CMS, NCI, & Palmetto/J1MAC News

The following information has been received by ANCO.


****CMS NEWS****
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has revised the physician, non-physician practitioner and group practice reporting responsibility Fact Sheets and the physicians, non-physician practitioner and other health care supplier brochure found on the Medicare Provider Enrollment web page.

These Fact Sheets list the types of changes that enrolled physicians, non-physician practitioners, and group practices are required to report to Medicare. By reporting changes as soon as possible, physicians, non-physician practitioners, and group practices will help to ensure that their claims are processed correctly.

Links to the following educational materials are provided below:

Reporting Responsibilities for Individual Physicians Enrolled in the Medicare Program
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MedicareProviderSupEnroll/Downloads/PhysicianReportingResponsibilities.pdf

Reporting Responsibilities for Individual Non-Physician Practitioners Enrolled in the Medicare Program
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MedicareProviderSupEnroll/Downloads/Non-PhysicianReportingResponsibilities.pdf

Reporting Responsibilities for Physician Group Practices Enrolled in the Medicare Program
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MedicareProviderSupEnroll/Downloads/GroupPracticeReportingResponsibilities.pdf

Physicians, Non-Physician Practitioners, and Other Health Care Suppliers Brochure
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MedicareProviderSupEnroll/downloads/suppliers.pdf


****NCI NEWS****
On Tuesday, April 14th, CancerCare, in collaboration with National Cancer Institute: Office of Cancer Survivorship and Office of Communications and Education, Lance Armstrong Foundation, Intercultural Cancer Council, Living Beyond Breast Cancer and National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship, will present the first of a three-part telephone education workshop program, The Seventh Annual Cancer Survivorship Series: Living With, Through & Beyond Cancer.

This free series, made possible by support from National Cancer Institute and Lance Armstrong Foundation, offers cancer survivors, their families, friends and health care professionals practical information to help them cope with concerns and issues that arise after treatment ends.

Part I, which takes place on April 14th is entitled, Managing the Stress of Survivorship. The faculty for this program includes Keith M. Bellizzi, PhD, MPH, Cancer Survivor, Assistant Professor, Human Development and Family Studies, University of Connecticut; David Spiegel, MD, Wilson Professor in the School of Medicine, Associate Chair, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine; and Guadalupe R. Palos, RN, LMSW, DrPH, Instructor, Clinical Research Faculty, Assistant Professor, Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Symptom Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Part II, The Importance of Nutrition and Physical Activity, will take place on May 19th. And Part III, Survivors Too: Family, Friends and Loved Ones: Managing the Fatigue of Caregiving, will take place on June 23rd. All of the of the workshops take place from 1:30 to 2:30 pm Eastern Time.

These workshops are free – no phone charges apply. However, pre-registration is required. To register simply go to the CancerCare website, www.cancercare.org/TEW.

We are very excited to offer this series to you. We hope that you will join us and that you will
share this information with your patients and colleagues.


****PALMETTO/J1MAC NEWS****
Summary of Policies in the 2009 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) and
the Telehealth Originating Site Facility Fee Payment Amount
http://www.palmettogba.com/palmetto/providers.nsf/DocsCat/Providers~Jurisdiction%201%20Part%20A~MLNs~All%20Part%20A%20MLNs~Summary%20of%20Policies%20in%20the%202009%20Medicare%20Physician%20Fee%20Schedule%20(MPFS)%20and%20the%20Telehealth%20Originating%20Site%20Facility%20Fee%20Payment%20Amount?opendocument

J1 MLN article 6349 is titled Summary of Policies in the 2009 Medicare
Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) and the Telehealth Originating Site Facility
Fee Payment Amount. It provides a summary of the policies in the 2009 MPFS
and announces the telehealth originating site facility fee payment amount.
Be sure billing staff are aware of these Medicare changes.