** Corrected Link to first article** >From the Medicare Learning Network: "Guidance on Hospital Inpatient Admission >Decisions"
The Medicare Learning Network(r) has released MLN Matters Special Edition Article #SE1037, "Guidance on Hospital Inpatient Admission Decisions," to remind inpatient hospitals that medical documentation they submit must demonstrate the clinical need for the patient to be admitted to the inpatient facility. This documentation must also fully, accurately identify any subsequent care that was provided during the inpatient stay. This article is informational in nature and supports current policy cited in the Medicare Program Integrity and Benefit Policy manuals. The article can be found online at http://www.cms.gov/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/SE1037.pdf. >From the Medicare Learning Network: "Swing Bed" Fact Sheet Now Available in >Print The revised fact sheet titled "Swing Bed" (December 2010), which provides information about the requirements hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals must meet in order to be granted approval to furnish either acute- or Skilled Nursing Facility-level care via a swing bed agreement, is now available in print format from the Medicare Learning Network(r). To place your order, visit http://www.CMS.gov/MLNGenInfo, scroll down to "Related Links Inside CMS," and select "MLN Product Ordering Page." >From the Medicare Learning Network: "Ambulatory Surgical Center Fee Schedule" >Fact Sheet Now Available The revised publication titled "Ambulatory Surgical Center Fee Schedule" (January 2011) is now available in downloadable format at http://www.CMS.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/AmbSurgCtrFeepymtfctsht508-09.pdf. This fact sheet is designed to provide education on the Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Fee Schedule and includes information about the definition of an ASC, ASC payment, and how payment rates are determined. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- January Flu Shot Reminder Get Your Flu Vaccine - Not the Flu. Don't forget to immunize yourself and your staff. Protect your patients. Protect your family. Protect yourself. 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. 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 staff, please visit http://www.cms.gov/MLNProducts/Downloads/Flu_Products.pdf and http://www.cms.gov/AdultImmunizations on the CMS website. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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) .
