[NASW Alaska Chapter Listserve] FW: CMS Preventive Services Web-Based Training Courses

[Margaret F. Lumpkin]

CMS Preventive Services Provider Web-based Training

 with CEU Credits

The information presented in these web-based training courses will be
helpful for physicians, nurses, medical administrators and other health care
professionals who provide these preventive services and screening to
Medicare patients.


 

 1) Adult Immunizations -- Web-based training course is now available on the
Medicare Learning Network (MLN) Product Ordering Page located at

  HYPERLINK
"http://cms.meridianksi.com/kc/main/kc_frame.asp?kc_ident=kc0001&loc=5"http:
//cms.meridianksi.com/kc/main/kc_frame.asp?kc_ident=kc0001&loc=5.  (When on
the CMS Product Ordering Page go to the left side and click on Web-based
Training Courses.)

CMS has awarded .1 of CEU’s to participants who successfully complete this
program.

The course provides information about Medicare coverage for the following
adult immunizations:
*       Influenza;
*       Pneumococcal; and
*       Hepatitis B.
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 2)  Expanded Preventive Benefits -- Web-based training course is now
available on the Medicare Learning Network (MLN) Product Ordering Page
located at

 HYPERLINK
"http://cms.meridianksi.com/kc/main/kc_frame.asp?kc_ident=kc0001&loc=5"http:
//cms.meridianksi.com/kc/main/kc_frame.asp?kc_ident=kc0001&loc=5. (When on
the CMS Product Ordering Page go to the left side and click on Web-based
Training Courses.)

 CMS has awarded .2 of CEU’s to participants who successfully complete this
program.

The course provides information about Medicare coverage for the following
preventive services:
*       Initial preventive physical examinations;
*       Diabetes screenings;
*       Cardiovascular disease screenings;
*       Diabetes self management training;
*       Medical nutrition therapy and other diabetes supplies;
*       Colorectal, prostate, and glaucoma screenings; and
*       Bone mass measurements.
        ________________________

3) Part 2 Women’s Health --Web-based training course is now available on the
Medicare Learning Network (MLN) Product Ordering Page located at  

 HYPERLINK
"http://cms.meridianksi.com/kc/main/kc_frame.asp?kc_ident=kc0001&loc=5"http:
//cms.meridianksi.com/kc/main/kc_frame.asp?kc_ident=kc0001&loc=5. (When on
the CMS Product Ordering Page go to the left side and click on Web-based
Training Courses.)

 CMS has awarded .2 of CEU’s to participants who successfully complete this
program.

The course provides information about Medicare coverage for the following
preventive services:
*       Mammography;
*       Pap test and pelvic exam;
*       Colorectal cancer screening; and
*       Bone mass measurements


 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has been reviewed and
approved as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for
continuing Education and Training (IACET), 1620 I Street, NW, Suite 615,
Washington DC 20006. The authors of these programs have nothing to disclose.

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4)  The Medicare Appeals Process: Five Levels to Protect Providers,
Physicians and Other Suppliers

The brochure, The Medicare Appeals Process: Five Levels to Protect
Providers, Physicians and Other Suppliers has been updated and is now
available in downloadable format on the MLN Publications page located
directly at 

HYPERLINK
"http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/MedicareAppealsProcess.pdf"htt
p://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/MedicareAppealsProcess.pdf.


This brochure provides an overview of the Medicare Part A and Part B
administrative appeals process available to providers, physicians and other
suppliers who provide services and supplies to Medicare beneficiaries. Print
copies will be available in approximately six weeks.


Please excuse duplications.
My best,

Toni Lysen
Provider Relations Liaison
Provider Services Branch/CMS Region 10
2201 6th Avenue, MS 45
Seattle, WA 98121
206.615.3802-phone
206.615.2472-fax
HYPERLINK "mailto:toni.lysen at cms.hhs.gov"toni.lysen at cms.hhs.gov 


The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act (MMA) of
2003 expanded the number of preventive services and screenings covered by
Medicare. For information on these newly covered  services, please visit
HYPERLINK
"http://www.medicare.gov/Health/Overview.asp"http://www.medicare.gov/Health/
Overview.asp.





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