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§ “Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facility” § “Rural Health Clinic” Publication Revised § MLN Matters Article #MM7133: “Counseling to Prevent Tobacco Use” § National Diabetes Awareness Month and Diabetic Eye Disease Month § October Flu Shot Reminder --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >From the Medicare Learning Network: “Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation >Facility” [↑] A new Medicare Learning Network(r) publication titled “Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facility” is now available in downloadable format at http://www.cms.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/Comprehensive_Outpatient_Rehabilitation_Facility_Fact_Sheet_ICN904085.pdf. This fact sheet provides information about basic, core and optional Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facility (CORF) services; place of treatment requirements; rehabilitation plan of care requirements; and CORF payments. >From the Medicare Learning Network: “Rural Health Clinic” Publication Revised >[↑] A revised Medicare Learning Network(r) publication titled “Rural Health Clinic” is now available in downloadable format at http://www.cms.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/RuralHlthClinfctsht.pdf. This fact sheet provides information about Rural Health Clinic (RHC) services, Medicare certification as a RHC, RHC visits, RHC payments, cost reports, and annual reconciliation. >From the Medicare Learning Network: MLN Matters Article #MM7133: “Counseling >to Prevent Tobacco Use” [↑] The Medicare Learning Network(r) (MLN) has released MLN Matters Article #MM7133 to inform providers that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will cover counseling services to prevent tobacco use for outpatient and hospitalized beneficiaries. Effective for claims with dates of service on and after August 25, 2010, CMS will cover tobacco cessation counseling for outpatient and hospitalized Medicare beneficiaries [1] who use tobacco, regardless of whether they have signs or symptoms of tobacco-related disease, [2] who are competent and alert at the time that counseling is provide, and [3] whose counseling is furnished by a qualified physician or other Medicare-recognized practitioner. This article is based on Change Request (CR) #7133 and is available at http://www.cms.gov/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/MM7133.pdf. >From the Medicare Learning Network: National Diabetes Awareness Month and >Diabetic Eye Disease Month [↑] November is National Diabetes Awareness Month and Diabetic Eye Disease Month. Diabetes can lead to severe complications such as heart disease, stroke, and kidney failure. It is also a significant risk factor for developing glaucoma. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) asks the provider community to keep their patients with Medicare healthy by encouraging eligible patients to take advantage of Medicare-covered diabetes-related services. Medicare provides coverage of several diabetes-related preventive services for eligible beneficiaries, including: § Diabetes Screening Tests, § Diabetes Self-Management Training, § Medical Nutrition Therapy, § Diabetes-Related Supplies, and § Glaucoma Screening. What Can You Do? As a health care professional who provides care to patients with Medicare, you can help protect the health of your patients by encouraging them to take advantage of Medicare-covered preventive services, including diabetes-related services, that are appropriate for them. For More Information - CMS has developed several educational products related to Medicare-covered diabetes-related services. They are all available, free of charge, from the Medicare Learning Network(r): * The MLN Preventive Services Educational Products Web Page - provides descriptions and ordering information for Medicare Learning Network(r) (MLN) educational products for health care professionals related to Medicare-covered preventive services. Visit http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNProducts/35_PreventiveServices.asp. * The Diabetes-Related Services brochure - provides information on coverage for Medicare-covered diabetes-related services. This product is available in hardcopy or as a downloadable PDF. Visit http://www.cms.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/DiabetesSvcs.pdf. * The Glaucoma Screening brochure - provides information on coverage for Medicare-covered glaucoma screening. This product is available in hardcopy or as a downloadable PDF. Visit http://www.cms.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/glaucoma.pdf. * The Guide to Medicare Preventive Services for Physicians, Providers, Suppliers, and Other Health Care Professionals - provides coverage and coding information on Medicare-covered preventive services and screenings. Available as a downloadable PDF only. Visit http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/mps_guide_web-061305.pdf. * Quick Reference Information: Medicare Preventive Services - this chart provides coverage and coding information on Medicare-covered preventive services. Visit http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/MPS_QuickReferenceChart_1.pdf. * The Medicare Preventive Services Series: Part 2 Web-Based-Training (WBT) course - this WBT includes lessons on coverage, coding, and billing for Medicare-covered preventive services, including diabetes-related services. To access the course, please visit the MLN home page at http://www.cms.gov/mlngeninfo. Scroll down to “Related Links Inside CMS” and click on “Web Based Training (WBT) Modules.” * The Medicare Preventive Services Series: Part e Web-Based-Training (WBT) course - this WBT includes lessons on coverage, coding, and billing for Medicare-covered preventive services, including glaucoma screening. To access the course, please visit the MLN home page at http://www.cms.gov/mlngeninfo. Scroll down to “Related Links Inside CMS” and click on “Web Based Training (WBT) Modules.” Please visit the Medicare Learning Network<http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNGenInfo/> for more information on these and other Medicare fee-for-service educational products. For more information on National Diabetes Awareness Month, please visit the American Diabetes Association’s official page at http://www.diabetes.org/in-my-community/programs/american-diabetes-month. For additional information on National Diabetes Awareness Month, please visit the National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP) website at http://ndep.nih.gov/whats-new/posting.aspx?id=23. For more information on diabetic eye disease, please visit the Prevent Blindness America website at http://www.preventblindness.org<http://www.preventblindness.org/>. For more information to share with your patients about diabetes, please visit the NDEP website at http://www.ndep.nih.gov<http://www.ndep.nih.gov/>. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. And remember, vaccination is particularly important for health care workers, who may spread the flu to high risk patients. Don’t forget to immunize yourself and your staff. Protect your patients. Protect your family. Protect yourself. Get Your Flu Vaccine - Not the Flu. 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 influenza vaccine and its administration, as well as related educational resources for health care professionals and their staff, please visit http://www.cms.gov/AdultImmunizations. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: If you have problems accessing any hyperlink in this message, please copy and paste the URL into your Internet browser. 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. 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