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CMS Transmittals and MLN Matters articles

Medicare Weekly Update, December 11, 2007

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CMS issues a MLN Matters article on its annual provider satisfaction survey

On December 7, CMS issued a MLN Matters article on its third annual survey of provider satisfaction with Medicare fee-for-service contractors (e.g., fiscal intermediaries, Medicare administrative contractors, etc.).

View the MLN Matters article.

View a related press release (as previously reported in the December 4 Medicare Weekly Update)

CMS declines to issue national coverage determination for pulmonary rehabilitation services

On December 5, CMS issued a transmittal announcing that it will not issue a national coverage determination for pulmonary rehabilitation services.

Effective date: September 25, 2007

Implementation date: January 7, 2008

View the transmittal.

View a related CMS decision memo (as previously reported in the October 2 Medicare Weekly Update).

CMS issues a MLN Matters article on the latest update to the national correct coding initiative edits

On December 4, CMS released a MLN Matters article announcing the release of version 14.0 of the national correct coding initiative edits.

View the MLN Matters article.

View the related transmittal (as previously reported in the December 4 Medicare Weekly Update).

CMS issues a MLN Matters article on billing for replacement devices where the hospital received a partial credit from the device manufacturer

On December 3, CMS issued a MLN Matters article on billing for device implantation procedures where the hospital received a partial credit from the device manufacturer for a replacement device due to premature failure or a recall of the device being replaced.

View the MLN Matters article.

View a related transmittal (as previously reported in the December 4 Medicare Weekly Update).

CMS announces changes to Inpatient Prospective Payment System, Long Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System, and Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Prospective Payment System

On December 3, CMS issued a MLN Matters article announcing changes to the FY 2008 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System final rule, the Long Term Care Hospital PPS, and the Inpatient Psychiatric Facility PPS. The MLN Matters article compiles information from various previously already published regulations and transmittals relating these three payment systems.

View the MLN Matters article.

View a related transmittal.

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