The Medicare Learning Network (MLN) is a brand name for official CMS national Medicare Fee-for-Service provider education products designed to promote national consistency of Medicare provider information developed for CMS initiatives.

Medicare providers are often faced with uncertainty when it comes to keeping up with changes in Medicare policy. While policies are communicated through different media and by various parties, it is still hard to determine "How does this apply to me?" The Medicare Learning Network aims to solve that problem by providing a variety of training and educational materials that break down Medicare policy into plain language with actionable tips to use in your day-to-day work.

• The Medicare Learning Network (MLN) - Access official CMS national provider education products such as articles, brochures, fact sheets, web-based training courses, videos, Medicare Fee-for-Service Provider ListServes, and more.
  
  
  • MLN Matters Articles - A series of nationally consistent articles designed to inform the physician, provider, and supplier community about the latest changes to the Medicare Program (commonly referred to as Change Requests).
    
    
  • Web-Based Training (WBT) Modules - Access all of the MLN WBTs free of charge. Some of the available courses include:
    • Certificate of Medical Necessity (60 minutes)
    • CMS Form 1500 (08/05) (60 minutes)
    • Diagnosis Coding: Using the ICD-9-CM (75 minutes)
    • Front Office Medicare (60 minutes)
    • HIPAA EDI Standards (60 minutes)
    • Medicare Fraud and Abuse (85 minutes)
    • Skilled Nursing Facility Consolidated Billing (60 minutes)
    • Understanding the Remittance Advice for Professional Providers (60 minutes)
    • World of Medicare (60 minutes) - New for 2010
    
    
  • CMS Electronic Mailing Lists - CMS offers an assortment of free email subscription services that allow you to receive notifications by e-mail when new information is available. With a subscription profile, you get the updated information on the items of interest to you automatically without having to return to the Web site and check for changes.
    
    
  • CMS Online Manuals - The CMS Online Manual System is used by CMS program components, partners, contractors, and State Survey Agencies to administer CMS programs. It offers day-to-day operating instructions, policies, and procedures based on statutes and regulations, guidelines, models, and directives
    
    
• Related Sites - Access links to additional CMS Web resources as well as other Medicare contractors, health care organizations, state/national associations, and other DMEPOS related sites.

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02/05/2010