New From The Medicare Learning Network
The NEW Medicare Billing for Speech-Language Pathologists in Private Practice Fact Sheet (January 2010) is now available in downloadable format from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Medicare Learning Network at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/SpeechLangPathfctsht.pdf on the CMS website. This fact sheet provides general information and guidance to speech-language pathologists (SLPs) on enrollment and billing procedures. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- The 2007 through 2009 MLN Matters articles indices have been redesigned! These redesigned indices are much more user friendly and are now available for use on the MLN Matters web page at: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNMattersArticles/ (see the downloads section). Use the new indices to find relevant articles needed to explain and support CMS transmittals -- zero in on the article needed to get the information you want now! 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 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. ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ [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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