Medicine Dish Presents - Invest in Nutrition - Medical Nutrition Therapy and Reimbursement

We are pleased to present the next in our monthly webcast series created for providers in Indian Country. These programs serve as a path to open communication, providing information and promoting discussion about Medicare, Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Programs (CHIP), and other issues important to the health of American Indian and Alaska Native people.

TOPIC: Invest in Nutrition - Medical Nutrition Therapy and Reimbursement

DATE: Wednesday, February 16, 2011

TIME: 1:30 p.m. - 2:40 p.m., Eastern Time

WHAT TO EXPECT: Experts from the IHS Medical Nutrition Therapy Action Team, Kayenta Service Unit and Phoenix Indian Medical Center will explain how:

Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) works
MNT saves money
MNT generates revenue from third party reimbursements
You can increase MNT services and reimbursements at your facility

Webcast Instructions:

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Helpful Websites:

Division of Diabetes Treatment and Prevention Online Catalog http://www.diabetes.ihs.gov/RESOURCES/Catalog/rde/index.cfm?module=home

Please join us for this broadcast and remember that you can access recordings of all of the previous shows at http://videocast.nih.gov . Please do not hesitate to contact Lindsey Cometa, if you have any questions.

The next show will be broadcast on April 20th at 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time.