Physicians, Nurses and Allied Health Professionals Open Door Forum Update

The next CMS Physicians, Nurses & Allied Health Professionals Open Door Forum scheduled for:  

Date:  Monday July 14, 2014

Start Time:  2:00 PM Eastern Time (ET);

Please dial-in at least 15 minutes before call start time.

Conference Leaders: Chris Ritter (Center for Medicare) & Dr. William Rogers (Director, PRIT, Office of Communications)

**This Agenda is Subject to Change** 

I. Opening Remarks

Chair – Chris Ritter (CM)

Co-Chair – Dr. William Rogers (OC)

Moderator – Jill Darling (OC)

II. Announcements & Updates

·       Physicians Proposed Rule

·       Open Payments (The Sunshine Act): An Overview for Physicians & Teaching Hospitals- Toula Bellios

o   http://go.cms.gov/openpayments

III. Open Q&A

**Next ODF: August 5th, 2014**

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Open Door Participation Instructions:

This call will be Conference Call Only.

To participate by phone:

Dial: 1-800-837-1935 & Reference Conference ID: 44422503

Persons participating by phone do not need to RSVP. TTY Communications Relay Services are available for the Hearing Impaired.  For TTY services dial 7-1-1 or 1-800-855-2880. A Relay Communications Assistant will help.

Encore: 1-855-859-2056; Conference ID: 44422503

Encore is an audio recording of this call that can be accessed by dialing 1-855-859-2056 and entering the Conference ID. This recording will be accessible beginning 2 hours after the ODF and expires after 2 business days.

For ODF schedule updates & E-Mailing List registration, visit our website at http://www.cms.gov/OpenDoorForums/.

Thank you.

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