Transmittals: CMS revises SOM, issues MLN Matters articles
Medicare Weekly Update, March 24, 2009
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CMS revises FQHC portions of State Operations Manual
On March 20, CMS issued a transmittal to change some portions of the State Operations Manual related to Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC).
Effective date: March 20, 2009
Implementation date: March 20, 2009
MLN Matters articles
CMS released several MLN Matters articles related to transmittals previously outlined in Medicare Weekly Update.
- April 2009 Integrated Outpatient Code Editor (I/OCE) Specifications Version 10.1
- April 2009 Update of the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS)
- Quarterly Update to Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) Edits, Version 15.1, Effective April 1, 2009
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