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Date CMS
CR/JSM
Number		 News Item
08/25/08 MM6109 Remittance Advice Remark Code and Claim Adjustment Reason Code Update Globe to indicate www link.
08/25/08 MM6139 Revised Implementation of New Provider Authentication Requirements for Medicare Contractor Provider Telephone and Written Inquiries Globe to indicate www link.
08/25/08 MM6126 Fiscal Year (FY) 2006 Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Data Globe to indicate www link.
08/25/08 MM5849 Revised Transition of Responsibility for Medical Review from Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs) Globe to indicate www link.
08/25/08 MM6121 2008 Reminder for Roster Billing and Centralized Billing for Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccinations Globe to indicate www link.
08/25/08 MM6125 Reporting Withholding Due to IRS Federal Payment Levy Program (FPLP) on the Remittance Advice Globe to indicate www link.
08/25/08 MM6131 Implementation of a New Claim Adjustment Reason Code (CARC) No.213. "Non-compliance with the physician self-referral prohibition legislation or payer policy" Globe to indicate www link.
08/21/08 JSM8446 Installation of the Fiscal Intermediary Shared System (FISS) July 2008 U Release- Dark Days
08/05/08 MM6132 Requirement to Educate Providers Regarding Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Use of Medicare Cost Report Data Globe to indicate www link.
08/05/08 MM6138 Prothrombin Time (PT/INR) Monitoring for Home Anticoagulation Management Globe to indicate www link.
08/05/08 MM6080 July 2008 Integrated Outpatient Code Editor (I/OCE) Specifications Version 9.2 Globe to indicate www link.
08/05/08 MM6116 Revision of the Requirements for Denial of Payment for New Admissions (DPNA) for Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Billing Globe to indicate www link.
08/05/08 MM6006 New Hemophilia Clotting Factor and HCPCS Code Globe to indicate www link.
08/05/08 MM6002 Clarification on the Correct Condition Code to Report on Provider Adjustment Requests to Indicate a Health Insurance Prospective Payment System (HIPPS) Code Change Globe to indicate www link.
08/05/08 MM6145 Screening DNA Stool Test for Colorectal Cancer Globe to indicate www link.
08/05/08 MM6048 Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Therapy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) Globe to indicate www link.
08/05/08 MM6107 Medicare Contractor Annual Update of the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) Globe to indicate www link.
July 2008
07/23/08 MM6114 Update-Long Term Care Hospital (LTCH) Prospective Payment System (PPS) for Rate Year (RY) 2009 Globe to indicate www link.
07/23/08 MM6137 Intracranial Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTA) with Stenting Globe to indicate www link.
07/17/08 JSM8413 Reinstatement of the Moratorium That Allows Independent Laboratories to Bill for the TC of Physician Pathology Services Furnished to Hospital Patients
07/17/08 JSM8415 Extension of Payment Rule for Brachytherapy and Therapeutic Radiopharmaceuticals
07/16/08 JSM8411 Extension of Therapy Cap Exceptions
07/16/08 JSM8410 New 2008 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Payment Rates Effective for Dates of Service July 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008
07/14/08 MM6001 Medicare Acute Care Episode (ACE) Demonstration Globe to indicate www link.
07/14/08 MM6048 Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Therapy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) Globe to indicate www link.
07/14/08 MM6077 Update-Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System (IPF PPS) Rate Year 2009 Globe to indicate www link.
07/14/08 MM6084 Changes to the Laboratory National Coverage Determination (NCD) Edit Software for July 2008 Globe to indicate www link.
07/14/08 MM6090 Claim Status Category Code and Claim Status Code Update Globe to indicate www link.
07/14/08 MM6098 Cardiac Computed Tomographic Angiography (CTA) Globe to indicate www link.
