[cid:[email protected]]<http://www.cms.gov/MLNgeninfo/> >From the MLN: "Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) Physician Bonus, HPSA >Surgical Incentive Payment, and Primary Care Incentive Payment Programs" Fact >Sheet Revised - The "Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) Physician Bonus, >HPSA Surgical Incentive Payment, and Primary Care Incentive Payment >Programs<http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNProducts/Downloads/HPSAfctsht.pdf>" > fact sheet (previously titled Health Professional Shortage Area) (ICN 903196) >has been revised and is now available in downloadable format. It includes an >overview of the HPSA Physician Bonus, HPSA Surgical Incentive Payment, and >Primary Care Incentive Payment Programs.
>From the MLN : "Quick Reference Information: Medicare Immunization Billing" >Revised - "Quick Reference Information: Medicare Immunization >Billing<http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNProducts/Downloads/qr_immun_bill.pdf>" > (ICN 006799) has been revised and is now available in downloadable format. >This educational tool is designed to provide education on Medicare-covered >preventive immunizations. It includes coverage, coding and billing information >on the influenza, pneumococcal and Hepatitis B vaccines and their >administration. >From the MLN: "Medicare Quarterly Provider Compliance Newsletter [Volume 2, >Issue 3]" Released - The "Medicare Quarterly Provider Compliance Newsletter >[Volume 2, Issue >3]<http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNProducts/Downloads/MedQtrlyComp_Newsletter_ICN907927.pdf>", > Educational Tool (ICN 907927) has been released and is now available in >downloadable format. This educational tool is designed to provide education on >how to avoid common billing errors and other erroneous activities when dealing >with the Medicare Program. It highlights the top issues of the particular >Quarter. Please visit the Medicare Quarterly Provider Compliance Newsletter >Archive<http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNProducts/Downloads/MedQtrlyCompNL_Archive.pdf> > to download, print, and search an archive of previously-issued newsletters. >From the MLN: "Correction to Processing of Hospice Discharge Claims" MLN >Matters(r) Article Revised - MLN Matters(r) Article >#MM7473<http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/MM7473.pdf>, > "Correction to Processing of Hospice Discharge Claims" has been revised and >is now available in downloadable format. This article is designed to provide >education on Medicare's hospice discharge claims processing policy, as >outlined in Change Request (CR) 7473. It includes information about changes to >chapter 11 of the Medicare Claims Processing Manual, which provides detailed >instructions for hospices to use in coding claims. The article was revised to >emphasize that the implementation of this policy is effective for claims on or >after January 1, 2012. ________________________________ If you know someone who would like to subscribe to a Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) provider listserv, go to http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNProducts/downloads//MailingLists_FactSheet.pdf<http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNProducts/downloads/MailingLists_FactSheet.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/About-CMS/Agency-Information/ContactCMS/index.html). Thank you.
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