The CMS Form 1500 Web-based Training course was updated in July 2008 and is now available from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Medicare Learning Network. This course explains how to file Medicare Part B claims accurately and reduce the chance of receiving unprocessable rejections. For information, visit http://www.cms.hhs.gov/mlngeninfo/  

 Join the new on-line MPS listserv so you can quickly and easily share information with other MPS psychiatrists. An email message sent to the listserv goes to all the members who have joined.  To join, please click on the following link: http://groups.google.com/group/mpslist. You will need to wait for membership approval and will be notified by email. If you have trouble negotiating this, please email khummel@mdpsych.org and we will add you directly. 

The APA has newly redesigned and updated its “Healthy Minds. Healthy Lives.” consumer website. The site is still being populated and in the near future will include fresh content, including multi-media components and more interactive features. Please visit http://www.healthyminds.org/. 

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