Have you heard about HITECH and Meaningful Use? Do you want to learn more about the upcoming Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) incentive programs?
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) invites you to join us For a teleconference on Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentives NPRM-- Implementing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) for the Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive programs established by the Recovery Act. The HITECH provisions are a subset of the Recovery Act. The rule, sometimes called the "meaningful use NPRM," proposes a definition for the meaningful use of certified EHR technology as well as many other policy proposals. Join us to learn the basics of the rule from the CMS experts. Learn about * CMS' proposed rule for the EHR incentive programs including: o Who is eligible o What constitutes meaningful use o How to demonstrate meaningful use o What incentives are available under Medicare and Medicaid * How to make comments * Where to find additional resources Hear first hand from the CMS Experts When: Tuesday, February 23rd Time: 1:30-2:30 pm EST We suggest you call in early as lines are limited. To join the meeting, dial 1-866-501-5502 The conference ID is 58353012 Materials will be available on the morning of the call at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/NationalMedicareTrainingProgram/10_Audio_Conferen ce_Training.asp <http://www.cms.hhs.gov/NationalMedicareTrainingProgram/10_Audio_Confere nce_Training.asp> ________________________________________________________________________ _________________ There's still time to get the seasonal flu shot! Although influenza activity has declined recently, it still may continue for several months.[1] The Centers for Disease Control continues to recommend that patients and health care providers and caregivers be vaccinated against seasonal influenza. CMS encourages health care providers to use each office visit as an opportunity to talk with Medicare your patients about the importance of getting a seasonal flu shot. And remember, it is also important to immunize yourself and your staff. Remember - Seasonal influenza vaccinations and their administration are covered Part B benefits. Note that influenza and pneumococcal vaccines are NOT Part D covered drugs. 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. [1] Seasonal Influenza (Flu). [online]. Atlanta, GA: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, January 19, 2010 [cited 21 January 2010]. Available from the World Wide Web: (http://www.cdc.gov/flu) ________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________ 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.
