National Education Call for Non-Contract Suppliers in the DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program Mon Nov 8, 2-3:30pm EST
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will host a national provider education call on the Medicare Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program. The target audience for this call is DMEPOS suppliers that will not be contract suppliers in the program. The target audience includes non-contract suppliers in the DMEPOS Competitive Bidding program. The presentation for this call will be available on the following website within twenty four hours of the call: http://www.cms.gov/DMEPOSCompetitiveBid/04_Educational_Resources.asp. In order to receive the call-in information, you must register for the call. It is important to note that if you are planning to sit in 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. Registration will close at 2pm EST on Fri Nov 5 or when available space has been filled. No exceptions will be made, so please be sure to register prior to this time. To register for the call: * Visit http://www.eventsvc.com/palmettogba/110810. * Fill in all required data. * Verify that your time zone is displayed correctly in the drop down box. * Click "Register." * You will be taken to the "Thank you for registering" page and will receive a confirmation e-mail shortly thereafter. Note: Please save this page, in the event that your server blocks the confirmation e-mails. If you do not receive the confirmation e-mail, please check your spam/junk mail filter as it may have been directed there. * If assistance for hearing impaired services is needed the request must be sent to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> no later than 3 business day before the event. Save-the-Date for National Education Call for Referral Agents for the DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program Tue Nov 16, 2-3:30pm EST Please hold the date for a national provider education call on the Medicare Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program, aimed at referral agents for the program. (Referral agents generally include Medicare-enrolled providers, physicians, treating practitioners, discharge planners, social workers, and pharmacists who refer beneficiaries for DMEPOS items and services in a competitive bidding area). The call will take place on Tue Nov 16, from 2pm to 3:30pm EST, and more details (including registration instructions) will be shared in the days to come. >From the Medicare Learning Network: Two New Fact Sheets Regarding Walker >Exceptions to the DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program The Medicare Learning Network(r) has released two fact sheets related to exceptions for walkers under the Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program. They are the "DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program Hospitals That Are Not Contract Suppliers Fact Sheet" and the "DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program Physicians and Other Treating Practitioners Who Are Enrolled Medicare DMEPOS Suppliers Fact Sheet." Under the DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program, beneficiaries with Original Medicare who obtain competitive bidding items in designated competitive bidding areas (CBAs) are required to obtain these items from a contract supplier, unless an exception applies. For the first phase of competitive bidding, which is effective January 1, 2011, one of these exceptions allows hospitals to furnish competitively bid walkers in a CBA to their own patients, without submitting a bid and being selected as a contract supplier. Similarly, another of these exceptions allows physicians and other treating practitioners who are enrolled Medicare DMEPOS suppliers to furnish competitively bid walkers in a CBA to their own patients without submitting a bid and being selected as a contract supplier. To learn more and download these fact sheets, please visit the DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Educational Resources page at http://www.cms.gov/DMEPOSCompetitiveBid/04_Educational_Resources.asp on the CMS website, then select the appropriate link in the "Downloads" section. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- October Flu Shot Reminder Vaccination is the Best Protection Against the Flu. This year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 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. 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