Agendas for the ICD-9-CM Coordination & Maintenance Committee Meeting on March 9-10, 2011 are now available
Procedures topics, March 9, 2011 The agenda is posted in the "Downloads" section at http://www.cms.gov/ICD9ProviderDiagnosticCodes/03_meetings.asp. Handouts will be available on this website a few days before the meeting. Diagnosis topics, March 10, 2011 The link to the agenda is under "Upcoming Meeting, March 9-10, 2011" at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/icd/icd9cm_maintenance.htm . Handouts will be available at this website a few days before the meeting. This will be the last meeting to address ICD-9-CM and ICD-10 code updates before the partial code freeze is implemented. -------------------------------------------- The ICD-10 MS-DRGs v28 Definitions Manual is now available from CMS The ICD-10 MS-DRGs v28 Definitions Manual (based on FY2011 MS-DRGs) is now posted on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) website at http://www.cms.gov/ICD10/17_ICD10_MS_DRG_Conversion_Project.asp in the "Related Links Inside CMS" section. This update is part of the ICD-10 MS-DRG Conversion Project. In the Conversion Project, CMS is using the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs) to convert CMS payment systems. CMS is sharing information learned from this project with other organizations facing similar conversion projects. Please note that the ICD-10 MS-DRGs will be subject to formal rulemaking. CMS also plans to post the ICD-10 FY 2011 Medicare Code Editor when it is completed in March, 2011. The ICD-10 abbreviated titles for both ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS have been posted on the CMS website at http://www.cms.gov/ICD10/11b1_2011_ICD10CM_and_GEMs.asp and http://www.cms.gov/ICD10/11b_2011_ICD10PCS.asp. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. 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. If you know someone who would like to subscribe to a Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) provider listserv, go to (http://www.cms.gov/prospmedicarefeesvcpmtgen/downloads/Provider_Listservs.pdf). If you would like to unsubscribe from a specific provider listserv, please go to (https://list.nih.gov/cgi-bin/wa.exe?INDEX) to unsubscribe or to leave the appropriate listserv. 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.gov/ContactCMS). Thank you.
