>From the MLN: MLN Provider Exhibit Program Schedule Mark your calendars! The Medicare Learning Network® will be exhibiting at the following healthcare provider conferences in the coming weeks:
§ Healthcare Billing & Management Association - 2011 Annual Fall Conference<http://www.hbma.org/meeting_calendar/details.php?event=365> Wed Sep 14 through Fri Sep 16 Bellagio Hotel - Las Vegas, NV Booth #217 § American Academy of Family Physicians Scientific Assembly<http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/cme/aafpcourses/conferences/assembly.html> Wed Sep 14 through Sat Sep 17 Orange County Convention Center - Orlando, FL Booth #249 § 2011 Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting<http://www.cns.org/sections/spine/2012/default.aspx> Sat Oct 1 through Thu Oct 6 Walter E Washington Convention Center - Washington, DC Booth #704 § National Association for Home Care & Hospice 30th Annual Meeting & Exposition<http://www.nahc.org/meetings/AM/11/> Sat Oct 1 through Wed Oct 5 Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino - Las Vegas, Nevada Booth #362 § American Health Information Management Association Conference<http://www.ahima.org/events/convention/default.aspx> Sun Oct 2 through Wed Oct 5 Salt Palace Convention Center - Salt Lake City, UT Booth #1631 § 2011 American Medical Billing Association Conference<http://www.ambanet.net/2011.htm> Wed Oct 13 through Fri Oct 14 Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino - Las Vegas, NV Booth #11 § West Virginia Rural Health Conference<http://www.wvochs.org/orhp/wvrhc.aspx> Wed Oct 26 through Fri Oct 28 Lakeview Golf Resort & Spa - Morgantown, West Virginia Please make note of these dates and locations and add them to your calendar! If you are interested in having a Medicare Learning Network Exhibit at your event, please contact us at [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vaccinate Early to Protect Against the Flu. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends a yearly flu vaccination as the first and most important step in protecting against flu viruses. Remind your patients that annual vaccination is recommended for optimal protection. Medicare pays for the flu vaccine and its administration for seniors and other Medicare beneficiaries with no co-pay or deductible. Take advantage of each office visit and start protecting your patients as soon as your 2011-2012 seasonal flu vaccine arrives. And, don't forget to immunize yourself and your staff. Get the Flu Vaccination -- 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 http://www.cms.gov/MLNProducts/35_PreventiveServices.asp. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.
