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Rural Health Open Door Forum


**Updated December 10, 2010- The next Rural Health Open Door Forum is scheduled for Tuesday, January 25, 2011 from 2pm-3pmET.If you wish to participate dial 1-800-837-1935 Conference ID 29119737. This call will be Conference Call Only. Please see the Downloads section below for the full participation announcement. Thank you for your continued interest in the CMS Open Door Forums.

**Updated September 23, 2010- Availability of 2010 MCPSS Results: CMS has completed the administration of the 2010 MCPSS. The results are in! Ratings reflect the percentage of provider satisfaction as distributed on the new, fully labeled, 5-point scale. A random sample of over 33,000 providers was selected to participate in this year's survey. Providers were asked to rate their satisfaction with services provided by the Fee-for-Service (FFS) contractors. Of all providers who responded, more than 69 percent stated they were satisfied or very satisfied with their contractor's overall performance. Approximately 13 percent stated they were dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with their contractor's overall performance. To view more MCPSS results, visit the CMS website at www.cms.hhs.gov/MCPSS, scroll down to the "Downloads" section of the page and click on the link corresponding to the 2010 MCPSS Public Report. If you have general questions about the MCPSS please send them to MCPSS@cms.hhs.gov . Thank you.

**Updated September 15, 2010- Tenth National Education Call on Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) Implementation of HIPAA Version 5010 and D.0 Transactions: Medicare FFS 5010 Program: Taking EDI to the Next Level; September 29, 2010; 2:00pm To 3:30pm EST. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will host its tenth national education call regarding Medicare FFS's implementation of HIPAA Version 5010 and D.0 transaction standards on September 29, 2010. This session will focus on the TA1, 999 and 277CA transactions. Subject matter experts will review Medicare FFS specific changes as well as general information to help the audience prepare for the transition; the presentation will be followed by a Q&A session. The presentation will be available on the CMS website within 24 hours of the call on the following link: http://www.cms.gov/Versions5010andD0/V50/list.asp - Please bookmark this new "5010 National Calls" web page.

Target Audience: Vendors, clearinghouses, and providers who will need to make Medicare FFS specific changes in compliance with HIPAA version 5010 requirements.
Agenda:
• General Overview
• Medicare Specific Changes
• Timelines and Deadlines
• What you need to do to prepare
• Q & A

Conference call details: In order to receive the call-in information, you must register for the call. It is important to note that if you are planning to sit in with a group, only one person needs to register to receive the call-in data. This registration is solely to reserve a phone line, NOT to allow participation.

Registration will close at 2:00 p.m. ET on September 28, 2010, or when available space has been filled. No exceptions will be made, so please be sure to register prior to this time.

1. To register for the call participants need to go to: http://www.eventsvc.com/palmettogba/092910

2. Fill in all required data.

3. Verify that your time zone is displayed correctly in the drop down box.

4. Click "Register."

5. You will be taken to the "Thank you for registering" page and will receive a confirmation email shortly thereafter. Note: Please print and save this page, in the event that your server blocks the confirmation emails. If you do not receive the confirmation email, please check your spam/junk mail filter as it may have been directed there.

6. If assistance for hearing impaired services is needed the request must be sent to medicare.ttt@palmettogba.com no later than 3 business day before the event.

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Rural Health Open Door Forum Overview

The Rural Health ODF addresses Rural Health Clinic (RHC), Critical Access Hospital (CAH) and Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) issues, as well as some inclusion of other questions and concerns that occur in clinical practice pertaining to other CMS payment systems that also extend into these settings. Topics that frequently arise on this forum often deal with payment & billing for services subject to Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) and/or Physician Shortage Area (PSA) status, cost report clarifications, classifications for & qualifications of rural provider types, and the many special provisions being implemented for improving rural health in the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003. Timely announcements and clarifications regarding important rulemaking, quality program initiatives, and other related areas are also included in the Forums.

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