<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:itemdetail="http://namespaceForItemDetail/"><channel><title>Hospital Outpatient PPS Transmittals</title><link>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalOutpatientPPS/HOPPSTrans/List.asp</link><description>The list below shows the transmittals that are directed to the Hospital Outpatient provider community, but the list may not include all instructions for which Hospital Outpatient providers are responsible.  For a list of all instructions, view the Transmittals web page under Regulations and Guidance.</description><lastBuildDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2007 06:58:21 EST EST</lastBuildDate><copyright /><item><title>12/15/2006</title><link>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalOutpatientPPS/HOPPSTrans/ItemDetail.asp?ItemID=CMS1192578</link><guid>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalOutpatientPPS/HOPPSTrans/ItemDetail.asp?ItemID=CMS1192578</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2007 13:49:00 EST</pubDate><description>&lt;b&gt;CR #:&lt;/b&gt; 5437&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Release Date:&lt;/b&gt; 12/15/2006&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Subject:&lt;/b&gt; January 2007 Non-Outpatient Prospective Payment System (NonPPS) Outpatient Code Editor Specifications Version 22.1&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;MLN Article #:&lt;/b&gt; MM5437&lt;br /&gt;</description></item><item><title>12/22/2006</title><link>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalOutpatientPPS/HOPPSTrans/ItemDetail.asp?ItemID=CMS1192579</link><guid>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalOutpatientPPS/HOPPSTrans/ItemDetail.asp?ItemID=CMS1192579</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2007 13:58:00 EST</pubDate><description>&lt;b&gt;CR #:&lt;/b&gt; 5419&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Release Date:&lt;/b&gt; 12/22/2006&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Subject:&lt;/b&gt; Provider Migration&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;MLN Article #:&lt;/b&gt; N/A&lt;br /&gt;</description></item><item><title>12/22/2006</title><link>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalOutpatientPPS/HOPPSTrans/ItemDetail.asp?ItemID=CMS1192580</link><guid>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalOutpatientPPS/HOPPSTrans/ItemDetail.asp?ItemID=CMS1192580</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2007 14:03:00 EST</pubDate><description>&lt;b&gt;CR #:&lt;/b&gt; 5438&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Release Date:&lt;/b&gt; 12/22/2006&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Subject:&lt;/b&gt; January 2007 Update of the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System:  Summary of Payment&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;MLN Article #:&lt;/b&gt; MM5438&lt;br /&gt;</description></item><item><title>12/22/2006</title><link>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalOutpatientPPS/HOPPSTrans/ItemDetail.asp?ItemID=CMS1192581</link><guid>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalOutpatientPPS/HOPPSTrans/ItemDetail.asp?ItemID=CMS1192581</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2007 14:08:00 EST</pubDate><description>&lt;b&gt;CR #:&lt;/b&gt; 5428&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Release Date:&lt;/b&gt; 12/22/2006&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Subject:&lt;/b&gt; Medicare Payment for Preadministration Related Services Associated with IVIG Administration&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;MLN Article #:&lt;/b&gt; MM5428&lt;br /&gt;</description></item><item><title>01/11/2007</title><link>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalOutpatientPPS/HOPPSTrans/ItemDetail.asp?ItemID=CMS1192704</link><guid>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalOutpatientPPS/HOPPSTrans/ItemDetail.asp?ItemID=CMS1192704</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2007 14:58:00 EST</pubDate><description>&lt;b&gt;CR #:&lt;/b&gt; 5389&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Release Date:&lt;/b&gt; 01/11/2007&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Subject:&lt;/b&gt; Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Consolidated Billing (CB) Common Working File (CWF) Edit Bypass Instructons for Hospital Emergency Room Services Spanning Multiple Service Dates&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;MLN Article #:&lt;/b&gt; N/A&lt;br /&gt;</description></item><item><title>01/12/2007</title><link>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalOutpatientPPS/HOPPSTrans/ItemDetail.asp?ItemID=CMS1192705</link><guid>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalOutpatientPPS/HOPPSTrans/ItemDetail.asp?ItemID=CMS1192705</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2007 15:00:00 EST</pubDate><description>&lt;b&gt;CR #:&lt;/b&gt; 