Preventive Services Resources Updated

The Medicare Learning Network has recently updated several educational tools related to Medicare-covered preventive services:§  “Quick Reference Information: Preventive Services” offers coverage, coding, and payment information on the wide variety of preventive services Medicare covers.  View, download, or print at

http://www.CMS.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/MPS_QuickReferenceChart_1.pdf

§  “Quick Reference Information: The ABCS of Providing the Initial Preventive Physical Examination (IPPE)” offers a list of the elements included in the IPPE, along with some frequently asked questions.  View, download, or print at

http://www.CMS.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/MPS_QRI_IPPE001a.pdf

§  “Quick Reference Information: The ABCs of Providing the Annual Wellness Visit (AWV)” offers a list of the elements included in the AWV, along with some frequently asked questions.  View, download, or print at

http://www.CMS.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/AWV_Chart_ICN905706.pdf

§  “Quick Reference Information: Medicare Immunization Billing” offers coverage, coding, and payment information for the seasonal influenza, pneumococcal, and hepatitis B vaccines.  View, download, or print at

http://www.CMS.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/qr_immun_bill.pdf

The MLN® also offers these charts in a laminated, ring-bound booklet titled “Quick Reference Information Resources: Medicare Preventive Services.”  This booklet contains all four of the preventive services charts listed above in a single, easy-to-use format.  To order your free copy, visit the Preventive Services MLN page at

http://www.CMS.gov/MLNProducts/35_PreventiveServices.asp

then scroll to “MLN Product Ordering Page” in the “Related Links Inside CMS” section.  (Please note that, aside from the Medicare Immunization Billing chart, these charts are no longer offered individually in hard copy.)

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