ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2019 Issue 2
Industry Note: Same Medicare Programs, New Look
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Article Overview
This article covers CMS’s listserv name and design updates associated with Medicare Promoting Interoperability and Quality Measurement & Value-Based Incentives Group communications. It is relevant to readers who follow Medicare program announcements, CMS administrative updates, and the rulemaking context behind program name changes. The note also points to the related inpatient and long-term acute care hospital payment rulemaking that established the revised program names.
Why This Topic Matters
It helps providers, compliance staff, and coding/billing teams recognize that CMS communications may appear under updated names even when the underlying subscriber communications continue unchanged. This can reduce confusion when tracking Medicare program updates and official CMS announcements.
What You Will Learn
- How CMS updated the appearance and naming of selected Medicare program listservs
- Which Medicare program communications were affected by the branding change
- The rulemaking context referenced for the name updates
- What subscribers were told about continuing to receive messages
Who Should Read This
- Health information management professionals
- Medical coders
- Billing staff
- Compliance teams
- Hospital administrators
- Medicare program subscribers
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