07/09/08 JSM8395 Expiration of Moratorium That Allowed Independent Laboratories to Bill for the TC of Physician Pathology Services Furnished to Hospital Patients
07/03/08 JSM8387 Expiration of Therapy Cap Exceptions
07/02/08 JSM8389 Questions and Answers (Qs & As) Regarding the Holding of Claims Paid Under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS)
June 2008
06/30/08 JSM8382 Hold On Claims Paid Under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS)
06/25/08 MM6094 July 2008 Update of the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Globe to indicate www link.
06/25/08 MM6085

Screening Pelvic Examination Globe to indicate www link.

06/19/08 SE0821 Reminder-Medicare Provides Coverage of Diabetes Screening Tests Globe to indicate www link.
06/19/08 JSM8365  Direct Data Entry of Part A Claims With Rates
06/19/08 MM6075 I New "K" Code for Replacement Interface Material Globe to indicate www link.
06/19/08 MM6086 Hospitals Exempt from Present on Admission (POA) Reporting (i.e. non-Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Hospitals) and the Grouper Globe to indicate www link.
06/17/08 MM6030 Changes to Hold a Bed During SNF Absence Globe to indicate www link.
06/17/08 MM6046 Inappropriate Denials of Claims for Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTA) of Carotid Arteries Concurrent with Stenting Based on Facility Recertification Due Dates Globe to indicate www link.
06/17/08 MM6049 July 2008 Quarterly Average Sales Price (ASP) Medicare Part B Drug Pricing Files and Revisions to Prior Quarterly Pricing FilesGlobe to indicate www link.
06/17/08 MM6084 Changes to the Laboratory National Coverage Determination (NCD) Edit Software for July 2008 Globe to indicate www link.
06/17/08 MM6119 Phase 2 Manual Revisions for the Medicare Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program Globe to indicate www link.
06/17/08 MM6091 Notification of New Quarterly Updates to the Ambulance Fee Schedule Public Use File (PUF) Globe to indicate www link.
06/12/08   New CMS-855 Medicare Enrollment Application — Effective July 1, 2008
06/09/08 MM5798 Average Sales Price (ASP) Updates Globe to indicate www link.
06/09/08 MM5815 New Chapter in Medicare Claims Processing Manual for Independent Diagnostic Testing Facilities (IDTF) Globe to indicate www link.
06/09/08 MM5978 Phase 1 of Manual Revisions to Reflect Payment Changes for Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) Items as a Result of the DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program and the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 Globe to indicate www link.
06/09/08 MM5991 Medical and Other Health Services Furnished to SNF Patients Globe to indicate www link.
06/09/08 MM5996 Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule - Medicare Travel Allowance Fees for Collection of Specimens Globe to indicate www link.
06/09/08 MM6018 Date of Service (DOS) for Clinical Laboratory and Pathology Specimens Globe to indicate www link.
06/09/08 MM6023 Instructions for Institutional Providers and Suppliers Billing Self-Referred Mammography Claims Regarding the Attending/Referring Physician National Provider Identifier (NPI) Globe to indicate www link.
06/09/08 MM6047 Revisions to the Billing Requirements for ESRD-Related Epotein Alfa (EPO) and Darbepoetin Alfa (Aranesp) Administrations Provided During Unscheduled or Emergency Dialysis Treatments in the Outpatient Hospital Setting Globe to indicate www link.
06/09/08 MM6080 July 2008 Integrated Outpatient Code Editor (I/OCE) Specifications Version 9.2 Globe to indicate www link.
06/09/08 MM6087

July Update to the 2008 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB)   Globe to indicate www link.

May 2008
05/29/08 MM6022 July Quarterly Update for 2008 Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) Fee Schedule Globe to indicate www link.
05/21/08 CR 5992 Implementation of the 2007-2008 Update to the Medicare Wage Index Occupational Mix Survey (Form CMS-10079 (2008)) Globe to indicate www link.
05/19/08 MM5950 Medicare Shared Systems Modifications Necessary to Capture and Crossover Medicaid Drug Rebate Data Submitted on Form UB 04 Paper Claims and Direct Data Entry (DDE) Claims Globe to indicate www link.
