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Part B Medicare Information Resource

December 2006

MIR-2006-12b

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Information Issued by National Government Services for Part B Providers Part B Supplement
Key	Title
A	Consultations
A	Drug Administration Coding – 2006 Update
A	Drug Articles Added to “Coverage of Drugs for Labeled and Off-Labeled Indications” LCD
A	EMC Marketing Seminar Schedule for December 2006 (New York ONLY)
A	Empire Medicare Services Announces New Electronic Services for Our Part A and New York Part B Providers
A	New Contractors Help Identify Fraud in the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Program
A	New Jersey Part B Seminar Schedule for December 2006
A	New York Part B Seminar Schedule for December 2006
A	Zostavax (R)
A	2007 Corporate Holiday Schedule

This key is provided as a convenience to alert providers/suppliers to articles with topics that may pertain to their particular field. This key is not a guarantee that information in other articles will not also apply. It is each provider’s/supplier’s responsibility to become familiar with the contents of each newsletter.

Part A Key: A-All Providers, C-Community Mental Health Centers (CMHC), E-Renal Dialysis (ESRD) Providers, F-Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC), H-Hospitals, M-Home Health Providers,
O-Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (CORF) and Outpatient Physical Therapy Providers, P-Hospice Providers, R-Rural Health Center (RHC), S-Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF), NA-Not Applicable

Part B Key: A-All Providers, B-Ambulance, C-Cardiovascular, D-DMEPOS, E-Drugs & Biologicals, F-ASC, G-Anesthesia, H-Physical & Occupational Therapy, I-Beneficiaries, J-Insurers, K-Home Health Care, L-Laboratory, M-Medicine, N-Non-Physician Practitioner, O-Nuclear Medicine, P-Physicians, Q-Mental Health R-Radiology, S-Surgery, T-Nephrology, U-Urology, V-Chiropractor, W-Ophthalmology & Optometry, X-Podiatry, Y-Radiation Z-Oncology, NA-Not Applicable

Contact Information can be found on each of the National Government Services legacy Web sites which can be accessed though: http://www.NGSMedicare.com.

Medicare policies can be found on our Web site in the Local Coverage Determination section. You can access these through the http://www.NGSMedicare.com homepage. Providers without access to the Internet can request hard copies from National Government Services.

This bulletin should be shared with all health care practitioners and managerial members of the provider staff. Bulletins are available at no cost from our Web site at www.NGSMedicare.com.

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