Updates from the Medicare Learning Network ®
§ The New Medicare Secondary Payer Provisions Web-Based-Training Course Has Been Released § "Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facility" Fact Sheet (ICN 904085) Revised and Available in Downloadable Format § "Rural Health Clinic" Fact Sheet (ICN 006398) Revised and Available in Downloadable Format § "Medicare Preventive Services Series Part 1" Web-Based-Training Course Revised § "Bone Mass Measurements" Document Available in Downloadable and Hardcopy Format >From the MLN: The New Medicare Secondary Payer Provisions Web-Based-Training >Course Has Been Released The Medicare Secondary Payer Provisions Web-Based-Training Course (WBT) is designed to provide general education on when Medicare may or may not pay first. It includes an overview of the MSP Provisions, common payment situations, Medicare conditional payments, and the role of the Coordination of Benefits Contractor. To access the WBT, please visit the MLN® overview page at http://www.CMS.gov/MLNGenInfo<http://www.cms.gov/MLNGenInfo> and click on "Web-Based Training (WBT) Courses" in the "Related Links Inside CMS" section. >From the MLN: "Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facility" Fact Sheet >(ICN 904085) Revised and Available in Downloadable Format The "Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facility"<http://www.cms.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/Comprehensive_Outpatient_Rehabilitation_Facility_Fact_Sheet_ICN904085.pdf> fact sheet (ICN 904085) includes the following information: background; core Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facility (CORF) services; optional CORF services; place of treatment requirements; physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech-language pathology plan of care (POC) requirements; respiratory therapy POC requirements; and payment for CORF services. >From the MLN: "Rural Health Clinic" Fact Sheet (ICN 006398) Revised and >Available in Downloadable Format The revised "Rural Health Clinic<http://www.cms.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/RuralHlthClinfctsht.pdf>" fact sheet (ICN 006398) is now available in downloadable format. It includes the following information: background, Rural Health Clinic (RHC) services, Medicare certification as a RHC, RHC visits, RHC payments, cost reports, and annual reconciliation. >From the MLN: "Medicare Preventive Services Series Part 1" Web-Based-Training >Course Revised This WBT is designed to provide education on Medicare-covered preventive services. It includes information on Medicare coverage of seasonal influenza, pneumococcal, and hepatitis B vaccines. To access the WBT, please visit the MLN® Overview page at http://www.CMS.gov/MLNGenInfo<https://www.cms.gov/MLNGenInfo> and click on "Web-Based Training (WBT) Courses" in the "Related Links Inside CMS" section. >From the MLN: "Bone Mass Measurements" Document Available in Downloadable and >Hardcopy Format The MLN® would like to remind you that the publication "Bone Mass Measurements<http://www.cms.gov/MLNproducts/downloads/bone_mass.pdf>" which is designed to provide education on the bone mass measurement benefit, methods of bone measurement (bone density), coverage information, and risk factors, is available in both downloadable and hardcopy formats. To place an order for a hardcopy version, visit the MLN® General Information webpage at http://www.CMS.gov/MLNGeninfo/<http://www.cms.gov/MLNGeninfo/>, scroll down to "Related Links Inside CMS," and select "MLN Product Ordering Page." ------------------------------------------------- Vaccination is the Best Protection Against the Flu The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 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 healthcare 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 the Flu Vaccination - Not the Flu. Remember - The flu vaccine plus its administration are covered Part B benefits. CMS has posted the 2011-2012 seasonal flu vaccine payment limits at http://www.CMS.gov/McrPartBDrugAvgSalesPrice/10_VaccinesPricing.asp. Note that the flu vaccine is NOT a Part D-covered drug. For more information on coverage and billing of the flu vaccine and its administration, as well as related educational provider resources, visit http://www.CMS.gov/MLNProducts/35_PreventiveServices.asp and http://www.cms.gov/immunizations. ------------------------------------------------------ Note: If you have problems accessing any hyperlink in this message, please copy and paste the URL into your Internet browser. If you know someone who would like to subscribe to a Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) provider listserv, go to (http://www.cms.gov/prospmedicarefeesvcpmtgen/downloads/Provider_Listservs.pdf). 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