Skilled Nursing Facility- Long Term Care Open Door Forum Update

The next CMS Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF)/Long Term Care (LTC) Open Door Forum scheduled for:  

Date:  Thursday, August 6^th, 2015

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

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

Conference Leaders: Jeanette Kranacs & Jill Darling

**This Agenda is Subject to Change**

1. Opening Remarks

Chair – Jeanette Kranacs (Center for Medicare)

Moderator – Jill Darling (Office of Communications)

1. Announcements & Updates

•  SNF/LTC Final Rule

•  Rate Update
•  Policy and Quality Measures
• https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/NursingHomeQualityInits/SNF-Quality-Reporting-Program-Measures-and-Technical-Information.html
•  SNF Value Based Purchasing Program
•  Electronic Staffing Data Submission PBJ Update
•  Reminder for registration of voluntary submission period
•  MLN Connects event:  Proposed Reform of Requirements for Long-Term Care Facilities
•  http://www.eventsvc.com/blhtechnologies/register/8c43349f-8523-4e24-b48f-4c70f0ad8480
•  Overview of Coordinated Care for Joint Replacement Proposed Rule
•  Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs) – New regulation and Chapter 5 manual revisions

III. Open Q&A

**Next ODF: September 17^th, 2015**

Mailbox: SNF_LTCODF-L@cms.hhs.gov

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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: 6583445

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: 6583445

Encore is an audio recording of this call that can be accessed by dialing 1-855-859-2056 and entering the Conference ID beginning the following Monday. The recording expires after 3 business days.

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

Thank you.