05/19/08 MM5979 Assignment of Providers to Medicare Administrative Contractors Globe to indicate www link.
05/19/08 MM6009 July Quarterly Update to 2008 Annual Update of HCPCS Codes Used for Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Consolidated Billing (CB) Enforcement Globe to indicate www link.
05/13/08 MM5860 Adjusting Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Reimbursement for Replaced Devices Offered Without Cost or With a Credit Globe to indicate www link.
05/13/08 MM5867 Billing Blood and Blood Products Globe to indicate www link.
05/13/08 MM5921 Therapy Personnel Qualifications and Policies Effective January 1, 2008
05/13/08 MM6000 Ambulance Fee Schedule - Conversion Factor File for CY 2009 Ambulance Inflation Factor Globe to indicate www link.
05/13/08 MM6043 Blood-Derived Products for Chronic, Non-Healing Wounds Globe to indicate www link.
05/07/08 SE0814 Provider Authentication by Medicare Provider Contact Centers Globe to indicate www link.
April 2008
04/30/08   CMS to Host NPI Roundtable on May 14, 2008
04/30/08   Updated MLN Quick Reference Information Charts
04/29/08   NPI Information for Medicare FFS Providers: May 7th is “Legacy Free” Day!
04/29/08 MM5818 Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents (ESAs) in Cancer and Related Neoplastic Conditions Globe to indicate www link.
04/24/08   May 23rd is Only Four Weeks Away—Are You Prepared?
04/24/08   Medicare Learning Network (MLN) Updates
04/23/08 MM5981 New HCPCS Codes for the April 2008 Update Globe to indicate www link.
04/21/08 MM5961 Extension of Reasonable Cost Payment for Clinical Laboratory Tests Furnished by Hospitals with Fewer Than 50 Beds in Qualified Rural Areas Globe to indicate www link.
04/21/08 MM5987 Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule - Implementation of Section 113 Medicare, Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (MMSCHIP) Legislation Globe to indicate www link.
04/18/07 SE0807 Important Exceptions and Special Circumstances that Occur under the Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program Globe to indicate www link. - The third in a series of articles on the new DMEPOS competitive bidding program.
04/16/08 MM5971 CR 5550 Clarification - Signature Requirements Globe to indicate www link.
04/16/08 MM5999 April 2008 Update of the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Globe to indicate www link.
04/14/08   Updated CMS Online Manual System Brochure
04/10/08   Register Today for the NPI Roundtable on April 17!
04/10/08 SE0805 Overview of New Medicare Competitive Bidding Program for Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies Globe to indicate www link. (DMEPOS) - The first in a series of articles on the implementation of this program.
04/10/08 SE0806 Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program: Grandfathering, Repair and Replacement, Mail Order Diabetic Supplies and Advanced Beneficiary Notices (ABNs) Globe to indicate www link. - The second in a series of articles on the new DMEPOS competitive bidding program.
04/10/08 SE0811 Pre-Bidding Activities for the Medicare Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program Globe to indicate www link.
04/10/08   Clincal Laboratory Fee Schedule Fact Sheet
04/10/08   Audio Conference/Q&A Regarding DMEPOS Accreditation Listserv Messages
04/08/08 JSM8264 New Hemophilia Clotting Factor and HCPCS Code
04/08/08 JSM8252 Delay of Enrollment Requirement for Audiologists
04/07/08   Outpatient Maintenance Dialysis - End-Stage Renal Disease Fact Sheet
04/07/08   NPI: Understanding the Readiness of Other Health Plans, Steps to Facilitate a Smooth Transition to NPI-Only Medicare Billing & More!
04/03/08   MLN Matters Article Now Available on DMEPOS Competitive Bidding
04/03/08 SE0810 Announcing the Release of the Revised CMS-855 Medicare Enrollment Applications Globe to indicate www link.
04/02/08   DMEPOS Supplier Accrediation Conference/Q&A Session
March 2008
03/31/08 MM5359 Laboratory Competitive Bidding Demonstration Globe to indicate www link.
