The Medicare Learning Network - Celebrating 10 Years As Your Medicare Educational Resource!
This year marks the 10th anniversary for the Medicare Learning Network (MLN) - the home for official information for Medicare Fee-For-Service providers. We're located within the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and over the past decade, we've been very busy: * Producing quality educational products designed to meet the needs and learning styles of busy health care professionals; * Adding continuing education credits to many of our online courses; and * Developing new and different ways to make our products accessible and available to the FFS provider community. Whether you're familiar with the Medicare Learning Network or just curious about us, our upcoming marketing campaign will help you to discover or re-discover the features and benefits that so many members of the FFS provider community turn to on a daily basis. So, check your e-mails and join us as we enter our second decade of dedication to providing the Medicare FFS provider community with the education and information resources it needs. Learn More about the Medicare Learning Network Right Now! Download the Medicare Learning Network Marketing Brochure View our new Marketing Brochure <http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/Medicare_Learning_Network_ (MLN)_Marketing_Brochure.pdf> online to learn what the Medicare Learning Network has to offer - print copies of this brochure will soon be available on our Product Ordering System. Order The Medicare Learning Network DVD- A Good Place to Start This DVD contains quick and basic information about the Medicare Learning Network and its benefits to providers. The DVD is suitable for self instruction, as well as exhibits and training events. National and local provider associations are encouraged to post this product on their websites and/or distribute via electronic newsletters or mailing lists. Run time is 7 minutes, 7 seconds. Visit the Medicare Learning Network Product Ordering Page <http://cms.meridianksi.com/kc/pfs/pfs_lnkfrm_fl.asp?lgnfrm=reqprod&func tion=pfs> and scroll down to the "Educational Tool" topic category to find the DVD and place your order. You can also view the video <http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNGenInfo/Downloads/MLN_Long_Video.zip> online. Stay tuned for more! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------- It's Not Too Late to Get the Seasonal Flu Shot. While seasonal influenza outbreaks can happen as early as October, influenza activity usually peaks in January.[1] The seasonal flu vaccine is the best way to prevent infection and the complications associated with the flu. Re-vaccination is necessary each flu season because flu viruses change each year. CMS is asking our health care provider community to please encourage your Medicare patients who haven't already done so to get their annual flu shot. It is also important to be sure that you immunize yourself and your staff. 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 seasonal influenza virus vaccine and its administration, as well as related educational resources for health care professionals and their staff, please go to http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNProducts/Downloads/flu_products.pdf on the CMS website. You will find a variety of resources that explain Medicare coverage and claims submission policies related to the seasonal influenza vaccine. 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 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. ________________________________ [1] Seasonal Influenza, 2009-2010. Key Facts About Seasonal Flu Vaccine [online]. Atlanta, GA: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2009 [cited 23 December 2009]. Available from the World Wide Web: (http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/keyfacts.htm <http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/keyfacts.htm> )
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