ASCO & Palmetto/J1MAC News

The following information has been received by ANCO.


****ASCO NEWS****
What’s a good way to discuss cancer chemoprevention with interested patients? Decision Aids and Discussion Guides showing and describing risks and benefits can help shared decision-making. Check out ASCO’s new Discussion Guide on chemoprevention for prostate cancer using finasteride, based on a newly published joint guideline with the American Urological Association.

The Discussion Guide graphically demonstrates the benefits and risks in terms of prostate cancer incidence, shows the likelihood of other risks and benefits, and includes ways for men to think over this topic.

This new resource is free and available online at www.asco.org/guidelines/5ari.


****PALMETTO/J1MAC NEWS****
Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Codes Subject to and
Excluded from Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) Edits
http://www.palmettogba.com/palmetto/Providers.nsf/DocsCat/Providers~Jurisdiction%201%20Part%20B~MLNs~All%20Part%20B%20MLNs~Healthcare%20Common%20Procedure%20Coding%20System%20(HCPCS)%20Codes%20Subject%20to%20and%20Excluded%20from%20Clinical%20Laboratory%20Improvement%20Amendments%20(CLIA)%20Edits?opendocument

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CR6356, Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Codes Subject to
and Excluded from Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) Edits,
includes information on modifiers for 2009 that are both subject to, and
excluded from, CLIA edits.

California J1 Open Draft LCD Meeting - March 17
http://www.palmettogba.com/palmetto/Providers.nsf/DocsCat/Providers~Jurisdiction%201%20Part%20A~Articles~General~California%20J1%20Open%20Draft%20LCD%20Meeting%20-%20March%2017?opendocument

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A J1 Open Draft LCD Meeting is scheduled for California on March 17.

March 2009 J1 A/B MAC Medicare Advisory
http://www.palmettogba.com/palmetto/Providers.nsf/DocsCat/Providers~Jurisdiction%201%20Part%20A~Publications~Medicare%20Advisory~March%202009%20J1%20AB%20MAC%20Medicare%20Advisory?opendocument

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The March 2009 J1 A/B MAC Medicare Advisory is now available to be viewed
on the Palmetto GBA Web site. It contains the latest updates and useful
information regarding Medicare. Please share this information with your
staff.

National Provider Identifier (NPI) Development to Resume
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For claims processed on and after April 1, 2009, Palmetto GBA will resume
development of claims when a one-to-one match for you National Provider
Identifier (NPI) and your Provider Transaction Access Number (PTAN) can not
be made.