03/31/08 MM5923 Additional Clarification to Chapter 17, Section 40, Regarding Processing of Drug Claims with the JW Modifier Globe to indicate www link.
03/31/08 MM5965 April 2008 Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) Pricer Changes Globe to indicate www link.
03/31/08 MM5969 April 2008 Integrated Outpatient Code Editor (I/OCE) Specifications Version 9.1 Globe to indicate www link.
03/31/08 MM5970 Website for Additions and Deletions of ZIP Codes Requiring a Plus Four ZIP Code Extension Globe to indicate www link.
03/31/08 MM5980 April Update to the 2008 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB) Globe to indicate www link.
03/31/08 MM5982 April 2008 Quarterly Average Sales Price (ASP) Medicare Part B Drug Pricing Files and Revisions to Prior Quarterly Pricing Files
03/26/08 MM5970 Website for Additions and Deletions of ZIP Codes Requiring a Plus Four ZIP Code Extension Globe to indicate www link.
03/25/08   The NPI will be Required for all HIPAA Standard Transactions on May 23
03/25/08   Ambulance Fee Schedule Fact Sheet
03/25/08   Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Fact Sheet
03/25/08   Round 1 of the Medicare Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program!
03/24/08 MM5818 (Revised) Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents (ESAs) in Cancer and Related Neoplastic Conditions Globe to indicate www link.
03/20/08   Acute Inpatient Prospective Payment System Fact Sheet
03/19/08   Manual Updates to Chapter 6, Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Inpatient Part A Billing, for No-Payment and Medicare Advantage (MA) Claims Globe to indicate www link.
03/19/08 MM5902 Emergency Update to the 2008 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB) Globe to indicate www link.
03/19/08 MM5655 Revised Clarification on Billing for the Oral Three Drug Combination Anti-Emetic (Aprepitant) Globe to indicate www link.
03/18/08   March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
03/14/08 SE0804 Opportunity to Participate in Third Annual Medicare Contractor Provider Satisfaction Survey (MCPSS) Ends in April Globe to indicate www link.
03/14/08 MM5942 Remittance Advice Remark Code (RARC) and Claim Adjustment Reason Code (CARC) Update Globe to indicate www link.
03/11/08 MM5942 Claim Status Category Code and Claim Status Code Update Globe to indicate www link.
03/11/08 MM5955 Changes to the Long Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System (LTCH PPS) Pricer based on the Medicare, Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Extension Act of 2007 Globe to indicate www link.
03/11/08   Ambulatory Surgical Center Fee Schedule Fact Sheet
03/11/08   Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System Fact Sheet
03/11/08   March is National Nutrition Month
03/11/08   DVD: Our Health, Our Community: Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Outreach to American Indians/Alaskan Natives
03/10/08   Refinements in Cost Reporting Due to CMS’s Revised Procedures for Recalibrating DRG Relative Weights Under the Inpatient Prospective Payment System Globe to indicate www link.
03/10/08   National Provider Identifier (NPI): Important Information
03/07/08 MM5655 Clarification on Billing for the Oral Three Drug Combination Anti-Emetic (Aprepitant) Globe to indicate www link.
03/07/08 MM5717 Update to Audiology Policies Globe to indicate www link.
03/07/08 MM5947 Claim Status Category Code and Claim Status Code Update Globe to indicate www link.
03/07/08 MM5204 (Revised) Psychological and Neuropsychological Tests Globe to indicate www link.
03/07/08 MM5890 (Revised) Additional Information on Reporting a National Provider Identifier (NPI) for Ordering/Referring and Attending/Operating/Other/Service facility for Medicare Claims Globe to indicate www link.
03/07/08   Updated Brochure—The Medicare Appeals Process
03/04/08 MM5947 Claim Status Category Code and Claim Status Code Update Globe to indicate www link.
