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End Stage Renal DiseaseInformation Resource for Medicare |
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"Medlearn Matters...Information for Medicare Providers"articles are designed to help providers understand new or changed Medicare policy |
Stay Informed - Go to CMS Mailing Lists to join a provider specific listserv (or electronic mailing list service) to receive news from CMS. |
Billing/PaymentBilling Scenarios for SNF Patients Needing Dialysis Services |
CMS Manuals and TransmittalsCMS Online ManualThis page includes links to the CMS Manual System (Internet-Only Manuals), Paper-Based Manuals, Program Transmittals and Program Memoranda.
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CodingHealthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Alpha-Numeric HCPCS File ICD9-CM Coordination and Maintenance Committee ICD-9-CM Diagnosis and Surgical Codes
ICD-9 Coding Resources on Medlearn Effective October 1, 2003 |
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Policies/RegulationsMedicare Modernization Updates Quarterly Provider Update -- Regulations Published This Quarter Quarterly Provider Update -- Renal Dialysis/ESRD Facilities CMS-1727-P Medicare Program; "Provider Reimbursement Determinations and Appeals"
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CoverageMedicare Coverage Database contains National Coverage Determination(NCDs), National Coverage Analyses(NCAs), and Local Medical Review Policy (LMRPs) |
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EducationMedicare Learning Network (Medlearn)
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Research and StatisticsDemonstration Projects and Evaluation Reports ESRD Disease Management Demonstration ESRD CAHPS - Hemodyalysis Patient Experience of Care Survey |
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How to Stay InformedThe CMS Quarterly Provider Update Go to CMS Mailing Lists to join a the ESRD listserv (or electronic mailing list service) to receive news from CMS. Open Door Forum: ESRD and Clinical Labs Press Releases: CMS Media Release Search |
ContactsContact Your Carrier/FI via Toll-Free Numbers and Websites -- A listing of the new toll free numbers that CMS has installed at Medicare contractor sites |
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CMS ResourcesCritical Access Hospitals (CAH) |
PublicationsReimbursement for Kidney Transplant - Recipient, Donor, and Lab Tests Emergency Preparedness for Dialysis Facilities Guide for Chronic Dialysis Facilities (pdf format 2.3 mb) Revised 2/20/03 Developing Dialysis Facility-Specific Performance Measures for Public Reporting (pdf format 84Kb) Impact of Medicare Managed Care Market Withdrawal on Beneficiaries (pdf format 151Kb) Developing Clinical Performance Measures For The Care Of Patients With End Stage Renal Disease (pdf format 255Kb) Medicaid: Perspectives on the Past, Present, and Future (pdf format 1.1Mb) Report to Congress (zip format 69Kb) |
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American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) ESRD Patient News and Services The Medical Education Institute (MEI) is a mission-driven, non-profit foundation dedicated to helping people with chronic diseases learn to manage and improve their health. Life Options is dedicated to helping people live long and well with kidney disease. All Life Options materials are free and can be downloaded or ordered from the website. |
Polycystic Kidney Research Foundation National Kidney Disease Education Program (NKDEP) |
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