August 31, 2017
MLN Connects® for Thursday, August 31, 2017
News & Announcements
- New PEPPER Available for Short-term Acute Care Hospitals
- Hospice Compare Update Document Available
- Participate in Quality Payment Program Website Testing
- Departmental Appeals Board: Submit Feedback
- Correction to QRDA III Implementation Guide for Eligible Clinicians and Eligible Professionals
Provider Compliance
- Billing For Stem Cell Transplants
Upcoming Events
- IMPACT Act: Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary Measures Call — September 6
- Nursing Home Facility Assessment Tool and State Operations Manual Revisions Call — September 7
- Qualified Medicare Beneficiary Program Billing Requirements Call — September 19
- Reporting Hospice Quality Data: Tips for Compliance Call — September 20
- PQRS: Feedback Reports and Informal Review Process for PY 2016 Results Call — September 26
- Physician Compare Call — September 28
Medicare Learning Network Publications & Multimedia
- IMPACT Act Call: Audio Recording and Transcript — New
- A Physician’s Guide to Medicare Part D Medication Therapy Management Programs MLN Matters Article — Revised
- Preventive Services Poster Educational Tool — Revised
- Medicare Costs at a Glance: 2017 Educational Tool — Reminder
- Suite of Products & Resources for Rural Health Providers Educational Tool — Reminder
- Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System Fact Sheet — Reminder
- Physician Fee Schedule Fact Sheet — Reminder
- Telehealth Services Fact Sheet — Reminder
- Transitional Care Management Services Fact Sheet — Reminder
- Federally Qualified Health Center Fact Sheet — Reminder
- Rural Health Clinic Fact Sheet — Reminder
- Medicare Home Health Benefit Booklet — Reminder
- Critical Access Hospital Booklet — Reminder