03/04/08   Hospice Payment System Fact Sheet
February 2008
02/29/08   Revised Medicare Learning Network Products
02/29/08   Claims Incorrectly Editing for an Operating Physician—Reason Code 32151
02/29/08   NPPES Information for Organization Provides, Importance of “Complete” Medicare Enrollment Applications and a New MLN Matters Article
02/28/08 MM5946 January 2008 Update of the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) - Manualization Globe to indicate www link.
02/27/08 JSM8178 Changes to the 75 Percent Rule for Classifying Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRFs)
02/26/08 MM5847 Clarification of Bone Mass Measurement (BMM) Billing Requirements Issued in CR 5521 Globe to indicate www link.
02/26/08 MM5897 Change in the Amount in Controversy Requirement for Administrative Law Judge Hearings and Federal District Court Appeals Globe to indicate www link.
02/26/08 MM5868 Update to the Implementation Date for Home Health Agencies (HHAs) Providing Durable Medical Equipment (DME) in Competitive Bidding Areas Globe to indicate www link.
02/26/08 MM5898 Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facility (CORF) Billing Requirement Updates for FY 2008 Globe to indicate www link.
02/26/08 MM5910 Clarification to CR 5744 - Payment Allowance Update for the Influenza Virus Vaccine CPT 90660 and further instruction regarding the Pneumococcal Vaccine Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) 90669 Globe to indicate www link.
02/26/08   Ambulance Fee Schedule Fact Sheet
02/25/08   Important NPI Reminders for Fee-For-Service (FFS) Medicare Providers
02/21/08 MM5772 Implementation of the Medicare Clinical Laboratory Services Competitive Bidding Demonstration Globe to indicate www link.
02/21/08 MM5879 Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Refinement and Rate Update for CY 2008 Globe to indicate www link.
02/21/08 MM5907 Update to Common Working File (CWF) Edits 7284 and 7548 Globe to indicate www link.
02/21/08 MM5872 Update to the Common Working File (CWF) to Allow the Posting of Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) and Swing Bed (SB) Claims to the Beneficiary's Spell of Illness When Qualifying Stay Criteria are Not Met Globe to indicate www link.
02/21/08 MM5874 Clinical Lab: New Automated Test for the Automated Multi-channel Chemistry Code (AMCC) Panel Payment Algorithm Globe to indicate www link.
02/21/08 MM5818 Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents (ESAs) in Cancer and Related Neoplastic Conditions Globe to indicate www link.
02/21/08 MM5853 Use of Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) V2787 When Billing Approved Astigmatism-Correcting Intraocular Lens (A-C IOLs) in Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs), Physician Offices, and Hospital Outpatient Departments (HOPDs) Globe to indicate www link.
02/21/08 MM5567 (Revised) Reporting of Additional Data to Describe Services on Hospice Claims Globe to indicate www link.
02/21/08 MM5699 (Revised) Reporting of Hematocrit or Hemoglobin Levels on All Claims for the Administration of Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents (ESAs), Implementation of New Modifiers for Non-ESRD ESA Indications, and Reporting of Hematocrit or Hemoglobin Levels on all Non-ESRD, Non-ESA Claims Requesting Payment for Anti-Anemia Drugs Globe to indicate www link.
02/21/08 MM5684 (Rescinded) Revision to Certification for Hospital Services Covered by the Supplementary Medical Insurance Program as it pertains to Ambulance Services Globe to indicate www link.
02/20/08   Revised Medicare Learning Network Products
02/15/08   NPPES Information for Organization Providers, Importance of “Complete” Medicare Enrollment Applications & a New MLN Matters Article
02/14/08   Hospital Outpatient PPS Fact Sheet
02/08/08   New Medicare Learning Network (MLN) Products
02/08/08 SE0555 (Rescinded) Medicare's Implementation of the National Provider Identifier (NPI): The Second in the Series of Special Edition MLN Matters Articles on NPI-Related Activities Globe to indicate www link.
02/08/08 MM5902 Emergency Update to the 2008 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB) Globe to indicate www link.
