>From the MLN: "Federally Qualified Health Center" Fact Sheet Revised - The >revised "Federally Qualified Health >Center<http://www.cms.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/fqhcfactsheet.pdf>" fact sheet >(ICN 006397) includes the following information: background; FQHC designation; >covered FQHC services; FQHC preventive primary services that are not covered; >FQHC Prospective Payment System; FQHC payments; and Medicare Prescription >Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 provisions that impact FQHCs.
>From the MLN: Medicare Preventive Services Series: Part 2, Web-Based-Training >Course (WBT) Revised - This WBT is designed to provide education on Medicare >Preventive Services. It includes information on Medicare's coverage for the >initial preventive physical exam (IPPE), ultrasound screening for abdominal >aortic aneurysm (AAA), screening electrocardiogram (EKG), Annual Wellness >Visit (AWV), cardiovascular screening blood tests, diabetes-related services, >human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) screening and smoking and tobacco-use >cessation counseling services. To access the WBT, visit the MLN Products<http://www.cms.gov/MLNProducts/01_Overview.asp> page, scroll to the "Related Links Inside CMS," and select the "Web-Based Training (WBT) Courses." >From the MLN: MLN Guided Pathways (Basic, A, and B) Provider-specific >Resource Booklets Revised - The revised MLN Guided Pathways curriculum is >designed to allow learners to easily identify and select resources by clicking >on topics of interest. The curriculum begins with basic knowledge for all >providers and then branches to information for either those enrolling on the >855B, I, and S forms or on the 855A form (or Internet-based PECOS >equivalents). The resource booklets are: * MLN Guided Pathways to Medicare Resources - Basic Curriculum for Health Care Professionals, Suppliers, and Providers<http://www.cms.gov/MLNEdWebGuide/Downloads/Guided_Pathways_Basic_Booklet.pdf> * MLN Guided Pathways to Medicare Resources Intermediate Curriculum for Health Care Providers<http://www.cms.gov/MLNEdWebGuide/downloads/Guided_Pathways_Intermediate_PartA_Booklet.pdf> (Part A) * MLN Guided Pathways to Medicare Resources Intermediate Curriculum for Health Care Professionals and Suppliers<http://www.cms.gov/MLNEdWebGuide/Downloads/Guided_Pathways_Intermediate_PartB_Booklet.pdf> (Part B) >From the MLN: "MLN Guided Pathways Provider-specific" Resource Booklet >Revised - The Revised MLN Guided Pathways to Medicare >Resources<http://www.cms.gov/MLNEdWebGuide/Downloads/Guided_Pathways_Provider_Specific_Booklet.pdf> > provider-specific resource booklet provides various specialties of healthcare >professionals, (physicians, chiropractors, optometrists, podiatrists), nurses >(APN, RNCNS, NP, Midwife) PAs, social workers, psychologists, therapists (OT, >PT, SLP), dietitians, nutritionists, suppliers (ambulance, ASC, DMEPOS, FQHC, >RHC, Labs, mammography, radiation therapy, portable x-ray), and providers >(CMHC, CORF, ESRD, HHA, hospice, OPT, pathology and SNF) with resources >specific to their specialty including Internet-Only Manuals (IOMs), Medicare >Learning Network(r) publications, CMS webpages, and more. This version >includes the addition of pathways for Anesthesiology Assistant/Certified >Registered Nurse Anesthetist, Anesthesiologist, Ophthalmologist, and >Optometrist, along with a fully developed pathway for Mass Immunization Roster >Biller. All of the MLN Guided Pathways booklets above are available at http://www.CMS.gov/MLNEdWebGuide/30_Guided_Pathways.asp<http://www.cms.gov/MLNEdWebGuide/30_Guided_Pathways.asp>. >From the MLN: "Preventive Services Educational Resources for Health Care >Professionals" MLN Matters(r) Article Released - The new "Preventive Services >Educational Resources for Health Care >Professionals<http://www.cms.gov/MLNMattersArticles/Downloads/SE1142.pdf>" MLN >Matters(r) Special Edition Article (#SE1142) is designed to provide education >on available educational resources related to Medicare-covered preventive >services. It includes a list of MLN products that can help Medicare FFS >providers understand coverage, coding, reimbursement, and billing requirements >related to these services. >From the MLN: "Advanced Payment Accountable Care Organization Model" Fact >Sheet Available - The new "Advanced Payment Accountable Care Organization >Model<https://www.cms.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/ACO_Advance_Payment_Factsheet_ICN907403.pdf>" > fact sheet (ICN 907403) is designed to provide education on the advance >payment model for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). It includes a >summary of the Advance Payment ACO Model, background, and information on the >structure of payments, recoupment of advance payments, eligibility, and the >application process. >From the MLN: "Summary of Final Rule Provisions for Accountable Care >Organizations Under the Medicare Shared Savings Program" Fact Sheet Available - The new "Summary of Final Rule Provisions for Accountable Care Organizations Under the Medicare Shared Savings Program<https://www.cms.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/ACO_Summary_Factsheet_ICN907404.pdf>" fact sheet (ICN 907404) is designed to provide education on the provisions of the final rule that implements the Medicare Shared Savings Program with ACOs. It includes background, information on how ACOs impact beneficiaries, eligibility requirements to form an ACO, and information on monitoring and tying payment to improved care at lower costs. >From the MLN: "Improving Quality of Care for Medicare Patients: Accountable >Care Organizations" Fact Sheet Available - The new "Improving Quality of Care >for Medicare Patients: Accountable Care >Organizations<https://www.cms.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/ACO_Quality_Factsheet_ICN907407.pdf>" > fact sheet (ICN 907407) is designed to provide education on improving quality >of care under ACOs. It includes a table of quality measures under the program. >From the MLN: "Medicare Shared Savings Program and Rural Providers" Fact >Sheet Available - The new "Medicare Shared Savings Program and Rural Providers<https://www.cms.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/ACO_Rural_Factsheet_ICN907408.pdf>" fact sheet (ICN 907408) is designed to provide education on how the Medicare Shared Savings Program impacts rural providers. It includes information on federally qualified health centers, rural health clinics, critical access hospitals, and how this program impacts them. ________________________________ Flu Season is Here! While seasonal flu outbreaks can happen as early as October, flu activity usually peaks in January. Remind your patients that annual vaccination is recommended for optimal protection. 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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