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Posting Date: Wed Nov 29 00:00:00 GMT 2023
The Comprehensive Error Rate Testing Contractor

The Comprehensive Error Rate Testing Contractor The CERT contractor randomly selects claims providers submit to Medicare to determine if the claim was paid properly under Medicare coverage, coding and...

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Posting Date: Wed Nov 29 00:00:00 GMT 2023
Critical Access Hospitals: Bill Correctly

Critical Access Hospitals: Bill Correctly The CERT contractor randomly selects claims providers submit to Medicare to determine if the claim was paid properly under Medicare coverage, coding and bil...

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Posting Date: Wed Nov 29 00:00:00 GMT 2023
LCD and Billing and Coding Article Updates for November/December 2023

LCD and Billing and Coding Article Updates for November/December 2023 LCDs Effective 12/24/2023 Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, N...

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Posting Date: Tue Nov 28 00:00:00 GMT 2023
WellSky Home Health Claim Primary Diagnosis Coding Issue

WellSky Home Health Claim Primary Diagnosis Coding Issue WellSky has identified a software error for their HHA customers that potentially impacted claims submitted between 9/29/2021 and 10/27/2022. Th...

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Posting Date: Wed Nov 22 00:00:00 GMT 2023
MLN Connects® Newsletter: November 22, 2023

MLN Connects® Newsletter: November 22, 2023 News CMS Roundup (Nov 17, 2023) Provider Enrollment Application Fee: CY 2024 Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule: CY 2024 Final Payment Determinations & Report...

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Posting Date: Wed Nov 22 00:00:00 GMT 2023
Tobacco Cessation Counseling Doesn’t Have To Be Lengthy or Intimidating

Tobacco Cessation Counseling Doesn’t Have To Be Lengthy or Intimidating Did you know that tobacco cessation counseling is a covered Medicare service? Brief tobacco counseling provides substantial heal...

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Posting Date: Mon Nov 20 00:00:00 GMT 2023
January 2024 Release "Dark Days" for the Common Working File Hosts

January 2024 Release "Dark Days" for the Common Working File Hosts For the upcoming January 2024 Release: For Production, CWF will be observing the Gray Day on Thursday, 12/28/2023 and Dark Days start...

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Posting Date: Thu Nov 16 00:00:00 GMT 2023
MLN Connects® Newsletter: November 16, 2023

MLN Connects® Newsletter: November 16, 2023 News Unprecedented Efforts to Increase Transparency of Nursing Home Ownership Hospital Price Transparency: Use Required CMS Template Layout to Encode Hospit...

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Posting Date: Wed Nov 15 00:00:00 GMT 2023
Fraud Awareness Week and National Rural Health Day

Fraud Awareness Week and National Rural Health Day Since this week is Fraud Awareness Week and National Rural Health Day is tomorrow on 11/16/2023, we wanted to share these valuable resources with you...

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Posting Date: Wed Nov 15 00:00:00 GMT 2023
MLN Connects Newsletter: Take Our Provider Survey Today - November 15, 2023

MLN Connects® Newsletter: Take Our Provider Survey Today - November 15, 2023 You helped us before, and we want to learn more about your information needs. CMS is conducting a study to help us improve ...

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