Hospitals Open Door Forum - Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

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The next Special Open Door Forum: Final Rule CMS-1599-F: Discussion of the Hospital Inpatient Admission Order and Certification; 2 Midnight Benchmark for Inpatient Hospital Admissions is scheduled for Thursday December 19, 2013 from 1:00pm – 2:00pm, ET. If you wish to participate, dial 1-866-501-5502; Conference ID: 16505942. Please see the Downloads section for the full announcement. Thank you for your continued interest in the CMS Open Door Forums.

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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.
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The next Special Open Door Forum: Final Rule CMS-1599-F: Discussion of the Hospital Inpatient Admission Order and Certification; 2 Midnight Benchmark for Inpatient Hospital Admissions is scheduled for Thursday December 19, 2013 from 1:00pm – 2:00pm, ET. If you wish to participate, dial 1-866-501-5502; Conference ID: 16505942. Please see the Downloads section below for the full announcement. Thank you for your continued interest in the CMS Open Door Forums
The next Hospital Open Door Forum is scheduled for Tuesday, December 10, 2013 from 2:00pm – 3:00pm, ET. If you wish to participate, dial 1-800-837-1935; Conference ID: 14950750. Please see the Downloads section below for the full announcement. Thank you for your continued interest in the CMS Open Door Forums.