Rural Health Open Door Forum | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Rural Health Open Door Forum | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services


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The next CMS Rural Health Open Door Forum is scheduled for:

Date:  Thursday, March 7, 2013;

Start Time: 2:00pm Eastern Time (ET); 

Please dial in at least 15 minutes prior to call start time.

Conference Leaders: Carol Blackford, John Hammarlund and Matthew Brown.

**This Agenda is Subject to Change**

I. Opening Remarks

Chair – Carol Blackford, Deputy Director, Chronic Care Policy Group, Center for Medicare

Co-Chair – John Hammarlund, Regional Administrator, Seattle Regional Office

Moderator – Matthew Brown, Office of Public Engagement

II. Announcements & Updates

1. Ordering & Referring
2. RHC Billing Manual
3. Low Volume & Medicare Dependent Hospitals
4. CAHs & Therapy Caps

III. Open Q&A

**Next ODF: Wednesday, April 17, 2013**

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Open Door Forum Participation Instructions:

This call will be Conference Call Only.

1. To participate by phone:

Dial: 1-800-837-1935 & Reference Conference ID: 91724524.

Persons participating by phone are not required to RSVP. TTY Communications Relay Services are available for the Hearing Impaired.  For TTY services dial 7-1-1 or 1-800-855-2880. A Relay Communications Assistant will help.

Encore:  1-855-859-2056; Conference ID: 91724524.

Encore is an audio recording of this call that can be accessed by dialing 1-855-859-2056 and entering the Conference ID. Encores for Open Door Forums held on Thursdays will be available for 3 business days beginning the following Monday.

 

Rural Health Open Door Forum

**Updated February 28, 2013 - The next Rural Health Open Door Forum is scheduled for Thursday, March 7, 2013, from 2:00pm – 3:00pm, ET. If you wish to participate, dial 1-800-837-1935; Conference ID: 91724524. Please see the full participation announcement with agenda in the Downloads section below. Thank you for your continued interest in the CMS Open Door Forums.
**Updated February 4, 2013 - Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will host a Rural Health Stakeholder Call on Monday February 4th at 3:30 pm ET to discuss new steps that HHS is taking to help reduce the regulatory burden faced by rural hospitals, clinics and clinicians who play a key role in ensuring access to high-quality health services in rural America. These measures are part of ongoing efforts by President Obama’s White House Rural Council, which is chaired by Secretary Vilsack. Dr. Patrick Conway, Chief Medical Officer at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Director of the CMS Center for Clinical Standards and Quality will also join the call to provide further details about the new regulatory changes and to answer your questions.
If you wish to participate, dial 888-455-2963; passcode: Rural. Please see Downloads section below for full announcement.
**Updated January 28, 2013 - The next Rural Health Open Door Forum is scheduled for Thursday, January 31, 2013, from 2:00pm – 3:00pm, ET. If you wish to participate, dial 1-800-837-1935; Conference ID: 78862773. Please see the full participation announcement in the Downloads section below. Thank you for your continued interest in the CMS Open Door Forums.
**Updated December 14, 2012 - Please see the "New Electronic Mailing List to Keep Fee-For-Service Providers Informed" announcement in the Downloads section below.

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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.

Downloads

• Thursday, March 7, 2013 - Announcement & Agenda - Rural Health Open Door Forum [PDF, 104KB]
• Monday, February 4, 2013 - Announcement - Call with Secretary Sebelius and Agriculture Secretary Vilsack: Reducing Regulatory Burden for Rural Health Providers [PDF, 185KB]
• Thursday, January 31, 2013 - Announcement - Rural Health Open Door Forum [PDF, 103KB]
• New Electronic Mailing List to Keep Medicare Fee-For-Service Providers Informed [PDF, 263KB]
• CMS Regional Office Rural Health Coordinators Updated January 2013 [PDF, 25KB]
• Medicare Billing Information for Rural Providers and Suppliers [PDF, 1MB]

Related Links

• Carrier/FI Directory (PDF, 338KB) - Opens in a new window
• Rural Health Open Door Forum Mailing List Sign-Up - Opens in a new window
• Government Printing Office Federal Register - Opens in a new window
• Medicare Learning Network (MLN) Product Ordering Page - Opens in a new window
• Rural Health Clinics Center
• Physician Bonuses
• Medicare Demonstrations
• Swing Bed Providers
• Physician Bonuses