2009 News Archives
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For the week of 06/22/09
- 2009 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) Program Reminder (CMS Learnresource) (06/24/09)
- CMS Website on Recovery Act and Health Information Technology Now Available! (CMS Learnresource) (06/24/09)
- Need to Issue Provider Communications Concerning Crossover Claims Impacted by Common Working File (CWF) Southeast Host Site Problem (CMS Memorandum) (06/24/09)
- Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Code Q4115 (Skin substitute, alloskin, per square centimeter) (CMS Memorandum) (06/24/09)
- Medicare Dependent Hospital Fact Sheet (CMS Learnresource) (06/24/09)
- Correction to Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 Medicare Severity Long-Term Care Diagnosis-Related Group (MS-LTC-DRG) Weights (CMS MLN Matters)
(06/24/09) - Implementation of the Redesigned Provider Statistical and Reimbursement (PS& R) System (CMS MLN Matters) (06/24/09)
- Get Ready for DMEPOS Competitive Bidding! (CMS Learnresource) (06/22/09)
- Scam Alert: CMS Has Become Aware of a Scam Targeting Physician Offices (CMS Learnresource) (06/22/09)
For the week of 06/15/09
- Revised Rural Health Fact Sheets (CMS Learnresource) (06/17/09)
- Update-Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System (IPF PPS) Rate Year 2010 (CMS MLN Matters) (06/17/09)
- Revised Rural Referral Center Fact Sheet (CMS Learnresource) (06/17/09)
- Revised Certificate of Medical Necessity (CMN) Web-Based Training Course (CMS Learnresource) (06/17/09)
- June 15 - 21 is National Men's Health Week and June 21 is Father's Day! (CMS Learnresource) (06/17/09)
- FDA Consumer Alert: Warning Consumers of a Tainted Skin Sanitizer (CMS Learnresource) (06/17/09)
- The Availability of Qualified Registries for 2009 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) Reporting (CMS Learnresource) (06/17/09)
- ICD-10-CM/PCS Implementation and GEMs Conference Call Transcripts (CMS Learnresource) (06/15/09)
- Provider Communications Concerning Crossover Claims Impacted by Common Working File (CWF) Pacific Host Site Problem (Revised CMS Memorandum) (06/15/09)
- Information for Eligible Professionals Who Participated in the 2007 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) (CMS Learnresource) (06/15/09)
- PC-ACE Pro32 Upgrade Announcement (06/15/09)
- PC-ACE Custom Build Update Instructions (06/15/09)
For the week of 06/08/09
- Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Coding Decision and Preliminary Medicare Payment Decision for Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) Devices (CMS Learnresource) (06/10/09)
- 2007 Physician Quality Report Initiative Program Re-Run Frequently Asked Questions (CMS Learnresource) (06/10/09)
- 2009 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative National Provider Call to be Held on June 17, 2009! (CMS Learnresource) (06/10/09)
- New Drug/Biological Health Care Procedure Code System (HCPCS) Codes for July 2009 Update (CMS MLN Matters) (06/10/09)
- Revised Billing Instructions for Occurrence Span Code 74 for Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) No Payment Claims (CMS MLN Matters) (06/10/09)
- July Quarterly Update for 2009 for Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) (CMS MLN Matters) (06/10/09)
- Supplemental Proposed Rule CMS-1406-P2 (CMS Learnresource) (06/08/09)
- National Cancer Survivors Day (CMS Learnresource) (06/08/09)
- Revised Rural Health Fact Sheets (CMS Learnresource) (06/08/09)
For the week of 06/01/09
- Second in Series: General Equivalence Mappings - ICD-9-CM to and from ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS Fact Sheet (CMS Learnresource) (06/03/09)
- FY 2009 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Personal Computer (PC) Pricer Updated (CMS Learnresource) (06/03/09)
- Ask-the-Contractor Teleconference on Section 1011 (CMS Learnresource) (06/03/09)
- CMS to Host First National Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) Provider Education Call on HIPAA Version 5010 - June 9, 2009 (CMS Learnresource) (06/03/09)
- A Drop-In Item for Your Membership News Vehicles Regarding Medicare Contractor Listservs (CMS Learnresource) (06/03/09)
- Discontinuance of the Unique Physician Identification Number (UPIN) Registry (Revised CMS MLN Matters) (06/03/09)
- Influenza Pandemic Emergency - The Medicare Program Prepares (Revised CMS Special Edition MLN Matters) (06/03/09)