02/08/08 MM5937 Extension of the Dates of Service Eligible for the Physician Scarcity Area (PSA) Bonus Payment Globe to indicate www link.
02/07/08 MM5944 EMERGENCY -- Legislative Change Affecting the 2008 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS), and Extension of the 2008 Participation Open Enrollment Period Globe to indicate www link.

02/07/08 MM5895 Summary of Policies in the 2008 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) and the Telehealth Originating Site Facility Fee Payment Amount Globe to indicate www link.
02/07/08 MM5896 Announcement of Medicare Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) Payment Rate Increases Globe to indicate www link.
02/07/08 MM5880 Modification of Payment Window Edits in the Medicare's Common Working File (CWF) to Look at Line Item Dates of Service (LIDOS) on Outpatient Claims Globe to indicate www link.
02/07/08 MM5858 Medicare Fee for Service Legacy Provider IDs Prohibited on Form CMS-1500 Claims after NPI Required Date Globe to indicate www link.
02/07/08 MM5882 New Value Code to Report Patient Prior Payments
02/07/08 MM5877 Correction to Low Utilization Payment Adjustment Add-on Payments under the Refined Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Globe to indicate www link.
02/07/08 MM5878 Smoking and Tobacco Use Cessation Counseling Billing Code Update to Medicare Globe to indicate www link.
02/05/08 JSM8165 Correction to the Revised 2008 Durable Medical Equipment Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) Fee Schedule Files Globe to indicate www link.
02/05/08   February is American Heart Month
02/05/08   February Flu Shot Reminder
02/04/08 MM5912 January 2008 Update of the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Globe to indicate www link.
02/04/08 MM5745 (Revised) Billing Instructions Regarding Payment for Hospice Care Based on Location Where Care is Furnished Globe to indicate www link.
02/04/08 MM5245 (Revised) Instructions for Reporting Hospice Services in Greater Line Item Detail Globe to indicate www link.
02/04/08 MM5211 (Revised) 2007 Update of HCPCS Codes and Payments for Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASCs) Globe to indicate www link.
02/04/08 SE0663 (Revised) Notifying Medicare Patients about Lifetime Reserve Days (LRDs) Globe to indicate www link.
02/01/08   Home Health Prospective Payment System Fact Sheet
January 2008
01/31/08   Guided Pathways to Medicare Resources for Medicare Fee-for-Service Health Care Professionals
01/28/08   Industry-Wide Enforcement of the NPI Compliance Date
01/25/08 SE0801 Clarification of Patient Discharge Status Codes and Hospital Transfer Policies Globe to indicate www link.
01/25/08 MM5890 Additional Information on Reporting a National Provider Identifier (NPI) for Ordering/Referring and Attending/Operating/Other/Service facility for Medicare Claims Globe to indicate www link.
01/25/08 MM5790 Use of an 8-Digit Registry Number on Clinical Trail Claims Globe to indicate www link.
01/25/08 MM5805 New Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Modifiers when Billing for Patient Care in Clinical Research Studies Globe to indicate www link.
01/25/08 MM5039 (Revised) Line Item Billing Requirement for End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Claims Globe to indicate www link.
01/25/08 MM5865 (Revised) January 2008 Integrated Outpatient Code Editor (I/OCE) Specifications Version 9.0 Globe to indicate www link.
01/24/08   Hospice Payment System Fact Sheet
01/22/08 MM5699 Reporting of Hematocrit or Hemoglobin Levels on All Claims for the Administration of Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents (ESAs), Implementation of New Modifiers for Non-ESRD ESA Indications, and Reporting of Hematocrit or Hemoglobin Levels on all Non-ESRD, Non-ESA Claims Requesting Payment for Anti-Anemia Drugs Globe to indicate www link.
01/22/08 MM5871 Outpatient Therapy Caps With Exceptions Start January 1, 2008 Globe to indicate www link.

Note: Article MM5871 was officially released on 1/17/2008; however, it was officially revised on 1/18/2008, therefore, the article is noted as a revised article.  
