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Calendario de eventos educacionales de Medicare de FCSO

Tipo de evento	Fecha	Descripción
	Junio 10	Tema: Quiropráctico (Parte B) Tipo: Webcast Hora: 11:30 AM-12:30 PM Idioma en que se ofrece el evento: Inglés Dirigido a: Florida, Puerto Rico y las Islas Vírgenes de los Estados Unidos
	Junio 11	Tema: e-Prescribing: Programa de incentivo de receta electrónica de Medicare 2009 (Parte B) Tipo: Webcast Hora: 11:30 PM-1:00 PM Idioma en que se ofrece el evento: Inglés Dirigido a: Florida, Puerto Rico, y las Islas Vírgenes de los Estados Unidos
	Junio 16	Tema: (Cambios en el proceso de inscripción del proveedor - CR 6310 (Parte A/B) Tipo: Webcast Hora: 4:00 PM-5:00 PM Idioma en que se ofrece el evento: Español Dirigido a: Puerto Rico
	Junio 17	Tema: Infórmese de como utilizamos sus opiniones para mejorar los servicios que ofrecemos Tipo: Webcast Hora: 11:30 AM-12:30 PM Idioma en que se ofrece el evento: Inglés Dirigido a: Florida, Puerto Rico, y las Islas Vírgenes de los Estados Unidos
	Junio 17	Tema: Infórmese de como utilizamos sus opiniones para mejorar los servicios que ofrecemos Tipo: Webcast Hora: 4:00 AM-5:00 PM Idioma en que se ofrece el evento: Español Dirigido a: Puerto Rico
	Julio 14	Tema: Serie de temas de actualidad: Cambios y actualizaciones de Parte B 2009 Tipo: Webcast Hora: 11:30 AM-12:30 PM Idioma en que se ofrece el evento: Inglés Dirigido a: Florida y las Islas Vírgenes de los Estados Unidos
	Julio 15	Tema: Serie de temas de actualidad: Cambios y actualizaciones de Parte A 2009 Tipo: Webcast Hora: 11:30 AM-12:30 PM Idioma en que se ofrece el evento: Inglés Dirigido a: Florida y las Islas Vírgenes de los Estados Unidos
	Julio 15	Tema: Determinando el nivel de código de evaluación y manejo (E/M) apropiado Tipo: Webcast Hora: 4:00 PM-5:30 PM Idioma en que se ofrece el evento: Español Dirigido a: Puerto Rico
	Julio 16	Tema: Webcast sobre transportación de ambulancia de no emergencia (Parte B) Tipo: Webcast Hora: 4:00 PM-5:30 PM Idioma en que se ofrece el evento: Español Dirigido a: Puerto Rico
	Julio 21	Tema: Serie de temas de actualidad: Cambios y actualizaciones de Parte A 2009 Tipo: Webcast Hora: 2:00 PM-3:30 PM Idioma en que se ofrece el evento: Español Dirigido a: Puerto Rico
	Julio 21	Tema: Nueva serie de Evaluación y Manejo: talleres que cubren servicios E/M de un paciente típico -- sesión 1 (Parte B) Tipo: Webcast Hora: 11:30 AM–1:00 PM Idioma en que se ofrece el evento: Inglés Dirigido a: Florida, Puerto Rico y las Islas Vírgenes de los Estados Unidos
	Julio 22	Tema: Serie de temas de actualidad: Cambios y actualizaciones de Parte B 2009 Tipo: Webcast Hora: 4:00 PM-5:30 PM Idioma en que se ofrece el evento: Español Dirigido a: Puerto Rico
	Agosto 18	Tema: Requisitos para la presentación del formulario CMS-1500 Tipo: Webcast Hora: 4:00 PM-5:30 PM Idioma en que se ofrece el evento: Español Dirigido a: Florida, Puerto Rico y las Islas Vírgenes de los Estados Unidos
	Septiembre 1-2	Tema: Evento educacional Medifest Tipo: Seminario/simposio en persona Hora: 8:00 AM-5:30 PM Idioma en que se ofrece el evento: Inglés Dirigido a: Florida, Puerto Rico y las Islas Vírgenes de los Estados Unidos
	Septiembre 8	Tema: Serie de temas de actualidad: Cambios y actualizaciones de Parte B 2009 Tipo: Webcast Hora: 11:30 AM-12:30 PM Idioma en que se ofrece el evento: Inglés Dirigido a: Florida y las Islas Vírgenes de los Estados Unidos
	Septiembre 9	Tema: Serie de temas de actualidad: Cambios y actualizaciones de Parte A 2009 Tipo: Webcast Hora: 11:30 AM-12:30 PM Idioma en que se ofrece el evento: Inglés Dirigido a: Florida y las Islas Vírgenes de los Estados Unidos
	Septiembre 22	Tema: Serie de temas de actualidad: Cambios y actualizaciones de Parte A 2009 Tipo: Webcast Hora: 2:00 PM-3:30 PM Idioma en que se ofrece el evento: Español Dirigido a: Puerto Rico
	Septiembre 23	Tema: Serie de temas de actualidad: Cambios y actualizaciones de Parte B 2009 Tipo: Webcast Hora: 4:00 PM-5:30 PM Idioma en que se ofrece el evento: Español Dirigido a: Puerto Rico

