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Interns and Residents Information System XML Format: Updated Vendor List
Teaching providers: You must submit Interns and Residents Information System (IRIS) data for all interns and residents you claim on your cost reports. For cost reports with fiscal year beginning on or after:
- October 1, 2021: Use the IRIS XML format to file your data.
- October 1, 2022: Make sure the total graduate medical education and indirect medical education full time equivalents reported on the IRIS match the total reported on your as-filed cost report. Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) will reject the cost report if this information doesn’t match.
We updated the instruction to your MAC (PDF) to correct the name of a software vendor.
Claims, Pricers, & Codes
Integrated Outpatient Code Editor: Java Beta File Release
Visit the Test Versions - Integrated Outpatient Code Editor (IOCE) Software webpage to get the Java beta version of the April IOCE v23.1 (ZIP) and information about modernizing code editor software and future IOCE beta file releases. Send questions to GrouperBetaTesting@cms.hhs.gov.
MLN Matters® Articles
Significant Updates to Internet Only Manual (IOM) Publication (Pub.) 100-05 Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Manual, Chapter 5
- 8 key updates to Chapter 5 of the MSP Manual
- Sending claims to primary payers before billing Medicare
Information for Patients
Coverage to Care: Updated Resources
Understanding health coverage can be confusing, but the Coverage to Care (C2C) initiative is making it easier. CMS released updated resources in several languages to help your patients understand their coverage and get services, including information on:
- Health insurance
- Behavioral health
- Chronic care management (CCM)
- Managing diabetes
- Prevention
Get C2C resources for consumers and partners, including:
- Roadmap to Better Care (English (PDF) | Spanish (PDF) | Chinese | Haitian Creole | Korean | Arabic | Vietnamese | Russian | Tribal Version (PDF))
- Roadmap to Behavioral Health (English (PDF) | Spanish (PDF))
Get CCM resources for your patients, including:
- Postcard for Patients (English (PDF) | Spanish (PDF) | Chinese (PDF) | Haitian Creole (PDF) | Korean (PDF) | Arabic (PDF) | Vietnamese (PDF) | Russian (PDF))
- Poster for Patients (English (PDF) | Spanish (PDF))
More Information:
- Coverage to Care webpage
- Getting the Care You Need: Guide for People with Disabilities (English (PDF) | Spanish (PDF) | Chinese (PDF) | Haitian Creole (PDF) | Korean (PDF) | Arabic (PDF) | Vietnamese (PDF) | Russian (PDF))
- Managing Diabetes: Coverage & Resources (English (PDF) | Spanish (PDF))
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