5425&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Release Date:&lt;/b&gt; 01/12/2007&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Subject:&lt;/b&gt; January 2007 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Outpatient Code Editor (OCE) Specifications Version 8.0&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;MLN Article #:&lt;/b&gt; N/A&lt;br /&gt;</description></item><item><title>01/19/2007</title><link>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalOutpatientPPS/HOPPSTrans/ItemDetail.asp?ItemID=CMS1192706</link><guid>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalOutpatientPPS/HOPPSTrans/ItemDetail.asp?ItemID=CMS1192706</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2007 15:04:00 EST</pubDate><description>&lt;b&gt;CR #:&lt;/b&gt; 5387&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Release Date:&lt;/b&gt; 01/19/2007&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Subject:&lt;/b&gt; Colorectal Cancer Screening Flexible Sigmoidoscopy and Colonoscopy Coinsurance Payment Change&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;MLN Article #:&lt;/b&gt; N/A&lt;br /&gt;</description></item><item><title>02/02/2007</title><link>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalOutpatientPPS/HOPPSTrans/ItemDetail.asp?ItemID=CMS1193067</link><guid>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalOutpatientPPS/HOPPSTrans/ItemDetail.asp?ItemID=CMS1193067</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:23:00 EST</pubDate><description>&lt;b&gt;CR #:&lt;/b&gt; 5476&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Release Date:&lt;/b&gt; 02/02/2007&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Subject:&lt;/b&gt; Revisions to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Disclosure Format&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;MLN Article #:&lt;/b&gt; N/A&lt;br /&gt;</description></item><item><title>02/02/2007</title><link>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalOutpatientPPS/HOPPSTrans/ItemDetail.asp?ItemID=CMS1193068</link><guid>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalOutpatientPPS/HOPPSTrans/ItemDetail.asp?ItemID=CMS1193068</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:24:00 EST</pubDate><description>&lt;b&gt;CR #:&lt;/b&gt; 5470&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Release Date:&lt;/b&gt; 02/02/2007&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Subject:&lt;/b&gt; Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Prospective Payment System (IPF PPS) for Oncology Treatment Payment Adjustment&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;MLN Article #:&lt;/b&gt; N/A&lt;br /&gt;</description></item><item><title>03/09/2007</title><link>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalOutpatientPPS/HOPPSTrans/ItemDetail.asp?ItemID=CMS1196870</link><guid>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalOutpatientPPS/HOPPSTrans/ItemDetail.asp?ItemID=CMS1196870</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2007 07:28:00 EST</pubDate><description>&lt;b&gt;CR #:&lt;/b&gt; 5522&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Release Date:&lt;/b&gt; 03/09/2007&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Subject:&lt;/b&gt; April 2007 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Outpatient Code Editor (OCE) Specifications Version 8.1&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;MLN Article #:&lt;/b&gt; N/A&lt;br /&gt;</description></item><item><title>03/21/2007</title><link>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalOutpatientPPS/HOPPSTrans/ItemDetail.asp?ItemID=CMS1198197</link><guid>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalOutpatientPPS/HOPPSTrans/ItemDetail.asp?ItemID=CMS1198197</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:34:00 EST</pubDate><description>&lt;b&gt;CR #:&lt;/b&gt; 5285&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Release Date:&lt;/b&gt; 03/21/2007&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Subject:&lt;/b&gt; Provider/Supplier Enrollment Approval Letters&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;MLN Article #:&lt;/b&gt; N/A&lt;br /&gt;</description></item><item><title>03/21/2007</title><link>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalOutpatientPPS/HOPPSTrans/ItemDetail.asp?ItemID=CMS1198130</link><guid>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalOutpatientPPS/HOPPSTrans/ItemDetail.asp?ItemID=CMS1198130</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:35:00 EST</pubDate><description>&lt;b&gt;CR #:&lt;/b&gt; 5285&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Release Date:&lt;/b&gt; 03/21/2007&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Subject:&lt;/b&gt; Provider/Supplier Enrollment Approval Letters&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;MLN Article #:&lt;/b&gt; N/A&lt;br /&gt;</description></item><item><title>07/18/2008</title><link>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalOutpatientPPS/HOPPSTrans/ItemDetail.asp?ItemID=CMS1213910</link><guid>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalOutpatientPPS/HOPPSTrans/ItemDetail.asp?ItemID=CMS1213910</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:47:00 EST</pubDate><description>&lt;b&gt;CR #:&lt;/b&gt; 6080&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Release Date:&lt;/b&gt; 07/18/2008&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Subject:&lt;/b&gt; July 2008 Integrated Outpatient Code Editor (I/OCE) Specifications Version 9.2&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;MLN Article #:&lt;/b&gt; MM6080&lt;br /&gt;</description></item><item><title>07/18/2008</title><link>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalOutpatientPPS/HOPPSTrans/ItemDetail.asp?ItemID=CMS1213912</link><guid>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalOutpatientPPS/HOPPSTrans/ItemDetail.asp?ItemID=CMS1213912</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:48:00 EST</pubDate><description>&lt;b&gt;CR #:&lt;/b&gt; 6056&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Release Date:&lt;/b&gt; 07/18/2008&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Subject:&lt;/b&gt; Composite Ambulatory Payment Classification (APC) Processing under the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;MLN Article #:&lt;/b&gt; N/A&lt;br /&gt;</description></item><item><title>02/01/2008</title><link>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalOutpatientPPS/HOPPSTrans/ItemDetail.asp?ItemID=CMS1208719</link><guid>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalOutpatientPPS/HOPPSTrans/ItemDetail.asp?ItemID=CMS1208719</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:01:00 EST</pubDate><description>&lt;b&gt;CR #:&lt;/b&gt; 5853&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Release Date:&lt;/b&gt; 02/01/2008&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Subject:&lt;/b&gt; Use of HCPCS V2787 When Billing Approved Astigmatism-Correcting Intraocular Lens (A-CIOLs) in Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs), Physician Offices, and Hospital Outpatient Departments (HOPDs)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;MLN Article #:&lt;/b&gt; MM5853&lt;br /&gt;</description></item><item><title>02/01/2008</title><link>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalOutpatientPPS/HOPPSTrans/ItemDetail.asp?ItemID=CMS1208720</link><guid>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalOutpatientPPS/HOPPSTrans/ItemDetail.asp?ItemID=CMS1208720</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:05:00 EST</pubDate><description>&lt;b&gt;CR #:&lt;/b&gt; 5880&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Release Date:&lt;/b&gt; 02/01/2008&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Subject:&lt;/b&gt; Modification of Payment Window Edits in the Common Working File (CWF) to Look at Line Item Dates of Service (LIDOS) on Outpatient Claims&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;MLN Article #:&lt;/b&gt; MM5880&lt;br /&gt;</description></item><item><title>02/08/2008</title><link>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalOutpatientPPS/HOPPSTrans/ItemDetail.asp?ItemID=CMS1208723</link><guid>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalOutpatientPPS/HOPPSTrans/ItemDetail.asp?ItemID=CMS1208723</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:05:00 EST</pubDate><description>&lt;b&gt;CR #:&lt;/b&gt; 5946&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Release Date:&lt;/b&gt; 02/08/2008&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Subject:&lt;/b&gt; January 2008 Update of the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS)-Manualization&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;MLN Article #:&lt;/b&gt; N/A&lt;br /&gt;</description></item><item><title>02/08/2008</title><link>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalOutpatientPPS/HOPPSTrans/ItemDetail.asp?ItemID=CMS1208724</link><guid>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalOutpatientPPS/HOPPSTrans/ItemDetail.asp?ItemID=CMS1208724</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:06:00 EST</pubDate><description>&lt;b&gt;CR #:&lt;/b&gt; 5946&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Release Date:&lt;/b&gt; 02/08/2008&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Subject:&lt;/b&gt; January 2008 Update of the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS)- Manualization&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;MLN Article #:&lt;/b&gt; MM5946&lt;br /&gt;</description></item><item><title>09/14/2007</title><link>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalOutpatientPPS/HOPPSTrans/ItemDetail.asp?ItemID=CMS1204503</link><guid>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalOutpatientPPS/HOPPSTrans/ItemDetail.asp?ItemID=CMS1204503</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:26:00 EST</pubDate><description>&lt;b&gt;CR #:&lt;/b&gt; 5718&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Release Date:&lt;/b&gt; 09/14/2007&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Subject:&lt;/b&gt; October 2007 Update of the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS): Summary of Payment Policy Changes&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;MLN Article #:&lt;/b&gt; MM5718&lt;br /&gt;</description></item><item><title>09/21/2007</title><link>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalOutpatientPPS/HOPPSTrans/ItemDetail.asp?ItemID=CMS1204653</link><guid>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalOutpatientPPS/HOPPSTrans/ItemDetail.asp?ItemID=CMS1204653</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 08:39:00 EST</pubDate><description>&lt;b&gt;CR #:&lt;/b&gt; 5723&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Release Date:&lt;/b&gt; 09/21/2007&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Subject:&lt;/b&gt; October 2007 Integrated Outpatient Code Editor (I/OCE) Specifications Version 8.3&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;MLN Article #:&lt;/b&gt; MM5723&lt;br /&gt;</description></item><item><title>11/03/2008</title><link>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalOutpatientPPS/HOPPSTrans/ItemDetail.asp?ItemID=CMS1224427</link><guid>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalOutpatientPPS/HOPPSTrans/ItemDetail.asp?ItemID=CMS1224427</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:25:00 EST</pubDate><description>&lt;b&gt;CR #:&lt;/b&gt; 6050&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Release Date:&lt;/b&gt; 11/03/2008&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Subject:&lt;/b&gt; Payment for Implanted Prosthetic Devices for Part B Inpatients in Hospitals that are Paid Under the Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;MLN Article #:&lt;/b&gt; MM6050&lt;br /&gt;</description></item><item><title>11/03/2008</title><link>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalOutpatientPPS/HOPPSTrans/ItemDetail.asp?ItemID=CMS1224429</link><guid>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalOutpatientPPS/HOPPSTrans/ItemDetail.asp?ItemID=CMS1224429</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:34:00 EST</pubDate><description>&lt;b&gt;CR #:&lt;/b&gt; 6072&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Release Date:&lt;/b&gt; 11/03/2008&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Subject:&lt;/b&gt; Application of the Hospital Outpatient Quality Data Reporting Program under the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;MLN Article #:&lt;/b&gt; MM6072&lt;br /&gt;</description></item><item><title>12/31/2008</title><link>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalOutpatientPPS/HOPPSTrans/ItemDetail.asp?ItemID=CMS1224457</link><guid>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalOutpatientPPS/HOPPSTrans/ItemDetail.asp?ItemID=CMS1224457</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:33:00 EST</pubDate><description>&lt;b&gt;CR #:&lt;/b&gt; 6320&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Release Date:&lt;/b&gt; 12/31/2008&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Subject:&lt;/b&gt; January 2009 Update of the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;MLN Article #:&lt;/b&gt; MM6320&lt;br /&gt;</description></item><item><title>01/16/2009</title><link>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalOutpatientPPS/HOPPSTrans/ItemDetail.asp?ItemID=CMS1224461</link><guid>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalOutpatientPPS/HOPPSTrans/ItemDetail.asp?ItemID=CMS1224461</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:00:00 EST</pubDate><description>&lt;b&gt;CR #:&lt;/b&gt; 6320&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Release Date:&lt;/b&gt; 01/16/2009&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Subject:&lt;/b&gt; January 2009 Update of the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System &lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;MLN Article #:&lt;/b&gt; MM6320&lt;br /&gt;</description></item><item><title>02/13/2009</title><link>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalOutpatientPPS/HOPPSTrans/ItemDetail.asp?ItemID=CMS1224483</link><guid>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalOutpatientPPS/HOPPSTrans/ItemDetail.asp?ItemID=CMS1224483</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:51:00 EST</pubDate><description>&lt;b&gt;CR #:&lt;/b&gt; 6363&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Release Date:&lt;/b&gt; 02/13/2009&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Subject:&lt;/b&gt; Corrections to the Inpatient Prospective Payment System Wage Index for Fiscal Year 2009 and the Outpatient Prospective Payment System Wage Index for Calendar Year 2009&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;MLN Article #:&lt;/b&gt; MM6363&lt;br /&gt;</description></item><item><title>02/13/2009</title><link>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalOutpatientPPS/HOPPSTrans/ItemDetail.asp?ItemID=CMS1224485</link><guid>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalOutpatientPPS/HOPPSTrans/ItemDetail.asp?ItemID=CMS1224485</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:59:00 EST</pubDate><description>&lt;b&gt;CR #:&lt;/b&gt; 6321&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Release Date:&lt;/b&gt; 02/13/2009&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Subject:&lt;/b&gt; Outpatient Therapy Caps with Exceptions in CY 2009&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;MLN Article #:&lt;/b&gt; MM6321&lt;br /&gt;</description></item><item><title>03/13/2009</title><link>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalOutpatientPPS/HOPPSTrans/ItemDetail.asp?ItemID=CMS1224523</link><guid>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalOutpatientPPS/HOPPSTrans/ItemDetail.asp?ItemID=CMS1224523</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 08:24:00 EST</pubDate><description>&lt;b&gt;CR #:&lt;/b&gt; 6416&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Release Date:&lt;/b&gt; 03/13/2009&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Subject:&lt;/b&gt; April 2009 Update of the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System &lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;MLN Article #:&lt;/b&gt; MM6416&lt;br /&gt;</description></item><item><title>04/24/2009</title><link>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalOutpatientPPS/HOPPSTrans/ItemDetail.asp?ItemID=CMS1224565</link><guid>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalOutpatientPPS/HOPPSTrans/ItemDetail.asp?ItemID=CMS1224565</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 07:58:00 EST</pubDate><description>&lt;b&gt;CR #:&lt;/b&gt; 6432&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Release Date:&lt;/b&gt; 04/24/2009&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Subject:&lt;/b&gt; Fiscal Intermediary Shared System (FISS) Analysis for System Related Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Processing Issues&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;MLN Article #:&lt;/b&gt; N/A&lt;br /&gt;</description></item><item><title>05/22/2009</title><link>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalOutpatientPPS/HOPPSTrans/ItemDetail.asp?ItemID=CMS1224579</link><guid>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalOutpatientPPS/HOPPSTrans/ItemDetail.asp?ItemID=CMS1224579</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 09:17:00 EST</pubDate><description>&lt;b&gt;CR #:&lt;/b&gt; 6492&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Release Date:&lt;/b&gt; 05/22/2009&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Subject:&lt;/b&gt; July 2009 Update of the Hosptial Outpatient Prospective Payment System &lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;MLN Article #:&lt;/b&gt; MM6492&lt;br /&gt;</description></item><item><title>06/23/2009</title><link>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalOutpatientPPS/HOPPSTrans/ItemDetail.asp?ItemID=CMS1224595</link><guid>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalOutpatientPPS/HOPPSTrans/ItemDetail.asp?ItemID=CMS1224595</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 10:08:00 EST</pubDate><description>&lt;b&gt;CR #:&lt;/b&gt; 6492&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Release Date:&lt;/b&gt; 06/23/2009&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Subject:&lt;/b&gt; July 2009 Update of the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System &lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;MLN Article #:&lt;/b&gt; MM6492&lt;br /&gt;</description></item><item><title>05/25/2007</title><link>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalOutpatientPPS/HOPPSTrans/ItemDetail.asp?ItemID=CMS1199987</link><guid>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalOutpatientPPS/HOPPSTrans/ItemDetail.asp?ItemID=CMS1199987</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:18:00 EST</pubDate><description>&lt;b&gt;CR #:&lt;/b&gt; 5619&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Release Date:&lt;/b&gt; 05/25/2007&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Subject:&lt;/b&gt; Update Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Prospective Payment System (IPF PPS) for Rate Year (RY) 2008&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;MLN Article #:&lt;/b&gt; N/A&lt;br /&gt;</description></item><item><title>05/25/2007</title><link>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalOutpatientPPS/HOPPSTrans/ItemDetail.asp?ItemID=CMS1199999</link><guid>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalOutpatientPPS/HOPPSTrans/ItemDetail.asp?ItemID=CMS1199999</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:26:00 EST</pubDate><description>&lt;b&gt;CR #:&lt;/b&gt; 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