Skilled Nursing Facilities/Long-Term Care Open Door Forum - Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

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

The Special Open Door Forum: “CMS ACA Section 3004: Quality Reporting Program for Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRFs) is scheduled Thursday, November 14th at 1 – 2:30p.m. EST and is now available in the Downloads section. If you wish to participate, dial 1-800-837-1935; Conference ID: 94514877. Thank you for your continued interest in the CMS Open Door Forums.

Skilled Nursing Facilities/Long-Term Care Open Door Forum

Overview:

The Skilled Nursing Facilities / Long-Term Care Open Door Forum (ODF) addresses the concerns and issues of both the Medicare SNF, the Medicaid NF, and the nursing home industry generally. The types of issues that come up during this forum are often related to the Minimum Data Set, SNF Consolidated Billing, the roles and responsibilities of different SNF, NF or LTC professional staff under CMS regulations, clarifications of issues that are covered during a survey and certification process, and the many rules and requirements under which different related services can be payable. Timely announcements and clarifications regarding important rulemaking, quality program initiatives, and other related areas are also included in the forums.
*******
The Special Open Door Forum: “CMS ACA Section 3004: Quality Reporting Program for Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRFs) is scheduled Thursday, November 14th at 1 – 2:30p.m. EST and is now available in the Downloads section below. If you wish to participate, dial 1-800-837-1935; Conference ID: 94514877. Thank you for your continued interest in the CMS Open Door Forums
The Special Open Door Forum “CMS Rule 1599-F: Discussion of the Hospital Inpatient Admission Order and Certification: 2 Midnight Benchmark for Inpatient Hospital Admissions” scheduled for Tuesday, November 12th from 1-2PM EST has a Participant Dial-in number 1-(866) 501-5502 and the Conference ID number is 98515298. Please see download information below.
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 agenda for the Thursday, September 12, 2013, Skilled Nursing Facilities/Long-Term Care Open Door Forum is now available in the Downloads section below. If you wish to participate, dial 1-800-837-1935; Conference ID: 36228549. Thank you for your continued interest in the CMS Open Door Forums.