2008 News Archives

Home Provider Part B Publications 2008 Archives

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For the week of 12/29/08

• Annual Clotting Factor Furnishing Fee Update (CMS MLN Matters) (12/31/08)
• Calendar Year (CY) 2009 Annual Update for Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule and Laboratory Services Subject to Reasonable Charge Payment (CMS MLN Matters) (12/31/08)
• Quarterly Provider Update (12/31/08)
• Crossover Notice (CMS Learnresource) (12/31/08)
• Internet-Based Medicare Enrollment Expanded for Medicare Physicians & Non-Physician Practitioners (CMS Learnresource) (12/31/08)
• January Flu Shot Reminder (CMS Learnresource) (12/31/08)
• Multi-Carrier System Release Information for January 2009 (12/31/08)
• Self-Service – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Website (12/29/08)

For the week of 12/22/08

• CMS Posts PQRI Reporting Information on CMS Website (CMS Learnresource) (12/24/08)
• ICD-10 and Medicare Learning Network Product News (CMS Learnresource) (12/22/08)
• 2009 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative Program Updates (CMS Learnresource) (12/22/08)
• Self-Service - the WPS Medicare Website (12/22/08)

For the week of 12/15/08

• The Adult Immunizations Brochure Now Available to Order (CMS Learnresource) (12/17/08)
• Medicare Part B Drugs Average Sales Price Files -- January 2009 (CMS Learnresource) (12/17/08)
• Physicians and Other Health Professionals Value-Based Purchasing Plan Listening Session Transcript and Deadline for Comments (CMS Learnresource) (12/17/08)
• Medicare Physician Guide: A Resource for Residents, Practicing Physicians, and Other Health Care Professionals (CMS Learnresource) (12/17/08)
• Medicare Physicians and Non-Physician Practitioners Internet-Based Medicare Enrollment is Available in 34 States and the District of Columbia (CMS Learnresource) (12/17/08)
• Instructions for Utilizing 837 Professional Claim Adjustment (CAS) Segments for Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Part B Claims (CMS MLN Matters) (12/17/08)
• 2008 Jurisdiction List for Durable Medical Equipment Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supply (DMEPOS) Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Codes (Revised CMS MLN Matters) (12/17/08)
• 2008 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative Claims-Based Reporting of Measures Groups (CMS Manual System) (12/15/08)
• Reminder Notice: 2008 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) National Provider Call (CMS Learnresource) (12/15/08)
• What's New for Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) Providers on the CMS Website? (CMS Learnresource) (12/15/08)
• Written Clarification on Medicare for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA) (CMS Learnresource) (12/15/08)
• Changes to the Laboratory National Coverage Determination (NCD) Edit Software for January 2009 (CMS MLN Matters) (12/15/08)
• Thermal Intradiscal Procedures (CMS MLN Matters) (12/15/08)
• Self-Service (12/15/08)

For the week of 12/08/08

• Reimbursement Correction for Regadenoson (Lexiscan^TM) (12/08/08)
• R0070 for 2008 and 2009 (12/08/08)
• Internet Explorer and Adobe Reader Users: WPS Medicare Recommends Upgrading Your Web Applications to Best View our Website (12/08/08)

For the week of 11/24/08

• WPS Medicare 2009 Participation/Enrollment CD-ROM (11/24/08)
• Medicare, Taxonomy Codes, and Crossover (11/24/08)

For the week of 11/10/08

• 2009 Medicare Physician Fee Schedules Now Available (11/13/08)
• Update to the WPS Medicare Website (11/12/08)

For the week of 11/03/08

• Positive Airway Pressure (PAP) Devices for Obstructive Sleep Apnea - Revised Policy - Important Information for the Ordering Physician (11/03/08)

For the week of 10/20/08

• Looking for the 2009 Fee Schedule? (10/20/08)
• 2008 CMS-855 Medicare Enrollment Applications - Revised Deadline (10/20/08)

For the week of 10/06/08

• Beware of Physician Identity Theft (10/06/08)
• Provider Customer Service Inquiry Triage Process (10/06/08)

For the week of 09/29/08

• Quarterly Provider Update (10/01/08)
• Claims Involving Beneficiaries Who Have Elected Hospice Coverage (09/29/08)

For the week of 09/22/08

• Multi-Carrier System Release Information for October 2008 (09/22/08)

For the week of 09/01/08

• Hurricane Gustav Information Available on the CMS Website (09/04/08)

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