01/22/08 MM5836 Modification to the Model Medicare Redetermination Notice (for partly or fully unfavorable redeterminations) Globe to indicate www link.
01/22/08 MM5876 April 2008 Update to the Medicare Code Editor (MCE) and Grouper Globe to indicate www link.
01/22/08 MM5577 (Revised) Mammography: Change Certification-Based Action from Return to Provider (RTP)/Return as Unprocessable to Denial Globe to indicate www link.
01/16/08   Important NPI Information for Medicare Providers
01/16/08 SE0753 (Revised) Individuals Authorized Access to CMS Computer Services - Provider Community (IACS-PC): THE SECOND IN A SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THE IACS Globe to indicate www link.
01/11/08   Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Supplier Accreditation – Audio Conference
01/11/08 MM5713 Medicare Payment for Pre-administration-Related Services Associated with Intravenous Immune Globulin (IVIG) Administration-Payment Extended through CY 2008 Globe to indicate www link.
01/11/08 MM5845 Reprocessing of Certain Inpatient Hospital Prospective Payment (IPPS) Claims Globe to indicate www link.
01/11/08 MM5852 January 2008 Quarterly Average Sales Price (ASP) Medicare Part B Drug Pricing Files and Revisions to Prior Quarterly Pricing Files Globe to indicate www link.
01/10/08   Ambulatory Surgical Center Fee Schedule Fact Sheet
01/08/08   Medicare Health and Prescription Drug Plan Enrollees Expected to Experience Smooth Transition to 2008
01/08/08   The Home Health Prospective Payment System Fact Sheet
01/08/08 MM5820 Nebulized Beta Adrenergic Agonist Therapy for Lung Diseases Globe to indicate www link.
01/08/08 MM5833 Revision to Certification for Hospital Services Covered by the Supplementary Medical Insurance Program as it Pertains to Ambulance Services. CR5833 rescinds and fully replaces CR 5684 Globe to indicate www link.
01/08/08 MM5865 January 2008 Integrated Outpatient Code Editor (I/OCE) Specifications Version 9.0 Globe to indicate www link.
01/08/08 MM5698 2008 Annual Update for the Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) Bonus Payment Globe to indicate www link.
01/04/08   January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month
01/04/08   January Flu Shot Reminder
01/04/08   New 2008 Payment Rates for Services Paid Under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS)
01/03/08 SE0753 Individuals Authorized Access to CMS Computer Services - Provider Community (IACS-PC): THE SECOND IN A SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THEIACS Globe to indicate www link.
01/03/08 SE0754 Individuals Authorized Access to CMS Computer Services - Provider Community (IACS-PC): THE THIRD IN A SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THE IACS-PC Globe to indicate www link.
01/03/08 MM5813 2008 Annual Update for Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule and Laboratory Services Subject to Reasonable Charge Payment Globe to indicate www link.
01/03/08 MM5770 Handling Personally Identifiable Information (PII) on the Medicare Summary Notice (MSN) Globe to indicate www link.
01/03/08 MM5829 Annual Update of Healthcare Common Procedure Codes System (HCPCS) Codes Used for Home Health Consolidated Billing Enforcement Globe to indicate www link.
01/03/08 MM5830 Update to Medicare Deductible, Coinsurance and Premium Rates for 2008 Globe to indicate www link.
01/03/08 MM5846 The Supplemental Security Income (SSI)/Medicare Beneficiary Data for Fiscal Year (FY) 2006 for Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Hospitals, Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRFs), and Long Term Care Hospitals (LTCHs) Globe to indicate www link.
01/03/08 MM5567 Reporting of Additional Data to Describe Services on Hospice Claims Globe to indicate www link.
01/02/08   Medicare Provides Coverage for Many Preventive Services and Screenings
01/02/08 MM5674
(Revised)		 How to Handle the National Provider Identifier (NPI) for Ordering/Referring and Attending/Operating/Other/Service Facility for Medicare Claims Globe to indicate www link.

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