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Date Topic Title Format
February 2012 General Medicare Program Information Medical Privacy of Protected Health Information Fact Sheet
March 2013 General Medicare Program Information The DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program Billing Procedures for Upgrades Fact Sheet Fact Sheet
March 2013 Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program Traveling Beneficiary Fact Sheet
March 2013 Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program Hospitals That Are Not Contract Suppliers Fact Sheet
October 2010 Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program Grandfathering Requirements for Non-Contract Suppliers Fact Sheet Fact Sheet
March 2013 Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) The DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program Mail Order Diabetic Supplies Fact Sheet Fact Sheet
March 2013 Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program Enteral Nutrition Fact Sheet
March 2013 Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) The DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program Fact Sheet for Referral Agents Fact Sheet
January 2013 Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) The Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program - A Better Way for Medicare to Pay for Medical Equipment Fact Sheet
May 2011 Medicare Preventive Services Diabetes-Related Services Fact Sheet
February 2013 Rural Health Medicare Billing Information for Rural Providers and Suppliers Booklet
March 2013 Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program Physicians and Other Treating Practitioners Who Are Enrolled as Medicare DMEPOS Suppliers Fact Sheet
February 2012 Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Quality Standards Booklet
February 2012 Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) The Basics of Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Accreditation Fact Sheet
May 2012 General Medicare Program Information How to Use The Medicare Coverage Database Booklet
September 2012 Medicare Payment Policy Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System Fact Sheet
June 2012 General Medicare Program Information Medicare Claim Submission Guidelines Fact Sheet
July 2012 Provider-Specific Information Hospital Reclassifications Fact Sheet
May 2011 Medicare Payment Policy Form CMS-1500 At A Glance Fact Sheet
February 2012 Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Information for Pharmacies Fact Sheet
August 2011 Provider-Specific Information Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facility Fact Sheet
September 2011 General Medicare Program Information Items and Services That Are Not Covered Under the Medicare Program Booklet
July 2012 Medicare Payment Policy Medicare Secondary Payer Fact Sheet (MSP), for Provider, Physician, and Other Supplier Billing Staff Fact Sheet
September 2011 Physician Quality Reporting The 2010 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) Booklet
October 2011 Provider Compliance Medicare Quarterly Provider Compliance Newsletter [Volume 2, Issue 1] Educational Tool
January 2013 Rural Health Rural Health Clinic Fact Sheet
November 2012 General Medicare Program Information Advance Payment Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Model Fact Sheet
November 2012 General Medicare Program Information Methodology for Determining Shared Savings and Losses under the Medicare Shared Savings Program Fact Sheet
November 2012 General Medicare Program Information Improving Quality of Care for Medicare Patients: Accountable Care Organizations Fact Sheet
November 2012 General Medicare Program Information Summary of Final Rule Provisions for Accountable Care Organizations under the Medicare Shared Savings Program Fact Sheet
November 2012 General Medicare Program Information Medicare Shared Savings Program and Rural Providers Fact Sheet
November 2012 General Medicare Program Information Accountable Care Organizations: What Providers Need to Know Fact Sheet
October 2011 Provider-Specific Information Medicare Podiatry Services: Information for Medicare Fee-For-Service Health Care Professionals Fact Sheet
October 2012 Medicare Payment Policy Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System Fact Sheet
September 2011 Provider-Specific Information Medicare Information for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, Anesthesiologist Assistants, and Physician Assistants Booklet
