Resources
Professional Resources
- Step-by-Step Guide to Medicare Diabetes Self-Management Training (DSMT) Reimbursement [PDF - 5.8 MB] – Provides information needed to obtain Medicare reimbursement for DSMT services which can significantly improve a patient's access to quality care and can help improve outcomes.
- Dietitian's Guide to the Electronic Health Record (EHR) [PDF - 3 MB] – Designed for dietitians and nutritionists to maximize and increase efficiency when using the EHR, the guide illustrates the use of EHR from beginning to end of the patient encounter. The tool can be used as an EHR training guide and a resource for existing EHR users.
- Step-by-Step Guide to Medicare Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) and Reimbursement [PDF - 5 MB] – Provides information needed to obtain reimbursement for MNT which helps increase access to MNT services throughout the Indian health care system.
- Addendum, March 2012, Step-by-Step Guide to Medicare Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) Reimbursement [PDF - 1.6 MB] – Use this reference for updated information in Appendices A, B, C, and F for the Step-By-Step Guide to Medicare MNT Reimbursement.
Video
- Medicine Dish: Invest in Nutrition – MNT and Reimbursement – View a recorded Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services-sponsored videocast with experts from IHS discussing MNT reimbursement.
Community Resources
Healthy Beverage Community Action
An action kit to assist Indian Communities promote increased consumption of water and more healthful beverages. Utilizing community mobilization techniques, the kit includes beverage assessments and tips for forming a healthy beverage team, as well as fact sheets on youth soda consumption, health consequences, and examples in practice such as the Lummi Nation's "Stop the Pop" Tribal Resolution.
- Healthy Beverage Community Action Guide [PDF - 667 KB]
- Healthy Beverage Community Action Presentation [PDF - 1.2 MB]
