Now Available - Video Slideshow Presentations, Podcasts, and Written Transcript of the August 3 National Provider Call on "ICD-10 Implementation Strategies for Physicians"
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released 4 podcasts and 2 video slideshow presentations from the August 3, 2011 National Provider Call on "ICD-10 Implementation Strategies for Physicians." Did you miss the August 3rd ICD-10 National Provider Call? The entire narrated presentation is now available on the CMS YouTube Channel as a video slideshow that includes the call audio and captioning. A second video slideshow from this National Provider Call is also available of Dr. Daniel Duvall's presentation on "Implementation Strategies for Physicians and Non-Physician Practitioners." Limited on time? Podcasts are perfect for the office, in the car, or anywhere you carry a portable media player or smartphone. The following podcasts are now available from the August 3 ICD-10 call: * Podcast 1of 4: Welcome and Implementation Strategies for Physicians * Podcast 2 of 4: Overview and Presentations by CMS Subject Matter Experts * Podcast 3 of 4: Question and Answer Session * Podcast 4 of 4: Question and Answer Session Continued The podcasts, video slideshows, and written transcript are now available on the CMS website at http://www.cms.gov/ICD10/Tel10/itemdetail.asp?itemID=CMS1249632. The 4 audio podcasts with corresponding written transcripts, as well as the full written transcript of the call can be accessed by scrolling to the "Downloads" section at the bottom of the page. To access the video slideshows, select the links in the "Related Links Outside CMS" section of the webpage. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vaccination is the Best Protection Against the Flu The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is encouraging everyone 6 months of age and older to get vaccinated against the seasonal flu. The risks for complications, hospitalizations, and deaths from the flu are higher among individuals aged 65 years and older. Medicare pays for the seasonal flu vaccine and its administration for seniors and others with Medicare with no co-pay or deductible. And remember, vaccination is particularly important for healthcare workers, who may spread the flu to high-risk patients; don't forget to immunize yourself and your staff. Protect your patients. Protect your family. Protect yourself. Get the Flu Vaccination - Not the Flu. Remember - The flu vaccine plus its administration are covered Part B benefits. CMS has posted the 2011-2012 seasonal flu vaccine payment limits at http://www.CMS.gov/McrPartBDrugAvgSalesPrice/10_VaccinesPricing.asp. Note that the flu vaccine is NOT a Part D-covered drug. For more information on coverage and billing of the flu vaccine and its administration, as well as related educational provider resources, visit http://www.CMS.gov/MLNProducts/35_PreventiveServices.asp and http://www.cms.gov/immunizations. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.