- July Update to the 2009 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB) (CMS MLN Matters) (06/03/09)
- Claim Adjustment Reason Code (CARC), Remittance Advice Remark Code (RARC), and Medicare Remit Easy Print (MREP) Update (CMS MLN Matters) (06/03/09)
- July 2009 Update of the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) (CMS MLN Matters) (06/03/09)
- Billing Routine Costs of Clinical Trials (Revised CMS MLN Matters) (06/03/09)
- What’s New with 2009 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) and Electronic Prescribing (E-Prescribing) Incentive Programs (CMS Learnresource) (06/01/09)
- Final Agenda for the Next Meeting of the Program Advisory and Oversight Committee (PAOC) (CMS Learnresource) (06/01/09)
- Revised Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Prospective Payment System Fact Sheet (CMS Learnresource) (06/01/09)
- Get Ready for Competitive Bidding! (CMS Learnresource) (06/01/09)
- Important Information Regarding DDE Screen Changes (06/01/09)
For the week of 05/25/09
- Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Prospective Payment System (IPF PPS) Personal Computer (PC) Pricers Release -- 05/21/2009 (CMS Learnresource) (05/27/09)
- Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) Supplier Accreditation Requirements (Revised CMS Special Edition MLN Matters) (05/27/09)
- July 2009 Quarterly Average Sales Price (ASP) Medicare Part B Drug Pricing Files and Revisions to Prior Quarterly Pricing Files (CMS MLN Matters) (05/26/09)
- The ICD-10 Clinical Modification/Procedure Coding System (CM/PCS)—The Next Generation of Coding (Revised CMS Special Edition MLN Matters) (05/26/09)
- Clarification of CMS Publication 100-04, Chapter 32, Section 80.8 Billing of Routine Foot Care When Payment Ceases for Loss of Protective Sensation Evaluation and Management (CMS Transmittal) (05/26/09)
- Clarification of Chapter 32, Section 80.8 Billing of Routine Foot Care When Payment Ceases for Loss of Protective Sensation Evaluation and Management (CMS Transmittal) (05/26/09)
- Five-Star Quality Rating System - May News (CMS Learnresource) (05/26/09)
- Note to Integrated Outpatient Code Editor (IOCE) Users (CMS Learnresource) (05/26/09)
For the week of 05/18/09
- The ICD-10 Clinical Modification/Procedure Coding System (CM/PCS)—The Next Generation of Coding (Revised CMS Special Edition MLN Matters) (05/20/09)
- July 2009 Integrated Outpatient Code Editor (I/OCE) Specifications Version 10.2 (CMS MLN Matters) (05/20/09)
- Changes to the Laboratory National Coverage Determination (NCD) Edit Software for July 2009 (CMS MLN Matters) (05/20/09)
- 2009 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative and Electronic Prescribing Incentive Program National Provider PowerPoint Presentation Announcement (CMS Learnresource) (05/20/09)
- FY 2009 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Personal Computer (PC) Pricer Updated (CMS Learnresource) (05/20/09)
- Skilled Nursing Facilities Prospective Payment System (SNF PPS) Personal Computer (PC) Pricer File Updated (CMS Learnresource) (05/20/09)
- Special Open Door Forum: Medicare Imaging Demonstration Project (CMS Learnresource) (05/20/09)
- Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Prospective Payment System (IPF PPS) Personal Computer (PC) Pricers Release (CMS Learnresource) (05/20/09)
- May 19th is World Hepatitis Day (CMS Learnresource) (05/20/09)
- Legacy Provider Payments - Payment Problem Resolved (05/19/09)
- Revised Swing Bed Fact Sheet (CMS Learnresource) (05/18/09)
- Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System (IRF PPS) Personal Computer (PC) Pricer Release -- 02/05/2009 (CMS Learnresource) (05/18/09)
- CMS to Host First National Provider Education Call on HIPAA Version 5010 - June 9, 2009 (CMS Learnresource) (05/18/09)
- Surgery for Diabetes National Coverage Determination (NCD) (Revised CMS MLN Matters) (05/18/09)
- May is Older Americans Month! (CMS Learnresource) (05/18/09)
For the week of 05/11/09
- Medicare Claims Processing Manual Clarifications for Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) and Therapy Billing (Revised CMS MLN Matters) (05/13/09)
- Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Claims with Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Group (MS-DRG) 956 (CMS MLN Matters) (05/13/09)
- Section 148 of The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) (CMS MLN Matters) (05/13/09)