May 2012 General Medicare Program Information Publications For Medicare Beneficiaries Fact Sheet
May 2012 Provider-Supplier Enrollment How to Protect Your Identity Using the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS) Fact Sheet
November 2012 Office Management Information Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Electronic Mailing Lists: Keeping Medicare Fee-For-Service Providers Informed Fact Sheet
October 2011 Office Management Information Medicare Remit Easy Print Software Brochure
October 2011 Provider-Specific Information Misinformation on Chiropractic Services Fact Sheet
January 2012 Medicare Preventive Services Quick Reference Information: The ABCs of Providing the Annual Wellness Visit Educational Tool
August 2012 Medicare Preventive Services Quick Reference Information: Medicare Immunization Billing Educational Tool
May 2012 Medicare Preventive Services Quick Reference Information: Preventive Services Educational Tool
January 2013 Provider Compliance Power Mobility Devices (PMDs): Complying with Documentation & Coverage Requirements Fact Sheet
October 2011 Provider-Specific Information Chiropractic Services Booklet
May 2012 Provider-Supplier Enrollment Medicare Fee-For-Service Physicians and Non-Physician Practitioners: Protecting Your Privacy - Protecting Your Medicare Enrollment Record Fact Sheet
May 2012 Provider-Supplier Enrollment Internet-based Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS) Contact Information Fact Sheet
January 2013 Provider-Supplier Enrollment The Basics of Medicare Enrollment for Physicians and Other Part B Suppliers Fact Sheet
March 2013 Provider-Supplier Enrollment The Basics of Medicare Enrollment for Physicians Who Infrequently Receive Medicare Reimbursement Fact Sheet
May 2012 Provider-Supplier Enrollment The Basics of Internet-based Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS) for Physicians and Non-Physician Practitioners Fact Sheet
January 2013 Provider-Supplier Enrollment The Basics of Internet-based Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS) for Provider and Supplier Organizations Fact Sheet
February 2013 Provider-Supplier Enrollment The Basics of Medicare Enrollment for Institutional Providers Fact Sheet
March 2013 Provider-Supplier Enrollment The Basics of Internet-based PECOS for Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Suppliers Fact Sheet
May 2011 Medicare Preventive Services Human Immunodeficiency Virus Screening Brochure
January 2010 Electronic Prescribing Incentive Program (eRx) The 2009 Electronic Prescribing Incentive Program (E-Prescribing) Booklet
January 2010 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative The 2009 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) Booklet Booklet
January 2010 Physician Quality Reporting The 2008 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) Booklet
February 2008 Office Management Information The CMS Online Manual System Brochure
January 2010 Electronic Prescribing Incentive Program (eRx) What is New for the 2010 Incentive Program: Electronic Prescribing Program (eRx) Fact Sheet
May 2012 General Medicare Program Information Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage (ABN) Part A and Part B Booklet
January 2012 Medicare Preventive Services Quick Reference Information: The ABCs of Providing the Initial Preventive Physical Examination Educational Tool
May 2011 Provider-Specific Information Rehabilitation Therapy Information Resource for Medicare Fact Sheet
January 2012 General Medicare Program Information How to Use the Searchable Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Booklet
September 2012 Medicare Preventive Services Mass Immunizers and Roster Billing Fact Sheet
January 2013 Rural Health Sole Community Hospital Fact Sheet
May 2011 Medicare Preventive Services Glaucoma Screening Brochure
June 2011 Electronic Prescribing Incentive Program (eRx) 2011 Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program Made Simple Fact Sheet
June 2011 Electronic Prescribing Incentive Program (eRx) 2011 Electronic Prescribing Incentive Program Made Simple Quick Reference Chart Educational Tool
May 2011 Medicare Preventive Services Cancer Screenings Brochure
January 2013 Rural Health Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital Fact Sheet
December 2012 Provider-Specific Information Medicare Vision Services Fact Sheet
March 2013 General Medicare Program Information The DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program Repairs and Replacements Fact Sheet Fact Sheet
