July 16, 2020
MLN Connects® for Thursday, July 16, 2020
Nursing Homes & COVID: Five Things to Know, Additional Resources, Training
News
- CMS Directs Additional Resources to Nursing Homes in COVID-19 Hotspot Areas
- Five Things About Nursing Homes During COVID-19
- PEPPER for Short-term Acute Care Hospitals
- Lower Extremity Joint Replacement: Comparative Billing Report
Events
- Nursing Home Training Series Webcasts: New Topic for July 16
- COVID-19: Lessons from the Front Lines Call – July 17
MLN Matters® Articles
- Changes to the Laboratory National Coverage Determination (NCD) Edit Software for October 2020
- Influenza Vaccine Payment Allowances - Annual Update for 2020-2021 Season
- Medicare Part A Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) Pricer Update FY 2021
- October 2020 Quarterly Average Sales Price (ASP) Medicare Part B Drug Pricing Files and Revisions to Prior Quarterly Pricing Files
- Quarterly Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Drug/Biological Code Changes - July 2020 Update
- July 2020 Update of the Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System – Revised
- July 2020 Update of the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) – Revised
- Quarterly Update for Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule and Laboratory Services Subject to Reasonable Charge Payment – Revised
- Claim Status Category Codes and Claim Status Codes Update – Rescinded