miércoles, 29 de enero de 2014

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

Special Open Door Forum (ODF): Final Rule CMS-1599-F: Discussion of the Hospital Inpatient Admission Order and Certification; 2 Midnight Benchmark for Inpatient Hospital Admissions,scheduled for Tuesday, February 4, 2014; 1:00-2:00 PM Eastern Time. This call will be conference call only. This will be a follow-up call to allow hospitals, practitioners, and other interested parties to ask questions on the physician order and physician certification, inpatient hospital admission and medical review criteria that were released on August 2, 2013 in the FY 2014 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS)/Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH) final rule (CMS-1599-F).

Additional information on the inpatient hospital admissions policy can be found at go.cms.gov/InpatientHospitalReview. Additional information relating to the order and certification provisions may be located on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Center webpage.Feedback and questions on the two midnight provision for admission and medical review can be sent to IPPSAdmissions@cms.hhs.gov. This topic was recently discussed, and training materials provided, during a Medicare Learning Network National Provider Call on January 14, 2014.

If you wish to participate, dial: (877) 251-0301 & Conference ID: 47736519

We look forward to your participation. Thank you for your continued interest in the CMS Open Door Forums.

CMS.gov Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

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.

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**Updated January 28, 2014 - Special Open Door Forum (ODF): Final Rule CMS-1599-F: Discussion of the Hospital Inpatient Admission Order and Certification; 2 Midnight Benchmark for Inpatient Hospital Admissions, scheduled for Tuesday, February 4, 2014; 1:00-2:00 PM Eastern Time. This call will be conference call only. This will be a follow-up call to allow hospitals, practitioners, and other interested parties to ask questions on the physician order and physician certification, inpatient hospital admission and medical review criteria that were released on August 2, 2013 in the FY 2014 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS)/Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH) final rule (CMS-1599-F).

Additional information on the inpatient hospital admissions policy can be found at go.cms.gov/InpatientHospitalReview. Additional information relating to the order and certification provisions may be located on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Center webpage. Feedback and questions on the two midnight provision for admission and medical review can be sent to IPPSAdmissions@cms.hhs.gov. This topic was recently discussed, and training materials provided, during a Medicare Learning Network National Provider Call on January 14, 2014.

If you wish to participate, dial: (877) 251-0301 & Conference ID: 47736519

We look forward to your participation. Please see the Downloads section below for the full call announcement. Thank you for your continued interest in the CMS Open Door Forums.

**Updated January 9, 2014 - The proposed agenda for the next Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)/Long Term Care (LTC) Open Door Forum is scheduled for Thursday, January 16, 2014, from 2:00pm - 3:00pm ET is as follows: Medicare Announcement; CMS Initiative to Reduce Avoidable Hospitalizations among Nursing Facility Residents; Questions from previous SNF/LTC ODF. If you wish to participate, dial 1-800-837-1935 Conference ID: 71096296. Please see the full participation announcement in the Downloads section below. Thank you for your continued interest in the CMS Open Door Forums.