May 2012 General Medicare Program Information Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) Brochure
January 2013 Rural Health Federally Qualified Health Center Fact Sheet
September 2012 Office Management Information NPI : Guidance for Organization Health Care Providers Who Apply for National Provider Identifiers (NPIs) for Their Health Care Provider Employees Fact Sheet (Downloadable only)
May 2011 Provider-Specific Information Medicare Ambulance Services Booklet
October 2010 Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program Non-Contract Supplier Fact Sheet
June 2011 Physician Quality Reporting 2011 Physician Quality Reporting System Maintenance of Certification Program Incentive Made Simple Fact Sheet
July 2012 Provider Compliance Medicare Claim Review Programs: MR, NCCI Edits, MUEs, CERT, and RAC Booklet
July 2011 Provider Compliance Medicare Quarterly Provider Compliance Newsletter [Volume 1, Issue 4] Educational Tool
December 2011 General Medicare Program Information Quick Reference Information: All Medicare Providers Educational Tool
January 2013 General Medicare Program Information The Medicare Appeals Process: Five Levels to Protect Providers, Physicians and Other Suppliers Fact Sheet
March 2012 Medicare Payment Policy Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) Physician Bonus, HPSA Surgical Incentive Payment, and Primary Care Incentive Payment Programs (previously titled Health Professional Shortage Area) Fact Sheet
April 2012 General Medicare Program Information Section 1011: Federal Reimbursement of Emergency Health Services Furnished to Undocumented Aliens Fact Sheet
June 2011 Physician Quality Reporting Physician Quality Reporting System: Satisfactorily Reporting 2011 Measures - Claims and Registry Fact Sheet
June 2011 Physician Quality Reporting Physician Quality Reporting System (Physician Quality Reporting, formerly called Physician Quality Reporting Initiative or PQRI) Reporting Periods for 2011 Fact Sheet
December 2009 Provider-Specific Information Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Spell of Illness Quick Reference Chart Educational Tool
January 2013 Rural Health Critical Access Hospital Fact Sheet
December 2010 Evaluation and Management (E/M) Evaluation and Management Services Guide Guide
January 2013 Rural Health Rural Referral Center Program Fact Sheet
December 2012 Medicare Payment Policy Home Health Prospective Payment System Fact Sheet
September 2012 Medicare Payment Policy Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Prospective Payment System Fact Sheet
December 2012 Rural Health Telehealth Services Fact Sheet
December 2012 Medicare Payment Policy Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System Fact Sheet
July 2012 Medicare Payment Policy Hospice Payment System Fact Sheet
December 2012 Medicare Payment Policy End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System Fact Sheet
December 2012 Medicare Payment Policy Composite Rate Portion of the End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System Fact Sheet
February 2012 Medicare Preventive Services Tobacco-Use Cessation Counseling Services Brochure
December 2011 Office Management Information Quick Reference New Medicare Provider Fact Sheet
June 2011 Medicare Preventive Services Bone Mass Measurements Brochure
November 2011 Medicare Payment Policy Ambulance Fee Schedule Fact Sheet
March 2012 Provider-Specific Information Mental Health Services Booklet
February 2012 Medicare Payment Policy Acute Care Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System Fact Sheet
May 2011 Provider-Specific Information Medicare Billing for Speech-Language Pathologists (SLP) in Private Practice Fact Sheet
December 2012 Medicare Payment Policy Long Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System: Payment Adjustment Policy Fact Sheet
December 2012 Medicare Payment Policy Long Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System: High Cost Outliers Fact Sheet
December 2012 Medicare Payment Policy Long Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System: Interrupted Stay Fact Sheet
December 2012 Medicare Payment Policy Long Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System: Short-Stay Outliers Fact Sheet
December 2012 Medicare Payment Policy Long Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System: News Fact Sheet
February 2011 Provider Compliance Medicare Quarterly Provider Compliance Newsletter [Volume 1, Issue 2] Educational Tool
