sábado, 6 de abril de 2013

End-Stage Renal Disease and Clinical Laboratories Open Door Forum - Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Outreach/OpenDoorForums/ODF_esrd.html

National Provider Call: ESRD Low-Volume Payment Adjustment — Registration Now Open

Wednesday, April 24; 1:30-3pm ET

Does your dialysis facility qualify for Medicare’s low-volume payment adjustment (LVPA) available under the End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment System? Please join us for this important call.

The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA) required CMS to implement a LVPA for services furnished on or after January 1, 2011 to increase the payment rate for facilities that provide a low volume of dialysis treatments. The payment adjustment was intended to offset the higher costs of care that these facilities incur when furnishing dialysis services. In addition, MIPPA also required that the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) review Medicare claims and report on payment accuracy.

On March 1, the GAO published a report, “CMS Should Improve Design and Strengthen Monitoring of Low-Volume Adjustment.” During this National Provider Call, CMS subject matter experts will discuss the GAO report and Medicare’s LVPA payment policies, including eligibility requirements and reporting responsibilities. A question and answer session will follow the presentation.

Target Audience: ESRD facilities and interested stakeholders

Registration Information: In order to receive call-in information, you must register for the call on the CMS Upcoming National Provider Calls registration website. Registration will close at 12pm on the day of the call or when available space has been filled; no exceptions will be made, so please register early.

Presentation: The presentation for this call will be posted on the FFS National Provider Calls web page. In addition, a link to the slide presentation will be emailed to all registrants on the day of the call.

Continuing education credit may be awarded for participation in certain CMS National Provider Calls. Visit the Continuing Education Credit Notification web page to learn more.

End-Stage Renal Disease and Clinical Laboratories Open Door Forum

Overview:

The End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) and Clinical Laboratories Open Door Forum (ODF) addresses the concerns of the renal care and lab service communities in relation to the Medicare & Medicaid programs. Payment, billing and coverage issues are all handled in the discussions, as well as specifics within CLIA, the Fistula First Initiative and ESRD-related provisions of the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) and the Medicare Modernization Act (MMA). Timely announcements and clarifications regarding important rulemaking, agency program initiatives and other related areas are also included in the forums.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will host a National Provider Call entitled "End-Stage Renal Disease Quality Incentive Program - Payment Year 2015 Final Rule" on Wednesday, March 13, 2013, 2-3:30pm ET. Registration is open now. Please see Downloads section below for full announcement and registration instructions. Thank you.
To receive notice when the next End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) & Clinical Laboratories Open Door Forum is scheduled, please refer to the "Related Links" section below to sign up on the Mailing List.

National Provider Call: ESRD Low-Volume Payment Adjustment — Registration Now Open
Wednesday, April 24; 1:30-3pm ET. See Downloads section below for full announcement.