Updates from the Medicare Learning Network § "Rural Referral Center" Fact Sheet Revised
§ "Medicare Dependent Hospital" Fact Sheet Revised § "Expansion of Durable Medical Equipment Supplier Standards" § EHR-Related Fact Sheets Now Available in Print § "Quick Reference Information: Medicare Immunization Billing" Chart Now in Print >From the Medicare Learning Network: "Rural Referral Center" Fact Sheet Revised The revised "Rural Referral Center" Fact Sheet (January 2011), which is designed to provide education on the Rural Referral Center Program that was established to support high-volume rural hospitals that treat a large number of complicated cases, is now available in downloadable format from the MLN at http://www.CMS.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/Rural_Referral_Center_Fact_Sheet.pdf<http://www.cms.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/Rural_Referral_Center_Fact_Sheet.pdf>. >From the Medicare Learning Network: "Medicare Dependent Hospital" Fact Sheet >Revised The revised "Medicare Dependent Hospital" Fact Sheet (January 2011), which is designed to provide education about Medicare Dependent Hospital (MDH) classification criteria and MDH payments, is now available in downloadable format from the Medicare Learning Network® at http://www.CMS.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/MedDependHospfctsht508.pdf<http://www.cms.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/MedDependHospfctsht508.pdf>. >From the Medicare Learning Network: "Expansion of Durable Medical Equipment >Supplier Standards" MLN Matters Special Edition Article #SE1032, "Expansion of Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Supplier Standards," which alerts suppliers that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has expanded the enrollment standards that Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) suppliers must meet in order to establish and/or maintain billing privileges in the Medicare Program, is now available at http://www.CMS.gov/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/SE1032.pdf<http://www.cms.gov/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/SE1032.pdf>. CMS issued these revisions to ensure that only legitimate DMEPOS suppliers participate in the Medicare program and are providing DMEPOS items to Medicare beneficiaries. The article is informational in nature and supports the DMEPOS Supplier Enrollment Safeguards Final Rule (CMS-6036-F), which became effective on Mon Sep 27, 2010. >From the Medicare Learning Network: EHR-Related Fact Sheets Now Available in >Print The following fact sheets related to Electronic Health Records (EHR) are now available in print format from the Medicare Learning Network®. To place an order, visit http://www.CMS.gov/MLNGenInfo<http://www.cms.gov/MLNGenInfo>, scroll to "Related Links Inside CMS," and select "MLN Product Ordering Page." § EHR Incentive Program for Critical Access Hospitals (ICN #904627) § EHR Incentive Program for Medicare Hospitals (ICN #904626) § Medicare Electronic Health Record Incentive Program for Eligible Professionals (ICN #903695) § Medicaid Electronic Health Record Incentive Payments For Eligible Professionals (ICN #904763) § Medicaid Hospital Incentive Payments Calculations (ICN #904764) § Medicare EHR Incentive Program, Physician Quality Reporting System, and e-Prescribing Comparison (ICN #903691) - Identifies opportunities for certain Medicare providers to receive incentive payments for participating in important Medicare initiatives. >From the Medicare Learning Network: "Quick Reference Information: Medicare >Immunization Billing" Chart Now in Print The "Quick Reference Information: Medicare Immunization Billing" chart, which provides Medicare Fee-For-Service physicians, providers, suppliers, and other healthcare professionals with quick information to assist with filing claims for influenza vaccine, pneumococcal vaccine, and Hepatitis V Virus (HBV) vaccine and their administration, is now available to order in hardcopy, free of charge, from the Medicare Learning Network ®. To order your copy, visit the Preventive Services Educational products page at http://www.CMS.gov/MLNProducts/35_PreventiveServices.asp<http://www.cms.gov/MLNProducts/35_PreventiveServices.asp>, scroll to "Related Links Inside CMS," and select "MLN Product Ordering Page." --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February Flu Shot Reminder It's Not too Late to Give and Get the Flu Vaccine. Take advantage of each office visit and continue to protect your patients against the seasonal flu. Medicare will continue to pay for the seasonal flu vaccine and its administration for all Medicare beneficiaries through the entire flu season. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that patients, health care workers and caregivers be vaccinated against the seasonal flu. Protect your patients. Protect your family. Protect yourself. Get Your Flu Vaccine - Not the Flu. 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