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Hospitals Open Door Forum - Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Hospitals Open Door Forum - Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

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

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Special Open Door Forum: ACA Section 3004: Quality Reporting Program for Long Term Care Hospitals

Thursday, November 21, 2013

1:00pm - 2:30pm Eastern Time

The purpose of this Special Open Door Forum (ODF) is to provide updated data collection and submission information to Long Term Care Hospital (LTCH) providers for the FY 2016 and FY 2017 payment update determination. It will also cover time frames and submission deadlines for the FY 2015, FY 2016, and FY 2017 payment update determinations. The Special ODF will also present a select number of frequently asked questions and answers related to the quality measures, data collection and submission mechanisms and invite questions and comments from stakeholders. Call in information: Participant Call in #: 1-866-402-6263;

Conference ID #: 94517614. Please see the Downloads section for the full call announcement. We look forward to your participation.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS Innovation Center Special Open Door Forum: Discussion of the Medicare Intravenous Immune Globulin (IVIG) Demonstration

Friday, November 22, 2013

1:00 – 2:30pm Eastern Time

CMS will host a Special Open Door Forum (ODF) call to allow providers, suppliers, beneficiary advocacy groups, and other interested parties to provide input into the design and implementation of the Intravenous Immune Globulin Demonstration (IVIG) Demonstration. Materials to be discussed during the call will be available for downloading from the demonstration website (http://innovation.cms.gov/initiatives/IVIG/) no later than November 15, 2013. Call in information: Participant Call in #: (866) 501-5502, Conference ID #: 93086462. Please see the Downloads section for the full call announcement. We look forward to your participation.

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.

The Special Open Door Forum “CMS Rule 1599-F: Inpatient Hospital Admission and Medical Review Criteria (2-Midnight Provision) and Part B Inpatient Billing in Hospitals” scheduled for Thursday, September 26th from 2-3PM EST has a new Participant Dial-in number 1-866-501-5502. The Conference ID remains unchanged 68257949.
The next Hospital & Hospital Quality Open Door Forum is scheduled for Tuesday, September 17, 2013 from 1:00pm – 2:00pm, ET. If you wish to participate, dial 1-800-837-1935; Conference ID: 14949798. Please see the Downloads section below for the full announcement. Thank you for your continued interest in the CMS Open Door Forums.
Please see the Downloads section below for an ICD-10 announcement titled, “Wednesday, August 28, 2013 – Announcement – ICD-10: Implementation for Physicians, Partial Code Freeze and MS-DRG Conversion Project MLN Connects Video.” Thank you.
The Transcript & Audio File of the August 15, 2013 CMS Rule 1599-F: Inpatient Hospital Admission and Medical Review Criteria (2-Midnight Provision) and Part B Inpatient Billing in Hospitals Special Open Door Forum is now available on the Special Open Door Forum webpage: http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Outreach/OpenDoorForums/ODFSpecialODF.html
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is seeking input from providers related to the implementation of the new LTCH Quality Reporting Programs (QRP) established in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as The Affordable Care Act, Section 3004. Please see the Downloads section below for full details. Thank you.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is seeking input from providers related to the implementation of the new Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Quality Reporting Program (QRP) established in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as The Affordable Care Act, Section 3004. Please see the Downloads section below for full details. Thank you.