CMS Transmittals and MLN Matters articles
Medicare Weekly Update, September 11, 2007
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New effective date for esophageal Doppler monitoring coverage policy
On September 6, CMS issued a transmittal which corrects the effective date of a previous transmittal related to a national coverage determination of "ultrasound diagnostic procedures." CMS established a new effective date of May 22 for coverage of esophageal doppler monitoring for cardiac output in ventilated patients in the intensive care unit, and in operative patients with a need for intra-operative fluid optimization.
Effective date: May 22, 2007
Implementation date: September 28, 2007
View the transmittal.
Revision of Medicare clinical trial policy
On September 7, CMS issued a transmittal which clarifies and revises its coverage of routine costs in clinical trials.
Effective date: July 9, 2007
Implementation date: October 9, 2007
View the transmittal.
National Correct Coding Initiative edits released
On September 4, CMS issued a MLN Matters article relating to its August 31 transmittal announcing the release of version 13.3 of the national correct coding initiative edits.
View the MLN Matters article.
View the related transmittal.
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