admission Order and Certification; 2 Midnight Benchmark for Inpatient Hospital Admissions is scheduled for Thursday December 19, 2013 from 1:00pm – 2:00pm, ET. If you wish to participate, dial 1-866-501-5502; Conference ID: 16505942. Please see...