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Appeals for Denied Claims Submitted by an Ordering and Referring Opt-out Physician/Non-physician Practitioners Who Are Excluded by the Office of Inspector General (OIG)" MLN Matters(r) Article Released MLN Matters(r) Special Edition Article #SE1223<http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/SE1223.pdf>, "Appeals for Denied Claims Submitted by an Ordering and Referring Opt-out Physician/Non-physician Practitioners Who Are Excluded by the Office of Inspector General (OIG)," was released and is now available in downloadable format. This article is designed to provide education on how opt-out physicians and non-physician practitioners, who elect to order and refer and have been excluded by the OIG, can file an appeal. It includes guidelines on Medicare requirements for opting out of the Medicare Program. "Questionable Billing By Suppliers of Lower Limb Prostheses" MLN Matters(r) Article Revised MLN Matters(r) Special Edition Article #SE1213<http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/SE1213.pdf>, "Questionable Billing By Suppliers of Lower Limb Prostheses," was revised and is now available in downloadable format. This article is designed to provide education on major findings cited in the August 2011 Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) report titled "Questionable Billing By Suppliers of Lower Limb Prostheses." It includes an overview of the study and major OIG findings, and recommendations related to Medicare requirements for lower limb prostheses. New Fast Fact on MLN Provider Compliance Web Page A new fast fact is now available on the MLN Provider Compliance<http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNProducts/ProviderCompliance.html> web page. This web page provides the latest Medicare Learning Network(r) (MLN) products designed to help Medicare Fee-For-Service providers understand - and avoid - common billing errors and other improper activities. A list of previous fast facts is available on the MLN Provider Compliance Fast Fact Archive<http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNProducts/downloads/mln-fastfact-archive.pdf> page. Please bookmark this page and check back often as a new fast fact is added each month. ________________________________ 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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