October 2010 Provider Compliance Medicare Quarterly Provider Compliance Newsletter [Volume 1, Issue 1] Educational Tool
July 2012 Provider Compliance Medicare Quarterly Provider Compliance Newsletter [Volume 1, Issue 3] Educational Tool
October 2010 Provider Compliance Glucose Testing Supplies - Complying with Documentation & Coverage Requirements Fact Sheet
December 2010 Provider Compliance Positive Airway Pressure (PAP) Devices: Complying with Documentation & Coverage Requirements Fact Sheet
January 2010 5010 Preparing for Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Standards: The Transition to Versions 5010 and D.0 Fact Sheet
January 2010 5010 New Health Care Electronic Transactions Standards Versions 5010, D.0, and 3.0 Fact Sheet
January 2010 5010 Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Standards: Transition to Versions 5010 and D.0 - Provider Action Checklist for a Smooth Transition Educational Tool
January 2010 5010 Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Standards: Transition to Versions 5010 and D.0 (Checklist for Level I Testing Activities) Educational Tool
August 2010 5010 5010: Taking Electronic Billing and Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) to the Next Level Educational Tool
November 2010 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative The 2007 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) Booklet
September 2012 General Medicare Program Information The National Provider Identifier (NPI ): What You Need to Know Booklet (Downloadable only)
July 2011 Office Management Information The Medicare Overpayment Collection Process Fact Sheet
November 2011 General Medicare Program Information Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program Fact Sheet
December 2010 Provider Compliance Cardiac Pacemakers: Complying with Documentation and Coverage Requirements Fact Sheet
March 2013 Provider-Supplier Enrollment Medicare Enrollment Guidelines for Ordering/Referring Providers Fact Sheet
July 2010 Office Management Information UB-04 Overview Fact Sheet
December 2011 Provider-Specific Information Medicare Coverage of Radiology and Other Diagnostic Services Fact Sheet
December 2011 Medicare Payment Policy Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Fact Sheet
January 2013 Medicare Payment Policy Ambulatory Surgical Center Fee Schedule Fact Sheet
January 2012 Provider Compliance Medicare Quarterly Provider Compliance Newsletter [Volume 2, Issue 2] Educational Tool
July 2012 Provider Compliance Inpatient Rehabilitation Services: Complying With Documentation Requirements Fact Sheet
August 2012 Provider Compliance Complying With Medicare Signature Requirements Fact Sheet
December 2011 Provider-Specific Information) Guidelines for Teaching Physicians, Interns, and Residents Fact Sheet
January 2013 Rural Health Swing Bed Services Fact Sheet
January 2012 Medicare Preventive Services The Guide to Medicare Preventive Services: Errata Sheet to the Fourth Edition Fact Sheet
March 2011 Medicare Preventive Services The Guide to Medicare Preventive Services Fourth Edition Guide
January 2013 General Medicare Program Information Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) Services Fact Sheet
June 2011 Medicare Preventive Services Expanded Benefits Brochure
September 2011 Provider Compliance Outpatient Rehabilitation Therapy Services: Complying with Documentation Requirements Fact Sheet
January 2012 General Medicare Program Information Medicaid Coverage of Medicare Beneficiaries (Dual Eligibles) At a Glance Fact Sheet
January 2013 General Medicare Program Information How to Use The National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) Tools Booklet
December 2011 Provider Compliance Oxygen Therapy Supplies: Complying with Documentation & Coverage Requirements Fact Sheet
October 2011 General Medicare Program Information Present on Admission Indicator Reporting by Acute Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Hospitals Fact Sheet
October 2012 Provider-Specific Information Hospital Acquired Conditions (HAC) in Acute Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Hospitals Fact Sheet
January 2012 Physician Quality Reporting 2012 Physician Quality Reporting System: Medicare Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Pilot: Quick Reference Guide. Guide
January 2012 Electronic Prescribing Incentive Program 2012 Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program: Updates for 2012 Fact Sheet
