COVID-19 Updates

News

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  CMS Announces Independent Commission to Address Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes
  
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  Home Health Plans of Care: NPs, CNSs and PAs Allowed to Certify
  
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  Health Care Supply Chain, Provider Self-Care, and Emergency Preparedness Resources
  

Claims, Pricers & Codes

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  COVID-19: Modified Ordering Requirements for Laboratory Billing
  
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  Hospital OPPS: New Coronavirus Specimen Collection Code
  

Events

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  COVID-19: Office Hours Call — May 7
  
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  COVID-19: Lessons from the Front Lines Calls — May 8
  

MLN Matters® Articles

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  Addition of the QW modifier to Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) code U0002 and 87635
  
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  Modify Edits in the Fee for Service (FFS) System when a Beneficiary has a Medicare Advantage (MA) Plan
  
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  New Codes for Therapist Assistants Providing Maintenance Programs in the Home Health Setting
  
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  Updates to Ensure the Original 1-Day and 3-Day Payment Window Edits are Consistent with Current Policy — Revised
  

Publications

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  Evaluation and Management Services — Revised