Register Now for a HRSA Webinar on the "Impact of ICD-10 on Safety Net Providers"
The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is hosting a webinar this Friday, September 23, 2011 from 2:00-3:30 pm EST on the "Impact of ICD-10 on Safety Net Providers." This webinar will provide technical assistance and examples of how safety net providers from various settings have begun planning to comply with the health industry's conversion to Version 5010 and ICD-10. Webinar presenters will discuss the transitions to Version 5010 and ICD-10, ramifications of failing to meet compliance deadlines, and highlight ICD-10 resources that are available to safety net providers. In addition, they will touch on the strategies to avoid implementation bottlenecks. Please register<http://webcast.streamlogics.com/audience/index.asp?eventid=50985353> now for this webinar, which includes presentations from: * Christi Dant, MPM, Office of E-Health Standards & Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services * Victor Freeman, MD, MPP, Senior Medical Advisor, HRSA Office of Health IT and Quality * Quang Ngo, MPH, PMP, President/CEO, TORCHFoundation * Gervean Williams, Director of Finance and Operations, Training and Technical Assistance Division, National Association of Community Health Centers Keep Up to Date on Version 5010 and ICD-10. Please visit the ICD-10 website<http://www.cms.gov/ICD10> for the latest news and resources to help you prepare, and to download and share the implementation widget today! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.
