2023 Home Health & Hospice News and Articles
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June 2023
- Who to Contact Regarding Your Applications! – 06.02.23
- MLN Connects Newsletter: June 1, 2023 – 06.01.23
- July 2023 Release "Dark Days" – 06.01.23
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May 2023
- Quarterly Update to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database – July 2023 – 05.30.23
- MLN Connects Newsletter: May 25, 2023 – 05.25.23
- J15 Provider Contact Center (PCC) Training – June 2023 – 05.23.23
- MLN Connects Newsletter: May 18, 2023 – 05.18.23
- MLN Connects Newsletter: May 11, 2023 – 05.11.23
- Update: "Dark Day" on May 22 – 05.10.23
- Action Required: 2023 DDE PPTN Recertification – 05.09.23
- Help Simplify Your Medicare Billing with myCGS!! – 05.08.23
- MLN Connects Newsletter: May 4, 2023 – 05.04.23
- The EDI Connection Spring 2023 Edition is now available – 05.04.23
- Update: "Dark Day" on May 22 – 05.01.23
April 2023
- MLN Connects Newsletter: April 27, 2023 – 04.27.23
- Telehealth Home Health Services: New G-Codes – Updates – 04.27.23
- J15 Provider Contact Center (PCC) Training – May 2023 – 04.25.23
- MLN Connects Newsletter: April 20, 2023 – 04.20.23
- MLN Connects Newsletter: April 13, 2023 – 04.13.23
- MLN Connects Newsletter: CMS Proposes Policies to Improve Patient Safety and Promote Health Equity – Apr 10, 2023 – 04.11.23
- Reminder: Medicare Credit Balance Reports Due – 04.11.23
- MLN Connects Newsletter: April 6, 2023 – 04.06.23
- MLN Connects Newsletter: 4 Proposed FY 2024 Payment Rules – April 4, 2023 – 04.05.23
- Ending the COVID-19 PHE Resource Update – 04.04.23
- Primary Home Health Diagnosis Codes Grouper Update for April 1, 2023 – 04.04.23
March 2023
- MLN Connects Newsletter: March 30, 2023 – 03.31.23
- WATCH NOW: How to Respond to Additional Documentation Requests (ADRs) for Hospice Claims – 03.31.23
- J15 Provider Contact Center (PCC) Training – April 2023 – 03.28.23
- MLN Connects Newsletter: March 23, 2023 – 03.23.23
- Submitting Proper Documentation in Response to Additional Documentation Requests (ADRs) for Hospice Claims – 03.20.23
- CR12748 - Upload of Notice Program Reimbursement (NPR) Letters, Interim Rate Reviews, and Tentative Settlement Documentation into the System for Tracking Audit and Reimbursement (STAR)
– 03.16.23
- FISS DDE Screen Changes – April 2023 – 03.16.23
- MLN Connects Newsletter: March 16, 2023 – 03.16.23
- MLN Connects Newsletter: Inflation Reduction Act Tamps Down on Prescription Drug Price Increases Above Inflation – Mar 15, 2023 – 03.15.23
- MLN Connects Newsletter: March 9, 2023 – 03.09.23
- MLN Connects Newsletter: March 2, 2023 – 03.02.23
February 2023
- MLN Connects Newsletter: COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) New Overview Fact Sheet – Feb 27, 2023 – 02.28.23
- April 2023 Release "Dark Days" for the CWF Host – 02.28.23
- Quarterly Update to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database – April 2023 – 02.28.23
- MLN Connects Newsletter: Public Health Emergency 1135 Waivers: Updated Guidance for Providers – Feb 23, 2023 – 02.23.23
- Upcoming myCGS Enhancements and Updates! – 02.23.23
- MLN Connects Newsletter: February 23, 2023 – 02.23.23
- J15 Provider Contact Center (PCC) Training – March 2023 – 02.21.23
- MLN Connects Newsletter: February 16, 2023 – 02.16.23
- MLN Connects Newsletter: Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program Guidance – Feb 9, 2023 – 02.10.23
- MLN Connects Newsletter: February 9, 2023 – 02.09.23
- Updated – Telehealth Home Health Services: New G-Codes – 02.06.23
- New Authentication Requirement When Calling the Provider Contact Center – Effective May 1st – 02.02.23
- Medicare Provider Alert: Your Responsibility When Using Billing Companies and Outsourced Agencies – 02.02.23
- MLN Connects Newsletter: February 2, 2023 – 02.02.23
January 2023
- J15 Provider Contact Center (PCC) Training – February 2023 – 01.31.23
- System Status – March 10 – 12, 2023 – 01.26.23
- Claims for Untimely Notices of Election (NOE) Reminder – 01.26.23
- MLN Connects Newsletter: January 26, 2023 – 01.26.23
- The EDI Connection Winter 2022 Edition is now available – 01.24.23
- 2022 Hospice Self-Determined Aggregate Cap Reminder – 01.19.23
- Updated Late Notice of Admission – The Exception Process – 01.19.23
- MLN Connects Newsletter: January 19, 2023 – 01.19.23
- MLN Connects Newsletter: January 12, 2023 – 01.12.23
- CMS Awards 200 New Medicare-funded Residency Slots to Hospitals Serving Underserved Communities – 01.10.23
- Use the myCGS Eligibility Tab to Avoid Claim Errors – 01.10.23
- Reminder: Medicare Credit Balance Reports Due – 01.10.23
- Reactivating Reason Code 31755 – 01.06.23
- MLN Connects Newsletter: January 5, 2023 – 01.05.23
- Update to the Interest Paid on Clean Non-PIP Claims Not Paid Timely – 01.03.23
- Targeted Probe and Educate Update: September 2021 – August 2022 – 01.03.23