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Medicare Information Resource Part B
MIR-2006-11AB, November 2006

A Reminder about Medicare Preventive Services Provider Education Products

An Overview of Medicare Preventive Services Video
The Medicare Learning Network is pleased to announce the availability of the latest provider education resource on Medicare’s coverage of preventive benefits, An Overview of Medicare Preventive Services for Physicians, Providers, Suppliers, and Other Health Care Professionals video program.

This educational video program provides an overview of preventive services covered by Medicare, including the newest preventive services that became effective January 2005 as a result of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act (MMA) of 2003. This program provides information on risk factors associated with various preventable diseases and highlights the importance of prevention, detection, and early treatment of disease. The information presented in this program is useful for physicians, providers, suppliers, and other health care professionals involved in providing preventive services to Medicare beneficiaries. The program runs approximately 75 minutes in length.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has approved this educational video program for .1 International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) CEU for successful completion. This program is appropriate for use by a single individual or may be shown to a large group. To order your DVD or VHS copy of the video program, go to http://cms.meridianksi.com/kc/main/kc_frame.asp?kc_ident=kc0001&loc=5 external.

Preventive Services Web-Based Training Course
The updated Medicare Preventive Services Series: Part 1 Adult Immunizations Web-based training course is now available on the Medicare Learning Network (MLN) Product Ordering Page located at http://cms.meridianksi.com/kc/main/kc_frame.asp?kc_ident=kc0001&loc=5 external.

The course provides information about Medicare coverage for the following adult immunizations:

  • Influenza;
  • Pneumococcal; and
  • Hepatitis B.

CMS has approved this Web-based training course for .1 IACET CEU for successful completion. 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 no conflicts of interest to disclose. These courses were developed without the use of any commercial support.

Flu Season Resources for Health Care Professionals
The Medicare Learning Network has developed the 2006 - 2007 Influenza (Flu) Season Educational Products and Resources online PDF document. This online document includes links to flu-related educational products developed by CMS for provider use and links to other resources where clinicians may find useful information and tools for the 2006 - 2007 flu season. The resource document will be updated as new flu information becomes available. The 2006 - 2007 Influenza (Flu) Season Educational Products and Resources online document can be accessed by going to the Downloads section of the MLN Preventive Services Educational Products Web page, located at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNProducts/35_PreventiveServices.asp#TopOfPage external.

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