martes, 25 de junio de 2013

Hospitals Open Door Forum - Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-education/outreach/OpenDoorForums/ODF_Hospitals.html

We are extending the deadline for submitting informal public comments on three candidate measures for the PCHQR program to 11:59 PM (EDT) on July 19, 2013. This extension provides stakeholders and interested parties two additional weeks to submit informal public comments, while still allowing CMS to meet its programmatic goals. Thank you again for your support and participation.

Background: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has contracted with Mathematica Policy Research (HHS Contract: HHSM-500-2008-00020I, Task Order: HHSM-500-TO002) to develop measures that will assess the quality of care provided to Medicare beneficiaries in 11 PPS-exempt cancer hospitals. Development of measures for these hospitals is required under Section 3005 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). With input from CMS and a contractor-convened Technical Expert Panel (TEP), Mathematica Policy Research and the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) developed three candidate measures for the Prospective Payment System (PPS)-Exempt Cancer Hospital Quality Reporting (PCHQR) Program. The candidate measures address gaps in measurement areas not covered by the five measures CMS recently adopted for the PCHQR Program.

Measures:

1. Initiation of Osteoclast Inhibitors for Patients with Multiple Myeloma or Bone Metastases Associated with Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer, or Lung Cancer

2. Overuse of Imaging for Staging Breast Cancer at Low Risk of Metastasis

3. Potentially Avoidable Admissions and Emergency Department Visits Among Patients Receiving Outpatient Chemotherapy

CMS is requesting that stakeholders review and provide feedback on these measures. Please note that this informal comment period is separate from the CMS rulemaking process. All comments are welcome, but we are particularly interested in feedback on:

Relevance of the measures to the mission of public reporting under ACA 3005
Usefulness of the measures to improve quality of care for Medicare patients
Feasibility of data collection for the purpose of public reporting under ACA 3005

All comments on the measures must be received by July 19, 2013 at 11:59 PM (EDT). Please use the following link to submit your comments: http://publiccomments.ncqa.org/home.aspx.

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.
We are extending the deadline for submitting informal public comments on three candidate measures for the PCHQR program to 11:59 PM (EDT) on July 19, 2013. This extension provides stakeholders and interested parties two additional weeks to submit informal public comments, while still allowing CMS to meet its programmatic goals. Thank you again for your support and participation. Please see Downloads section below for the full announcement.
The next Hospital & Hospital Quality Open Door Forum is scheduled for Tuesday, June 25, 2013 from 2:00pm – 3:00pm, ET. If you wish to participate, dial 1-800-837-1935; Conference ID: 97148514. An agenda will be posted in the Downloads section below prior to the call. Thank you for your continued interest in the CMS Open Door Forums.
Please see the announcement in the Downloads section below titled, "Informal Public Comment Period: Proposed CMS PPS-Exempt Cancer Hospital Measures. CMS is requesting that stakeholders review and provide feedback on these measures. All comments on the measures must be received by July 3, 2013 at 11:59 PM (EDT), prior to the July 4th holiday.
On Thursday, May 16th, CMS hosted a webinar titled, “Data.Medicare.Gov: Get Started!” Please see the Downloads section below for the link to the May 16th webinar. Thank you.
On Thursday, May 16th, 1pm-2pm ET, The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will be hosting a webinar, “Data.Medicare.Gov: Get Started!” to: Provide an introduction to Data.Medicare.Gov; Demonstrate options for accessing the data; and Describe how to make use of the site’s tools for exploring and interacting with the data. Please see the Downloads section below for full announcement with background information and registration instructions.
The next Hospital & Hospital Quality Open Door Forum is scheduled for Tuesday, May 14, 2013 from 2:00pm – 3:00pm, ET. If you wish to participate, dial 1-800-837-1935; Conference ID: 78865709. Please see Downloads section below for full participation instructions including the agenda. Thank you for your continued interest in the CMS Open Door Forums.
CMS Seeks Public Comment on Defining QIO Service Areas - Comments Accepted through Friday, May 31, 2013. Please see Downloads section below for full announcement.
CMS will host a National Provider Call on Wednesday, May 22, 2013, titled: National Physician Payment Transparency Program (Open Payments) - What You Need To Know. Please see Downloads section below for full announcement.
LTCH Quality Reporting Program Requirements for FY 2014 - May 15, 2013 Deadline for FY 2014 Payment Determination. See Downloads section below for full Announcement/Reminder.
The Durable Medical Equipment, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program will be changing how some Medicare patients get covered supplies. Be sure to give your Medicare patients the correct information. Please review (copy and paste the link into your web browser) the following link for information for people who refer Medicare beneficiaries for DMEPOS: https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Payment/DMEPOSCompetitiveBid/index.html?redirect=/DMEPOSCompetitiveBid/01_overview.asp.
Please see the "New Electronic Mailing List to Keep Fee-For-Service Providers Informed" announcement in the Downloads section below.
CMS has made available two new recorded training sessions for IRFs on the QIES Technical Support Office (QTSO) website. The sessions are as follows:
1. IRF-PAI Assessment Submission Process – provides the necessary instructions for submitting IRF-PAI assessment data to the ASAP IRF-PAI Submission System beginning October 1, 2012.
2. CASPER Reports for IRFs – provides information about accessing and interpreting the ASAP system-generated IRF-PAI Facility Final Validation Report, identifies other reports available to IRFs and gives an overview of the basic functionality of the CASPER Reporting application.
• The recordings can be accessed via the e-University page on the QTSO website at https://www.qtso.com/webex/qiesclasses.php.
• Please contact the QTSO Help Desk at (800) 339-9313 or help@qtso.com if you have questions regarding this training session.