August 10, 2017
MLN Connects® for Thursday, August 10, 2017
News & Announcements
- New Medicare Card: Webpage Updates
- IRF Quality Reporting Program: Reconsideration Period Ends August 17
- LTCH Quality Reporting Program: Reconsideration Period Ends August 17
- Hospice Quality Reporting Program: Reconsideration Period Ends August 17
- EHR Incentive Program Hardship Exception Application Due by October 1
- Hospitals: Submit Meaningful Use Data to the HQR via the QualityNet Secure Portal in 2018
- Chronic Care Management: New Connected Care Videos
- Medicare Fee-For-Service Beneficiary Selection of a Primary Clinician
- Home Health Quality Reporting Program: OASIS-C2 2018 Guidance Manual Available
- Quality Payment Program Hardship Exception Application for 2017 Transition Year Open
- Quality Payment Program: Explanation of Special Status Calculation – Correction
Provider Compliance
- Home Health Care: Proper Certification Required
Claims, Pricers & Codes
- July2017 OPPS Pricer File
- PartB Billing for Certain New Biosimilar Biological Products before the Modifier is Implemented
Upcoming Events
- IRF Quality Reporting Program Refresher Training Webinar – August 15
- Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program Model Expansion Listening Session – August 16
- Quality Payment Program Year 2 NPRM Virtual Office Hours Session – August 16
- IMPACT Act: Drug Regimen Review Measure Overview for the Home Health QRP Call —August 17
- LTCH Quality Reporting Program Refresher Training Webinar – August 22
- Nursing Home Facility Assessment Tool and State Operations Manual Revisions Call —September 7
Medicare Learning Network Publications & Multimedia
- August 2017 Catalog Available
- Quality Payment Program 2017: MIPS Quality Performance Category Web-Based Training Course – New
- Long-Term Care Call: Audio Recording and Transcript – New
- ESRD Listening Session: Audio Recording and Transcript – New
- Medicare Secondary Payer Web-Based Training Course – Revised
- Medicare Secondary Payer Booklet – Revised