Hospitals Open Door Forum - Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

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The Special Open Door Forum: “CMS ACA Section 3004: Quality Reporting Program for Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRFs) is scheduled Thursday, November 14th at 1 – 2:30p.m. EST and is now available in the Downloads section. If you wish to participate, dial 1-800-837-1935; Conference ID: 94514877. Thank you for your continued interest in the CMS Open Door Forums.

Hospitals Open Door Forum

Overview:

The Hospital & Hospital Quality Open Door Forum (ODF) addresses the concerns and questions of the Hospital service setting. The very broad scope of topics discussed within this forum, include payment, coverage, conditions of participation, billing and many other current issues that are related to policy implementation. The Inpatient PPS, Outpatient PPS, provisions of the Affordable Care Act and other laws that affect the setting are all covered, and a recurring update from the areas of the Hospital Quality Initiative including the Hospital CAHPS initiative. Timely announcements and clarifications regarding important rulemaking, agency program initiatives and other related areas are also included in the forums.
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The Special Open Door Forum: “CMS ACA Section 3004: Quality Reporting Program for Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRFs) is scheduled Thursday, November 14th at 1 – 2:30p.m. EST and is now available in the Downloads section below. If you wish to participate, dial 1-800-837-1935; Conference ID: 94514877. Thank you for your continued interest in the CMS Open Door Forums
The Special Open Door Forum “CMS Rule 1599-F: Discussion of the Hospital Inpatient Admission Order and Certification: 2 Midnight Benchmark for Inpatient Hospital Admissions” scheduled for Tuesday, November 12th from 1-2PM EST has a Participant Dial-in number 1-(866) 501-5502 and the Conference ID number is 98515298. Please see download information below.