January 2012 Physician Quality Reporting 2012 Physician Quality Reporting System: Claims Reporting Made Simple Fact Sheet
January 2012 Electronic Prescribing Incentive Program (eRx) 2012 Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program: Participation for the Incentive Payment Made Simple Fact Sheet
September 2012 General Medicare Program Information Contractor Entities At A Glance: Who May Contact You About Specific Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Activities Educational Tool
January 2012 Medicare Payment Policy Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule Fact Sheet
January 2012 Physician Quality Reporting 2012 Physician Quality Reporting System and Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program Group Practice Reporting Option (GPRO): Participation for the Incentive Payment Made Simple Fact Sheet
January 2012 Physician Quality Reporting Physician Quality Reporting System: Updates for 2012 Fact Sheet
February 2012 General Medicare Program Information Global Surgery Fact Sheet
April 2012 Provider Compliance Medicare Quarterly Provider Compliance Newsletter [Volume 2, Issue 3] Educational Tool
January 2012 Physician Quality Reporting Physician Quality Reporting System: Registry Reporting Made Simple Fact Sheet
January 2012 Physician Quality Reporting Physician Quality Reporting System: Electronic Health Record (EHR) Reporting Made Simple Fact Sheet
January 2012 Physician Quality Reporting Physician Quality Reporting System: Maintenance of Certification Program Incentive Made Simple Fact Sheet
January 2012 Physician Quality Reporting Physician Quality Reporting System: Reporting the Preventive Care Measures Group Via Claims Made Simple Fact Sheet
May 2012 Medicare Preventive Services Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions in Primary Care to Reduce Alcohol Misuse Booklet
June 2012 Medicare Preventive Services Screening for Depression Booklet
June 2012 General Medicare Program Information MLN Guided Pathways to Medicare Resources Provider Specific Booklet
June 2012 General Medicare Program Information MLN Guided Pathways to Medicare Resources Basic Curriculum for Health Care Professionals Booklet
June 2012 General Medicare Program Information MLN Guided Pathways to Medicare Resources Intermediate Curriculum for Health Care Providers (Part A) Booklet
June 2012 General Medicare Program Information MLN Guided Pathways to Medicare Resources Intermediate Curriculum for Health Care Professionals and Suppliers (Part B) Booklet
August 2012 Medicare Preventive Services Intensive Behavioral Therapy (IBT) for Obesity Booklet
July 2012 Provider Compliance Medicare Quarterly Provider Compliance Newsletter [Volume 2, Issue 4] Educational Tool
July 2012 Physician Quality Reporting Physician Quality Reporting System: Physician Compare Fact Sheet
July 2012 Physician Quality Reporting Physician Quality Reporting System: Informal Review Made Simple Fact Sheet
August 2012 Medicare Preventive Services Screening and Diagnostic Mammography Booklet
July 2012 Medicare Preventive Services Providing the Annual Wellness Visit (AWV) Booklet
August 2012 Medicare Preventive Services Screening Pap Tests Booklet
July 2012 Medicare Preventive Services Cardiovascular Disease Services Booklet
August 2012 Medicare Preventive Services Preventive Immunizations Booklet
October 2012 Provider Compliance Medicare Quarterly Provider Compliance Newsletter [Volume 3, Issue 1] Educational Tool
August 2012 Medicare Preventive Services Screening Pelvic Examinations Booklet
July 2012 General Medicare Program Information Basic Medicare Information for Providers and Suppliers (previously titled Medicare Physician Guide) Guide
December 2012 Medicare Preventive Services Errata Sheet: Quick Reference Information: Preventive Services (December 2012) Educational Tool
September 2012 General Medicare Program Information Discharge Planning Booklet
July 2012 Communicating with Patients Communicating With Your Medicare Patients Fact Sheet
January 2013 Provider Compliance Medicare Quarterly Provider Compliance Newsletter [Volume 3, Issue 2] Educational Tool
January 2013 Provider-Specific Information Quick Reference Information: Home Health Services Educational Tool
January 2013 Provider Compliance The Medicare Fee-For-Service Recovery Audit Program Process Educational Tool
March 2013 Medicare Payment Policy Medicare Billing: 837I and Form CMS-1450 Fact Sheet
March 2013 Medicare Payment Policy Medicare Billing: 837P and Form CMS-1500 Fact Sheet