Updates from the Medicare Learning Network(r) § New “Signature Requirements” Fact Sheet
§ New “Inpatient Rehabilitation Services” Fact Sheet § “Medicare Physician Fee Schedule” Fact Sheet Now Available in Print § “Medicare Electronic Health Record Incentive Payment Process” MLN Matters Article Released § Three New Fact Sheets Related to the Medicare Shared Savings Program NPRM § New “Interactive Guide to the Medicare Learning Network” CD-ROM >From the MLN: New “Signature Requirements” Fact Sheet [↑] A new publication titled “Signature Requirements” is now available in downloadable format from the Medicare Learning Network(r) at http://www.CMS.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/Signature_Requirements_Fact_Sheet_ICN905364.pdf<http://www.cms.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/Signature_Requirements_Fact_Sheet_ICN905364.pdf>. This fact sheet is designed to provide education on Signature Requirements to healthcare providers, and includes information on the documentation needed to support a claim submitted to Medicare for medical services. >From the MLN: New “Inpatient Rehabilitation Services” Fact Sheet [↑] A new publication titled “Inpatient Rehabilitation Services” is now available in downloadable format from the Medicare Learning Network(r) at http://www.CMS.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/Inpatient_Rehab_Fact_Sheet_ICN905643.pdf<http://www.cms.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/Inpatient_Rehab_Fact_Sheet_ICN905643.pdf>. This fact sheet is designed to provide education on Inpatient Rehabilitation Services to healthcare providers, and includes information on the documentation needed to support a claim submitted to Medicare for inpatient rehabilitation services. >From the MLN: “Medicare Physician Fee Schedule” Fact Sheet Now Available in >Print [↑] The publication titled “Medicare Physician Fee Schedule” is now available in print format from the Medicare Learning Network(r). This fact sheet is designed to provide education on the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) including physician services, therapy services, Medicare PFS payment rates, and the Medicare PFS rates formula. To place your order, visit http://www.CMS.gov/MLNGenInfo<http://www.cms.gov/MLNGenInfo>, scroll to “Related Links Inside CMS,” and select “MLN Product Ordering Page.” >From the MLN: “Medicare Electronic Health Record Incentive Payment Process” >MLN Matters Article Released [↑] MLN Matters(r) Special Edition Article #SE1111 - titled “Medicare Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Payment Process” - which describes the payment process for the Medicare EHR Incentive Program, is now available at http://www.CMS.gov/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/SE1111.pdf<http://www.cms.gov/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/SE1111.pdf>. This article is based on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which provides for incentive payments beginning in 2011 for Medicare eligible professionals, eligible hospitals (including Medicare Advantage affiliated hospitals), and critical access hospitals that are meaningful users of certified EHR technology. >From the MLN: Three New Fact Sheets Related to the Medicare Shared Savings >Program NPRM [↑] The Medicare Learning Network(r) has released three new fact sheets related to the recently released Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for the Medicare Shared Savings Program. All are available to view, download, and print, free of charge, from the MLN. § “Summary of Proposed Rule Provisions for Accountable Care Organizations Under the Medicare Shared Savings Program” provides an overview of the NPRM. To access the fact sheet, please visit http://www.CMS.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/ACO_NPRM_Summary_Factsheet_ICN906224.pdf<http://www.cms.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/ACO_NPRM_Summary_Factsheet_ICN906224.pdf>. § “What Providers Need to Know: Accountable Care Organizations” provides information important to Medicare fee-for-service providers who may participate in the program. To access the fact sheet, please visit http://www.CMS.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/ACO_Providers_Factsheet_ICN903693.pdf<http://www.cms.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/ACO_Providers_Factsheet_ICN903693.pdf>. § “Federal Agencies Address Legal Issues Regarding Accountable Care Organizations Participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program” provides information about CMS’s coordination with the Office of Inspector General, the Federal Trade Commission, and Department of Justice, and the Internal Revenue Service regarding issues related to the Shared Savings Program. To access the fact sheet, please visit http://www.CMS.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/ACO_Federal_Agencies_Factsheet_ICN906225.pdf<http://www.cms.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/ACO_Federal_Agencies_Factsheet_ICN906225.pdf>. >From the MLN: New “Interactive Guide to the Medicare Learning Network” CD-ROM >[↑] The Medicare Learning Network(r) has released a new CD-ROM titled “The Interactive Guide to the Medicare Learning Network.” This CD-ROM allows for a two-way flow of information between FFS providers and the MLN. Providers and other healthcare professionals can link directly from the products described on the CD-ROM to the MLN webpages and the MLN Catalog of Products. Once there, users can then confidently download and print copies of the most up-to-date and accurate MLN products. 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