November 25, 2015
MLN Connects® for November 25, 2015
In This Edition:
MLN Connects® Events
- National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care and QAPI Call — Last Chance to Register
- Medicare Quality Reporting Programs: 2016 Physician Fee Schedule Call — Register Now
- ESRD QIP: Access PY 2016 Performance Score Report and Certificates Call — Register Now
- ESRD QIP: Payment Year 2019 Final Rule Call — Registration Now Open
- New MLN Connects National Provider Call Audio Recording and Transcript
Announcements
- Release of the 2016 DMEPOS Fee Schedules
- December 1 is World AIDS Day: The Time to Act is Now
- Comments on Tobacco Treatment Measures due December 4
- 2016 Value Modifier Informal Review Deadline Extended to December 16
- 2016 PQRS Payment Adjustment: Informal Review Deadline Extended to December 16
Claims, Pricers, and Codes
- Smoking Cessation Claims Editing Incorrectly
- Home Health Billing Codes Changing January 1
Medicare Learning Network® Publications
- Clarification of Patient Discharge Status Codes and Hospital Transfer Policies MLN Matters® Article — Revised
- Verify Your Profile Information in the Learning Management/Product Ordering System
- New Educational Web Guides Fast Fact