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Manténgase informado: Vea el calendario de los próximos eventos dedicados a nuestros proveedores

Continuamos la planeación de más eventos educacionales interactivos (webcast, tele-conferencias, etc.) para mantenerlo al tanto de los últimos asuntos de Medicare y ayudarlo a informar, educar, y mejorar el desempeño de su personal de facturación. Manténgase revisando nuestro calendario de eventos de asistencia y educación o llame a la línea directa de inscripción de educación al proveedor al (904) 791-8103 para conocer más sobre las más recientes oportunidades de cursos disponibles para los proveedores.

Raúl Alicea, MBA/HCM, CHA | Health Insurance Specialist | Provider Outreach & Education | Consortium for Medicare Health Plan Operations | Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services|  ' 787-771-3687 | 7 787-771-3689 | * raul.alicea@cms.hhs.gov

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Raúl Alicea, MBA/HCM, CHA | Health Insurance Specialist | Provider Outreach & Education | Consortium for Medicare Health Plan Operations | Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services|  ' 787-771-3687 | 7 787-771-3689 | * raul.alicea@cms.hhs.gov

"The secret of joy in work is contained in one word – “EXCELLENCE”. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it" 

Raúl Alicea, MBA/HCM, CHA

Health Insurance Specialist

Provider Outreach & Education

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

P 787-771-3660

F 787-771-3689

C 787-300-0389

"The secret of joy in work is contained in one word - EXCELLENCE. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it"

 CMS asks that you share this important information with all of your association members and State and local chapters.  Thanks!

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MEDICARE PHYSICIANS AND NON-PHYSICIAN PRACTITIONERS

INTERNET-BASED MEDICARE ENROLLMENT

February 19, 2009

 Now there’s a better way for physicians and non-physician practitioners to enroll or make a change in their Medicare enrollment information.  The Internet-based Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS) will allow physicians and non-physician practitioners to enroll, make a change in their Medicare enrollment, or view their Medicare enrollment information on file with Medicare.Internet-based PECOS is a scenario-driven application process with front-end editing capabilities and built-in help screens. The scenario-driven application process will ensure that physicians and non-physician practitioners complete and submit only the information necessary to enroll or make a change in their Medicare enrollment record. 

 There are three basic steps to completing an enrollment action using Internet-based PECOS .  Physicians and non-physician practitioners must:

1.               Have an NPPES User ID and password to use Internet-based PECOS . 

  For security reasons, physicians and non-physician practitioners should change passwords periodically, at least once a year.  For information on how to change a password, go to the NPPES Application Help page available at https://nppes.cms.hhs.gov/NPPES/Welcome.do  and select the “Reset Password Page” under the NPPES Application help page.

 2.               Go to Internet-based PECOS at https://pecos.cms.hhs.gov and complete, review, and submit the electronic enrollment application via Internet-based PECOS .

 3.               Print, sign and date the two-page Certification Statement and mail the Certification Statement and all supporting paper documentation to the Medicare contractor within 7 days of electronic submission. 

 Note:  A Medicare contractor will not process an Internet enrollment application without the signed and dated Certification Statement.  In addition, the effective date of filing an enrollment application is the date the Medicare contractor receives the signed Certification Statement that is associated with the Internet submission.  

 While CMS encourages physicians and non-physician practitioners print and retain a copy of the enrollment record for their records, physicians and non-physician practitioners should only mail the two-page Certification Statement to the designated contractor. 

 Additional Information

 For information about Internet-based PECOS, including important information that physicians and non-physician practitioners should know before submitting a Medicare enrollment application via Internet-based PECOS , go to www.cms.hhs.gov/MedicareProviderSupEnroll.

