[cid:[email protected]]<http://www.cms.gov/MLNgeninfo/> >From the MLN: "Information on the CMS Fraud Prevention: Automated Provider >Screening and National Site Visit Initiatives" MLN Matters(r) Article Released >- MLN Matters(r) Special Edition Article >#SE1211<http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/SE1211.pdf>, > "Information on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Fraud >Prevention: Automated Provider Screening and National Site Visit Initiatives" >has been released and is now available in downloadable format.
This article is designed to provide education on the CMS National Fraud Prevention Program (NFPP) and processes used to prevent Medicare fraud and abuse. It includes information about two new initiatives that CMS uses as part of the provider enrollment process - automated provider screenings and national site visit contractors that conduct site visits for certain providers and suppliers. >From the MLN: "Information for Medicare Fee-For-Service Providers About the >Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012" MLN Matters(r) Article >Released - MLN Matters(r) Special Edition Article >#SE1215<http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/SE1215.pdf>, > "Information for Medicare Fee-For-Service Providers About the Middle Class >Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012" has been released and is now >available in downloadable format. This article includes an overview of the provisions that impact Medicare Fee-For-Service providers, including Section 3003, which extends the current zero percent update for claims with dates of service on or after Thu Mar 1, 2012 through Mon Dec 31, 2012. >From the MLN: "Redesigned Medicare Summary Notices" MLN Matters(r) Article >Released - MLN Matters(r) Special Edition Article >#SE1218<http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/SE1218.pdf>, > "Redesigned Medicare Summary Notices" has been released and is now available >in downloadable format. This article is designed to provide education on the redesigned Medicare Summary Notice (MSN), which is part of the "Your Medicare Information: Clearer, Simpler, At Your Fingerprints" initiative. It includes information about key features and enhancements to the redesigned MSN and steps CMS will take to make benefits, provider, and claims information clearer and more accessible. >From the MLN: "Avoiding Medicare Fraud & Abuse: A Roadmap for Physicians", >Web-Based Training Now Available - This web-based training is designed to >provide education on fraud and abuse related to physicians. It includes >definitions, laws exclusions, civil monetary penalties, case examples, and >resources. To access a new or revised web-based training course, visit http://www.CMS.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNProducts/index.html and click on "Web-Based Training (WBT) Courses" under "Related Links" at the bottom of the webpage. >From the MLN: Submit Feedback on MLN Products and Services - The Medicare Learning Network(r) (MLN) is interested in what you have to say! Visit the MLN Opinion Page<http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNProducts/Opinion.html> to submit an anonymous evaluation about specific MLN products and resources. Your feedback is important in developing and improving future MLN products and services. ________________________________ If you know someone who would like to subscribe to a Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) provider listserv, go to (http://www.cms.gov/prospmedicarefeesvcpmtgen/downloads/Provider_Listservs.pdf). If you would like to unsubscribe from a specific provider listserv, please go to (https://list.nih.gov/cgi-bin/wa.exe?INDEX) to unsubscribe or to leave the appropriate listserv. Please DO NOT respond to this email. This email is a service of CMS and routed through an electronic mail server to communicate Medicare policy and operational changes and/or updates. Responses to this email are not routed to CMS personnel. Inquiries may be sent by going to (http://www.cms.gov/ContactCMS). Thank you.
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