Reminder Preparing for ICD-10 Implementation in 2011 National Provider Teleconference The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will host a national provider teleconference on "Preparing for ICD-10 Implementation in 2011". Subject matter experts will review basic information on the transition to ICD-10 and discuss implementation planning and preparation strategies for this year. A question and answer session will follow the presentations. When: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 Time: 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. ET Target Audience: Medical coders, physician office staff, provider billing staff, health records staff, vendors, educators, system maintainers and all Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) providers The following topics will be discussed:
* Planning for transition to ICD-10 -A call to action * ICD-10 implementation for services provided on and after October 1, 2013-No grace periods or delays * Date of service implementation requirements * Tools for converting codes - 2011 General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs) * Partial freeze of ICD-9-CM and ICD-10 code updates, except for new technologies and diseases * Use of unspecified codes in both ICD-9-CM and ICD-10 * Updating payment and coverage policies for ICD-10 * Differences between ICD-9-CM and ICD-10 * Internal planning groups and organizational strategies * Awareness, educational strategies and assessing training needs * Implementation plan development and impact assessment * Determining vendor readiness * Coding gap analysis-What needs to be done for your coding staff * Assessing quality of medical record documentation * Developing an ICD-10 budget * Consequences of poor preparation For more information and to register for this informative session, please go to http://www.cms.gov/ICD10/Tel10/itemdetail.asp?filterType=none&filterByDID=0&sortByDID=1&sortOrder=descending&itemID=CMS1242831&intNumPerPage=10 on the CMS website. Registration will close at 1:00 p.m. ET on January 11, 2011, or when available space has been filled. No exceptions will be made. Space is limited so please register early. If you are unable to attend, written and audio transcripts will be available at the CMS website listed above approximately one to two weeks after the teleconference. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- January Flu Shot Reminder Flu Season is Here! While seasonal flu outbreaks can happen as early as October, flu activity usually peaks in January. This year's vaccine will protect against three different flu viruses, including the H1N1 virus that caused so much illness last flu season. The risks for complications, hospitalizations and deaths from the flu are higher among individuals aged 65 years and older. Medicare pays for the seasonal flu vaccine and its administration for seniors and others with Medicare with no co-pay or deductible. Health care workers, who may spread the flu to high risk patients, should get vaccinated too. Don't forget to immunize yourself and your staff. Protect your patients. Protect your family. Protect yourself. Get Your Flu Vaccine - Not the Flu. Remember - Influenza vaccine plus its administration are covered Part B benefits. Note that influenza vaccine is NOT a Part D covered drug. For information about Medicare's coverage of the influenza vaccine and its administration, as well as related educational resources for health care professionals and their staff, please visit the following CMS websites: http://www.cms.gov/MLNProducts/Downloads/Flu_Products.pdf and http://www.cms.gov/AdultImmunizations. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: If you have problems accessing any hyperlink in this message, please copy and paste the URL into your Internet browser. Please DO NOT respond to this email. This email is a service of CMS and routed through an electronic mail server to communicate Medicare policy and operational changes and/or updates. Responses to this email are not routed to CMS personnel. Inquiries may be sent by going to (http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ContactCMS). Thank you. If you received this message as part of the All FFS Providers listserv, you are currently subscribed to one of eighteen Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) provider listservs. If you would like to be removed from all NIH listservs, please go to (https://list.nih.gov/LISTSERV_WEB/signoff.htm) to unsubscribe. If you would like to unsubscribe from a specific provider listserv, please go to (https://list.nih.gov/cgi-bin/show_list_archives) to unsubscribe or to leave the appropriate listserv. If you know someone who would like to subscribe to a FFS provider listserv, go to (http://www.cms.hhs.gov/prospmedicarefeesvcpmtgen/downloads/Provider_Listservs.pdf) .
