Registration Deadline EXTENDED: National Education Call for Non-Contract Suppliers in the DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program Mon Nov 8, 2-3:30pm EST
Registration for this previously-announced call will close at 2pm EST on Mon Nov 8 (the beginning of the call), or when available space has been filled. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will host a national education call on the Medicare Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program for DMEPOS suppliers that will not be contract suppliers in the program. If you are planning to participate in the call, please review the presentation that will be given, which is available in the "Downloads" section at http://www.cms.gov/DMEPOSCompetitiveBid/04_Educational_Resources.asp. In addition, this webpage includes educational resources (including fact sheets) about the Competitive Bidding Program. 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 Mon Nov 8 (the beginning of the call), or when available space has been filled. 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 days before the event. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Register now for National Education Call for Referral Agents for the DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program Tue Nov 16, 2-3:30pm EST The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will host a national education call on the Medicare Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program for 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). In advance of the call, participants are encouraged to visit the educational resources web page where they can review the latest educational tools including fact sheets. The presentation for the call will also be available at http://www.cms.gov/DMEPOSCompetitiveBid/04_Educational_Resources.asp. In order to receive the call-in information for this call, 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 Mon Nov 15, 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/111610. § 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 days before the event. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ >From the Medicare Learning Network: The "DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program >Grandfathering Requirements for Non-contract Suppliers" Fact Sheet The Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program Grandfathering Requirements for Non-Contract Suppliers Fact Sheet is now available, free of charge, from the Medicare Learning Network®. Once the DMEPOS competitive bidding program becomes effective on January 1, 2011, beneficiaries with Original Medicare who obtain competitively bid items in competitive bidding areas (CBAs) must obtain these items from a contract supplier for Medicare to pay, unless an exception applies. All non-contract suppliers that furnish competitively bid rented durable medical equipment (DME) or oxygen and oxygen equipment to beneficiaries in CBAs must decide if they will elect to become grandfathered suppliers, notify beneficiaries of their grandfathering decisions, and fulfill other requirements. A non-contract supplier that elects to become a grandfathered supplier must provide written notification to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) of this decision by Wed Nov 17, 2010. This fact sheet contains helpful information on competitive bidding program rules and requirements related to grandfathering. To learn more, please visit the DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Educational Resources page at http://www.cms.gov/DMEPOSCompetitiveBid/04_Educational_Resources.asp on the CMS website and scroll to the "Downloads" section. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- November Flu Shot Reminder Each Office Visit is an Opportunity. Medicare patients give many reasons for not getting their annual flu vaccination, but the fact is that there are 36,000 flu-related deaths in the United States each year, on average. More than 90% of these deaths occur in people 65 years of age and older. Please talk with your Medicare patients about the importance of getting their annual flu vaccination. This Medicare-covered preventive service will protect them for the entire flu season. 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