January 21, 2016
MLN Connects® for January 21, 2016
In This Edition:
MLN Connects® Events
- IMPACT Act: Connecting Post-Acute Care across the Care Continuum Call — Register Now
Other CMS Events
- Comparative Billing Report on Domiciliary E/M Services Webinar
Medicare Learning Network® Publications and Multimedia
- PECOS FAQs Fact Sheet — Revised
- The Medicare Home Health Benefit Booklet — Revised
Announcements
- CMS Updates Open Payments Data and Improves Website
- Open Payments System Downtime from January 21 through 26
- LTCH Quality Reporting Program Data Submission Deadline: February 15
- IRF Quality Reporting Program Data Submission Deadline: February 15
- Hospice, IRF, LTCH, SNF, HHA: QIES System Downtime from March 16 through 21
- LTCH and IRF Dry Run Readmission Reports Available
- Update to IRF-PAI Training Manual V1.4
- Read More about What is Next for the EHR Incentive Programs
- Help Protect the Vision of Your Medicare Patients
Claims, Pricers, and Codes
- January 2016 OPPS Pricer File Update