jueves, 30 de agosto de 2012

Hospitals Open Door Forum | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Hospitals Open Door Forum | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Hospitals Open Door Forum

**Updated August 30, 2012 - The Slides for the August 30, 2012 Special Open Door Forum for Long-Term Care Hospital Quality Reporting is now available in the Downloads section below. If you wish to participate, dial: 1-800-837-1935; Conference ID: 20497757.
**Updated August 28, 2012 - The Announcement/Agenda for the August 30, 2012 Special Open Door Forum for Long-Term Care Hospital Quality Reporting is now available in the Downloads section below. If you wish to participate, dial: 1-800-837-1935; Conference ID: 20497757.
**Updated August 20, 2012 - The agenda for the next Hospital, Hospital Quality Open Door Forum, scheduled for Tuesday, August 21, 2012 from 2pm-3pmET, is now posted in the Downloads section of this page. If you wish to participate, dial: 1-800-837-1935; Conference ID: 76250675. This call will be a Conference Call Only. Thank you for your continued interest in the CMS Open Door Forums.
**Updated August 16, 2012 - The transcript & audio file from the August 9, 2012 Medicare Fee-For-Service Recovery Auditor Prepayment Review Demonstration Special Open Door Forum are now available in the Downloads section of the Special Open Door Forum webpage at http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Outreach/OpenDoorForums/ODFSpecialODF.html . Thank you for your continued interest in the CMS Open Door Forums.
**Updated August 14, 2012 - The slides for the August 16, 2012 ACA Section 3004: Quality Reporting Program for Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRFs) Special Open Door Forum are now available in the Downloads section below.
**Updated August 14, 2012 - The Special Open Door Forum for Long-Term Care Hospital Quality Reporting, originally scheduled for Thursday, August 16, 2012, from 2:30pm – 4:00pm has been rescheduled and will take place instead, on August 30, 2012 from 2:00pm – 3:30pm Eastern Standard Time. If you wish to participate, dial: 1-800-837-1935; Conference ID: 20497757. Please see the Downloads section below for the rescheduling announcement.
**Updated August 13, 2012 - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will hold a Special Open Door Forum on the ACA Section 3004: Quality Reporting Program for Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRFs) on August 16, 2012, from 1:00pm-2:30pm, ET. If you wish to participate, dial: 1-800-837-1935; Conference ID: 20492286. Please see the Downloads section below for the announcement with full participation instructions and other related materials.
**Updated August 3, 2012 - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will hold a National Provider Call on the new Medicare covered preventive services on August 15, 2012, from 2:00pm-3:30pm, ET. Please see the Downloads section below for the announcement with full registration & participation instructions.
**Updated July 13, 2012 - The agenda for the next Hospital, Hospital Quality Open Door Forum, scheduled for Wednesday, July 18, 2012 from 2pm-3pmET, is now posted in the Downloads section of this page. If you wish to participate, dial: 1-800-837-1935; Conference ID: 52261655. This call will be a Conference Call Only. Thank you for your continued interest in the CMS Open Door Forums.
**Updated March 19, 2012 - The IRF-PAI Submission Specifications Version 1.10.1 are now posted:
These are the final IRF-PAI data submission specifications, which are in effect on October 1, 2012. An Item Change Report and an Edit Change Report identifying changes since Draft Version 1.10.0 are included in the .zip file.
IRF-PAI Data Specifications v1.10.1.zip file can be found under downloads on the IRF Software web page:
http://www.cms.gov/InpatientRehabFacPPS/06_Software.asp#TopOfPage
**Updated March 14, 2012 - The Draft LTCH CARE Data Set Version 1.00.1 Specifications for October, 2012 are now posted. A Specification Change document identifying changes since Draft Version 1.00.0 is included in the .zip file. Final specifications will be posted in the near future. The specifications can be found on the CMS web page:
http://www.cms.gov/LTCH-Quality-Reporting/ . Specifically, please see the Downloads Section of that web page. The .zip file containing the updated "Draft" LTCH CARE Data Submission Specifications (v1.00.1) is located there.
See Submission Specifications (v1.00.1) The files within this .zip are:
„X LTCH Data Submission Spec Changes (v1.00.1) 20120305.pdf
„X LTCH 1.0 data specs overview (v1.00.1) DRAFT 20120305.pdf
„X LTCH data dictionary (v1.00.1) DRAFT 20120305.zip
„X LTCH data specs CSV files (v1.00.1) DRAFT 20120305.zip
„X LTCH data specs HTML files (v1.00.1) DRAFT 20120305.zip
„X LTCH data specs PDF files (v1.00.1) DRAFT 20120305.zip
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Hospital & Hospital Quality Open Door Forum (ODF) Overview:
The Hospital 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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