- Clarification about the Medical Privacy of Protected Health Information (Revised CMS Special Edition MLN Matters) (05/13/09)
- Modification of the Common Working File (CWF) Copybook to Transmit “WC” Qualifier Alpha Codes to Various Systems. (supplement to CR 5371) (CMS MLN Matters) (05/13/09)
- Program Advisory and Oversight Committee (PAOC) Meeting on the Implementation of the Medicare Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program (CMS Learnresource) (05/13/09)
- Revised Rural Health Clinic Fact Sheet (CMS Learnresource) (05/13/09)
- Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Personal Computer (PC) Pricer Updated (CMS Learnresource) (05/13/09)
- Draft Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 Data Specifications and Data Item Set (CMS Learnresource) (05/13/09)
- Training Medicare Patients on Use of Home Glucose Monitors and Related Billing Information (CMS Special Edition MLN Matters) (05/13/09)
- Legacy Provider Payments - Payment Problem Update (05/12/09)
- Legacy Provider Payments – Payment Problem (05/11/09)
- 2009 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative & Electronic Prescribing Incentive Program (e-Prescribing) National Provider Call with Question & Answer Session (CMS Learnresource) (05/11/09)
- Revised Rural Health Clinic Fact Sheet (CMS Learnresource) (05/11/09)
- Special Open Door Forum: Outpatient Imaging Efficiency Measures (CMS Learnresource) (05/11/09)
- Billing Routine Costs of Clinical Trials (Revised CMS MLN Matters) (05/11/09)
- Update to List of Medicare Telehealth Services (CMS MLN Matters) (05/11/09)
- Type of Bill (TOB) for Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) from 73x to 77x (CMS MLN Matters) (05/11/09)
- Clarification on Use of National Drug Codes (NDCs) in 837 I Billing (Revised CMS MLN Matters) (05/11/09)
- Ensuring Only Clinical Trial Services Receive Fee-for-Service (FFS) Payment on Claims Billed for Managed Care Beneficiaries (CMS MLN Matters) (05/11/09)
- Medicare Wage Index Report (CMS Learnresource) (05/11/09)
- Mother's Day Message (CMS Learnresource) (05/11/09)
- April 2009 Quarterly Provider Specific File Update (CMS Learnresource) (05/11/09)
- Reminder and New/Revised Materials for ICD-10-CM/PCS Conference Call (CMS Learnresource) (05/11/09)
For the week of 05/04/09
- CMS Proposes More Accurate Payment Rates for Medicare Skilled Nursing Facilities in Fiscal Year 2010 Case-Mix Adjustment Recalibration Proposed (CMS Learnresource) (05/08/09)
- The Outpatient Code Editor (OCE) Web-Based Training (WBT) Revised for April 2009 (CMS Learnresource) (05/08/09)
- General Equivalence Mappings - ICD-9-CM To and From ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS Fact Sheet (CMS Learnresource) (05/08/09)
- CMS Releases Special Edition MLN Matters Article (CMS Learnresource) (05/08/09)
- Important Information Regarding the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) National Claims Crossover Process (CMS Special Edition MLN Matters)
(05/04/09) - New Patient Discharge Status Code 21 to Define Discharges or Transfers to Court/Law Enforcement (CMS MLN Matters) (05/04/09)
- CMS Proposes FY 2010 Payment and Policy Updates for Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (CMS Learnresource) (05/04/09)
For the week of 03/09/09
- Partial Hospitalization Claims (03/09/09)
For the week of 03/02/09
- Fiscal Intermediary Shared System (FISS) Enterprise Data Center (EDC) Sign On Procedures (03/06/09)
- Enterprise Data Center (EDC) Password Tips (03/06/09)
- Enterprise Data Entry (EDC) Identification (ID) Update (03/06/09)
- Periodic Interim Payments and Level Payments (03/04/09)
- Creation of Expert Claims Processing System (ECPS) Event for 76X Type of Bill (TOB) to Return to Provider (RTP) Partial Hospitalization Codes (03/02/09)
For the week of 02/16/09
- Website Satisfaction (02/16/09)
- Legacy Part A EDI update (02/16/09)
For the week of 02/09/09
For the week of 02/02/09
- Telehealth Claims Processing Problem (02/06/09)
- Have You Completed the Website Satisfaction Survey Lately? (02/02/09)
- Correct Use of Modifier 59 with Cytopathology Codes (02/02/09)
For the week of 01/26/09
- Have You Completed the ForeSee Survey? (01/26/09)
For the week of 01/19/09
- Long Term Care Hospitals (LTCHs) Demonstration Project (01/19/09)
- Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) (01/19/09)
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