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2010 Publication Dates

  January -- February 5
  February -- March 5
  March -- April 5
  April -- May 7
  May -- June 7
  June -- July 2
  July -- August 6
  August -- September 3
  September -- October 1
Publication Year: 2010 2009200820072006200520042003200220012000199919981997

Publications A

Modified: 7/6/2010 Business: Part A Location: FL, PR, USVI
This bulletin includes articles addressing processing appeals via fax or secure Internet portals, collagen meniscus implants, cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation guidelines, and inpatient psychiatric facility and outpatient prospective payment systems.
Modified: 6/7/2010 Business: Part A Location: FL, PR, USVI
This bulletin includes articles addressing changes to the timely filing requirements, amount of controversy for ALJ and federal district court appeals, 20-day timeframe for signature guidelines, and gender/procedure conflict processing instructions.
Modified: 5/6/2010 Business: Part A Location: FL, PR, USVI
This bulletin includes articles addressing regulations for timely filing requirements and many more changes resulting from signing into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Modified: 4/5/2010 Business: Part A Location: FL, PR, USVI
This bulletin includes articles addressing proposed rule for testing and certification of electronic health records, signature requirements for medical review purposes, gender specific CPT/HCPCS codes, Q&A on reporting physician consultation services.
Modified: 3/5/2010 Business: Part A Location: FL, PR, USVI
This bulletin includes articles addressing the point-of-origin for admissions or visits, processing of noncovered revenue codes, definition of compendia, quality reporting for ESRD services, and taxonomy codes updates.
Modified: 2/4/2010 Business: Part A Location: FL, PR, USVI
This bulletin includes articles addressing the medically unlikely edits, pharmacogenomic testing for warfarin, telehealth services, patient education on kidney disease, integrated outpatient code editor and savings and expected recoveries information.
Modified: 1/11/2010 Business: Part A Location: FL, PR, USVI
This bulletin includes articles addressing the elimination of consultation services, provider satisfaction survey, proper use of modifiers PA/PB/PC, and January 2010 update to the hospital outpatient prospective payment system.

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