Attending the 2011 HIMSS Annual Conference and Exhibition, February 20-24, 2011? If so, be sure to check out the sessions on ICD-10, including a day-long symposium on ICD-10 and Version 5010 on Sunday, February 20, 2011. The ICD-10 symposium and subsequent sessions at the conference will feature presentations by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and healthcare industry stakeholder groups.
Below is a preview of the CMS sessions on ICD-10 at HIMSS: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2011 5010 & ICD-10 SYMPOSIUM: KEEPING AHEAD OF THE CURVE CMS - State of the 5010 World 8:30am - 9:30am Christine Stahlecker, MBA, Director, CMS, will present an overview of the state of HIPAA 5010, including review of program positives, program challenges, developing risks and remediation approaches. Comments concerning training and regulatory challenges that CMS sees emerging in the industry will also be discussed. CMS - State of the ICD-10 World 4:30pm to 5:30pm Robert Anthony, Health Insurance Specialist, CMS, will present an overview of the state of ICD-10, including review of program positives, program challenges, developing risks and remediation approaches. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2011 ICD-10: A CMS Update 1:00pm to 2:00pm; Room 308 A, Event 110 Karen Trudel, Acting Director, Office of E-Health Standards and Services, CMS will discuss the latest information about the U.S. health care industry's change from ICD-9 to ICD-10 for medical diagnosis and inpatient procedure coding. Check out the HIMSS agenda today for more information on ICD-10 sessions: http://www.himssconference.org/docs/HIMSS11FULLbrochure.pdf Be sure to visit us at booth# 706 for additional information on ICD-10! Keep Up to Date on Version 5010 and ICD-10. Please visit www.cms.gov/icd10 for the latest news and resources to help you prepare! Version 5010 and ICD-10 are coming. Will you be ready? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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.