 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will make Internet-based PECOS to all organizational providers and suppliers (except durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) suppliers) later this year.

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Mary Case forValerie A. Haugen, Director
Division of Provider Information Planning & Development
Provider Communications Group, CMS
(410) 786-6690
Valerie.Haugen@cms.hhs.gov

Visit the Medicare Learning Network  ~ it’s free!

Raúl Alicea, MBA/HCM, CHA

Health Insurance Specialist

Provider Outreach & Education

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

P 787-771-3660

F 787-771-3689

C 787-300-0389

"The secret of joy in work is contained in one word - EXCELLENCE. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it"

 CMS asks that you share this important information with all of your association members and State and local chapters.  Thanks!

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MEDICARE PHYSICIANS AND NON-PHYSICIAN PRACTITIONERS

INTERNET-BASED MEDICARE ENROLLMENT

February 19, 2009

 Now there’s a better way for physicians and non-physician practitioners to enroll or make a change in their Medicare enrollment information.  The Internet-based Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS) will allow physicians and non-physician practitioners to enroll, make a change in their Medicare enrollment, or view their Medicare enrollment information on file with Medicare.Internet-based PECOS is a scenario-driven application process with front-end editing capabilities and built-in help screens. The scenario-driven application process will ensure that physicians and non-physician practitioners complete and submit only the information necessary to enroll or make a change in their Medicare enrollment record. 

 There are three basic steps to completing an enrollment action using Internet-based PECOS .  Physicians and non-physician practitioners must:

1.               Have an NPPES User ID and password to use Internet-based PECOS . 

  For security reasons, physicians and non-physician practitioners should change passwords periodically, at least once a year.  For information on how to change a password, go to the NPPES Application Help page available at https://nppes.cms.hhs.gov/NPPES/Welcome.do  and select the “Reset Password Page” under the NPPES Application help page.

 2.               Go to Internet-based PECOS at https://pecos.cms.hhs.gov and complete, review, and submit the electronic enrollment application via Internet-based PECOS .

 3.               Print, sign and date the two-page Certification Statement and mail the Certification Statement and all supporting paper documentation to the Medicare contractor within 7 days of electronic submission. 

 Note:  A Medicare contractor will not process an Internet enrollment application without the signed and dated Certification Statement.  In addition, the effective date of filing an enrollment application is the date the Medicare contractor receives the signed Certification Statement that is associated with the Internet submission.  

 While CMS encourages physicians and non-physician practitioners print and retain a copy of the enrollment record for their records, physicians and non-physician practitioners should only mail the two-page Certification Statement to the designated contractor. 

 Additional Information

 For information about Internet-based PECOS, including important information that physicians and non-physician practitioners should know before submitting a Medicare enrollment application via Internet-based PECOS , go to www.cms.hhs.gov/MedicareProviderSupEnroll.

 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will make Internet-based PECOS to all organizational providers and suppliers (except durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) suppliers) later this year.

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Mary Case forValerie A. Haugen, Director
Division of Provider Information Planning & Development
Provider Communications Group, CMS
(410) 786-6690
Valerie.Haugen@cms.hhs.gov

Visit the Medicare Learning Network  ~ it’s free!

Raúl Alicea, MBA/HCM, CHA

Health Insurance Specialist

Provider Outreach & Education

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

P 787-771-3660

F 787-771-3689

C 787-300-0389

"The secret of joy in work is contained in one word - EXCELLENCE. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it" 

Raúl Alicea, MBA/HCM, CHA

Health Insurance Specialist

Provider Outreach & Education

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

P 787-771-3660

F 787-771-3689

C 787-300-0389

"The secret of joy in work is contained in one word - EXCELLENCE. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it"

Medicare tools to compare 2009 options are online now…

Beneficiaries can now visit www.Medicare.gov to access the Medicare Prescription Drug Plan finder and Medicare Options Compare to review their options for 2009.  The Plan Finder allows beneficiaries to compare prescription drug coverage from both PDPs and MA-PDs and to view premiums, formularies, and availability of coverage in the gap.  The Medicare Options Compare tool allows beneficiaries to compare Medicare health plan options, such as HMOs and PPOs. 

