May 1, 2009, Home Health & Hospice Medicare A Newsline - CGS

National Provider Conference Call—ICD-10-CM/PCS Implementation and GeneralEquivalence Mappings (Crosswalks)Providers may now register for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' ICD-10-CM/PCSImplementation and General Equivalence Mappings (Crosswalks) National Provider Conference Call thatwill be conducted on May 19, 2009, from 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.This conference call will include a discussion of the following topics:• An overview of the ICD-10 final rule, which requires the implementation of ICD-10-CM/PCS onOctober 1, 2013;• The differences between ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM/PCS codes;• The use of the General Equivalence Mappings that have been created to assist in converting policies,edits, and trend data from ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM/PCS; and• The resources that are available to assist in planning for the transition from ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM/PCS.Conference call discussion materials and registration information can be accessed at:http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ICD10/07a_2009_CMS_Sponsored_Calls.aspResponse to Public Comments on the Revised OASIS-CAs a result of the latest public comment period regarding Outcome and Assessment Information Set(OASIS-C), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is providing the Agency's responses topublic comments and concerns for industry's reference.These responses can be found at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HomeHealthQualityInits/06_OASISC.asp underthe “Downloads” section on the CMS Web site.REMINDER: Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies(DMEPOS) Supplier AccreditationTime is Running Out - Deadline is September 30, 2009Time is running out for suppliers of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies(DMEPOS) who bill Medicare under Part B to obtain accreditation by the September 30, 2009, deadline orrisk having their Medicare Part B billing privileges revoked on October 1, 2009. While the accreditationHome Health & Hospice May 1, 2009 3Medicare A Newsline Vol. 16, No. 8