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Monday, December 22, 2008

Jurisdiction B News: ICD-10 and Medicare Learning Network Product News

 
 
 ICD-10 Transcript Now Available - ICD-10-CM/PCS National Provider Conference Call for Physicians The transcript of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ICD-10-CM/PCS National Provider Conference Call for Physicians that was held on November 17, 2008 is now available athttp://www.cms.hhs.gov/ICD10/Downloads/November17calltranscript.pdfICD-10 2009 FilesCMS has updated the ICD-10 download files by posting the 2009 version of the following documents at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ICD10/02_ICD-10-PCS.asp : ICD-10 General Equivalence Mappings (these refer to procedure codes)Reimbursement mappings and guides for the use of the Mappings2009 version of ICD-10-Procedure Coding System (PCS)ICD-10 version of the digestive Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Groups (MS-DRG) The 2009 ICD-10-CM (Diagnosis codes) General Equivalence Mappings have been posted at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ICD10/03_ICD_10_CM.asp . The 2009 version of ICD-10-Clinical Modifications (CM), Diagnoses, will be posted by the end of December 2008 on the following sites:http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/icd9.htmhttp://www.cms.hhs.gov/ICD10/03_ICD_10_CM.asp  Medicare Learning Network Products The revised Medicare Physician Guide: A Resource for Residents, Practicing Physicians, and Other Health Care Professionals (October 2008), which offers general information about the Medicare Program, becoming a Medicare provider or supplier, Medicare reimbursement, Medicare payment policies, evaluation and management services, protecting the Medicare Trust Fund, inquiries, overpayments, and appeals, is now available in CD-Rom format from the CMS Medicare Learning Network. To place your order, visit http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNProducts/01_Overview.asp, scroll down to "Related Links Inside CMS" and select "MLN Product Ordering Page." The revised publication titled Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System Fact Sheet (October 2008), which provides information about Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System rates and classification criterion, is now available in downloadable format from the CMS Medicare Learning Network at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/InpatRehabPaymtfctsht09-508.pdf .  If you are unable to access any of the hyperlinks in this message, please copy and paste the URL into your Internet browser.   
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