CMS & Palmetto/J1MAC NEWS

The following information has been received by ANCO.


****CMS NEWS****
Physicians and providers who were unable to attend the previous two ICD-10-CM/PCS conference calls may now register for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ICD-10-CM/PCS National Provider Conference Call that will be conducted on November 17, 2008 from 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. EST. Registration will close at 12:30 p.m. EST on November 16, 2008 or when available space has been filled. To register for this call, go to http://www.cms.hhs.gov/icd10/Downloads/Physicians_ICD10_CM_PCS_Conference_Call.pdf. To find additional information about this conference call and to access the ICD-10 Overview Presentation that will be discussed during the call, go to http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ICD10/07_Sponsored_Calls.asp.

Noridian Administrative Services, the designated carrier for the CAP, offers interactive, online workshops about the CAP for Part B Drugs and Biologicals. These workshops train CAP vendors and elected physicians on a variety of CAP topics, including how to transition out of the CAP at the end of 2008 due to the postponement of the program for 2009. NAS staff will also be available to answer questions. Interested parties may view additional information about and register for these workshops on the Noridian website at:

https://www.noridianmedicare.com/cap_drug/train/schedule.html

A workshop will be held on the following date:

§ 11/24/08 at 2:00 pm CST

Additional information about the CAP and the 2009 postponement is available at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/CompetitiveAcquisforBios/01_overview.asp


****PALMETTO/J1MAC NEWS****
2009 J1 Part B Fee Schedules
http://www.palmettogba.com/palmetto/providers.nsf/DocsCat/Providers~Jurisdiction%201%20Part%20B~Publications~Fee%20Schedules~2009%20J1%20Part%20B%20Fee%20Schedules?opendocument

This is the 2009 J1 Part B Fee Schedules, which includes California,
Nevada, Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands.


ICD-10-CM/PCS National Provider Conference Call for Physicians
http://www.palmettogba.com/palmetto/providers.nsf/DocsCat/Providers~Current%20News~ICD-10-CMPCS%20National%20Provider%20Conference%20Call%20for%20Physicians?opendocument

Physicians and providers who were unable to attend the previous two
ICD-10-CM/PCS conference calls may now register for the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services ICD-10-CM/PCS National Provider Conference
Call that will be conducted on November 17, 2008 from 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
EST. Registration will close at 12:30 pm EST on November 16, 2008 or when
available space has been filled.