Registration for the ICD-10-CM/PCS Medicare Severity - Diagnosis Related Group Conversion Project National Provider Conference Call that will be conducted on Thursday, November 19, 2009 from 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time will close on November 18, 2009 or when available space has been filled.
This outreach call describes the preliminary exercise the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) undertook to convert data using the General Equivalence Mappings (GEM). The GEMs are a tool that was developed to assist CMS and other data users who need to convert ICD-9-CM data or payment systems to the relevant ICD-10-CM/PCS codes and ICD-10-CM/PCS codes back to the relevant ICD-9-CM codes. The following topics will be discussed during the conference call: * How ICD-9-CM based Medicare Severity - Diagnosis Related Group (MS-DRG), version 26.0, were converted to ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS codes; and * The best way to use the GEMs in converting data. To access the ICD-10-CM/PCS Medicare Severity - Diagnosis Related Group Conversion Project Presentation that will be discussed during this conference call, visit http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ICD10/06a_2009_CMS_Sponsored_Calls.asp and select the title of the presentation in the Downloads Section. Please note that this presentation has been revised. In order to receive call-in information, you must register for the conference call. Please note that if you are planning to sit with a group, only one person needs to register to receive the call-in data. This registration is solely to reserve a phone line, NOT to allow participation. To register for the conference call: * Visit http://www.eventsvc.com/palmettogba/111909 ; * Fill in all required data; * Verify that your time zone is displayed correctly in the drop down box; and * Select "Register." You will be taken to the "Thank You for Registering" Page and an e-mail confirmation will be sent to you shortly thereafter. Note: Please print and save the registration page in the event that your server blocks confirmation e-mails. If you do not receive the confirmation e-mail, please check your spam/junk mail filter as the confirmation may have been directed there. For those who will be unable to attend, written and audio transcripts will be posted shortly after the conference call in the Downloads Section at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ICD10/06a_2009_CMS_Sponsored_Calls.asp . ________________________________________________________________________ ___________ Flu Season is upon us! CMS encourages providers to begin taking advantage of each office visit to encourage your patients with Medicare to get seasonal flu shots. Flu shots are their best defense against combating flu this season. And don't forget-health care workers also need to protect themselves. Medicare provides coverage of the flu vaccine without any out-of-pocket costs to the Medicare patient as a part B benefit. No deductible or copayment/coinsurance applies. Note that influenza vaccine is NOT a Part D covered Drug. For more information about Medicare's coverage of the seasonal influenza vaccine and its administration, as well as related educational resources for health care professionals, please go to http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNProducts/35_PreventiveServices.asp on the CMS website. For information on Medicare policies related to H1N1 influenza, please go to http://www.cms.hhs.gov/H1N1 on the CMS website. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------- Note: If you have problems accessing any hyperlink in this message, please copy and paste the URL into your Internet browser. If you received this message as part of the All FFS Providers listserv, you are currently subscribed to one of eighteen Medicare Fee-For-Service provider listservs. If you would like to be removed from all NIH listservs, please go to (https://list.nih.gov/LISTSERV_WEB/signoff.htm <https://list.nih.gov/LISTSERV_WEB/signoff.htm> ) to unsubscribe. If you would like to unsubscribe from a specific provider listserv, please go to (https://list.nih.gov/cgi-bin/show_list_archives <https://list.nih.gov/cgi-bin/show_list_archives> ) 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.hhs.gov/ContactCMS <http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ContactCMS> ). Thank you. ________________________________