The general version of the “Medicare & You 2009” handbook is also available online.  This general version contains information about 2009 costs, covered services, beneficiary choices, help for those with limited income and resources, and beneficiary rights and protections.  Additionally, there are 59 geographic-specific versions of the handbook which include drug and health plan comparison charts for particular states or regions.  These handbooks are currently being mailed to people with Medicare and partners through out the country.

Important information about Part D Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Training Requirements…

Please see this important notice from the CMS Office of Financial Management.  I’ve pasted the full text of this notice immediately below.

CLARIFICATION OF CMS’ REQUIREMENT FOR PART D FRAUD, WASTE, AND ABUSE TRAINING LISTSERVE ALERT

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has received hundreds of phone calls and emails from Part D Sponsors and their first tier, downstream, and related entities about the fraud, waste, and abuse training requirement that becomes effective as of January 1, 2009. 

Quick facts about the requirement:

1)   It is the Part D Sponsor’s responsibility to provide their first tier, downstream, and related entities with the appropriate training;

2)   This training requirement becomes effective January 1, 2009.  Since this is a yearly requirement, each Sponsor has from January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009 to meet this requirement; and

3)   This requirement could be cumbersome for first tier, downstream, and related entities because these entities often contract with multiple Part D Sponsors.  To alleviate the necessity for first tier, downstream, and related entities to take training multiple times, there are a few associations that are working to create a training that will meet CMS’ requirements.  The goal would be to offer training that employees from the Part D Sponsor and the first tier, downstream, and related entities could take once a year to meet their annual  obligation with all the Part D Sponsors with which they contract. 

If you would like more specific details, please read below:

The final rule entitled, "Revisions to the Medicare Advantage and Part D Prescription Drug Contract Determinations, Appeals, and Intermediate Sanctions Processes,” FR Doc. 07-5946 (72 FR 68700 through 68741), published December 5, 2007, updated the compliance plan requirements for Medicare Advantage (MA) organizations and Part D Sponsors.  Specifically, the compliance regulation states that a compliance plan, which must include measures to detect, correct, and prevent fraud, waste and abuse, must consist of training, education, and effective lines of communication between the compliance officer and the organization’s employees, managers, and directors, as well as first tier, downstream, and related entities.  This change clarifies that MA organizations and Part D Sponsors need to apply these training and communication requirements to all entities they are partnering with in the MA and Part D programs, not just the direct employees within their organizations.

MA organizations and Part D Sponsors are responsible for ensuring that all employees (including managers and directors) and the first tier, downstream, and related entities are provided appropriate training.  MA organizations and Part D Sponsors must either provide the training directly to all of its employees (including managers and directors) and first tier, downstream, and related entities or provide the appropriate training materials to its employees (including managers and directors) and first tier, downstream, and related entities and ensure that the training has been taken.  First tier, downstream, and related entities, including pharmacies, should not develop  their own training.  The first tier, downstream, and related entities can administer the training if the materials are provided by the Sponsor.

This change in the training requirement becomes effective January 1, 2009.  Therefore,  the mandatory training of the MA organization and the Part D Sponsor’s employees (including managers and  directors) and the first tier, downstream, and related entities must begin  January 1, 2009, and  must be completed within one year (by December 31, 2009).  The training does not need to be completed by January 1, 2009.  Thereafter, the training on the Part D program must be provided on an annual basis.   

CMS recognizes that because first tier, downstream and related entities, including pharmacies, often contract with many different MA and Part D plans, this requirement would impose a burden on the first tier, downstream and related entities that contract with multiple Sponsors.  As a result, CMS is currently working with a few associations to assist the industry in developing a training program that meets CMS’ requirements.  The training program would reduce the burden on first tier, downstream, and related entities since they would only have to take this training once a year, and the one time training would satisfy the CMS requirement for all MA Organizations and Part D Sponsors with which they are affiliated.

It is CMS’ hope that training that meets CMS’ requirements will be available soon.  Until such time as this training program is available, MA Organizations and Part D Sponsors are responsible for either providing the training directly to all of their employees (including managers and directors) and first tier, downstream, and related entities or providing the appropriate materials to their employees (including managers and directors) and first tier, downstream, and related entities and ensuring that the training has been taken.  If you have any questions about this policy, please contact either Stephanie Blaydes Kaisler at 410-786-0957 or Lynn Merritt-Nixon at 410-786-4652.         

Raúl Alicea, MBA/HCM, CHA

Health Insurance Specialist

Provider Outreach & Education

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

P 787-771-3660

F 787-771-3689

C 787-300-0389

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