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Spotlights
Revised Fact Sheet for Referral Agents - Where are the Round 2 areas? What if a beneficiary travels? What do you need to know before prescribing a DMEPOS item or referring the beneficiary to a DMEPOS supplier? Want more information on the national mail-order program for diabetic testing supplies?
For answers to these questions and more, see the revised “Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program: Referral Agents” Fact Sheet (ICN 900927), which is now available in downloadable format.
- CMS-1589-FC: Proposed Changes to Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and CY 2013 Payment Rates (Display Date: November 1, 2012)
- Vaccination is the Best Protection Against the Flu [PDF, 414KB]
- CMS-1440-N: Fiscal Year 2013 Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System (Publication Date: August 7, 2012)
- CMS-1588-F: Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and FY 2013 Rates and to the Long Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment Systems and FY 2013 Rates (Display Date: August 1, 2012)
- CMS-1442-N - Changes to Wage Indices and Hospital Reclassifications Impacting Certain OPPS Hospitals.
- Blood Clotting Factor Furnishing Fee
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- Acute Inpatient PPS -- New Medical Services and New Technologies and Hospital-Acquired Conditions (Present on Admission Indicator)
- Critical Access Hospitals Center
- Hospital Outpatient PPS
- Long-Term Care Hospital PPS
- Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility PPS
- Inpatient Psychiatric Facility PPS
- Electronic Billing & EDI Transactions : Medicare information on electronic transactions under HIPAA
- Historical Part B Drug Pricing Files
- Transplant Centers
- Service Furnished to Undocumented Aliens
Enrollment, Participation & Certification
- Medicare Provider-Supplier Enrollment
- Enrollment Applications
- Hospitals
- Critical Access Hospitals
- Psychiatric Hospitals
- Survey & Certification - General Information
Policies & Regulations
- IPPS Regulations and Notices
- Hospital Outpatient Regulations and Notices
- List of IRF Federal Regulations
- LTCHPPS Regulations and Notices
- IPF PPS Regulations and Notices
- Quarterly Provider Updates
Legislation
Coding
Educational Resources
Coverage
Physician Self Referrals -- Specialty Hospitals
- Physician Self Referral
- Disclosure of Financial Relationships Report (DFRR)
- Specialty Hospital Issues
- Specialty Hospital Advisory Opinions
Uninsured Information
- FAQs on Charges for the uninsured [PDF, 24KB]
- FAQ regarding Offering discounts to the uninsured [PDF, 7KB]
CMS Manuals & Transmittals
National Provider Identifier (NPI)
Cost Reporting
- Paper-Based Manuals Provider Reimbursement Manual (Pub 15)
- PRRB Review
Forms
Hospital Value-Based Purchasing
- Report to Congress: Plan to Implement a Medicare Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program [PDF, 743KB]
- Agenda - April 12, 2007 Listening Session [PDF, 17KB]
- Slide Presentations - April 12, 2007 Listening Session [ZIP, 465KB]
- Options Paper 2nd Public Listening Session [PDF, 208KB]
- Agenda - January 17, 2007 Listening Session [PDF, 22KB]
- Slide Presentations - January 17, 2007 Listening Session [ZIP, 932KB]
- Issues Paper for the January 17, 2007 Listening Session on a Plan for Medicare Hospital Value-Based Purchasing [PDF, 277KB]
- Special Forum on Hospital Value Based Purchasing [PDF, 212KB]
Initiatives
- Hospital Quality Initiative
- Beneficiary Notices Initiative (BNI)
- Prevention - General Information
- Provider resources
Medical Review/ Fraud & Abuse
- Beneficiary Complaint Response Program
Medicare Secondary Payer
- Medicare Secondary Payer & You
- Internet-Only Manuals (IOMs)
- Coordination of Benefits - General Information
Contacts
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