MLN Connects® for Thursday, November 29, 2018

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News & Announcements

• CMS Takes Action to Lower Prescription Drug Costs by Modernizing Medicare
• Nursing Homes: Efforts to Improve Patient Safety, Quality of Care
• New Online Tool Displays Cost Differences for Certain Surgical Procedures
• Improved eCQI Resource Center Website
• Hospital-Based Incident Command Systems: Real Experiences and Practical Applications
• World AIDS Day is December

Provider Compliance

• Payment for Outpatient Services Provided to Beneficiaries Who Are Inpatients of Other Facilities - Reminder

Upcoming Events

• IPPS Final Rule: Changes to the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program Webinar - December 5
• Palliative Care for Dually Eligible Older Adults Webinar - December 5
• SNF PPS: New Patient Driven Payment Model Call - December 11

Medicare Learning Network® Publications & Multimedia

• FQHC PPS Recurring File: CY 2019 Update MLN Matters Article - New
• Home Health Call: Audio Recording and Transcript - New
• Medicare Basics: Commonly Used Acronyms Educational Tool - Revised