compl iance&VAl ue

2023 is the year when clarity will finally be achieved with new regulations such as price transparency and the No Surprises Act.

Yet, it will still be difficult for some hospitals to fully implement these new regulations to the government's satisfaction

It's not just about avoiding fines. Hospitals will need to find innovative ways to not only comply with regulations, but to provide increased value to the patient in a competitive market.

PARA invit es you t o check out t he m lnconnect s page available from t he Cent ers For Medicare and Medicaid (CMS). It 's chock full of new s and inform at ion, t raining opport unit ies, event s and m ore! Each w eek PARA w ill bring you t he lat est new s and links t o available resources. Click each link for t he PDF!

Thursday, February 9, 2023

New s

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DMEPOS: Get Benefit Category Determinations

- Nurse Practitioners & Clinical Nurse Specialists: Update to List of National

Certifying Bodies

- Help Address Heart Health Disparities

Com pliance

- What?s the Comprehensive Error Rate Testing Program?

Claim s, Pricers, & Codes

- Home Health: Revised Editing of Telehealth Claims

- HCPCSApplication Summaries & Coding Decisions: Drugs & Biologicals

MLN Mat t ers®Art icles

- Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule & Laboratory Services Subject to

Reasonable Charge Payment: Quarterly Update

- New Payment Adjustments for Domestic N95 Respirators

- Removal of a National Coverage Determination & Expansion of Coverage of Colorectal Cancer Screening